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I'd Rather Be In Love by Michelle Branch
I'd Rather Be In Love
Key: F major
Standard Tuning
E--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
Intro
Guitar 1
E--------------------|
B-10--10---8h10--10--|
G--------------------|
D--------------------| X4
A--------------------|
E--------------------|
Quiet Piano Part
E---------------------/-----------------------|
B-10--10-10--10-8-8-8-/--10--10-10--10-8-8-8--|
G---------------------/-----------------------|
D---------------------/-----------------------| X2
A---------------------/-----------------------|
E---------------------/-----------------------|
N.B. Quiet Piano Part is played simultanously with
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
E-------10p8-6----/--------10p8-6----------------|
B----6---------6--/-----6---------6--8--5--6-----|
G-7---------------/--7------------------------7--|
D-----------------/------------------------------|
A-----------------/------------------------------|
E-----------------/------------------------------|
Guitar 3
Intro/Verse N.B. Kicks in with Guitar 2
Dm Bb F C
E------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G-7--7--x-7--3-3--x-------------5-5--|
D-7--7--x-7--3-3--x--3--3--x-3--5-5--| X3
A-5--5--x-5--1-1--x--3--3--x-3--3-3--|
E--------------------1--1--x-1-------|
Bb
E------------|
B------------|
G-3--3--3-3--|
D-3--3--3-3--|X2
A-1--1--1-1--|
E------------|
Chorus
Guitar 1
Pick around same chord sequence as Guitar 2
Use the more fuller chords and clean sound
Guitar 2
F C G Dm C
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------5--5-5--5-x-------------7--7-x-5--5-|
D-3--3-3--3-x-5--5-5--5-x-5--5-5--5-x-7--7-x-5--5-|
A-3--3-3--3-x-3--3-3--3-x-5--5-5--5-x-5--5-x-3--3-|
E-1--1-1--1-x-------------3--3-3--3-x-------------|
F C G Bb
E---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G-------------5--5-5--5-x-------------5--5--5-|
D-3--3-3--3-x-5--5-5--5-x-5--5-5--5-x-5--5--5-|
A-3--3-3--3-x-3--3-3--3-x-5--5-5--5-x-1--1--1-|
E-1--1-1--1-x-------------3--3-3--3-x---------|
After 1st Chorus
E--------10p8-6----------------|
B-----6---------6--8--5--6-----|
G--7------------------------7--|
D------------------------------|
A------------------------------|
E------------------------------|
After 2nd Chorus, 3rd Chorus and Bridge
E-------10p8-6----/--------10p8-6----------------|
B----6---------6--/-----6---------6--8--5--6-----|
G-7---------------/--7------------------------7--|
D-----------------/------------------------------|
A-----------------/------------------------------|
E-----------------/------------------------------|
Bridge
G Bb G Bb
E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-5------7--8------7--5------7--8------7--|X2
A-5------7--8------7--5------7--8------7--|
E-3------5--6------5--3------5--6------5--|
Outro
Bb F
E-------------------------1--|
B-------------------------1--|
G-3-----------------------2--|
D-3------3--2-------------3--|
A-1------------3---1-0----3--|
E----------------------3--1--|
Verse 1
Dm Bb
I cannot help it
F C
I couldn't stop it if I tried
Dm Bb
The same old heartbeat
F C Dm Bb
fills the emptyness I have inside
F C
And I've heard that you can't fight love
Dm Bb
so I won't complain
F C Bb
Coz why would I stop the fire that keeps me going on
Chorus
F
Coz when there's you
C
I feel whole
G Dm
And there's no better feelin in this world
Bb F
But without you
C
I'm alone
G Bb
And I'd rather be in love with you
Verse 2
Dm Bb
Turn out the lights now
F C
To see is to believe
Dm Bb
I just want you near me
F C Dm Bb
I just want you here with me
F C Dm Bb
And I'd give up everything only for you
F C Bb
It's the least that I could do
Repeat Chorus, but add on
Dm Bb F C
and I feel you holding me
Dm Bb F C
Bridge
G Bb G
Why are we afraid to be in love?
Bb G
To be loved
Bb
I can't explain it
G Bb
I know it's tough to be loved
Dm Bb F C
and I feel you holding me
Dm Bb F C
Bb
Oh
Repeat Chorus X2 but add on
G Bb
Yes I'd rather be in love
G Bb
Oh I'd rather be in love with you
Dm Bb F C
and I feel you holding me
Bb F
Oh
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
/ - slide up
- slide down
v - vibrato (sometimes written as ~)
t - tap (with strumming hand)
x - muted, struck string
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version 2
Intro:
Dm, Bb, F, C
(Dm)I cannot (Bb)help it
(F)I couldn't stop it (C)if I tried
(Dm)the same old (Bb)heart beat
fills the (F)empti(C)ness I have in(Dm)side(Bb)
and I (F)heard that you can't fight (C)love
so I won't com(Dm)plain(Bb)
coz (F)why would I stop the (C)fire
that keeps me (Bb)going on (Bb, F, Dm, C)
Coz when there's (F)you
I feel (C)whole
and there's (G)no better feeling in the (Dm)world
but (Bb)without (F)you
I'm a(C)lone
and I'd (G)rather be in (Bb)love
with (Dm)you
Dm, Bb, F, C
(Dm)turn out the (Bb)lights now
(F)to see is (C)to believe
(Dm)I just want you (Bb)near me
(F)I just want you (C)here with (Dm)me(Bb)
and I'd (F)give up every(C)thing only for (Dm)you(Bb)
it's the (F)least that I could (C)do (Bb, F, Dm, C)
Coz when there's (F)you
I feel (C)whole
and there's (G)no better feeling in the (Dm)world
but (Bb)without (F)you
I'm a(C)lone
and I'd (G)rather be in (Bb)love
with (Dm)you
(G)Why are we a(Bb)fraid to be in (G)love
to be (Bb)loved
(G)I can't ex(Bb)plain it I know it's (G)tough
to be (Bb)loved (Dm, Bb)
and I (F)feel you (C)holding me
Dm, Bb, F, C
(Bb)oh
(Bb, Dm, Bb, F, C)
But when there's (F)you
I feel (C)whole
and there's (G)no better feeling in the (Dm)world
but (Bb)without (F)you
I'm a(C)lone
and I'd (G)rather be in (Bb)love
I'd (G)rather be in (Bb)love with (Dm)you
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