Kids In Glass Houses - Giving Up

band : kids in glass houses
song : giving up
album : dirt

this is a top song , and i saw no chords / tabs posted up for it so i thought i’d
give a crack . ( all work done by ear ) .

tuning : standard ( E , A , D , G , B , E )
key : G# major

here’s the litte intro riff :

E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – 5 – – – 3~~ – 5 – – – – – – – 5 – – – 3~~ – 5 – – – – – – – – – – 5 – – – 3~~ – 5 – – – – – – – 5 – – – 3~~ – 5 – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – 6 – – |
A | – – – – 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – 4~ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 6~ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

continued :

E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – 5 – – – 3~~ – 5 – – – – – – – 5 – – – 3~~ – 5 – – – – – – – – – – 5 – – – 3~~ – 5 – – – – – 5 – – – 5h6 – 5 – – – – |
D | – – – – 6 – – – 6 – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – 6 – – |
A | – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4~ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

verse :
G#
you lie in the grief ,
A#m
you lie in the depression ,
C#
you lied in your confession ,
G#
you knew me better than this ,
G# A#m
you lie by my side with your hand on a weapon ,
C#
waiting for a confession ,
G#
you knew me better than this .

pre – chorus :
Fm
we come from different towns ,
G#
and recognise the sound of giving up ,
Fm
we come from different towns ,
D#
and recognise the sound of . . .

chorus :
G#
were giving up , were giving up ,
A#m C#
but i wont breathe another word about you ,
D#
were giving up , were giving up , woah ,

and i wont sleep without you .

break :
[ G# , A#m , C# , G# ]

verse :
G# A#m
you lie to yourself at your own intervention ,
C#
and youre too scared to mention ,
G#
that youre better than this ,
G# A#m
and you lie by my side with your head on a weapon ,
C#
and your eyes on the tension ,
G#
you knew me better than this .

pre – chorus :
Fm
we come from different towns ,
G#
and recognise the sound of giving up ,
Fm
we come from different towns ,
D#
and recognise the sound . . .

chorus :
G#
were giving up , were giving up ,
A#m C#
but i wont breathe another word about you ,
D#
were giving up , were giving up , woah ,

and i wont sleep without you .
G#
were giving up , were giving up ,
A#m C#
but i wont breathe another word about you ,
D#
were giving up , were giving up , woah ,

and i can’t get enough .

solo : ( same as pre – chorus )
[ Fm , G# , Fm , D# ] x2

woah ,

woah ,

woah ,

woah .

chorus :
G#
were giving up , were giving up ,
A#m C#
but i wont breathe another word about you ,
D#
were giving up , were giving up , woah ,

and i wont sleep without you .
G#
were giving up , were giving up ,
A#m
but i wont breathe , giving up , were giving up ,
C#
and i wont breathe , were giving up , were giving up ,
D# D# G#
woah and i cant get enough , well i cant get enough .

that’s it hope you enjoy it!