God Gave Me You Chords & Lyrics by Dave Barnes

God Gave Me You

guitar chords lyrics

Dave Barnes

"God Gave Me You" by Dave Barnes
From "What We Want, What We Get" (2010)
Tabbed by Wessley Mitchell and Kevin Dorth

Tuning: Standard
Capo: None
(Dave Barnes plays with a capo on the
first fret in concert, but the song
sounds fine without one when playing
with the studio version.)

Aadd9 E C#m* B* F#m*
e|---0------0------0------0------0---|
B|---0------0------0------0------0---|
G|---2------1------6------4------2---|
D|---2------2------6------4------4---|
A|---0------2------4------2------4---|
E|---X------0------X------X------0---|

Intro: Aadd9 E C#m* B*

Verse 1:
Aadd9 E
I've been a walking heartache,
C#m* B*
I've made a mess of me.
Aadd9 E
The person that I've been lately
C#m* B*
Ain't who I wanna be.
Aadd9 E
You stay here right beside me,
C#m* B*
Watch as the storm blows through,
F#m* Aadd9 B*
And I need you.

Chorus:
Aadd9 E C#m* B*
God gave me you for the ups and downs.
Aadd9 E C#m* B*
God gave me you for the days of doubt.
Aadd9 E
For when I think I've lost my way,
C#m* B*
There are no words here left to say.
F#m* Aadd9
It's true:
B*
God gave me you.

Aadd9 E C#m* B*
Aadd9 E C#m* B*

Verse 2:
Aadd9 E
There's more here than what were seeing,
C#m* B*
A divine conspiracy,
Aadd9 E
That you, an angel lovely
C#m* B*
Could somehow fall for me.
Aadd9 E
You'll always be love's great martyr,
C#m* B*
I'll be the flattered fool.
F#m* Aadd9 B*
And I need you.

Chorus:
Aadd9 E C#m* B*
God gave me you for the ups and downs.
Aadd9 E C#m* B*
God gave me you for the days of doubt.
Aadd9 E
For when I think I've lost my way,
C#m* B*
There are no words here left to say.
F#m* Aadd9
It's true:
B*
God gave me you.

Bridge:
C#m* Aadd9
On my own I'm only
E
Half of what I could be--I
B* C#m*
Can't do without you.
Aadd9
We are stitched together,
E
And what love has tethered--I
B*
Pray we never undo.

Final Chorus:
Aadd9 E C#m* B*
God gave me you for the ups and downs.
Aadd9 E C#m* B*
God gave me you for the days of doubt.
Aadd9 E C#m* B*
God gave me you for the ups and downs.
Aadd9 E C#m* B*
God gave me you for the days of doubt.
Aadd9 E
For when I think I've lost my way,
C#m* B*
There are no words here left to say.
F#m* Aadd9
It's true:
B*
God gave me you.

Outro:
Aadd9 E C#m* B* (Repeat to End)