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You Ought To Be With Me

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"You Ought to Be With Me" by Al Green
Capo 1
[Intro]
 G#m D#m G F
[Verse]
E                             D
Sit right down and talk to me about how you want to be
            F#m                            B
You ought to be with me, yeah you ought to be with me
G#m                            A
Thinking 'bout what people do, talking 'bout how I love you
G
Thinking there's nothing to what to say
             A       B  C#m  B
You're gonna be with me anyway
E                            D
They don't want to see us do all of the things we want to
           F#m                         B
You oughta be with me, yeah you oughta be with me
E                 B             Bm                  Am
You don't have to waste my time if you want to be a friend of mine
        F#m                           Am
You can hear me now and walk away and turn your back for another day
[Bridge]
A  G#m A
G#m F#m G#m
F#m E G#m
C#m
[Verse]
E                            D
Ought to be the kind of girl that can brighten this ol' world
         F#m                              B
And it's hard to see why you and me can't be together happily
G#m                       A
I'm not trying to realize you being with some other guy
G
I don't know the reasons why
           A       B    C#m   B
You oughta be with me until I die
E Bm Am A
                C#m
Yeah you oughta be with me until I die
E               Bm                                Am
I don't want to waste my time if you want to be a friend of mine
        F#m                             Am
I wanna hold you tight, love you right, put good feelings in your life
E Bm Am A

You Ought To Be With Me chords and lyrics

Free chords for You Ought To Be With Me by Al Green. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

"You Ought to Be With Me" by Al Green
Capo 1
[Intro]
 G#m D#m G F
[Verse]
[Bridge]
A  G#m A
G#m F#m G#m
F#m E G#m
C#m
[Verse]
E Bm Am A
E Bm Am A

You Ought To Be With Me Chords by Al Green

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The chords for "You Ought To Be With Me" show the original chord names (including G#m, D#m, G, F, E, D). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.