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		     SILVERSTEIN - GIVING UP
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Tabbed By: J.D. Norwood (j_d_norwood12@hotmail.com)
Made a little easier by: Noah Ray (theytoldmeyouweredead@yahoo.com)

J.D. Norwood tabbed the intro/verse thing in the second position but 
the hands of some people are not that big so it is easier to play it 
in first, which is what I put it into. I think it sounds the same. 
It is just easier in my opinion.

 ...  = palm mute 
  ~   = let ring
Cont. = Continued 
  h   = hammer on
  p   = pull off
  /   = slide up

Guitar 1			
e|-------0-----0--------0-----0---------3-----3---------3-----3--|
B|-----1---1----1-----1---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---1------|
G|---0-------0------0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2----|
D|-3--------------3----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------0---------------0--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Cont.                                                            |
e|-------0-----0--------0-----0---------3-----3---------3-----3--|-3-|
B|-----1---1----1-----1---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---1------|-1-|
G|---0-------0------0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2----|-2-|
D|-3--------------3----------------------------------------------|---|
A|--------------------------------0---------------0--------------|-0-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|--|
                                                                 |
Guitar 2                                                         | x 4
e|----12~--10~--7/8~------------12~--15~--15-13-10-12~-----------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar 1			
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-101010101010101010101010--------------101010101010101010101010------------|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Cont.                                                                        |
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-777777777777--------------------------777777777777------------------------|
A|-555555555555--------------------------555555555555------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                             | x 2
Guitar 2                                                                     |
e|-8-0-0-15-0-0-13-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-8-0---8-0-0-15-0-0-13-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-8-0-|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Cont.                                                                        |
e|-8-0-0-15-0-0-13-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-8-0---8-0-0-15-0-0-13-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-8-0-|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar 1			
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3333333-5555555-77777777777777777----------------------|
A|-3333333-5555555-77777777777777777----------------------|
E|-1111111-3333333-55555555555555555----------------------|
                                                          |
Guitar 2                                                  | x 2
e|-----------------8-0-0-15-0-0-13-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-8-0(x2)|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3333333-6666666----------------------------------------|
A|-3333333-6666666----------------------------------------|
E|-1111111-3333333----------------------------------------|



Guitar 1			
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------1212-1212121212---------------------------------|
D|-101010-1010-1010101010-10101010101010-555--------------|
A|--8-8-8--8-8--7-7-7-7-7-10101010101010-555--------------|
E|-------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-333--------------|
                                                          |
Guitar 2                                                  | x 4
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------1212-1212121212---------------------------------|
D|-101010-1010-1010101010-10101010101010-555--------------|
A|--8-8-8--8-8--7-7-7-7-7-10101010101010-555--------------|
E|-------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-333--------------|



Guitar 1			
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-101010101010101010101010--------------101010101010101010101010------------|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Cont.                                                                        |
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-777777777777--------------------------777777777777------------------------|
A|-555555555555--------------------------555555555555------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                             | x 2
Guitar 2                                                                     |
e|-8-0-0-15-0-0-13-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-8-0---8-0-0-15-0-0-13-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-8-0-|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Cont.                                                                        |
e|-8-0-0-15-0-0-13-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-8-0---8-0-0-15-0-0-13-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-8-0-|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|




Guitar 1			
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-333-3--555-5--77777777777777777-333-3--555-5--77777777777777777-|
A|-333-3--555-5--77777777777777777-333-3--555-5--77777777777777777-|
E|-111-1--333-3--55555555555555555-111-1--333-3--55555555555555555-|
   ...    ...                      ...    ...                      |
Guitar 2                                                           |
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-333-3--555-5-101010-999-777-999-333-3--555-5--77777777777777777-|
A|-333-3--555-5--------------------333-3--555-5--77777777777777777-|
E|-111-1--333-3--------------------111-1--333-3--55555555555555555-|
   ...    ...                      ...    ...



Guitar 1			
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------1212-1212121212---------------------------------|
D|-101010-1010-1010101010-10101010101010-555--------------|
A|--8-8-8--8-8--7-7-7-7-7-10101010101010-555--------------|
E|-------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-333--------------|
                                                          |
Guitar 2                                                  | x 3
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------1212-1212121212---------------------------------|
D|-101010-1010-1010101010-10101010101010-555--------------|
A|--8-8-8--8-8--7-7-7-7-7-10101010101010-555--------------|
E|-------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-333--------------|


Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|--------1212-1212121212--------|
D|-101010-1010-1010101010--3~----|
A|--8-8-8--8-8--7-7-7-7-7--3~----|
E|-------------------------1~----|
                                 |
Guitar 2                         | x 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|--------1212-1212121212--------|
D|-101010-1010-1010101010--3~----|
A|--8-8-8--8-8--7-7-7-7-7--3~----|
E|-------------------------1~----|




