You owe me nothing in return
by Alanis Morissette
from new album ‘under rug swept’
transcribed by Christian Reindel ([email protected])
any questions or corrections- e-mail me
only the chords for this beautiful song
Normal tuning
Am Fm C G
E:|—-0——-0——0——0——|
B:|—-1——-1——1——3——|
G:|—-2——-2——0——2——|
D:|—-2——-3——2——0——|
A:|—-0——-3——3——2——|
E:|————1————3——|
Intro
Am
Verse 1
Am Fm
I’ll give you countless amounts of outright acceptance if you want it
Am Fm
I will give you encouragement to choose the path that you want if you need it
Am Fm
You can speak of anger and doubts your fears and freak outs and I’ll hold it
Am Fm
you can share you so-called shame-filled accounts of times in your life and I wont judge it
and there are no strings attached
Chorus 1
Am
You owe me nothing for giving the love that I give
Am G Am
you owe me nothing for caring the way that I have
Am
I give you thanks for receiving it’s my privilege
G Am
and you owe me nothing in return
Verse 2
Am Fm
you can ask for space for yourself and only yourself and I’ll grant it
Am Fm
you can ask for freedom as well or time to travel and you’ll have it
Am Fm
you can ask to live by yourself or love someone else and I’ll support it
Am Fm
you can ask for anything you want anthing at all and I’ll understand it
and there are no strings attached to it
Chorus 2
Am
You owe me nothing for giving the love that I give
Am G Am
you owe me nothing for caring the way that I have
Am
I give you thanks for receiving it’s my privilege
G Am
and you owe me nothing in return
Interlude
C G Am
I bet you’re wondering when the next payback shoe will eventually drop
C G Am
I bet you’re wondering when my conditionals police will force you to cough up
C G Am
I bet you’re wondering how far you have now danced your way back into debt
C G Am
this is the only kind of love as I understand it that there really is
Verse 3
Am Fm
you can express your deepest of truths even if it means I’ll lose you and I’ll hear it
Am Fm
you can fall into the abyss on your way to bliss I’ll empathize with
Am Fm
you can say that you have to skip town to chase your passion and I’ll hear it
Am Fm
you can even hit rock bottom have a midlife crisis and I’ll hold it
and there are no strings attached to it
Chorus 3 (repeat it)
Am
You owe me nothing for giving the love that I give
Am G Am
you owe me nothing for caring the way that I have
Am
I give you thanks for receiving it’s my privilege
G Am
and you owe me nothing in return
Outro
Am G (play twice and fade out)
End.