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Without You

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From: Alex Marini
It's a cover of a famous song (originally performed by ... ehm... Mr. X?)
sung by Mariah Carey from the album "MUSIC BOX".
It's really played in F#, but it's more human in E (for all who wants
to sing in Mariah Carey's way); if you want the real tonality, put the
capo on the 2nd fret.
The intro goes (more or less) like this
e|--B2---2---E0---0--|
B|--0---0---0---0--|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
and it's really played by the piano. The piano also plays the G# with
all the basses added ( G#   G#/A#   G#/B#   G#/C# )
                WITHOUT YOU          ( Mariah Carey )
                ===========
[Intro]
[ B/  /  E/  /  | B/  /  E/  / ]
[Verse 1]
No I Ecan't forget this evening
Or your G#m7face as you were leaving
But I F#mguess that's just the way
the story G#goesG#/A#  G#/B#  G#/C#  
You always C#msmile but in your C#m/Beyes your sorrow F#add6showsF#  
Yes it EshowsB7  
No I Ecan't forget tomorrow
When I G#m7think of all my sorrow
When I F#mhad you there but then I
let you G#goG#/A#  G#/B#  G#/C#  
And now it's C#monly fair that I C#m/Bshould let you F#add6knowF#  
What you should EknowB7  
[Chorus]
I can't Elive, if C#mliving is without you
I can't F#mlive, I can't B7sus4give anyB7more
I can't Elive, if C#mliving is without you
I can't F#mgive, I can't B7sus4give anyB7more
[Verse 2]
Well I Ecan't forget this evening
Or your G#m7face as you were leaving
But I F#mguess that's just the way
the story G#goesG#/A#  G#/B#  G#/C#  
You always C#msmile but in your C#m/Beyes your sorrow F#add6showsF#  
Yes it EshowsB7  
[Chorus]
I can't Elive, if C#mliving is without you
I can't F#mlive, I can't B7sus4give anyB7more
I can't Elive, if C#mliving is without you
I can't F#mgive, I can't B7sus4give anyB7more
(ad libitum sfumando)

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The story behind the song

"Without You" is Mariah Carey's powerful rendition of a classic song, which she decided to record for her 1993 album Music Box after hearing it by chance in a restaurant. It's a song that speaks to the profound emptiness and despair one feels when separated from a loved one. Carey's version amplifies the raw emotion of heartbreak and longing, making it a dramatic declaration of how essential another person can be to one's very existence. Playing this song means channeling that deep sense of yearning and the feeling that life loses its color without that special connection.

AI-written from these sources:Without You (Mariah Carey recording) — Wikipedia ↗Mariah Carey — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Without You

by Mariah Carey

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m7

F#m

G#/A#

G#/B#

G#/C#

C#m

C#m/B

F#add6

B7sus4

From: Alex Marini

It's a cover of a famous song (originally performed by ... ehm... Mr. X?)

sung by Mariah Carey from the album "MUSIC BOX".

It's really played in F#, but it's more human in E (for all who wants

to sing in Mariah Carey's way); if you want the real tonality, put the

capo on the 2nd fret.

The intro goes (more or less) like this

B E

e|--2---2---0---0--|

B|--0---0---0---0--|

G|-----------------|

D|-----------------|

A|-----------------|

E|-----------------|

and it's really played by the piano. The piano also plays the G# with

all the basses added ( G# G#/A# G#/B# G#/C# )

WITHOUT YOU ( Mariah Carey )

===========

[Intro]

B E B E

[ / / / / | / / / / ]

[Verse 1]

No I can't forget this evening

G#m7

Or your face as you were leaving

F#m

But I guess that's just the way

G# G#/A# G#/B# G#/C#

the story goes

C#m C#m/B F#add6 F#

You always smile but in your eyes your sorrow shows

E B7

Yes it shows

No I can't forget tomorrow

G#m7

When I think of all my sorrow

F#m

When I had you there but then I

G# G#/A# G#/B# G#/C#

let you go

C#m C#m/B F#add6 F#

And now it's only fair that I should let you know

E B7

What you should know

[Chorus]

E C#m

I can't live, if living is without you

F#m B7sus4 B7

I can't live, I can't give anymore

E C#m

I can't live, if living is without you

F#m B7sus4 B7

I can't give, I can't give anymore

[Verse 2]

Well I can't forget this evening

G#m7

Or your face as you were leaving

F#m

But I guess that's just the way

G# G#/A# G#/B# G#/C#

the story goes

C#m C#m/B F#add6 F#

You always smile but in your eyes your sorrow shows

E B7

Yes it shows

[Chorus]

E C#m

I can't live, if living is without you

F#m B7sus4 B7

I can't live, I can't give anymore

E C#m

I can't live, if living is without you

F#m B7sus4 B7

I can't give, I can't give anymore

(ad libitum sfumando)

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