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IT MIGHT AS WELL BE YOU -       Del Amitri
Capo on 5th 
Intro:
C
There is no -      Bbbody here to-      Amnight Am  
   EmWho doesn`t      Bbdance to the      Amsame tune as      AmI
          Dm  C#+                                     
   Looking       for 
That       F/Cspecial someone     Gnew
And      E7hey babe 
                        F        G( Am7-  G/B- G)           
It     might as well be     you 
   CAnd as I      Bbfumble thru my      Amchange Am  
The     Emdance floor il -     Bbluminates and      Amthere you are a -     Amgain
              Dm  C#+                                        
   I`m looking       for 
Someone to       F/Chold on -     Gto
And      E7hey babe 
It     Fmight as well be     Cyou /
Chorus:
It might as well     Fbe you 
That I wake up to to -     Cmorrow
It might as well     Fbe you 
                        Gadd4          G/Bi                   
That tonight whispers         my name 
        Gi                    G7                              F  
And it      might as      well     be you 
   That I     Ccling to
That I     Flaugh with and     Csing to
                          F          Dm(G)                    C  
That I    kiss goodbye and     never     see a -     gain
 G-  F- 
 Am7- 
 G-  F-
   CAnd through the     Bbfog that love cre -     Amates Am  
   EmThe night is     Bbfilled with all the     Amusual mis -     Amtakes
                    Dm  C#+                                         
They     say you`re       lonely baby 
and      F/Cthe`ve been looking     Gtoo
And     E7hey 
                       F         G( Am7-  G/B- G)                     
They     might well be     you 
   CAnd by the      Bblight of ciga -     Crettes C  
   EmWe intro -     Bbduce ourselves a     Amway you don`t for -     Amget
              Dm  C#+                                        
   I`m looking       for something
And       F/Canything will     Gdo
So      E7hey babe 
It     Fmight as well be     Cyou /
Chorus:
It might as well      Fbe you 
That I wake up to to -     Cmorrow
It might as well     Fbe you 
                       Gadd4          G/Bi                 
That tonight whispers         my name 
        Gi                    G7                                        F  
And it      might as      well     be you 
   That I     Ccling to
That I     Flaugh with and      Csing to
                            F          Dm(G)                      C  
That I     kiss goodbye and      never     see a -     gain
Break:
          (G/ B)                   Am           Am  
And if we       go      home tonight 
You might      Emfind the very      Amthing
That     Fcome the      Ammorning light Am  
Might well       Emwashed your mind of      Chim
So take me      Dmin tonight Dm  
so we two     Flosers might 
start to     Cwin
(C) - 
 G-  F- 
 Am7- 
 G-  C-  G-  C- 
 F- 
Chorus:
It     Cmight as well     Fbe you 
That I wake up to to -     Cmorrow
It might as well     Fbe you 
                       Gadd4          G/Bi               
That tonight whispers         my name 
        Gi                    G7                                 F  
And it      might as      well     be you 
   That I     Ccling to
That I     Flaugh with and     Csing to
     FYeah, bab -     Ge
It might as well      Fbe you 
that re -     Cminds me
It was     Fonce her here be -     Cside me
That I     Fkissed good bye to      Dmnever      Fsee a -     Cgain
Outro:
Cadd4 - C //
      Cx32010
     Bbx13331
     Amx02210
     Em022000
     Dmxx0231
C#+    x43221
       x4x221
    F/Cx33211
      G320003
     E7020130
      F133211
    Am7x0201x
    G/Bx2003x
Gadd4  32001x
G/Bi   x20033
Gi     320033
     G7320001
Cadd4  x32011

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It Might As Well Be You

by Del Amitri

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F/C

Am7

G/B

IT MIGHT AS WELL BE YOU - Del Amitri

Capo on 5th

Intro:

Bb Am Am

There is no - body here to- night

Em Bb Am Am

Who doesn`t dance to the same tune as I

Dm C#

Looking for

F/C G

That special someone new

And hey babe

F G Am7 G/B G

( - - )

It might as well be you

C Bb Am Am

And as I fumble thru my change

Em Bb Am Am

The dance floor il - luminates and there you are a - gain

Dm C#

I`m looking for

F/C G

Someone to hold on - to

And hey babe

F C

It might as well be you /

Chorus:

It might as well be you

That I wake up to to - morrow

It might as well be you

Gadd4 /Bi

That tonight whispers my name

G7 F

And it might as well be you

That I cling to

F C

That I laugh with and sing to

F Dm G C

()

That I kiss goodbye and never see a - gain

G F

- -

Am7

G F

- -

C Bb Am Am

And through the fog that love cre - ates

Em Bb Am Am

The night is filled with all the usual mis - takes

Dm C#

They say you`re lonely baby

F/C G

and the`ve been looking too

And hey

F G Am7 G/B G

( - - )

They might well be you

C Bb C C

And by the light of ciga - rettes

Em Bb Am Am

We intro - duce ourselves a way you don`t for - get

Dm C#

I`m looking for something

F/C G

And anything will do

So hey babe

F C

It might as well be you /

Chorus:

It might as well be you

That I wake up to to - morrow

It might as well be you

Gadd4 /Bi

That tonight whispers my name

G7 F

And it might as well be you

That I cling to

F C

That I laugh with and sing to

F Dm G C

()

That I kiss goodbye and never see a - gain

Break:

B Am Am

(G/ )

And if we go home tonight

Em Am

You might find the very thing

F Am Am

That come the morning light

Em C

Might well washed your mind of him

Dm Dm

So take me in tonight

so we two losers might

start to win

() -

G F

- -

Am7

G C G C

- - - -

Chorus:

C F

It might as well be you

That I wake up to to - morrow

It might as well be you

Gadd4 /Bi

That tonight whispers my name

G7 F

And it might as well be you

That I cling to

F C

That I laugh with and sing to

F G

Yeah, bab - e

It might as well be you

that re - minds me

F C

It was once her here be - side me

F Dm F C

That I kissed good bye to never see a - gain

Outro:

Cadd4 - C //

x32010

x13331

x02210

022000

xx0231

+ x43221

x4x221

F/C

x33211

320003

020130

133211

Am7

x0201x

G/B

x2003x

Gadd4 32001x

/Bi x20033

Gi 320033

320001

Cadd4 x32011

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