Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
[Verse 1]
Giving up
Is hard to do
When you really
Love someone
Giving up
So hard to do
When you still depend upon
Her warm and tender touch
Her kiss and her caress
Ooh, that used to mean so much
And bring you happiness (whoa)
[Verse 2]
Giving up
So hard to do
I've tried (uh uh)
But it just ain't no use
Giving up
So hard to do
I said I've tried
But it just ain't no use
[Bridge]
But my light of hope
Is burning dim
But, but in my heart I pray, yeah
That my love and faith
In the girl
Whoah Will bring her back one day
Yeah Yeah
I'm talking about
Giving up's so hard yeah
Ooh, whether
Whether she knows or not
She really needs me too
The little girl
Is all I got
Yes she is
And giving up
Giving up is so hard to do
Whoah
Giving up
So hard to do
Giving up
So very hard to do
I said I've tried it
Hey But I just can't get loose
Woooh Giving up
So hard for me to do
I don't want to lose you
'Cause you mean
So much to me
Ooooh Giving up...
Giving Up was written by Clyde Wilson.
Giving Up was produced by Donny Hathaway & Jerry Wexler & Arif Mardin.
Donny Hathaway released Giving Up on Fri Apr 02 1971.
“Giving Up” is in the key of G♭ minor.
Producer Jerry Wexler called this “one of the best single records I made with Donny” and chose the song because his daughter loved and requested he record it.
It starts rather simply, and then more ingredients come in, and it’s pyramided, and when the strings come in and King Curtis plays [saxophon...