[E]　[B/D#]　[C#m]　[B]　[A]　[A/B]

[C#m]　[B]　[A]　[E/G#]　[F#m]　[A/B]

 

It's [E]funny how it starts, just how it [A/E]all [E]begins.

You get your [A/E]sights on [E]dreams,and man a [B/D#]thousand different [A/C#]things.

You are [E]on for yourself, you're chasing [A/E]cool [E]desire.

You get [A]addicted[Cdim] [C#m]fast, but man you're [A]playin' [A/B]with [E]fire.

 

Then there's a [E]day that comes to you.

When you get [A]all you [E]want, but there's a [A]space [E]inside that's still as [B]empty as it [A]was.

'Till an [E]angel comes your way and man she's [A]fallin [E]fast.

You know she's [A]so [Cdim]in [C#m]need but she is [A]to [A/B]afraid to [E]ask.

 

So you [B]hold on out your hands and [G#/C]catch her best you can.

And in [C#m]givin' love[A] you feel a [B]better man.

 

And the [C#m]gift is what you [A]get by givin' more than [B]you [E]receive.

And you're [C#m]learnin' fast that [A]maybe this is [A/C#]how you'll [B]be [E]happy.

'Cause in [E/G#]takin' [A]everything you lost the [A/C#]air you [B]need to [E]breath.

But in [C#m]givin' it [A]away you found the precious [B]thing you [E]seek.

[E]　[G#m]　[A]　[E/G#]　[F#m]　[A/B]

[C#m]　[G#m]　[A]　[E/G#]　[F#m]　[B]

 

Man, it's [E]funny how she smiles, how grateful [A/E]she is [E]now.

And how that [A/E]touches [E]me deep in my [B/D#]heart [A/C#]somehow.

Yet the [E]mirror laughs at me when I [A/E]forget [E]myself.

When I [A]complain[Cdim] [C#m]about, this hand that [A]I [A/B]got [E]dealt.

And if [E]I had know before, how much she would [A]change my [E]life.

I'd sure go [A]back in [E]time and [B]tell that [A]guy ...hey, [E]man.

You can do [A]better than this[E], you can [A]answer [Cdim]your [C#m]prayers.

You can [A]grant your [A/B]own [E]wish.

 

Just [B]hold on out your hands and [G#/C]give the most you can.

And I [C#m]swear to you you'll [A]feel a better [B]man.

 

And the [C#m]gift is what you [A]get by givin' more than [B]you [E]receive.

And you're [C#m]learnin' fast that [A]maybe this is [A/C#]how you'll [B]be [E]happy.

'Cause in [E/G#]takin' [A]everything you lost the [A/C#]air you [B]need to [E]breath.

But in [C#m]givin' it [A]away you found the precious [B]thing you [E]seek.

 

[B]And it's better by far to [G#/C]do what you do now.

And [C#m]leave the rest to [A]love.

Just be strong in [B]who you [E]are.

[B]Once you start on that road.

You're [G#/C]safe in the knowledge.

That [C#m]anyway[B] you [A]go.

Will lead you [F#m]home.[A/B]　[A#/C]

 

And the [Dm]gift is what you [A#]get by givin' more than [C]you [F]receive.

And you're [Dm]learnin' fast that [A#]maybe this is [A#/D]how you'll [C]be [F]happy.

'Cause in [F/A]takin' [A#]everything you lost the [A#/D]air you [C]need to [F]breath.

But in [Dm]givin' it [A#]away you found the precious [C]thing you [F]seek.

[Dm]　[A#]So precious precious precious[C]…[F] [Dm]　[A#]　[C]　[F]

You [Dm]are

[A#]So precious precious precious[C]…[F] [Dm]　[A#]　[C]　[F]

And the [Dm]gift is what you [A#]get by givin' more than [C]you [F]receive.

And you're [Dm]learnin' fast that [A#]maybe this is [A#/D]how you'll [C]be [F]happy.

'Cause in [F/A]takin' [A#]everything you lost the [A#/D]air you [C]need to [F]breath.

But in [Dm]givin' it [A#]away you found the [A#/C]precious thing you [F]seek.