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This is the song from the credits of the classic disney movie Monsters Inc., sing by
Billy Crystal and John Goodman and written by Randy Newman. I was shocked to see no chords
of it anywhere, so here they are, as accurate as I can make them... Let me know if you 
have any improvements!
    EbIf I were a Eb9rich man
   Ab6With a million or Abm6two
  EbI'd live in a C7penthouse
    F9In a room, with a Bb7view
    EbAnd if I werEb9e handsome (No way)  It could happen
   Ab6'Cos dreams do come Abm6true
    EbI C7wouldn't have F7nothin'
If I Bb7didn't have yEbou
 GbWouldn't have Dbnothin'
If I Abdidn't have
     Gb  DbWouldn't have Abnothin'
If I didn't have
     Gb  DbWouldn't have Bbnothin'Bb7+5  
    EbFor years I have Eb9envied (You green with it)
    Ab6Your grace and your Abm6charm
    Eb6Everyone C7loves you, you F7know?
Yes I Bb7know, I know, I know
    EbBut I must adEb7mit it
 Ab6Big guy, you always come Abm6through
    EbI C7wouldn't have F7nothin'
If I Bb7didn't have yEbouBbm7  Eb7  
    AbYou anAbmaj7d me togeD7ther
    GmThat's how it
 Gmmaj7Always should Gm7beC7  
FmOne Fmmaj7without the Fm7otherBb7  
Don't mean Eb6nothing to me
Bb7+5Nothing to me
[Next bit is spoken:]
EbYeah, Eb9I wouldn't be nothin' (Aw now)
Ab6If I dAbm6idn't have you Ebto serve
I'm just a punky little C7eyeballF7  
And a funky optiBb7c nerve
    EbHeEb9y I never told you this
[Sung from here:]
  Ab6Sometimes I get a little Abm6blue (looks good on you)
    EbI C7wouldn't have F7nothin'
If I Bb7didn't have yEbou   (Let's dance!)
[For Instrumental, see section starting "you and me together"]
    EbYes I wouldn't be nEb9othin
    Ab6If I didn't have Abm6you  (I know what you mean Sulley because-)
    EbI wouldn't know whC7ere to go (Me too because I-)
Or F9know, what to Bb7do (Why do you keep singin' my part?!)
    EbI don't have to Eb9say it (Aww say it anyway)
(Cause weAb6) both know it's Abm6true
    EbI C7wouldn't have F9nothin'
If I Bb7didn't have
    EbI C7wouldn't have F9nothin'
If I Bb7didn't have
    EbI C7wouldn't have F9nothin'
If I Bb7didn't have
Ebyou
[Slower]
GbWouldn't have Dbnothin'
If I Abdidn't have
EbYouuuuu
(One more time.B.. C#m/Bbig oneB7!)
    EDon't have to E9say it  (Where'd everybody come from?)
  A6Oh, we both know it's Am6true (Let's take it home big guy)
   EI C#7wouldn't have F#7nothin'
If I B7didn't have
   EI C#7wouldn't have F#7nothin'
If I B7didn't have
   EI C#7wouldn't have F#7nothin'
If I B7didn't have
E7You, E6you, F#7youB7  
A-E-I-O
F#That B7means Eyou
[NC]
Yeah

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If I Didnt Have You

by Randy Newman

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Eb9

Ab6

Abm6

Bb7

Bb7+5

Eb6

Eb7

Bbm7

Abmaj7

Gmmaj7

Gm7

Fmmaj7

Fm7

This is the song from the credits of the classic disney movie Monsters Inc., sing by

Billy Crystal and John Goodman and written by Randy Newman. I was shocked to see no chords

of it anywhere, so here they are, as accurate as I can make them... Let me know if you

have any improvements!

Eb Eb9

If I were a rich man

Ab6 Abm6

With a million or two

Eb C7

I'd live in a penthouse

F9 Bb7

In a room, with a view

Eb Eb9

And if I were handsome (No way) It could happen

Ab6 Abm6

'Cos dreams do come true

Eb C7 F7

I wouldn't have nothin'

Bb7 Eb

If I didn't have you

Gb Db

Wouldn't have nothin'

If I didn't have

Gb Db Ab

Wouldn't have nothin'

If I didn't have

Gb Db Bb Bb7+5

Wouldn't have nothin'

Eb Eb9

For years I have envied (You green with it)

Ab6 Abm6

Your grace and your charm

Eb6 C7 F7

Everyone loves you, you know?

Bb7

Yes I know, I know, I know

Eb Eb7

But I must admit it

Ab6 Abm6

Big guy, you always come through

Eb C7 F7

I wouldn't have nothin'

Bb7 Eb Bbm7 Eb7

If I didn't have you

Ab Abmaj7 D7

You and me together

That's how it

Gmmaj7 Gm7 C7

Always should be

Fm Fmmaj7 Fm7 Bb7

One without the other

Eb6

Don't mean nothing to me

Bb7+5

Nothing to me

[Next bit is spoken:]

Eb Eb9

Yeah, I wouldn't be nothin' (Aw now)

Ab6 Abm6 Eb

If I didn't have you to serve

C7 F7

I'm just a punky little eyeball

Bb7

And a funky optic nerve

Eb Eb9

Hey I never told you this

[Sung from here:]

Ab6 Abm6

Sometimes I get a little blue (looks good on you)

Eb C7 F7

I wouldn't have nothin'

Bb7 Eb

If I didn't have you (Let's dance!)

[For Instrumental, see section starting "you and me together"]

Eb Eb9

Yes I wouldn't be nothin

Ab6 Abm6

If I didn't have you (I know what you mean Sulley because-)

Eb C7

I wouldn't know where to go (Me too because I-)

F9 Bb7

Or know, what to do (Why do you keep singin' my part?!)

Eb Eb9

I don't have to say it (Aww say it anyway)

Ab6 Abm6

(Cause we) both know it's true

Eb C7 F9

I wouldn't have nothin'

Bb7

If I didn't have

Eb C7 F9

I wouldn't have nothin'

Bb7

If I didn't have

Eb C7 F9

I wouldn't have nothin'

Bb7

If I didn't have

you

[Slower]

Gb Db

Wouldn't have nothin'

If I didn't have

Youuuuu

B C#m/B B7

(One more time... big one!)

E E9

Don't have to say it (Where'd everybody come from?)

A6 Am6

Oh, we both know it's true (Let's take it home big guy)

E C#7 F#7

I wouldn't have nothin'

If I didn't have

E C#7 F#7

I wouldn't have nothin'

If I didn't have

E C#7 F#7

I wouldn't have nothin'

If I didn't have

E7 E6 F#7 B7

You, you, you

A-E-I-O

F# B7 E

That means you

[NC]

Yeah

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