Released February 17, 2004.  &quot;If I Ain't Got You&quot; is a song recorded, written, and produced by American R&amp;B-soul singer Alicia Keys for her second studio album, The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003). Released in February 2004 as the album's second single, the song peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and became Keys' second consecutive R&amp;B chart-topper, remaining atop the Hot R&amp;B/Hip-Hop Songs for six weeks. It reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 Year-End chart for 2004.

The Diary Of Alicia Keys

Intro: (Cmaj7 Bm Am Gmaj7)
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Am Gmaj7
[Verse 1:]
Gmaj7       Bm           Em
Some people live for the fortune
Am                            D
Some people live just for the fame
Gmaj7       Bm           Em
Some people live for the power, yeah
Am                                D
Some people live just to play the game
Gmaj7       Am             Bm       Am
Some people think that the physical things
Gmaj7  Am         Bm  Am
Define what's within    and I've
Gmaj7         Am      Bm            Am 
Been there before but that life's a bore
   Gmaj7       Am      Bm
So full of the superficial

[Chorus:]
Cmaj7 Bm Am Gmaj7
Some people want it all
Cmaj7            Bm
But I don't want nothing at all
            Am                       Gmaj7
If it ain't you baby, If I ain't got you baby
Cmaj7 Bm Am Gmaj7
Some people want diamond rings
Cmaj7          Bm
Some just want everything
                     Am                       Gmaj7
But everything means nothing, If I ain't got you, Yeah


Am Gmaj7
[Verse 2:]
Gmaj7       Bm           Em
Some people search for the fountain
Am                    D
That promises forever young
Gmaj7       Bm                Em
Some people need three dozen roses
Am                                    D
And that's the only way to prove you love them
Gmaj7       Am         Bm         Am
Hand me the world on a silver platter
    Gmaj7     Am       Bm  Am
And what good would it be
     Gmaj7     Am
With no one to share 
     Bm         Am    Gmaj7 Am  Bm
With no one who truly cares for me 

[Chorus:]
Cmaj7 Bm Am Gmaj7
Some people want it all
Cmaj7            Bm
But I don't want nothing at all
            Am                       Gmaj7
If it ain't you baby, If I ain't got you baby
Cmaj7 Bm Am Gmaj7
Some people want diamond rings
Cmaj7          Bm
Some just want everything
                     Am                       Gmaj7
But everything means nothing, If I ain't got you, Yeah

[Outro:](Cmaj7 Bm Am Gmaj7)
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If I ain't got you with me baby
So nothing in this whole wide world don't mean a thing
If I ain't got you with me baby

INTRO:

Cmaj7 Bm Am Gmaj7
Gmaj7 Am Bm
Cmaj7 Bm Am Gmaj7


VERSE 1:

Gmaj7       Bm           Em
Some people live for the fortune
Am                             D   
Some people live just for the fame
Gmaj7       Bm           Em
Some people live for the power, yeah
Am                                D
Some people live just to play the game
Gmaj7       Am             Bm       Am
Some people think that the physical things
Gmaj7  Am       Bm
Define what's within
Am          Gmaj7        Am
...And I've been there before
    Bm            Am
But that life's a bore
   Gmaj7       Am     Bm
So full of the superficial


CHORUS:

Gmaj7 Am  Bm  Cmaj7
Some  peo-ple want it all
Cmaj7            Bm
But I don't want nothing at all
Bm          Am
If it ain't you baby
Am             Gmaj7
If I ain't got you baby
Gmaj7 Am     Bm   Cmaj7
Some  people want diamond rings
Cmaj7          Bm
Some just want everything
Bm                   Am
But everything means nothing
Am             Gmaj7
If I ain't got you, Yeah


VERSE 2:

