"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 (x02420@1)  E (022100@1)   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 (x02420@1)     EI've (022100@1)been a walking heartache,
C#m*        B*
I've made a mess of me.
Aadd9 (x02420@1)         EThe (022100@1)person that I've been lately
C#m*        B*
Ain't who I wanna be.
Aadd9 (x02420@1)       EYou (022100@1)stay here right beside me,
C#m*         B*
Watch as the storm blows through,
F#m*             Aadd9 (x02420@1)B*
And I need you.

Chorus:
Aadd9 (x02420@1)                 E (022100@1)             C#m*  B*
God gave me you for the ups and downs.
Aadd9 (x02420@1)                 E (022100@1)             C#m*  B*
God gave me you for the days of doubt.
           Aadd9 (x02420@1)            EFor (022100@1)when I think I've lost my way,
             C#m*               B*
There are no words here left to say.
     F#m*   Aadd9It's (x02420@1)true:
    B*
God gave me you.

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

Verse 2:
Aadd9 (x02420@1)                EThere's (022100@1)more here than what were seeing,
C#m*     B*
A divine conspiracy,
Aadd9 (x02420@1)      EThat (022100@1)you, an angel lovely
C#m*          B*
Could somehow fall for me.
Aadd9 (x02420@1)          EYou'll (022100@1)always be love's great martyr,
C#m*        B*
I'll be the flattered fool.
F#m*             Aadd9 (x02420@1)B*
And I need you.

Chorus:
Aadd9 (x02420@1)                 E (022100@1)             C#m*  B*
God gave me you for the ups and downs.
Aadd9 (x02420@1)                 E (022100@1)             C#m*  B*
God gave me you for the days of doubt.
           Aadd9 (x02420@1)            EFor (022100@1)when I think I've lost my way,
             C#m*               B*
There are no words here left to say.
     F#m*   Aadd9It's (x02420@1)true:
    B*
God gave me you.

Bridge:
C#m*                Aadd9On (x02420@1)my own I'm only
                         EHalf (022100@1)of what I could be--I
                 B*   C#m*
Can't do without you.
                           Aadd9We (x02420@1)are stitched together,
                            EAnd (022100@1)what love has tethered--I
                B*
Pray we never undo.

Final Chorus:
Aadd9 (x02420@1)                 E (022100@1)             C#m*  B*
God gave me you for the ups and downs.
Aadd9 (x02420@1)                 E (022100@1)             C#m*  B*
God gave me you for the days of doubt.
Aadd9 (x02420@1)                 E (022100@1)             C#m*  B*
God gave me you for the ups and downs.
Aadd9 (x02420@1)                 E (022100@1)             C#m*  B*
God gave me you for the days of doubt.
           Aadd9 (x02420@1)            EFor (022100@1)when I think I've lost my way,
             C#m*               B*
There are no words here left to say.
     F#m*   Aadd9It's (x02420@1)true:
    B*
God gave me you.

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