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Tune both E strings down to D (DADGBd)
This is exactly how Ben Rector plays it live, he has personally contacted me and told me how he   plays it.
He plays in high strung tuning (Nashville tuning) where the lowest three strings are replaced with strings one
octave higher, this is not necessary for the song, but know that is why his version may sound slightly different
from what you are playing. 
The song can be played in standard EADGBe tuning with the below chords played in their regular form.
Song in 3/4 time
Chords Used in Intro/Verse/Bridge:
D4: 050030
D: 000230
Bm: x2443x (Bm barre chord without the high and low D strings)
A: 00222x
Em: 222000
Chords Used in Chorus:
A: 7x0650
Bm: 9x0770
G: 5x0430
D: 0 0 0 11 10 0
Intro:
D4
Verse: 
I go a little Dcrazy sometimes, can you believe it? 
Yeah, I swear I'm fine, that I'm alright
When I'm barley breathing 
Thought I could Bmfind my way back Ahome
But I get Emlost alone
Chorus:
|A|A|Bm|Bm|G|G|D|D|A|A|Bm|G|D|D|
But when I'm with Ayou I'm no longer Bmwandering
And when I'm with Gyou, I swear I can Dbreathe
When I'm with Ayou, I know who I Bmam and who GI want to Dbe
D
Verse: 
I'm not trying to be Ddramatic, no
Most times I'm pretty normal
Oh, but let's be clear and honest here
And do away with anything formal
I can Bmfake it on my Aown, but I am Emlost alone
Chorus:
|A|A|Bm|Bm|G|G|D|D|A|A|Bm|G|D|D|
But when I'm with Ayou I'm no longer Bmwandering
And when I'm with Gyou, I swear I can Dbreathe
When I'm with Ayou, I know who I Bmam and who GI want to Dbe
D
Bridge: 
|Em|D|Bm|A|x3 |Em|Em|x3
   Em    DI am Bmwide-Aeyed
   Em    DWith a Bmpenchant for Arunning
EmBut how many Dtimes does it Bmtake 'til I Afind that I'm Emlost when I'm alone
EmAnd that's not where I belong
Chorus: (Use the D and Bm shapes from the Verse for the first Bm and the first 2 Ds, then after the A use the
shapes from the chorus)
'cause when I'm Dwith you I'm no longer Bmwandering
When I'm with Gyou I can finally Dbreathe
When I'm with Ayou, I swear to BmGod
I swear to DGod I'm who I want to be
|D|D|D|G| repeat until end

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When Im With You

by Ben Rector

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tune both E strings down to D (DADGBd)

This is exactly how Ben Rector plays it live, he has personally contacted me and told me how he plays it.

He plays in high strung tuning (Nashville tuning) where the lowest three strings are replaced with strings one

octave higher, this is not necessary for the song, but know that is why his version may sound slightly different

from what you are playing.

The song can be played in standard EADGBe tuning with the below chords played in their regular form.

Song in 3/4 time

Chords Used in Intro/Verse/Bridge:

D4: 050030

D: 000230

Bm: x2443x (Bm barre chord without the high and low D strings)

A: 00222x

Em: 222000

Chords Used in Chorus:

A: 7x0650

Bm: 9x0770

G: 5x0430

D: 0 0 0 11 10 0

Intro:

Verse:

I go a little crazy sometimes, can you believe it?

Yeah, I swear I'm fine, that I'm alright

When I'm barley breathing

Bm A

Thought I could find my way back home

But I get lost alone

Chorus:

A A Bm Bm G G D D A A Bm G D D

|||||||||||||||

A Bm

But when I'm with you I'm no longer wandering

G D

And when I'm with you, I swear I can breathe

A Bm G D

When I'm with you, I know who I am and who I want to be

Verse:

I'm not trying to be dramatic, no

Most times I'm pretty normal

Oh, but let's be clear and honest here

And do away with anything formal

Bm A Em

I can fake it on my own, but I am lost alone

Chorus:

A A Bm Bm G G D D A A Bm G D D

|||||||||||||||

A Bm

But when I'm with you I'm no longer wandering

G D

And when I'm with you, I swear I can breathe

A Bm G D

When I'm with you, I know who I am and who I want to be

Bridge:

Em D Bm A Em Em

|||||x3 |||x3

Em D Bm A

I am wide-eyed

Em D Bm A

With a penchant for running

Em D Bm A Em

But how many times does it take 'til I find that I'm lost when I'm alone

And that's not where I belong

Chorus: (Use the D and Bm shapes from the Verse for the first Bm and the first 2 Ds, then after the A use the

shapes from the chorus)

D Bm

'cause when I'm with you I'm no longer wandering

G D

When I'm with you I can finally breathe

A Bm

When I'm with you, I swear to God

I swear to God I'm who I want to be

D D D G

||||| repeat until end

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