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Give Me One Reason

by Tracy Chapman
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4.9 (54)
intermediate Tuning: E A D G B E
Version:
v3v1v2v4
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Tracy Chapman
Give Me one Reason
[Acoustic Intro]
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------2-----2-2-------4---6-6------2-----2-2-------|
G|------------3-----3-3-------4---6-6------3-----3-3-------|
D|------------4-----4-4-------4---6-6------4-----4-4-------|
A|-----------------------0-2----4--------------------------|
E|--0-0-0-2-------2-------------------0-2-----2------0-----|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----2-----2-2--------4-----4--------4----6-6--------2-----2--------|
G|-----3-----3-3--------4-----4--------4----6-6--------3-----3--------|
D|-----4-----4-4--------4-----4--------4----6-6--------4-----4--------|
A|----------------0--2-----2-----0--2-----4---------------------------|
E|--2-----2--------------------------------------0--2-----2-----0-----|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----2-----2-2--------6----6-6-------4-----4-4--------2-----2-2--------2-----2-2-----|
G|-----3-----3-3--------6----6-6-------4-----4-4--------3-----3-3--------3-----3-3-----|
D|-----4-----4-4--------6----6-6-------4-----4-4--------4-----4-4--------4-----4-4-----|
A|----------------0--4-----4------0--2-----2-------------------------------------------|
E|--2-----2----------------------------------------0--2-----2-------0--2-----2---------|
Chorus
F# B
Give me one reason to stay here
C# F#
and i'll turn right back around
B
Give me one reason to stay here
C# F#
and i'll turn right back around
C# B#
Said i don't wanna leave you lonely
F#
you got to make me change my mind
Verse 1
F# B
Baby i've got your number
C# F#
oh, and i know that you've got mine
  Guitar 2 (distortion)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-------7~~~-----10\\7~~~~~~--|
G|-6//8--------8---------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
B
you know that i called you
C
I called too many times
e|-----------------------------|
B|--10b~~~~---9b--9--7/9\~~~~7-|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
C#
you can call me baby
B
you can call me anytime
F#
you go to call me
e|-----------------------------|
B|-/5~~~-----------------------|
G|--------4b2b-----------------|
D|--------------4~~~~----------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Chorus
F# B
Give me one reason to stay here
C# F#
and i'll turn right back around
e|--7b---5b---------5b---------|
B|-----------7~~~~-------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
B
Give me one reason to stay here
C#
and i'll turn right back around
e|---------------------------------|
B|--10b-10b--7--7~~~~---7~~~~--9b--|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
C# B
Said I don't want to leave you lonely
F#
you got to make me change my mind
e|-----------------------------|
B|-------7--9b--7~~~~----------|
G|---/9----------------9b\-----|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Verse 2
F# B
I don't want no one to squeeze me
C# F#
they might take away my life
e|-----------------------------|
B|-12b-------------------------|
G|-----(12)--10-12\10----------|
D|---------------------11~~~---|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
         B
I don't want no one to squeeze me
        C#               F#
they might take away my life
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|--9/11\9---9---9/7--9\7--------|
D|-----------9---9/7--9\7--------|
A|-------------------------9~~~--|
E|-------------------------------|
C#
I just want someone to hold me
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---8\6~~~------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
B F#
Oh, and rock me through the night
Solo 
e|---------------------------------5b\---7b---7\5\---5b-7-7\5-----------------|
B|-----------------------5-7-7~~-----------------7------------7~~--7~~-5b\----|
G|---(4)b--4\2b-------/6-----------------------------------------6------------|
D|-4-------------4~~4---------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                              *hold bend
E|----------------11--12~~--12------12--------------------------|
B|----7~~----9b---12--14~~-----12b*-----(12)\10--12--(10)/12~~--|
G|-/8-----8-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-12--12---12\10--12---10b----------\5-------------------|
G|------------------------------11----------6--4--2--4~~-----|
D|----------------------------------11-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
F# B
This youthful heart can love you
C# F#
yes, and give you what you need
e|---------------------------------|
B|----5--5~~--7--------------------|
G|-6-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
B
I said this youthful heart can love you
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|-4/6\4--|
D|-4/6\4--|
A|-4/6\4--|
E|--------|
C# F#
ho, and give you what you need
e|---------|
B|----7~~--|
G|---------|
D|-7-------|
A|---------|
E|---------|
C# C#7
But i'm to old to go chasin you around
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|--4\2-----|
D|--3\1-----|
A|--4\2-----|
E|----------|
B7 F#
wastin' my precious energy
e|-----5b----------------5b--------|
B|--7------7\5--7~~~--7------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Chorus
F# B
Give me one reason to stay here
e|-----7--|
B|5/7~----|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|
C# F#
yes, now turn right back around
e|--9b--7b\5--7b\5-----7--5--------|
B|------------------7--------7~~~--|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
B
Give me one reason to stay here
e|-----5--|
B|--5b----|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|
C# F#
oh, i'll turn right back around
e|---------------------------------|
B|----------------14~~~~-----------|
G|--11~~-13--/15-------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
C# B
Said i don't wanna leave you lonely
F#
you go to make me change my mind
e|--17--17------------------14----------16--14-------|
B|----------17-14-------14------16b\14--16--14-------|
G|-----------------16b--------------------------16~~-|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Outro
F#
Baby just give me one reason
e|--11b----|
B|--12b----|
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|---------|
B C# F#
oh, just give me one reason why
e|--7b\5--5/7b--5-----------|
B|-----------------7~~~-----|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
B
Baby just give me one reason
e|-------14~~--|
B|-------------|
G|--15b--------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
C# F#
oh, give just one reason why i should stay
e|--11b-----------|
B|--12b--10-------|
G|----------11~~~-|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
C#
Said i told you that i loved you
  guitar 2
e|---------------------|
B|------------7--------|
G|--8--9--10--8--------|
D|------------9--------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
  guitar 1 plays during words
e|--------------------------|
B|-----6--------------------|
G|-----6--------------------|
D|-----6--------------------|
A|--4-----4--0---2----------|
E|--------------------------|
B
And there ain't no more to say
  guitar 2
e|--7b--5--7-----------------------------------|
B|------------7-----/7~~~----------------------|
G|---------------6-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
  guitar 1
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-----4--0--2--0-----------|
E|--2--------------2--0--2--|
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| (n) Ghost note
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
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