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20 CLASSIC SONGS your friends will love

Beatles - Petty - Johnny Cash - Eagles - John Denver - Dylan

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    If I Ain't Got You

    Alicia Keys

     

    In 6/8

     

            >           >

    Strum:  B   D U D U D   D U D U

            1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  w/swing feel

     

    Intro:

    / Cmaj7 - - - - - / Bm7 - - - - - /

    / Am7 - - - - - / Gmaj7 - - - - - /

    / Cmaj7 - - - - - / Bm7 - - - - - /

    / Am7 - - - - - / Gmaj7 - - - - - /

     

    Gmaj7                        Em7

    Some people live for the fortune

    Am7                               D7

       Some people live just for the fame

    Gmaj7                        G#dim

       Some people live for the power yeah

    Am7                                  D7

       Some people live just to play the game

     

    Pre-chorus:

    Gmaj7 (1/2)   Am7 (1/2)      Bm7 (1/2)   Am7 (1/2)

    Some people think that the physical    things

       Gmaj7 (1/2)   Am7 (1/2)   Bm7 (1/2)   Cmaj7 (1/2)

    Define         what's    within

          Gmaj7 (1/2)  Am7 (1/2)  Bm7 (1/2)    Am7 (1/2)

    I've been there before  But that life's a bore

        Gmaj7 (1/2)  Am7 (1/2)    Bm7  

    So full of the  superfic  -  ial

     

    Chorus:

                Cmaj7                             Bm7

    Some people want it all  But I don't want nothing at all

                 Am7                      Gmaj7

    If it ain't you baby  If I ain't got you baby

     

                      Cmaj7                        Bm7

    Some people want diamond rings  Some just want everything

                          Am7                      Gmaj7

    But everything means nothing   If I ain't got you

     

    Gmaj7                        Em7

       Some people search for a fountain

    Am7                       D7

       That promises forever young

    Gmaj7                            G#dim

       Some people need three dozen roses

     

    Am7                                      D7

       And that's the only way to prove you love them

     

    Pre-chorus:

    Gmaj7 (1/2)  Am7 (1/2)  Bm7 (1/2)    Am7 (1/2)

    Hand me the world on a silver   platter

          Gmaj7 (1/2)   Am7 (1/2)   Bm7 (1/2)   Cmaj7 (1/2)

    And what good      would it    be 

     Gmaj7 (1/2)  Am7 (1/2)  Bm7 (1/2)    Am7 (1/2)

    No one to   share       No one who  truly

     Gmaj7 (1/2)  Am7 (1/2)    Bm7  

    cares        for          me

     

    Chorus x2

     

    Repeat Intro

     

    End on last Gmaj7


    This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.