Got To Give It Up

[Intro]
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I've got to give it up   I've got to give it up
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That stuff
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I've got to give it up I've got to give it up
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That stuff
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Tell

[Verse 1]
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my mama and tell my pa That their
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fine young son didn't get far He 
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made it to the end of a bottle Sit
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ting in a sleazy bar He
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  tried hard but his spirit broke He
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tried until he nearly choked In
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  the end he lost his Bottle drin
king alcohol
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I've got to give it up I've got to give it up

[Chorus]
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That stuff I've
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got to give it up I've got to give it up
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That stuff Tell

[Verse 2]
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my brother I tried to write and
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Put pen to paper but I was frightened I  couldn't seem to
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get the words out right Right
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quite right Tell
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my sister I'm sinking slow   Now   and then I powder my
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nose But
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in the end I lost  my bottle It smashed to the casaba
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I've got to give it up I've got to give it up

[Chorus]
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That stuff I've
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got to give it up I've got to give it up
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That stuff I've

[Solo]
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 got to give it up I've got to give it up

[Chorus]
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That stuff I've
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got to give it up I've got to give it up
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That stuff I've

[Verse 3]
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been messing with the heavy stuff For
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   a time I couldn't get enough But
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  I'm waking up and its wearing off Junk
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don't take you far Tell
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  my mama I'm coming home   In   my youth I'm getting old
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And      I think its lost control Ma____
ma I'm coming home
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I've got to give it up I've got to give it up

[Chorus]
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That stuff I've
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got to give it up I've got to give it up
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That stuff I've
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got to give it up I've got to give it up
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That stuff I've got to give it up I've got to give it up
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That stuff

[Outro]
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