Gmaj7       Bm           Em
Some people search for a fountain
Am               D    
promises forever young
Gmaj7       Bm               Em
Some people need three dozen roses
Am                                   D        
And that's the only way to prove you love them
Gmaj7       Am         Bm     Am
Hand me the world on a silver platter
    Gmaj7     Am       Bm   Am
And what good would it be 
Am      Gmaj7  Am
With no one to share 
Bm         Am    Gmaj7 Am  Bm
no one who truly cares for me 


CHORUS:

Gmaj7 Am  Bm  Cmaj7
Some  peo-ple want it all
Cmaj7            Bm
But I don't want nothing at all
Bm          Am
If it ain't you baby
Am             Gmaj7
If I ain't got you baby
Gmaj7 Am     Bm   Cmaj7
Some  people want diamond rings
Cmaj7          Bm
Some just want everything
Bm                   Am
But everything means nothing
Am             Gmaj7
If I ain't got you, yeah


OUTRO:

Cmaj7 Bm 

Bm                      Am      Gmaj7         
If I ain't got you with me baby
Gmaj7           Am
There's nothing in this 
Cmaj7                      Bm
Whole wide world that mean a thing
Bm                      Am      Gmaj7
If I ain't got you with me baby

If I Ain't Got You

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G                        Em
Some people live for the fortune
Am7                           D7
Some people live just for the fame
G                        E
Some people live for the power yeah
Am7                               D7
Some people live just to play the game



Gmaj7       Am7            Bm7      Am7
Some people think that the physical things
  Gmaj7  Am7     Bm7
Define what's within
Gmaj7             Am7
I've been there before
     Bm7          Am7
But that life's a bore
   Gmaj7       Am7     Bm7
So full of the superficial


            Cmaj7
Some people want it all
                 Bm7
But I don't want nothing at all
      Bbm7  Am7
If it ain't you baby
              Gmaj7
If I ain't got you baby
                 Cmaj7
Some people want dimond rings
               Bm7
Some just want everything
               Bbm7  Am7 
But everything means nothing 
               Gmaj7
If I ain't got you


G                      Em
Some people search for a fountain
Am7              D7
Promises forever young
G                            E
Some people need three dozen roses
Am7                                  D7
And that's the only way to prove you love them



Gmaj7       Am7        Bm7        Am7
Hand me the world on a silver platter
    Gmaj7     Am7      Bm7
And what good would it be  
Gmaj7     Am7
No one to share
Bm7        Am7   Bm7   Am7 Bm7
No one who truly cares for me


            Cmaj7
Some people want it all
                 Bm7
But I don't want nothing at all
      Bbm7  Am7
If it ain't you baby
              Gmaj7
If I ain't got you baby
                 Cmaj7
Some people want dimond rings
               Bm7
Some just want everything
               Bbm7  Am7 
But everything means nothing 
               Gmaj7
If I ain't got you, you, you
            Cmaj7
Some people want it all
                 Bm7
But I don't want nothing at all
      Bbm7  Am7
If it ain't you baby
              Gmaj7
If I ain't got you baby
                 Cmaj7
Some people want dimond rings
               Bm7
Some just want everything
               Bbm7  Am7 
But everything means nothing 
               Gmaj7
If I ain't got you

  C Bm7                          Am7   G
Yeah, if I ain't got you with me baby
                     C                            Bm7
Said nothing in this whole wide world would mean a thing
                 Bbm7  Am7        Gmaj7
If I ain't got you with me baby.

Intro (and Outro):
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Gmaj7 Am Bm

CMaj7 (x6)       Bm (x6)          Am (x6)         Gmaj7 
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Verse:

Gmaj7        Bm           Em
Some people live for the fortune
Am                             D                           
Some people live just for the fame
Gmaj7        Bm           Em
Some people live for the power yeah
Am                               D7
Some people live just to play the game

Bridge:

Gmaj7       Am            Bm      Am
Some people think that the physical things
  Gmaj7  Am     Bm    Am   
Define what's within ... and I've
Gmaj7         Am
Been there before
     Bm          Am
But that life's a bore
   Gmaj7       Am     Bm
So full of the superficial

