Lyrics & music: Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante, Chad Smith
From the album: Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
Tabbed by Linus Olsson (Linuso@hotmail.com)
This song is one of the Red Hot Chili Peppers' best, and it is also one of their hardest
songs ever to tab. I've seen a lot of different tabs on the net, and none of them are
totally correct. Even this tab is probably wrong on some places. But anyway, here is my
try on the song:
Tab key:
() = ghost
^ = hold note
*b* = bend the note a little to make a short noise
h = hammer on
+ = quickly rub your plectrum up and down on the strings while holding the notes
/ = slide up. left note is starting point, right note is ending point
\ = slide down. left note is starting point, right note is ending point
x = muted string
e:------------------------------------------
B:------------------------------------------
G:---------------------(Keep on pumping-----
D:---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---through the chorus)--
A:---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------
E:------------------------------------------
The Guitar Solos:
=================
As you already may know, the solos in this song are just different guitar loops played
backwards. I have made up two riffs for you which sound much like the CD if you play them.
Use a waah-waah pedal or other effects to get that "blurry" sound.
'X' marks the start of a new measure. There are four beats from one 'X' to another.
'*' is a beat.
First solo:
X * * * X * * *
e:------------------------------------------------------------
B:------------------------------------------------------------
G:--9--9-9-9---7h9--------------11--12----10---------7--------
D:------------------------------------------------------------
A:------------------------------------------------------------
E:------------------------------------------------------------
X * * * X * * *
e:------------------------------------------------------------
B:------------------------------------------------------------
G:--9----9/12--------14-----15-----14-----12-------------14---
D:------------------------------------------------------------
A:------------------------------------------------------------
E:------------------------------------------------------------
X * * * X * * *
e:------------------------------------------------------------
B:------------------------------14---------------15-----------
G:--16---15----14-------------------------16------------------
D:------------------------------------------------------------
A:------------------------------------------------------------
E:------------------------------------------------------------
X * * * X * * *
e:------------------------------20-19-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5--
B:-----14-----15-----17-----------------------------------------------------
G:--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A:--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E:--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Second solo:
X * * * X * * *
e:------------------------------------------------------------
B:------------------------------------------------------------
G:------7-----9---12^-----------12/15^---------------14-------
D:--9---------------------------------------------------------
A:------------------------------------------------------------
E:------------------------------------------------------------
X * * * X * * *
e:------------------------------------------------------------
B:------------------------------------------------------------
G:--12h14-----------------------9*b*--------------------------
D:------------------------------------------------------------
A:------------------------------------------------------------
E:------------------------------------------------------------
/\ /\
/ \ / \
|| ||
Hold down 12 and keep Keep bending until the end
hammering on 14 until of the solo
next X
NOTE: During both solos, another guitar keeps pumping on this chord:
What I’ve got you’ve got to give it to your mamma
What I’ve got you’ve got to give it to your pappa
e||--------------------|--------------------|
B||--------------------|--------------------|
G||----7---6---5-------|--------7---8---9---|
D||-7-------------5--5-|-7------------------|
A||--------------------|--------------------|
E||--------------------|--------------------|
What I’ve got you’ve got to give it to your daughter
You do a little dance and then you drink a little water
e||--------------------|--------------------|
B||--------------------|--------------------|
G||----7---6---5-------|-----------8--7-----|
D||-7-------------5--5-|-7------7--------5--|
A||--------------------|--------------------|
E||--------------------|--------------------|
What I’ve got you’ve got to get it put it in you
What I’ve got you’ve got to get it put it in you
e||--------------------|--------------------|
B||--------------------|--------------------|
G||----7---6---5-------|--------7---8---9---|
D||-7-------------5--5-|-7------------------|
A||--------------------|--------------------|
E||--------------------|--------------------|
What I’ve got you’ve got to get it put it in you
Reeling with the feeling don’t stop continue
e||--------------------|--------------------|
B||--------------------|--------------------|
G||----7---6---5-------|----------7---5-----|
D||-7-------------5--5-|-7--7--7--------5---|
A||--------------------|--------------------|
E||--------------------|--------------------|
Realize I don’t want to be a miser
Confide wisely you’ll be the wiser
e||--------------------|--------------------|
B||--------------------|--------------------|
G||----7---6---5-------|--------7---8---9---|
D||-7-------------5--5-|-7------------------|
A||--------------------|--------------------|
E||--------------------|--------------------|
Young blood is the lovin’ upriser
How come everybody wanna keep it like the kaiser
e||--------------------|--------------------|
B||--------------------|--------------------|
G||----7---6---5-------|----------7---5-----|
