Without You
View chords used in this chart
For the whole song he uses the barre chords rooted on the fifth string, but I like to
use the lower voicings of the chords on sixth string to mix it up during the bridge.
Listen to the record to get the rhythm.
verse 1:
E F#m
Without you
F#m7 E
My hands don't know what to do...
E F#m
Without you
F#m7 E
My love is a lost fool
E F#m
Without you
F#m7 E (let ring)
I'm wondering who
C#m7 B A (let ring)
Will love me when I'm so blue
E F#m
Without you
F#m7 E
The song has no-one to sing to
E F#m
Without you
F#m7 E
The leaves don't know where to grow
E F#m
Without you
F#m7 E (let ring)
I have no home
C#m7 B
And my lonely soul goes walking around the world looking
A
for something
E
Without You
F#m F#m7 E E-F#m-G#m
-Brief Interlude-
Bridge:
E F#m F#m7 E E-F#m-G#m
Once I could love her like a dream
E F#m F#m7 E E-F#m-G#m
Once I could know what I mean
E F#m F#m7 E E-F#m-G#m
Now its all over so it seems
C#m7 B A
I am walking with my hands over my face
verse 2:
E F#m
Without you
F#m7 E
All my teeth fall out
E
I'm decapitated
F#m7 E
So the phone seems useless too
E F#m
Without you
F#m7 E (let ring)
I'm wondering who to give my heart to?
C#m
Cos it's alone and it's not beating
B
All the insects over creeping
A
And my love lays softly weeping
E B A F#m7 (on 6th string)
with the lonesome blues
E
Without you
How to play Without 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.