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Meat Loaf - If I Can't Have You
CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO:
     C
(# Spoken #)
To say it's love would be too simple, too obvious
It's more like a calling, a vocation
Something I was put on this earth to do
Now I'm shooting with the stars and I'm flying with the angels
And my heartbeat is a Gsymphony, the closer I get to Cyou
I never saw you Fcoming, 'til you came and here you Care
I never thought someFone would ever dare to come this Cfar
You're up for the reFsistance and I'm strong in my perGsistence
And I've never known a remedy like ours
CHORUS:
If I Ccan't Ghave Fyou, if I Ccan't Ghave Fyou
AmI would be a river, Emdried up into dust
FI would be imprisoned for Gnever having loved
If I Fcan't Chave Gyou, CI don't Gwanna be Cme
Then I would be the same man you Fscraped off the Cground
I'd have to go back Fbeing, that broken soul you Cfound
Those days are in the Fdarkness, I Cburied them with Ghardness
And I'd have to dig those demons out
Your Clife is like an anchor that Fputs me in my Cplace
No, you won't let me sink, when I'm Foff losing my Cway
Thank God for your virtue and the Fwisdom in your Ceye
'Cause Gsomehow you get through, on all that crazy in my mind
CHORUS:
If I Ccan't Ghave Fyou, if I Ccan't Ghave Fyou
AmI would be a river, Emdried up into dust
FI would be imprisoned for Gnever having loved
If I Fcan't Chave Gyou, CI don't Gwanna be FmeC  G  
I don't wanna be...
DmWhy did it Ftake you so Clong to fGinally see
That Dmwe had a Flove that you Cdon't find easiGly?
DmYou broke my Fheart and the Amprice to pay for Gthat
Is you'll Dmhave to live the Fmisery of Amlosing what you Ghad__F___C__G  
If I Fcan't Chave Gyou_C___G_F  
INSTRUMENTAL:  C   G     F   C   G     F   C   G     F  D  
Me, my Bmwords have Gcome too Dlate
I've aBmlready Gturned that Dpage
Don't you Glook at me that way
'Cause you'll Esus4throw me back
And that's the part I Dhate
I'll stay Bmtrapped inGside my Dhell
Where it's so Bmhot that my Gwalls Dmelt
I can Bmhear a promise in Aevery lie
You said you'd never Dtell
If I had Bmonly Gtold the Dtruth
Oh, I could Bmnever Gtrust you Dto
You'll surAvive
No, I will Adie_G____C  G  
If I Dcan't Ahave Gyou, if I Dcan't Ahave Gyou
Then I'm Dsorry for the things I Acost you in the end
My Gpunishment is more than Aany man can stand
I need you in my DlifeA  G  
I can't let DgoA  G  
Why don't you stay with me, toDnight?A  G  
I Gfeel aDloneA  G  
Turn off all the DlightsA  G  
GTake me DhomeA  G  
CHORUS:
If I Dcan't Ahave Gyou, if I Dcan't Ahave Gyou
Then BmI would be a river, F#mdried up into dust
GI would be imprisoned for Anever having loved
If I Dcan't Ahave Gyou, I don't wanna be Dme_A___G_ 
OUTRO:  (# Spoken #)
To Gsay it's love Dwould be too GsimpleD  G  D  G  D  

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If I Cant Have You

by Meat Loaf

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Esus4

F#m

Meat Loaf - If I Can't Have You

CAPO: 2nd Fret

INTRO:

(# Spoken #)

To say it's love would be too simple, too obvious

It's more like a calling, a vocation

Something I was put on this earth to do

Now I'm shooting with the stars and I'm flying with the angels

G C

And my heartbeat is a symphony, the closer I get to you

F C

I never saw you coming, 'til you came and here you are

F C

I never thought someone would ever dare to come this far

F G

You're up for the resistance and I'm strong in my persistence

And I've never known a remedy like ours

CHORUS:

C G F C G F

If I can't have you, if I can't have you

Am Em

I would be a river, dried up into dust

F G

I would be imprisoned for never having loved

F C G C G C

If I can't have you, I don't wanna be me

F C

Then I would be the same man you scraped off the ground

F C

I'd have to go back being, that broken soul you found

F C G

Those days are in the darkness, I buried them with hardness

And I'd have to dig those demons out

C F C

Your life is like an anchor that puts me in my place

F C

No, you won't let me sink, when I'm off losing my way

F C

Thank God for your virtue and the wisdom in your eye

'Cause somehow you get through, on all that crazy in my mind

CHORUS:

C G F C G F

If I can't have you, if I can't have you

Am Em

I would be a river, dried up into dust

F G

I would be imprisoned for never having loved

F C G C G F C G

If I can't have you, I don't wanna be me

I don't wanna be...

Dm F C G

Why did it take you so long to finally see

Dm F C G

That we had a love that you don't find easily?

Dm F Am G

You broke my heart and the price to pay for that

Dm F Am G F C G

Is you'll have to live the misery of losing what you had_______

F C G C G F

If I can't have you_____

C G F C G F C G F D

INSTRUMENTAL:

Bm G D

Me, my words have come too late

Bm G D

I've already turned that page

Don't you look at me that way

Esus4

'Cause you'll throw me back

And that's the part I hate

Bm G D

I'll stay trapped inside my hell

Bm G D

Where it's so hot that my walls melt

Bm A

I can hear a promise in every lie

You said you'd never tell

Bm G D

If I had only told the truth

Bm G D

Oh, I could never trust you to

You'll survive

A G C G

No, I will die_____

D A G D A G

If I can't have you, if I can't have you

D A

Then I'm sorry for the things I cost you in the end

G A

My punishment is more than any man can stand

D A G

I need you in my life

D A G

I can't let go

D A G

Why don't you stay with me, tonight?

G D A G

I feel alone

D A G

Turn off all the lights

G D A G

Take me home

CHORUS:

D A G D A G

If I can't have you, if I can't have you

Bm F#m

Then I would be a river, dried up into dust

G A

I would be imprisoned for never having loved

D A G D A G

If I can't have you, I don't wanna be me_____

OUTRO: (# Spoken #)

G D G D G D G D

To say it's love would be too simple

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