D||-7-------------5--5-|-7--7--7--------5---|
A||--------------------|--------------------|
E||--------------------|--------------------|
Give it away give it away give it away now
Give it away give it away give it away now
e||---------------------|---------------------|
B||---------------------|---------------------|
G||---------------------|---------------------|
D||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E||---------------------|---------------------|
Give it away give it away give it away now
I can’t tell iff I’m a king pin or a pauper
e||---------------------|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
B||---------------------|-b7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
G||---------------------|----------------------|
D||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------------|
A||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------------|
E||---------------------|----------------------|
Greedy little people in a sea of distress
Keep your more to receive your less
e||--------------------|--------------------|
B||--------------------|--------------------|
G||----7---b7-----5----|--------7---8---9---|
D||-7----------------5-|-7----7-------------|
A||--------------------|--------------------|
E||--------------------|--------------------|
Unimpressed by material excess
Love is free love me say hell yes
e||--------------------|---------------------|
B||--------------------|---------------------|
G||----7---b7-----5----|------5h7p7-5h7p5--5-|
D||-7----------------5-|-7--7------7-----7---|
A||--------------------|---------------------|
E||--------------------|---------------------|
I’m a low brow but I rock a little know how
No time for the piggies or the hoosegow
e||--------------------|-------------------|
B||--------------------|-----------8-------|
G||----7---b7-----5----|--------b7~~~~7p5--|
D||-7----------------5-|-7----7------------|
A||--------------------|-------------------|
E||--------------------|-------------------|
Get smart get down with the pow wow
Never been a better time than right now
e||--------------------|---------------------|
B||--------------------|---------------------|
G||----7---b7-----5----|------5h7p7----------|
D||-7----------------5-|-7--7-------5---5--5-|
A||--------------------|---------------------|
E||--------------------|---------------------|
Bob marley poet and a prophet
Bob marley taught how to off it
e||--------------------|--------------------|
B||--------------------|--------------------|
G||----7---b7-----5----|--------7---8---9---|
D||-7----------------5-|-7----7-------------|
A||--------------------|--------------------|
E||--------------------|--------------------|
Bob marley walkin’ like he talk it
Goodness me can’t you see I’m gonna cough it
e||----7--7------------|--------------------|
B||----7--7------------|--------------------|
G||-----------5--------|--------7---5-------|
D||-7------------5---5-|-7----7---------5---|
A||--------------------|--------------------|
E||--------------------|--------------------|
Give it away give it away give it away now
Give it away give it away give it away now
e||---------------------|---------------------|
B||---------------------|---------------------|
G||---------------------|---------------------|
D||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E||---------------------|---------------------|
Give it away give it away give it away now Ooh... ooh yeah
e||---------------------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
B||---------------------|----------------------------|
G||---------------------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-21-|
D||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------------------|
A||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------------------|
E||---------------------|----------------------------|
N.C.
Give it away give it away give it away now
Give it away give it away give it away now
Give it away give it away give it away now
I can’t tell iff I’m a king pin or a pauper
Look at me swimmin’ in my ability
Dancin’ down on life with agility
e||--------------------|-------------------|
B||--------------------|-------------------|
G||----7---b7-----5----|--------b7---5-----|
D||-7----------------5-|-7----7---------5--|
A||--------------------|-------------------|
E||--------------------|-------------------|
Come and drink it up from my fertility
Blessed with a bucket of lucky mobility
e||--------------------|--------7-7p5------|
B||--------------------|--------7-7p5------|
G||----7---b7-----5----|-------------------|
D||-7----------------5-|-7----7------------|
A||--------------------|-------------------|
E||--------------------|-------------------|
My mom I love her ’cause she love me
Long gone are the times when she scrub me
e||--------------------|--------------------|
B||--------------------|--------------------|
G||----7---b7-----5----|--------------------|
D||-7----------------5-|-7--7--7--5-5-5-5-7-|
A||--------------------|--------------------|
E||--------------------|--------------------|
Feelin’ good my brother gonna hug me
Drink my juice lone chug-a-lug me
e||--------------------|------------------------|
B||--------------------|------------------------|
G||----7---b7-----5----|------------------------|
D||-7----------------5-|-7----------------------|
A||--------------------|---------------5--------|
E||--------------------|-----------------8-(b)3-|
There’s a river born to be a giver
Keep you warm won’t let you shiver
e||--------------------|--------7-7p5------|
B||--------------------|--------7-7p5------|
G||----7---b7-----5----|-------------------|
D||-7----------------5-|-7----7------------|
A||--------------------|-------------------|
E||--------------------|-------------------|
His heart is never gonna wither
Come on everybody time to deliver
e||--------------------|---------------------|
B||--------------------|---------------------|
G||----7---b7-----5----|------5h7p7----------|
D||-7----------------5-|-7--7-------5---5--5-|
A||--------------------|---------------------|
E||--------------------|---------------------|
N.C.
