MORISSETTE ALANIS - "you owe me nothing in return" Tablature

You owe me nothing in return

by Alanis Morissette
from new album 'under rug swept'

transcribed by Christian Reindel (creindel@gmx.de)
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.