If I Aint Got You is a song by American singer and songwriter Alicia Keys. It was inspired by the tragic deaths of Aaliyah in 2001 and the September 11 attacks in the United States. The song expresses the idea that true love is more important than material possessions and fame.
Key: G#
Introduction:
C7M
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Bm7
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Am7
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G7M
Am7
Bm7
C7M
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Bm7
Bbm7
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Am7
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G7M
G#7M
G7M
Em7
Some people live for the fortune
Am7
D9
Some people live just for the fame
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G7M
G#º
Some people live for the power yeah
Am7
D9
Some people live just to play the game
G7M
Am7
Bm7
Am7
Some people think that the physical things
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Am7
Bm7
C7M
Define what's within
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Am7
G7M
Am7
And I've been there before
Bm7
Am7
But that life's a bore
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Am7
Bm7
So full of the superficial
C7M
Some people want it all
Bm7
But I don't want nothing at all
Am7
If it ain't you baby
G7M
If I ain't got you baby
G7M
Am7
C#7M
C7M
Some people want diamond rings
Bm7
Some just want everything
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Am7
But everything means nothing
G7M
If I ain't got you
G#7M
G7M
Em7
Some people search for a fountain
Am7
D9
That promises forever young (you know)
G#7M
G7M
G#º
Some people need three dozen roses
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D9
And that's the only way to prove you love them
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Am7
Bm7
Am7
Hand me the world on a silver plater
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Am7
Bm7
C7M
Bm7
Am7
And what good would it be
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Am7
With no one to share
Bm7
Am7
G7M
Am7
Bm7
With no one who truly cares for me
C7M
Some people want it all
Bm7
But I don't want nothing at all
Am7
If it ain't you baby
G7M
If I ain't got you baby
G7M
Am7
C#7M
C7M
Some people want diamond rings
Bm7
Some just want everything
Bbm7
Am7
But everything means nothing
G7M
If I ain't got you you you
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Am7
Bm7
C7M
Some peo-ple want it all
Bm7
But I don't want nothing at all
Am7
If it ain't you baby
G7M
If I ain't got you baby
G7M
Am7
Bm7
C7M
Some people want diamond rings
Bm7
Some just want everything
Bbm7
Am7
But everything means nothing
G7M
If I ain't got you
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Bm7
Am7
G7M
Yeahhhhhh If I ain't got you with me, baby, ooh
Am7
Bm7
C7M
Bm7
Said nothing in this whole wide world don't mean a thing
Bbm7
Am7
G7M
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if I ain't got you with me, baby B chromatic scale up an octave, G note in the bass.