Without You

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Suggested strumwhole-bar ballad

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d

2

–

3

–

4

–

Also works: all downs d d d d

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Intro: Eadd9 E Eadd9 E

Verse 1:
        Eadd9             E               Abm
Well, I can't forget this evening or your face as you were leaving.
      Gbm                                 Ab7
But I guess that's just the way the story goes.
           Dbm               E                Gb7           Eadd9    B7
You always smile but in your eyes your sorrow shows, yes it shows.

Verse 2:
      Eadd9        E               Abm
No, I can't forget tomorrow when I think of all my sorrow,
       Gbm                              Ab7
When I had you there but then I let you go.
             Dbm            E                Gb7                   Eadd9    B7
And now it's only fair that I should let you know, what you should know.

Chorus:
        E        Dbm
I can't live, if living is without you.
        Gbm           B7
I can't live, I can't give anymore.
        E        Dbm
I can't live, if living is without you.
        Gbm           B7
I can't give, I can't give anymore.

Verse 3:
        Eadd9             E               Abm
Well, I can't forget this evening or your face as you were leaving.
      Gbm                                 Ab7
But I guess that's just the way the story goes.
           Dbm               E                Gb7           Eadd9    B7
You always smile but in your eyes your sorrow shows, yes it shows.

Chorus:
        E        Dbm
I can't live, if living is without you.
        Gbm           B7
I can't live, I can't give anymore.
        E        Dbm
I can't live, if living is without you.
        Gbm           B7
I can't live, I can't give anymore.

Outro:
E     Dbm
  (if living is without you)
Gbm   B7
E     Dbm
Gbm   B7
E     Dbm
Gbm   B7
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How to play Without You on ukulele

To play Without You on ukulele, strum the whole-bar ballad: d – – –. It rolls along at a relaxed pace of around 62 bpm. This arrangement is in E major; the original recording is in C major. The chords ask a bit more of you, so I rate them proficient. Want friendlier shapes? Drop it 4 half-steps, then a capo on fret 4 restores the key you see here. Let each chord ring through the verse and add downs as the chorus lifts.

8 ukulele chords used in "Without You" by Harry Nilsson: B7, Dbm, E, Eadd9, Gbm, Gb7, Abm and Ab7

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Biography

Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994), sometimes credited as Nilsson, was an American singer-songwriter who reached the peak of his success in the early 1970s. His work is characterized by pioneering vocal overdub experiments, a return to the Great American Songbook, and fusions of Caribbean sounds. Nilsson was one of the few major pop-rock recording artists to achieve significant commercial success without performing major public concerts or touring regularly.

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Intro: Eadd9 E Eadd9 E

Verse 1:
        Eadd9             E               G#m
Well, I can't forget this evening or your face as you were leaving.
      F#m                                 G#7
But I guess that's just the way the story goes.
           C#m               E                F#7           Eadd9    B7
You always smile but in your eyes your sorrow shows, yes it shows.

Verse 2:
      Eadd9        E               G#m
No, I can't forget tomorrow when I think of all my sorrow,
       F#m                              G#7
When I had you there but then I let you go.
             C#m            E                F#7                   Eadd9    B7
And now it's only fair that I should let you know, what you should know.

Chorus:
        E        C#m
I can't live, if living is without you.
        F#m           B7
I can't live, I can't give anymore.
        E        C#m
I can't live, if living is without you.
        F#m           B7
I can't give, I can't give anymore.

Verse 3:
        Eadd9             E               G#m
Well, I can't forget this evening or your face as you were leaving.
      F#m                                 G#7
But I guess that's just the way the story goes.
           C#m               E                F#7           Eadd9    B7
You always smile but in your eyes your sorrow shows, yes it shows.

Chorus:
        E        C#m
I can't live, if living is without you.
        F#m           B7
I can't live, I can't give anymore.
        E        C#m
I can't live, if living is without you.
        F#m           B7
I can't live, I can't give anymore.

Outro:
E     C#m
  (if living is without you)
F#m   B7
E     C#m
F#m   B7
E     C#m
F#m   B7