Give it away give it away give it away now
Give it away give it away give it away now
Give it away give it away give it away now
Ow yeah
What I’ve got you’ve got to give it to your mamma
What I’ve got you’ve got to give it to your pappa
e||--------------------|--------------------|
B||--------------------|--------------------|
G||----7---b7-----5----|--------7---8---b8--|
D||-7----------------5-|-7----7-------------|
A||--------------------|--------------------|
E||--------------------|--------------------|
What I’ve got you’ve got to give it to your daughter
You do a little dance and then you drink a little water
e||--------------------|------------8-8-7---|
B||--------------------|--------5h8-8-8-7---|
G||----7---b7-----5----|--------------------|
D||-7----------------5-|-7----7-------------|
A||--------------------|--------------------|
E||--------------------|--------------------|
What I’ve got you’ve got to get it put it in you
What I’ve got you’ve got to get it put it in you
e||--------------------|-------------------|
B||--------------------|-----------8-------|
G||----7---b7-----5----|--------b7~~~~7p5--|
D||-7----------------5-|-7----7------------|
A||--------------------|-------------------|
E||--------------------|-------------------|
What I’ve got you’ve got to get it put it in you
Reeling with the feeling don’t stop continue
e||--------------------|-7-5----5-5---3-3-3-|
B||--------------------|-7-5----5-5---3-3-3-|
G||----7---b7-----5----|--------------------|
D||-7----------------5-|--------------------|
A||--------------------|--------------------|
E||--------------------|--------------------|
Realize I don’t want to be a miser
Confide wisely you’ll be the wiser
e||--------------------|--------------------|
B||--------------------|--------------------|
G||----7---b7-----5----|--------7---8---9---|
D||-7----------------5-|-7----7-------------|
A||--------------------|--------------------|
E||--------------------|--------------------|
Young blood is the lovin’ upriser
How come everybody wanna keep it like the kaiser
e||--------------------|--------------------|
B||--------------------|--------------------|
G||----7---6---5-------|----------7---5-----|
D||-7-------------5--5-|-7--7--7--------5---|
A||--------------------|--------------------|
E||--------------------|--------------------|
Give it away give it away give it away now
Give it away give it away give it away now
e||-8-8-8-7-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-12-12-12-12-|
B||-8-8-8-7-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-12-12-12-12-|
G||-------------------|---------------------|
D||-------------------|---------------------|
A||-------------------|---------------------|
E||-------------------|---------------------|
Give it away give it away give it away now
Give it away give it away give it away now
e||-8-8-8-7-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-12-12-12-12-|
B||-8-8-8-7-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-12-12-12-12-|
G||-------------------|---------------------|
D||-------------------|---------------------|
A||-------------------|---------------------|
E||-------------------|---------------------|
Just Give it away
e||-8-8-8-7-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-12-12-12-12-|
B||-8-8-8-7-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-12-12-12-12-|
G||-------------------|---------------------|
D||-------------------|---------------------|
A||-------------------|---------------------|
E||-------------------|---------------------|
Just Give it away Just give it
e||-8-8-8-7-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-----|
B||-8-8-8-7-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-----|
G||-------------------|-------------|
D||-------------------|-------------|
A||-------------------|-------------|
E||-------------------|-------------|
away
e||-5---5-x-5--5--5-|-5---5-x-5--5--5-|
B||-5---5-x-5--5--5-|-5---5-x-5--5--5-|
G||-5---5-x-5--5--5-|-5---5-x-5--5--5-|
D||-----------------|-----------------|
A||-----------------|-----------------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|
Just Give it away
e||-5---5-x-5--5--5-|-5---5-x-5--5--5-|
B||-5---5-x-5--5--5-|-5---5-x-5--5--5-|
G||-5---5-x-5--5--5-|-5---5-x-5—b7--5-|
D||-----------------|-----------------|
A||-----------------|-----------------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|
Just Give it away
e||-5---5-x-5--5--5-|-5---5-x-5--5--5-|
B||-5---5-x-5--5--5-|-5---5-x-5--5--5-|
G||-5---5-x-5--5--5-|-5---5-x-5--5--5-|
D||-----------------|-----------------|
A||-----------------|-----------------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|
You’ve got to Give it away
e||-5---5-x-5--5--5-|-5---5-x-5—b7-b7-|
B||-5---5-x-5--5--5-|-5---5-x-5-------|
G||-5---5-x-5--5--5-|-5---5-x-5-------|
D||-----------------|-----------------|
A||-----------------|-----------------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|
tabbed by Francy [ITA] My name is Francesco Giampiccolo, if you have any question ask me... My e-mail address francesco.giampiccolo@virgilio.it
This is a great song of the RHCP... I haven't found a great guitar tab in ultimate-guitar, then I put this tab...