Guitar 1			
e|-------0-----0--------0-----0---------3-----3---------3-----3--|
B|-----1---1----1-----1---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---1------|
G|---0-------0------0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2----|
D|-3--------------3----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------0---------------0--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Cont.                                                            |
e|-------0-----0--------0-----0---------3-----3---------3-----3--|
B|-----1---1----1-----1---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---1------|
G|---0-------0------0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2----|
D|-3--------------3----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------0---------------0--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                 |
Guitar 2                                                         | x 4
e|----12~--10~--7/8~------------12~--15~--15-13-10-12~-----------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                 |
Guitar 3 (acoustic guitar)                                       |
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212--|
D|-101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010--|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|



Guitar 1			
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|-3333-3333--|
A|-3333-3333--|
E|-1111-1111--|
   ....       |
Guitar 2      | x 1
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|-3333-3333--|
A|-3333-3333--|
E|-1111-1111--|
   ....



Guitar 1			
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-101010101010101010101010-777777-555555-----------------|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-777777-555555-----------------|
E|--------------------------555555-333333-----------------|
                                                          |
Guitar 2                                                  | x 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-101010101010101010101010-777777-555555-----------------|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-777777-555555-----------------|
E|--------------------------555555-333333-----------------|



Guitar 1			
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-101010101010101010101010-777777-555555-----------------|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-777777-555555-----------------|
E|--------------------------555555-333333-----------------|
                                                          |
Guitar 2                                                  | x 2
e|-3-3h5-3----3-3h5-3----3-3h5-3-----(-3h5-3-)------------|
B|-----------------------------------(-------)------------|part in brackets
G|---------5----------5----------5-4-(------5)------------|first time only
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|



Guitar 1			
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------1212-1212121212---------------------------------|
D|-101010-1010-1010101010-10101010101010-555--------------|
A|--8-8-8--8-8--7-7-7-7-7-10101010101010-555--------------|
E|-------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-333--------------|
                                                          |
Guitar 2                                                  | x 7
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------1212-1212121212---------------------------------|
D|-101010-1010-1010101010-10101010101010-555--------------|
A|--8-8-8--8-8--7-7-7-7-7-10101010101010-555--------------|
E|-------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-333--------------|



Guitar 1
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|-10-10-3~---|
A|--8-10-3~---|
E|-----8-1~---|
              |
Guitar 2      |
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|-10-10-3~---|
A|--8-10-3~---|
E|-----8-1~---|

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture blake Average	#1 by blake pratt at Jul 30, 1974 at 4:38 PM EST
	earlynov7 is right and wrong..... s/he is right that the you can't not get goosebumps listening to "how can i say, i love you back, you never made me happy" but i disagree about the christian thing...but i guess everyone can have their own interpretation

No Picture Max Wanna Be	#2 by Max Contreras at Dec 2, 1982 at 12:02 PM EST
	HEY 'UNTILDEATHDOUSPART' STOPBEING AN ASS AND JUST ACCEPT OPINIONS oh and no it is not about god either, its about a relationship ending and the writer wanted yo stay and leave her at the same time

No Picture Prince Alex Lead Player	#3 by Prince Alex at Jan 22, 1989 at 9:45 PM EST
	FYI. They are not a Christian band. I asked my friend who knows them. He said one guy is Christian, but that's about it.

No Picture jordan Average	#4 by jordan roberts at Jan 13, 1998 at 12:37 PM EST
	This song is definitely about a girl-but it's frickin awesome I love silverstein and their show was so much fun. This song nerver gets old to me!

No Picture Jesus Average	#5 by Jesus Christ at Jan 21, 2001 at 4:20 PM EST
	holy ass,,no ones posted up nada for this song,,,wow,, this song so great,,how shane lets all his emotion out a tthe end of this song,,this song is about a relationship going back and shes just basically giving up on him but in the process shit was never as great to began with,,and she just doesnt basically want to fix it all..the video pretty corny,,this song needs more post!

No Picture Tony Wanna Be	#6 by Tony Danza at Dec 19, 2004 at 6:29 AM EST
	I agree, this song is great. How can anyone not get goosebumps when he sings " How can I say i love you back? You never made me happy"? Ummm, one more thing. I don't think this song is about a girl, I think it might be about GOD...they are a Christian Band.

No Picture Lex Average	#7 by Lex Nafrodosze at Oct 1, 2005 at 2:48 AM EST
	i like this band :) i know one of the guitarists cousin but hes an ass:)

No Picture Chris Wanna Be	#8 by Chris H at Jun 21, 2007 at 12:14 PM EST
	silverstein is amazing, i love the guitar in this song. i'm seeing them in a few weeks in their home town Burlington, canada..yes that's right a GOOD band from canada.