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Avril Lavigne - Give You What You Like Chords

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ChordsEm, G, Am, C, Bm, D
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram
  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

[Opening]
[Em] [G] [Am] [C] [Bm] [Em] [G] [Am] [C] [D]
[Em]Please wrap your [G]drunken arms [Am]around me [C] [D]
[Em]And I’ll let you [G]call me yours [Am]tonight [C] [Bm]
[Em]Cause slightly [G]broken’s just what [Am]I need [C]
And [Bm]if you [Em]give me what I [G]want, then I’ll [Am]give you what you [C]like [D]

[verse 2]
[Em]Please tell me [G]I’m your one and [Am]only [C] [D]
[Em]Or lie and [G]say it at least [Am]tonight [C] [Bm]
[Em]I’ve got a [G]brand new cure for [Am]lonely [C]
And [Bm]if you [Em]give me what I [G]want, then I’ll [Am]give you what you [C]like [D]

[verse 3]
[Am]When you turn off the lights, [C]I get stars in my eyes, [G]is this love?
[D]Maybe someday, [Am]so don’t turn on the lights
[C]I’ll give you what you [Em]like [G] [Am] [C] [Bm]

[verse 4]
[Em]Emotions [G]aren’t that hard to [Am]borrow [C] [D]
[Em]When love’s the [G]word you never [Am]learned [C] [Bm]
[Em]And in a [G]room of empty [Am]bottles [C]
If [D]you don’t [Em]give me what I [G]want, then you’ll [Am]get what you [C]deserve [Bm]

[chorus]
[Am]When you turn off the lights, [C]I get stars in my eyes, [G]is this love?
[D]Maybe someday, [Am]I’ve got the scene in my head
[C]I’’m not sure how it ends, [G]is this love?
[D]Maybe someday, [Am]so don’t turn on the lights
[C]I’ll give you what you [Em]like [G] [Am]
[C]Give you what you [Em]like [G] [Am] [C] [Bm]

[Closing]
[Em]I’ll give you [G]one last chance to [Am]hold me [C] [D]
[Em]If you give me [G]one last [Am]cigarette [C] [Bm]
[Em]By now it’s [G]early in the [Am]morning [C]
Now [D]that I [Em]gave you what you [G]want, all I [Am]want is to [C]forget [Bm]

[chorus]
[Am]When you turn off the lights, [C]I get stars in my eyes, [G]is this love?
[D]Maybe someday, [Am]I’ve got the scene in my head
[C]I’m not sure how it ends, [G]is this love?
[D]Maybe someday, [Am]so don’t turn on the lights
[C]I’ll give you what you [Em]like [G] [Am]
[C]Give you what you [Em]like, [G] [Am] [C] [Bm]what you [Em]like

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ArtistAvril Lavigne
AlbumAvril Lavigne (Expanded Edition)
GenresPop
Year2013
KeyEm

How to play Give You What You Like on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Avril Lavigne - Give You What You Like on guitar requires 6 chords and 12 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Give You What You Like uses these transitions most often: Am → C (31), Em → G (23), and G → Am (23). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Em - G chord transition.

1. Em → G chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from Em to G;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on A string fret 2.
Em to G

2. G → Am chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from G to Am;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
G to Am

3. Am → C chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from Am to C;

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
Am to C

4. C → Bm chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram

To move from C to Bm;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 4.
C to Bm

5. Bm → Em chord transition

To move from Bm to Em;

  1. While playing Bm, first lift your index finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your middle finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on D string from fret 4 to fret 2.

6. C → D chord transition

To move from C to D;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

7. D → Em chord transition

To move from D to Em;

  1. While playing D, lift your index finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

8. D → Am chord transition

To move from D to Am;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

9. C → G chord transition

To move from C to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

10. G → D chord transition

To move from G to D;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

11. C → Em chord transition

To move from C to Em;

  1. While playing C, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

12. Bm → Am chord transition

To move from Bm to Am;

  1. While playing Bm, lift your pinky from G string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on G string fret 2.

Give You What You Like chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Give You What You Like.

  • Give You What You Like includes 139 chord transitions, 12 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.04% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Give You What You Like contains 6 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Give You What You Like connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → C: 16%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → D: 11%
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