Gives You Hell by The All-American Rejects | Lyrics with Guitar Chords

Gives You Hell is the most successful release yet from the All-American Rejects. The song was almost not included on their third album until legendary producer Jimmy Iovine heard the instrumental track and lyrics. The songwriters claim it’s an anthem to getting back at anyone who makes you struggle in life.

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Key of the Song:

The original key of Gives You Hell by The All-American Rejects is in C major.

Guitar Chords for Gives You Hell by The All-American Rejects

This is one of the easiest songs you’ll see here as the main chord progression is just three chords: C, Am, and F. In some parts of the song you’ll have to switch to powerchord shapes, but a little fretboard knowledge is all that’s needed to figure this out. Be careful with the chord change from Am to F as it’s easy to trip up since it requires a slight position shift from the open frets to fret 1. 

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Gives You Hell by The All-American Rejects – Lyrics with Chords

-capo on 4th fret-
 
[Intro]
C    Am   F
C    Am   F
 
[Verse]
   C            Am            F
I wake up every evening
                       C
With a big smile on my face
       Am                  F
And it never feels out of place
    C                     Am            F
And you're still probably working
             C
At a 9 to 5 pace
    Am                  F
I wonder how bad that tastes
 
[Chorus]
                C
When you see my face
                   Am                      F
Hope it gives you hell, hope it gives you hell
                 C
When you walk my way
                  Am                        F
Hope it gives you hell, hope it gives you hell
 
[Verse]
    C                   Am                  F
Now where's your picket fence, love?
                       C
And where's that shiny car?
    Am                    F
And did it ever get you far?
     C               Am                 F
You never seemed so tense, love
                             C
I've never seen you fall so hard
 Am                   F
Do you know where you are?
 
[Pre-Chorus]
    G                Am
And truth be told, I miss you
    G                  F7
And truth be told, I'm lying
 
[Chorus]
                C
When you see my face
                  Am                         F
Hope it gives you hell, hope it gives you hell
                  C
When you walk my way
                  Am                        F
Hope it gives you hell, hope it gives you hell
              C                  Am                    F
If you find a man that's worth a damn and treats you well
            Am                    G
Then he's a fool, you're just as well 
                  F7
Hope it gives you hell
                    C         Am   F     C   Am  F
I hope it gives you hell
 
[Verse]
     C             Am                F
Tomorrow you'll be thinking to yourself,
                     C
"Where did it all go wrong?"
        Am                F
But the list goes on and on 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
    G                Am
And truth be told, I miss you
    G                  F7
And truth be told, I'm lying
 
[Chorus]
                C
When you see my face
                  Am                         F
Hope it gives you hell, hope it gives you hell
                  C
When you walk my way
                  Am                        F
Hope it gives you hell, hope it gives you hell
              C                  Am                    F
If you find a man that's worth a damn and treats you well
            Am                    G
Then he's a fool, you're just as well 
                  F7
Hope it gives you hell
 
[Bridge]
     Am
Now you'll never see
      F
What you've done to me
        C
You can take back your memories
        Em          Dm        C
They're no good to me
     Am
And here's all your lies
         F7
You can look me in the eyes
         Dm
With the sad, sad look
          G
That you wear so well
 
[Chorus]
(with variations)
                C
When you see my face
                                           F
Hope it gives you hell, hope it gives you hell
                 Am
When you walk my way
                  G                       C
Hope it gives you hell, hope it gives you hell
 
              C                                      F
If you find a man that's worth a damn and treats you well
            Am                    G
Then he's a fool, you're just as well 
                  C
Hope it gives you hell
 
                C
When you see my face
                                           F
Hope it gives you hell, hope it gives you hell
                 Am
When you walk my way
                  G                       C
Hope it gives you hell, hope it gives you hell
 
[Outro]
                   C                                           F
When you hear this song and you sing along, well, you'll never tell
               Am                G
And you're the fool, I'm just as well
                    C
I hope it gives you hell
                   Am                G                C
When you hear this song I hope that it will give you hell
             Am                 G                 C
You can sing along I hope that it puts you through hell