I Can't Live With You
View chords used in this chart
Notes: Chord formations:
/ - slide up E (079997)
\ - slide down A (x02220) or (577655)
h - hammer-on Am (x02210) or (577555)
p - pull-off B (x24442) or (799877)
b - bend string C (x35553)
r - release G (355433)
~ - vibrato D (x57775)
F#m7 (244252)
Riff 1 (in chorus)
E|-----------------------------|
B|--9-9--9--9--9\--(2)---------|
G|--9-9--9--9--9\--(2)---------| (I can't live with you...)
D|--9-9--9--9--9\--(2)---------|
A|--7-7--7--7--7\--(0)---------|
E|-----------------------------|
Riff 2 (in verse)
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------| (I'm having a hard time...)
D|----4----2/3/4----2/3/4------|
A|----4----2/3/4----2/3/4------|
E|----2----0/1/2----0/1/2------|
Riff 3 (in verse)
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------| (You may think that I don't care...)
D|-----------------------------|
A|---1-/2-/3-/4---7p4----------|
E|---------------------4-------|
Riff 4 (in verse)
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-6-----------------------------------------| (I travelled a long...)
D|-7---7--7----5/6/7---7--7----5/6/7---7--7--|
A|-7---7--7----5/6/7---7--7----5/6/7---7--7--|
E|-5-----------3/4/5-----------3/4/5---------|
Riff 5 (in verse)
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------| (But nothing's what it seems...)
D|----------------------7------|
A|--/4-/5-/6-/7---10p7--7------|
E|-----------------------------|
And so the song goes like this:
[INTRO] at 0:01
Riff 1 (2x)
[CHORUS] at 0:06
Riff 1 A B
Riff 1 A B
D A
Riff 1 (2x)
[VERSE 1] at 0:26
Riff 2
Riff 3
Riff 4
Riff 5
[PRe|-CHORUS] at 0:47
C - G C - G C - G D (2x)
Love is say-ing ba-by...
C - G C - G C - G D - A D - A D - A
Lo-ver turns to ha-ter...
[CHORUS] at 01:03
(Riff 1 1x at the end!)
[VERSE 2] at 01:21
(Same as VERSE 1)
[PRe|-CHORUS] at 01:42
C - G C - G C - G D (2x)
Hold on baby...
C - G C - G C - G D- A D- A D- A B
Passions screaming hotter... ...gotta do...
[BRIDGE] at 2:03 (I'm not sure about this part...)
E A
Am G
B A F#m7 B
[SOLO] at 2:18
E A B E A B
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------12--10p9---------------------------------|
G|---7b9~~~---------------9------------------------------|
D|--------------------------9---9b11~~9--7--6------------|
A|----------------------------------------------9--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
E A B
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------11b13r11p9-----9-13b14r13--11----------|
D|------------9---------------11-------------------------|
A|---7---9h11--------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
E D G B
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------/12------------|
G|---9----9---9--14~~-12p11h12~~-11p9h11-----------------|
D|----------9--------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
[CHORUS] at 2:39
(this guitar part at 2:50)
D A
E|---------------------/9---/10--/11--/12--15b16----|
B|---/7--/9--/10--/12--/10--/12--/13--/14--16b17----|
G|---/7--/9--/11--/13-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
(I think it's actually played by two guitars, one starting from
the G string going to the B, the other is from B to E...)
[CHORUS] at 2:50
[OUTRO] at 3:15
Riff 1 A B to fade
----------------- Acordes -----------------
A = X 0 2 2 2 0
Am = X 0 2 2 1 0
B = X 2 4 4 4 2
C = X 3 2 0 1 0
D = X X 0 2 3 2
D- = X X 0 2 3 1
E = 0 2 2 1 0 0
F#m7 = 2 X 2 2 2 X
G = 3 2 0 0 0 3
How to play I Can't Live With You
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.