Chords
Make it with you

Make It with You is a ballad written by David Gates, lead singer and producer of the band Bread, released in 1970. The lyrics extend a romantic invitation to embark on a new relationship, emphasizing the desire to make it with the loved one. The song became one of the bands biggest hits, reaching the top of the charts in several countries and becoming one of the groups most recognized songs.

Key: E

Introduction:

difficulty
intermediate |||||
 E              F#m 
Hey, have you ever tried?
 E                            F#m    A 
Really reaching out for the other side?
          F#m          G#m 
I may be climbing on rainbows,
    F#m       B7    EEE/F#m
 E                   F#m 
Dreams they re for those who sleep,
 E            F#m    A 
life is for us to keep
               F#m 
And if you' re wondering
           G#m              A   B7 
what this song is leading to 
           A             E 
I want to make it with you
 F#m       A 
I really think
               E        G#m        F#m 
that we could make it girl
 E              F#m 
No, you don' t know me well,
 E                           F#m        A 
in every little thing only time will tell
          F#m                    G#m 
If you believe the things that I do,
     F#m           A 
and we' ll see it through

 E            F#m 
Life can be short or long
 E            F#m       A 
Love can be right or wrong
          F#m 
And if I chose the one
     G#m              A       F#m 
I' d like to help me through
             A             E 
I' d like to make it with you
 F#m       A 
I really think
               E        G#m        F#m 
that we could make it girl

 E         A          E 
Baby you know that dreams,
             F#m 
they' re for those who sleep
 E               F#m    A 
Life, it' s for us to keep
          F#m 
And if I chose the one
     G#m              A       F#m 
I' d like to help me through
             A             E 
I' d like to make it with you
 F#m       A 
I really think
               E        G#m     A 
that we could make it girl
* Alternate:

 B7    A7 
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