Intro : | - -|- - |- - -|- - | Verse 1 : I gave two teeth in a teenage brawl to a girl whose name I can’t recall Then we broke up I gave a knee to the football team chasing that high school state champ dream We almost won I gave junior college almost a year Then I gave a Greyhound twenty bucks and that’s how I got here I give all my money for a slice of daily bread I give forty honest hours to a boss I never met And I gave my soul to Jesus at the age of twenty-two So there ain’t much left to offer but I give my heart to you Intro : |- - -|- - | Verse 2 : I gave a beard and a head of hair to a boot camp corporal with a barbers chair At Camp LeJeune I gave Uncle sam what he bargained for twenty-four months not a minute more I just didn’t fit in Then I gave a high school friend of mine a call And we gave a body shop a try ’til we gave up last fall Chorus : I give all my money for a slice of daily bread I give forty honest hours to a boss I never met And I gave my soul to Jesus at the age of twenty-two So there ain’t much left to offer but I give my heart to you Solo : | - - | - - - | - - | - - - | | - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | Chorus : And I gave my soul to Jesus at the age of twenty-two So there ain’t much left to offer but I give my heart to you Outro : |- - -|- - |- - -|- - || |-| Comments : I really love this song because it’s simply simple and great :-) It also has great Lyrics in my opinion. It sounds best with a flatpicking on an acoustic guitar. Try to play a instead of the in the line "So there ain’t much ...". That sounds pretty cool. Also try to play a instead of the in some parts of the song so it doesn’t sound the same all the time. The Intro- and Outro Part : |- - -| - | can be picked something like that : Hammer /\ e |0-----------|0-----0-2---| b |3--3--------|3--3----3---| g |2-----2-----|2-------2---| D |0-----------|0-------0---| E |------------|------------| A |------------|------------|

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque les sacrifices et les expériences d'une vie marquée par des rencontres et des pertes. L’artiste partage de manière poignante les éléments qui ont jalonné son parcours, des luttes de l'adolescence aux choix plus adultes, comme servir son pays ou travailler pour gagner sa vie. Malgré toutes ces démarches, il révèle que le plus précieux pour lui reste son amour, qu’il offre sans réserve à celle qu'il aime. Le contexte de cette œuvre pourrait être celui de la recherche de sens et de connexion dans un monde souvent difficile. L’artiste partage son essence personnelle et spirituelle, ce qui transparaît dans sa promesse de donner son cœur en dépit des nombreux défis rencontrés. C'est une déclaration touchante sur l'importance de l'amour véritable au milieu de la complexité de la vie.