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If I Ain't Got You by James Bay
If I Ain't Got You
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro]
Ab Eb
[Verse 1]
Eb Cm
Some people live for the fortune
Fm Bbaug
Some people live just for the fame
Eb Bbaug
Some people live for the power
Fm Bbaug
Some people live just to play the game
Eb Fm Gm Fm Eb Fm Gm
Some people think that the physical things define what's within
Fm Eb Fm Gm Fm
And I've been there before, and that life's a bore
Eb Fm Gm
So full of the superficial
[Chorus]
Ab
Some people want it all
Gm
But I don't want nothing at all
Fm
If it ain't you baby
Eb
If I ain't got you baby
Ab
Some people want diamond rings
Gm
Some just want everything
Fm
But everything means nothing
Eb
If I ain't got you, ohhoh
[Verse 2]
Eb Cm
Some people search for the fountain
Fm Bbaug
That promises forever young
Eb Bbaug
Some people need three dozen roses
Fm Bbaug
And that's the only way to prove you love them
Eb Fm Gm Fm
Hand me the world on a silver platter
Eb Fm Gm Fm
And what good would it beeeeeeeeee
Eb Fm Gm Fm Eb Fm Gm
With no one to share, with no one who truly cares for, for meeeee
[Chorus]
Ab
Some people want it all
Gm
But I don't want nothing at all
Fm
If it ain't you baby
Eb
If I ain't got you baby
Ab
Some people want diamond rings
Gm
Some just want everything
Fm
But everything means nothing
Eb
If I ain't got youuuuuu
Ab
Some people want it all
Gm
But I don't want nothing at all
Fm
If it ain't you baby
Eb
If I ain't got you baby
Ab
Some people want diamond rings
Gm
Some just want everything
F
But everything means nothing
Eb
If I ain't got you, ohhhhoh
[Interlude]
Ab Gm Fm Eb Ab Cm Gm Cm
Fm Eb
[Outro]
Ab G Gm
So nothing in this whole wide world don't mean a thing
Fm F
If I ain't got you with me baby
Eb
Ohoooohoh
Ab Gm
So nothing in this whole wide world don't mean a thing
Fm
If I ain't got you with me
Eb
Ohooooo
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Fm
When you go E F#m G#m A the A is a barre chord on the 5th fret and the F#m and G#m are a fast climb up to it
Chord shapes
Verse Pre-Chorus and Chorus in the bridge there is an Aadd9 chord
E : 022100 E : 022100 5x0445
C#m : x46654 F#m7 : 242222
F#m : 244222 G#m7 : 464444
G#m : 466444 A : 577655
B7#5 : x2100x
Fdim : 1201xx
The second time B7#5 is played in the verse it is played like this: 7x788x
[Intro]
A E
[Verse 1]
E C#m
Some people live for the fortune
F#m B7#5
Some people live just for the fame
E Fdim
Some people live for the power
F#m B7#5 (Barre on 7th fret this time)
Some people live just to play the game
E F#m G#m F#m E F#m G#m
Some people think that the physical things define what's within
F#m E F#m G#m F#m
And I've been there before, and that life's a bore
E F#m G#m
So full of the superficial
[Chorus]
A
Some people want it all
G#m
But I don't want nothing at all
F#m
If it ain't you baby
E
If I ain't got you baby
A
Some people want diamond rings
G#m
Some just want everything
F#m
But everything means nothing
E
If I ain't got you, ohhoh
[Verse 2]
E C#m
Some people search for a fountain
F#m B7#5
That promises forever young
E Fdim
Some people need three dozen roses
F#m B7#5
And that's the only way to prove you love them
E F#m G#m F#m
Hand me the world on a silver platter
E F#m G#m F#m
And what good would it beeeeeeeeee
E F#m
With no one to share,
G#m F#m E F#m G#m
with no one who truly cares for, for meeeee
[Chorus]
A
Some people want it all
G#m
But I don't want nothing at all
F#m
If it ain't you baby
E F#m G#m
If I ain't got you baby
A
Some people want diamond rings
G#m
Some just want everything
F#m
But everything means nothing
E F#m G#m
If I ain't got youuuuuu
[Chorus]
A
Some people want it all
G#m
But I don't want nothing at all
F#m
If it ain't you baby
E F#m G#m
If I ain't got you baby
A
Some people want diamond rings
G#m
Some just want everything
F#m
But everything means nothing
E F#m G#m
If I ain't got youuuuuu
[Bridge] (beginning at 3:04 in the song)
The last A chord is the first A chord in the outro
A G#m7 F#m
e|-5---------------4-4---4---4------4--2-------------0---0-----------|
B|-5-----5-5h7-5---4-4---4---4------4--2-------------5---5-----------|
G|-6--4/6-------6--4-4h6-4h6-4h6----4--2-----------4-4h6-4-----------|
D|-7---------------4-4---4---4--4-6-4--4-----2h4/6---------6\4-2-----|
A|-7---------------6-------------------4-2h4---------------------4---|
E|-5---------------4-------------------2---------------------------0-|
Aadd9 G#m7 F#m
e|-x-----------7------------4------------------------------------|
B|-5-----5-7/9--9p7/5-------4-4h5-5-5-4-------4------------------|
G|-4-4/6--------------6p4---4-4---4-4-4--6-4-4--------2----2---1-|
D|-x------------------------4------------------4\2----2----2---2-|
A|-x------------------------6----------------------4-------------|
E|-5------------------------4-------------------------2--2-----0-|
[Outro]
A G#m
So nothing in this whole wide world don't mean a thing
F#m
If I ain't got you with me baby
E
Ohoooohoh
A G#m
So nothing in this whole wide world don't mean a thing
F#m
If I ain't got you with me
E
Ohooooo
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