Dave Barnes – God Gave Me You (Ukulele)

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From "What We Want, What We Get" (2010) Tabbed by Wessley Mitchell and Kevin Dorth 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)