Chorus:

Gmaj7 Am Bm  Cmaj7
Some peo-ple want it all
Cmaj7            Bm
But I don't want nothing at all
            Am
If it ain't you baby
                Gmaj7
If I ain't got you baby
Gmaj7 Am    Bm  Cmaj7
Some people want diamond rings
Cmaj7           Bm
Some just want everything
                     Am 
But everything means nothing 
               Gmaj7
If I ain't got you

Verse 1:
           B
I'm going back to the time when we owned this town
      E
Down Powder Mill Lane, in the battlegrounds
C#m        B                   G#m  B     F#
We were friends and lovers and clueless clowns


Verse 2:
                      B       
I didn't know I'd be finding out now I was torn from you
         E
When we thought about things we were gonna do
C#m      B                    G#m B  F# 
We were wide eyed dreamers and wiser too


Chorus:
               E              B 
Go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café


Verse 3:
                          B
I'm begging you for some sign, but you've still got nothing to say
        E
Don't turn your back on me, don't walk away
C#m     B                   G#m  B   F#
I'm a better man now than I was that day


Chorus:
                      E              B 
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                 E               B
Go down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                      E                     G#m   F#     
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café


Bridge:
   E        B           F#
I wheel my bike off the train,
        F#
Up the North Trade Road,
 E        B             F# 
Look for you on Marley Lane
                          G#m
In every building, every streetlight
                   E               F#  G#m  B  F#
Oh why did we ever go so far from home?


Verse 4:
                        B
You keep on leaving me mile long traces of who you are
         E
You can get a big house and a faster car
C#m      B                    G#m   B  F#
You can run away boy, but you won't go far


Chorus:
                      E              B
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                    E                B
Stroll down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                     E                      G#m   F#
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café 

      E            B    G#m
La la la la la la la la Yeah, 
     F#                      E       B   F#
I'm going where the people know my name


Outro:
E B G#m F#
E B G#m F# B

Sovereign Light Cafe

strumming pattern
D-DUD-D

F,G,C,Em7

mmmmm mmmm mmmm 

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 1: Rihanna]

F              G
Dry! ...Me a desert
C                 Em7
Nuh time to have ya lerkin'
F                        G
Him ago act like him nuh like it
C                           Em7
You know I dealt with you the nicest
F                        G
Nuh body touch me in the righteous
C                     Em7
Nuh botha, text me in a crisis 
           F                    G
I believed all of your dreams, adoration
            C                    Em7
You took my heart and my keys and my patience
            F                        G
You took my heart on my sleeve for decoration
                C                          Em7
You mistaken my love I brought for you for foundation
           F             G
All that I wanted from you was to give me
C            Em7
Something that I never had
F                   G
Something that you've never seen
C                     Em7
Something that you've never been!
F     G
Mmmmm!
      C                          
But I wake up and act like nothing's wrong
D
Just get ready fi...


[Hook: Rihanna]
F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting
F             G
Ner ner ner ner ner ner!
               C           Em7
When you a guh ner ner ner ner ner ner!
                  F                 G
Before the tables turn turn turn turn turn turn!
C             Em7
Beg you something please


[Verse 2: Rihanna]

F            G
Baby don't you leave
               C                 Em7
Do''t leave me stuck here in the streets, 
   F                  G
uh huh If I get another chance to
       C                Em7
I will never, no never neglect you
      F                         G
I mean who am I to hold your past against you?
       C                    Em7
I just hope that it gets to you
  F           G
I hope that you see this through
  C                      Em7
I hope that you see this true
F          G
What can I say?
       C          
Please recognize I'm tryin', baby!!!
 Em7
I have to


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 3: Drake]

