Biography:
Donny Edward Hathaway (October 1, 1945 – January 13, 1979) was an Grammy Award-winning American soul musician. He signed with Atlantic Records in 1969, and with his first single "The Ghetto" (1970), Rolling Stone magazine marked him as "a major new force in soul music." His collaborations with Roberta Flack took him to the top of the charts and won him the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for the duet "Where Is the Love" in 1973.
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[Intro]
F# F#m7 F#m6 B Bm D
F#m F B7 A6
[Verse 1]
F#m
Giving up
B7
Is hard to do
A C#7
When you really
Love someone
F#m7
Giving up
B7
So hard to do
A C# C#7 F#7
When you still depend upon
A7 D
Her warm and tender touch
C#7 F#7 B7
Her kiss and her caress
B7 E7 Bm6
Ooh, that used to mean so much
Fbm7 Ab7 C#m7
And bring you happiness (whoa)
[Verse 2]
F#m
Giving up
B7
So hard to do
A C#7
I've tried (uh uh)
But it just ain't no use
F#m7 F#m
Giving up
B7
So hard to do
A C#/G#
I said I've tried
C#7 F#m7
But it just ain't no use
[Bridge]
B7
But my light of hope
C#m7 Abm7
Is burning dim
F#7 B7
But, but in my heart I pray, yeah
E7
That my love and faith
In the girl
Ebm7 Ab7 F#/C#
Whoah Will bring her back one day
C#
Yeah Yeah
[Sax Solo]
F#m F# B7 B A
[Vocal ad lib]
C#7
I'm talking about
N.C.
When you really love someone yeah
[Continue Sax solo]
F#m B7 A C#
[Verse]
F#7
Ooh, whether
B
Whether she knows or not
C#7 F#7 B7
She really needs me too
B7 E7
The little girl
Is all I got
Ebm7
Yes she is
Ab7
And giving up
C#7
Giving up is so hard to do
Whoah
[Chorus]
F#m7 B7
Giving up
B7 F#6 F#7
So hard to do
F#m7
Giving up
B7
So very hard to do
F#7
I said I've tried it
B7
Hey But I just can't get loose
F#m7 B7
Woooh Giving up
F#7
So hard for me to do
F#m7 B7
I don't want to lose you
'Cause you mean
F#m7
So much to me
B6
Ooooh Giving up...
F# F#m7 F#m6 B Bm D
F#m F B7 A6
[Verse 1]
F#m
Giving up
B7
Is hard to do
A C#7
When you really
Love someone
F#m7
Giving up
B7
So hard to do
A C# C#7 F#7
When you still depend upon
A7 D
Her warm and tender touch
C#7 F#7 B7
Her kiss and her caress
B7 E7 Bm6
Ooh, that used to mean so much
Fbm7 Ab7 C#m7
And bring you happiness (whoa)
[Verse 2]
F#m
Giving up
B7
So hard to do
A C#7
I've tried (uh uh)
But it just ain't no use
F#m7 F#m
Giving up
B7
So hard to do
A C#/G#
I said I've tried
C#7 F#m7
But it just ain't no use
[Bridge]
B7
But my light of hope
C#m7 Abm7
Is burning dim
F#7 B7
But, but in my heart I pray, yeah
E7
That my love and faith
In the girl
Ebm7 Ab7 F#/C#
Whoah Will bring her back one day
C#
Yeah Yeah
[Sax Solo]
F#m F# B7 B A
[Vocal ad lib]
C#7
I'm talking about
N.C.
When you really love someone yeah
[Continue Sax solo]
F#m B7 A C#
[Verse]
F#7
Ooh, whether
B
Whether she knows or not
C#7 F#7 B7
She really needs me too
B7 E7
The little girl
Is all I got
Ebm7
Yes she is
Ab7
And giving up
C#7
Giving up is so hard to do
Whoah
[Chorus]
F#m7 B7
Giving up
B7 F#6 F#7
So hard to do
F#m7
Giving up
B7
So very hard to do
F#7
I said I've tried it
B7
Hey But I just can't get loose
F#m7 B7
Woooh Giving up
F#7
So hard for me to do
F#m7 B7
I don't want to lose you
'Cause you mean
F#m7
So much to me
B6
Ooooh Giving up...
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Downhere
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