Caroline Polachek - I Give Up: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "I Give Up" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn I Give Up ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "I Give Up" smoothly on your ukulele.

F
When I stop caring, you stop caring
F G Am
      When I care less, and you care less than me
C G F
      When I don't need and I don't believe in
F G Am
       The hollow phrases you still repeat

C G F
      You and I, we fall apart
F G Am                                C G
       Now I know what it means to unravel
F
It's a new and shallow grief
F G Am                           C G
      A pathetic kind of sad relief

    F                                        G
It didn't used to feel this good to be all alone
Am
Doing every damn thing I can to not go home

Chorus:
       F   G      Am
I give up, I give up on you now
C G      F  G    Am
  I give up, how far can you fall,
                        C
When you're already down?

I gave you that told-you-so look
that makes you crazy
And you gave me that list of things
about myself to change
And now these days, it's every night, babe
It's not a rough patch, it's not a phase
You and I, we fall apart
Now I know what it means to unravel
It's a new and shallow grief
An apathetic kind of self-defeat

It didn't used to feel this good to be all alone
Doing every damn thing I can to not go home

Chorus

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

Am

Ukulele chord Am

C

Ukulele chord C

F

Ukulele chord F

G

Ukulele chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "I Give Up" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "I Give Up" by Caroline Polachek.