N.C.
Yeah, okay
F        G        C                   Em7
You need to get done, done, done, done at work, come over
F               G
We just need to slow the motion
C                   Em7
Don't give that away to no one
F            G
Long distance, I need you
C                          Em7
When I see potential I just gotta see it through
F                        G
If you had a twin, I would still choose you
C                           Em7
I don't wanna rush into it, if it's too soon
      F      G               C              
But I know you need to get done, done, done, done
   Em7
If you come over
F            G
Sorry if I'm way less friendly
C                    Em7
I got n____s tryna end me,
F G           C                 Em7
oh,     I spilled all my emotions tonight, I'm sorry
F               G
Rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin'
C                                Em7
How many more shots until you're rollin'?
F              G
We just need a face to face
C                    Em7            F
You could pick the time and the place
               G
You spent some time away
C                Em7
Now you need to forward and give me all the...


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting

mmm mmm mmm..


[Outro: Rihanna]

work work work work work work

F G C D
F G C D

Work

Intro: C D C D (x2)


C D
Si es que no puedes hablar
C D
no te atrevas a volver
C D
si te quieres ocultar
C D
tal vez te podria ver
Em D C G C
y el amor que no sabe a quien y que
G C
hablará si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazara otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz

C D


C D
Si no puedes escuchar
C D
aunque insistas hablaré
C D
si lo quieres mírame
C D
y tus ojos hablaran tal vez
Em D C G C
sentiras el amor e iras tras el
G C
hablaras si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazará otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz


Em G C G
.(CUERDAS)... abrazaméeeeeeeee..
C Em F
quiero despertarme y entender

Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y que haces aquì
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz
G C
y te hace feliz

C D
(fin)

Habla si puedes

LA RE
Jo et duré a casa si fa mal temps
MI FA#m
Jo t’empararé si un cas tens por
SIm MI
Jo te cuidaré si estàs malalta
RE LA
De tot cor, de tot cor
RE REm LA
De tot cor

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

FA#m DO#m
Estic a punt d’anar-me’n
RE LA RE
Mes abans de partir et diré
REm LA
Que et duc dins es pensament

FA#m DO#m
No deix de recordar-te
RE LA RE
I alen els teus alens tot calents
REm SIm MI
De lluny i de prop me tens


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

(Chorus)
G
You xxxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
(1st Verse)
G
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Em
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Am7
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
D7                              G Em G Em
X just xxx'x xxxxx without xxx
(2nd verse)
G
You xxxx along xxxx xxxx x song
Em
Xxx brightened xx xxx
Am7
Whod've xxxxxxxx xxxx xxx xxxx xxxx xx x dream
                  D7
Xxx xx xxx xxxxx light xxxxx xxxx
(Chorus)
         G 
Xxx now xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7                          Eb
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx anything
(3rd Verse)
Ab
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
   Fm
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Bbm
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
Ebm
X just xxx'x xxxxx
Ebm                                 Ab               C#
Now xxxx xxxxxx xxx happiness xxxxx so xxxx xxxx xx find
C#m                                         Eb     E
Well, X'x xxxxxxx xx xxxx xxxxxxx xxxx xxxx behind me
A
And xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx
F#m
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Bm
X xxx'x laugh xxx X xxx'x sing
E
X'x finding xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
Bb
You xxx X xxxx xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Gm
X feel xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Cm
If xxx xxxx knew xxxx X'x xxxxx through
F
X just xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx

Can't Smile Without You

Intro: Em  A  Em  A

       Em               A                Em                   
 A
Verse: Be on my side or be on your side, there is no reason for you to hide,
       Em                 A
       Its so hard for me stayin' here all alone, when you could be takin'
       A                Em                                             A
       Me for a ride... She could drag me, over the rainbow, send me away


        G     D         A    G  D          A
Chorus:  Down by the ri-ver,  I shot my ba-by

 Em        A
 Ooh, Ooh, shot her dead


Verse 2:You take my hand I'll take your hand, together we may get away,

        This must madness is too much sorrow, its impossible to make it

        today... She could drag me, over the rainbow, send me away


(Chorus)

(Verse 1)

Down By The River

Intro: D-A-Bm-Em-A  x4

         D                 A                          
I'll confess tonight your all thats on my mind
        Bm            A                   D
I know these roof top nights could last forever.
              A                            Bm
we watched the seasons change, we saw the distance pull us away,
           A
from all we shared together.

