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Giving Up On Love Tabs

(ver. 2)
Ataris
    		       GIVING UP ON LOVE - The Ataris 


~ - let ring out 
PM - palm mute 
/ - slide 
h - hammer on 

Intro:  Guitar 1  (2x) 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------| 
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------| 
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------| 
E|----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------| 

Intro:  Guitar 2 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|7-7-7-14-14-14-12-11-7-7-7-14-14-14-12-16-14-12-11-9-7-7-7-7---------------| 
D|x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x---------------| 
A|5-5-5-12-12-12-10--9-5-5-5-12-12-12-10-14-12-10--9-7-5-5-5-5---------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Intro Cont'd:  Guitar 2 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|7-7-7-14-14-14-12-11-7-7-7-14-14-14-12-16-19-18-14-11-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-7~-----| 
D|x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x------| 
A|5-5-5-12-12-12-10--9-5-5-5-12-12-12-10-14-17-16-12--9-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-5~-----| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Verse:  Guitar 1 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|7-----------------------------------------4--------------------------------| 
D|7---------------------5-------------------4---------------------------5----| 
A|5---------------------5-------------------2---------------------------5----| 
E|----------------------3-----------------------------------------------3----| 
   These last few weeks, I've been confused, sometimes I wonder if I'm better 
  PM..................   PM...............   PM.......................   PM. 

Verse Cont'd:  Guitar 1 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------7----------------------------------------4-----------------------| 
D|----------7-----------------5----------------------4-----------------------| 
A|----------5-----------------5----------------------2-----------------------| 
E|----------------------------3----------------------------------------------| 
 off alone,  you fall in love, they break your heart, you fall in love again 
 PM.......   PM.............   PM..................   PM.................... 

Verse Cont'd:  Guitar 1 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----5---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----5---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----3---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 it's never ending. 
 PM.. 

Verse:  Guitar 2  "These last few weeks..." 
e|------------------------------9-------------9----------9-------------------| 
B|--------------------------------10------------10---------10----------------| 
G|7~---6-7-9--------------6h7--------6h7-6h7--------6h7--------7-6-7-9-------| 
D|x-----------4~--5-4-2-0--------------------------------------x-x-x-x-------| 
A|5~-----------------------------------------------------------5-4-5-7-------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Pre Chorus:  Guitar 1 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-7----------------------------------------------4--------------------------| 
D|-7--------------------------7-------------------4------------------5-------| 
A|-5--------------------------7-------------------2------------------5-------| 
E|----------------------------5--------------------------------------3-------| 
  I used to have this friend, who took his fiance to see Billy Idol a couple 

Pre Chorus Cont'd:  Guitar 1 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------7-------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------7----------------------------7--------------| 
A|-------------------------------5----------------------------7--------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------5--------------| 
 weeks before their wedding day, the chick got backstage and left my friend 

Pre Chorus Cont'd:  Guitar 1 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------4------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--------4---------------------------------5--------------------------------| 
A|--------2---------------------------------5--------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------3--------------------------------| 
 outside, next day she called from a hotel asking for a ride. 

Pre Chorus:  Guitar 2  "I used to have this friend..." 
e|10----10----10----10-------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---10----10----10----10----------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------6h7-6h7-6h7-6h7-6--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-12-12--| 
D|---------------------------------------------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--| 
A|---------------------------------------------9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-10-10--| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Pre Chorus Cont'd: Guitar 2 (Guitar 3 continues with the 10's on E & B 
strings) 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-14-12-11-7-7-7-7-| 
D|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-| 
A|10-10-10-10-10-10--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-10--9-5-5-5-5-| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Chorus:  Guitar 1  "I guess I'm giving up on love..." 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7| 
D|7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7| 
A|7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5| 
E|5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3---------------------5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3----------------| 
  
Chorus Cont'd:  Guitar 1 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|7-7-----------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------| 
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7| 
A|5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7| 
E|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5| 
       PM.........   PM......... 

Chorus:  Guitar 2  "I guess I'm giving up on love..." 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--------------------------| 
D|7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5------| 
A|7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5------| 
E|5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3------| 

Chorus Cont'd:  Guitar 2 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-----------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4| 
D|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4| 
A|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2| 
E|------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------| 
                                 PM.........   PM......... 

Chorus Cont'd:  Guitar 2 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------------------------------| 
A|5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------------------------------| 
E|3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------------------| 

Repeat Intro:  (Little pauses in there) 

2nd Verse:  (Guitar 1 does little scratches in there) 
           Uninspired and growing tired 
           Why am I always so attracted to drama 
           So here I am 
           Grown up at 23 
           Will someone tell me 
           What it takes to be happy 

2nd Verse:  Guitar 2  "Uninspired and growing tired..." 
e|------------------------x-x------x-x---------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------x-x------x-x---------------------------------------| 
G|7~---6-7-9--------------x-x------x-x---------------------------------------| 
D|x----------4~--5-4-2-0--x-x------x-x---------------------------------------| 
A|5~----------------------x-x------x-x---------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------x-x------x-x------Pickslide------------------------| 

Repeat Pre Chorus 

Repeat Chorus 

Bridge:  Guitar 1 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|7~-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|7~------------------------------5~----5~-----5~----------------------------| 
A|5~------------------------------5~----5~-----5~----------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------3~----3~-----3~----Pickslide---------------| 

Bridge:  Guitar 2 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|7~------6-7~---6-----6-7~---6-----6-7-9-11-9-7-6-7-9-7-6-------------------| 
D|7~---------------0~-----------0~-------------------------------------------| 
A|5~-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Repeat Chorus 

DONE!!!  Wow this took a long time to tab!  But it's *** accurate!!! 
Have fun!!!  This tab only found on The Complete Ataris Guitar Tablature 
            
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