[Intro] (drums) e|------|------------0----|--11----------------| B|------|------------0----|-----10^1-1/2-(10)--| G|------|------------10^1-|--------------------| D|------|-7--7-7-7-7------|--------------------| A|------|-0--0-0-0-0------|--------------------| E|------|-----------------|--------------------| (In second measure, bend two measures; bring it back down until it hits its original note then strike 10 again. Do this five times to make up the whole measure, I was too lazy to write it 5 times.)
e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|---X-7----6----5^1/4--------------------| D|-7-X----------------------5------5----5-| A|-0--------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| 1)What I've got,you've got to give it to your mama. 2)Greedy little people in a sea of distress, 3)Look at me swimmin' in my ability. e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|----------------------7----8----9--X--| D|-7--------X------7-----------------X--| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| 1)What I've got,you've got to give it to your papa. 2)keep your move to recieve your less. 3)Dancing down on life with agility. e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----X------7---6----5^1/4---------------------| D|--7--X--------------------------5-----------5--| A|--0--------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| 1)What I've got you've got to give it to your daughter, then you 2)Unimpressed by marital excess, 3)Come and drink it up form my fertility. e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------7-----5^1/4-----------| D|--7------------------7-----------------------5--| A|--0---------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| 1)do a little dance and then you drink a little water. 2)love is free, love me say "hell yes!" 3)Blessed with a bucket of lucky mobilty.
Play this riff again, and then you play the first half before you go into the chorus.
Lyrics to sing while playing the riff again:
1)What I've got you've got to get it put it in you. What I've got you've got to get it put it in you. What I've got you've got to get it put it in you. Reeling with the feeling don't stop continue.
Relize I don't want to be a miser, confide with sly you'll be the wiser.
2)Low brow but I rock a little know how. No time for the piggies in the hoose-gow. Get smart get down with the pow wow, never been a better time than right now.
Bob Marley poet and a prophet, Bob Marley taught me to off it.
3)My mom I love her cause she love me. Long gone the times when she scrub me. Feelin' good my brother gonna hug me. Drink my juice young love chug-a-lug me.
There's a river born to be a giver. Keep you warm won't let you shiver.
You should be finished playing figure 1 A by now: e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|-------X--7-----6-----5^1/4-------X------------X---| D|--7----X--------------------------X5-----------X5--| A|--0------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| 1)Young blood is lovin' the upriser. 2)Bob Marley walkin' like he talk it. 3)His heart is never gonna wither. e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------7-----5^1/4----------| D|--7------------------7--------------------7p5--| A|--0------------------0--------------------0----| E|-----------------------------------------------| 1)How come every blood want to keep it Kaiser? 2)Goodness me can't you see I'm gonna cough it? 3)Come on everybody time to deliver.
[Chorus]
e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|--7-7-7--7--7-7-7--7--7-7-7--7--7-7-7--7--| A|--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--| E|------------------------------------------| Give it away, give it away, give it away now. e|--------------------------------------------| B|----------------------0-0--7---7-----7---5--| G|----------------------0-0--7---7-----7---5--| D|--7-7-7--7--7-7-7--7--X-X--X---X-----X---X--| A|----------------------0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--| E|--------------------------------------------| Give it away, give it away, give it away now. e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|--7-7-7--7--7-7-7--7--7-7-7--7--7-7-7--7--| A|--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--| E|------------------------------------------| Give it away, give it away, give it away now.
1st ending e|--------------5----------5------5-5-5------5--| B|--------------5-----------------5----------5--| G|----------------7^1--------7^1--------7^1-----| D|--7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------| A|--0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| I can't tell if I'm a Kingpin or a pauper!
(Go back and play the second verse and then skip the first ending and play this one.) 2nd ending e|-------16-------------------17-----17-17\--| B|----/16--16--16---16---17-----17------17\--| G|-------------18^1-18^1-19^1---19^1---------| D|--7----------------------------------------| A|--0---------0------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| Oh. Oh yeah.
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| (n) Ghost note | / Slide up | p Pull-off | \ Slide down
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Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
Red Hot Chili Peppers Give it Away
I didnt tab this, it came from one of the guitarpro versions i just put it into text it was the best version please rate and comment because i sat here for three hours straight typing this
Gtr1 w wah wah E|-------------------|----------------------------|------------------------| B|-------------------|----------------------------|------------------------| G|-------------------|-11----12-------------------|------12-----14----15---| D|-14----12---14-----|--------------14-----12-----|-14---------------------| A|-------------------|----------------------------|------------------------| E|-------------------|----------------------------|------------------------| |Gtr2 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Gtr2 plays this throught the solo except at end