D                       A
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                       A
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.

D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
    Em    A
lets run away.
D                             A                             Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
    Em    A
lets run away.

play intro  x2

D                    A
I picked apart every word that you said
  Bm                              A
I dissected each sentence but kept coming up empty
D                         A
the way you are leaves me counting the days
        Bm                            A
till the next time this distance will be a memory


D                        A        
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                     D
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.


D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away.

D-A-Bm-A

where have you been


                                                                        Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away


American Dream 

G Bm Em A
Well everybody's lookin' for something they can't find,
Walking straight ahead blind-folded production line,
Only taking time for one type of shoe-shine.
Don't look left/right now you got a street fine.
Everybody lookin' for just a little more.
Working late-nights trying to fight off the day glow.
Waiting for the come-around but it is a no show.
Driving in the fast lane lookin' for the slow-mo...

C D A
Oh whats in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know well I don't know man anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time you,
Where were you, you weren't listenin', gonna be a long time
Gonna be a long time.

G Bm Em A
So now you're face down, face lookin like a frying pan.
Hitting up the clubs trying to feel like a real man.
Beating your chest just like you're King Kong but you're just a gui-tar no-string no-song.
Feeling free like ya don't even know it, man you're towing the line hoping you just don't blow it.
Man ya stuck in the mainframe trying to win the big game so much potential it even makes it more of a shame, shame, shame...
Here we go again, same old shit just another name.
Looking at the destiny there in your palm,
But now you got your strings but you got no song.
So sing, sing, sing - shake it like a chicken wing.
It's not what you get it's about what you bring-bring-bring.
So bring it, bring it to the table, not because you have to 'cos you're willing and you're able!

C D A
Oh what's in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know, I don't know anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time.
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time.
You, where were you, you weren't listening, gonna be a long time.
Gonna be a long time.

Gonna Be A Long Time

[intro x2]
A  E  D A

A                                        E
when there's no place you feel at home
              D                               A
and you think you'd be better off alone
A                                          E
when you think there's no reason to try
               D                           A
and you hate yourself and wanna die

A                                      E
when you're filled with anxiety
             D                   A
and everyone's your enemy
A                                        E
when you wish you were someone else
                 D                        A
and you wanna go out and kill yourself

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


A                       E
when you get yourself depressed
                      D                   A
because you think you can't do your best
A                                         E
when you write yourself a stupid song
           D                        A
to remind yourself that you forgot

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


[BRIDGE]
# chords x2:
A  E  D  A

A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-2--------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-4-2---2-4-2-1---1-1-2-2-1-2-4-2-1-22-----------|     x2



[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

Overreacting

It takes a while to get used to the rhythm. In the verse the
time signature goes 3/4 for 2 bars then 2/4 for 1 bar and then
repeats.


Intro and Verses:

A|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|------|-10------10|-9-------9-|------
E|-----------|-----------|------|-----------|-----------|----3-
C|-0---------|-2---2-----|------|-----7-----|-----------|-2----
G|-0---------|-0---------|-0----|-9---------|-7---------|------
   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |

Intro Riff:

A|-10--12--10-|-9---10---9-|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|-------|
E|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-------|
C|------------|------------|-0---------|-2---2-----|-------|
G|-9----------|-7----------|-0---------|-0---------|-0-----|



Chorus:

                   C
I...              driving...
     G  
The speed...            

Em
      City...

        D
And...  arm...
    
    C  Em        D
And I      had a feeling...

    C  Em        D
And I      had a feeling...

C           D
be...       be... 

Suggestion: during the verses, it can sound pretty cool if you
get a friend to strum the chords: C, G, Em, D in the background
:)

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