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Without You

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Without You - Doobie Brothers (Tom Johnston, 1973)
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.
4/4 TIME (Except Last Measure) @ 136 BPM (4 Min. 54 Sec.) in 'A'.
Chords Used: Play either ALL Open -OR- ALL BAR Chords. -
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GUITAR KEYS
E   A   D   G   Be Bass| Chord
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A - x 0 2 2 2 0 A A-C#-E -OR-
- 5 7 7 6 5 5
D - x x 0 2 3 2 D A-D-F# -OR-
- x 5 7 7 7 5
E - 0 2 2 1 0 0 E B-E-G# -OR-
- x 7 9 9 9 7
G - 3 2 0 0 3 3 G B-D-G -OR-
- 3 5 5 4 3 3
C - x 3 2 0 1 0 A G-C-E -OR-
- x 3 5 5 5 3
INTRO: [12.125 M]
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A| D   A| A   D| A   D   A| A   D  A| D   A| A   D|
| A   D   A| A   D  A| D   A| A   D| A   D   A| A   D|
VERSE #1: [24 M]
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| A| A| A   D   A| A   D|
I get a feel-… in', lost… with-out you, ba-… by…
| A| A| A   D   A| A   D   A|
Liv-in' a-lone… is driv-… in' me… cra-… zy…
| D| D| D| D|
Don't… you… know… I got… no-where… to go?…
| A   D   A| A   D| A   D   A|
You should be the one… that's hurt-… in'… You got… ev-'ry-thing… you…
| A   D   A| G| G| D| D| A   D   A| A   D|
need…
| A   D   A| A   D|
VERSE #2: [28 M]
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| A| A| A   D   A| A   D|
Back in the days… when love… was so… ea-… sy…
| A| A| A   D   A| A   D   A|
I was fan-cy free… and laugh-… in' with no rea-… son…
| D| D| D| D|
Things… have… changed,… your touch… has grown… strange,…
| A   D   A| A   D| A   D   A|
I can't help my-self,… I know… that… You… have left me dy-… in'…
| A   D   A| G| G| D| D| A   D   A| A   D|
here…
| A   D   A| A|
GUITAR SOLO: [28 M] Play these 4 measures 7 times (7X).
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| E| E| D| A|
CHORUS: [20 M]
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| E| E| D| A|
Ba-… by,… ba-… by,… I… can't live with-out… you… Ba-…
| E| E| D| A|
… -by,… ba-… by,… I… can't live with-out… you… no… more… Ba-…
| E| E| D| A|
… -by,… ba-… by,… I… can't live with-out… you… I feel you know… it,…
| E| E| D  A|… | E| E| ENC|… G   A|
heh!…
BRIDGE: [24 M]
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| E| E| E| E   G   A| E| E| E| E   G   A|
| A| A| A   C   D|… | A| A| A   C   D|… |
| A| A| A   C   G|… | G| G| G| G|
CHORUS #4: [8 M]
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| A   D   A| A   D| A   D   A| A   D   A| A   D   A|
Hey,… ba-… by, now… I'm… lost… with-out my ba-… by…
| A   D| A   D   A| A   D|
Oh,… ba-by, ba-by, babe, don't you hear… right… now?…
CODA: [22.5 M] Ad-Lib Lyrics -
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| A   D   A| A   D| A   D   A| A   G   D| A   D   A| A   D| A   D   A| A   G   D|
| A   D   A| A   D| A   D   A| A   G   D| A   D   A| A   D| A   D   A| A   G   D|
2/4
| A   D   A| A   D| D| D| D   A| A| A|
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