Dave Barnes – God Gave Me You chords

"God Gave Me You" by Dave Barnes
From "What We Want, What We Get" (2010)
Tabbed by Wessley Mitchell and Kevin Dorth

Tuning:  Standard
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       EI've been a walking heartache,
C#m*        B*I've made a mess of me.
Aadd9           EThe person that I've been lately
C#m*        B*Ain't who I wanna be.
Aadd9         EYou 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              EFor when I think I've lost my way,
             C#m*               B*There are no words here left to say.
     F#m*   Aadd9It's true:
    B*God gave me you.

Aadd9  E  C#m*  B*
Aadd9  E  C#m*  B*

Verse 2:
Aadd9                  EThere's more here than what were seeing,
C#m*     B*A divine conspiracy,
Aadd9        EThat you, an angel lovely
C#m*          B*Could somehow fall for me.
Aadd9            EYou'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              EFor when I think I've lost my way,
             C#m*               B*There are no words here left to say.
     F#m*   Aadd9It's true:
    B*God gave me you.

Bridge:
C#m*                Aadd9On my own I'm only
                         EHalf of what I could be--I
                 B*   C#m*Can't do without you.
                           Aadd9We are stitched together,
                            EAnd 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              EFor when I think I've lost my way,
             C#m*               B*There are no words here left to say.
     F#m*   Aadd9It's true:
    B*God gave me you.

Outro:
Aadd9  E  C#m*  B*  (Repeat to End)