Alec Benjamin – If We Have Each Other (Guitar Live)
Capo 7
Key
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Guitar Live
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Chords
Some tricky chords you will need need in this song:
Em7 Dsus2 Bm7 D/C 0 X X X
2 X 2 5
2 0 4 4
0 2 X 0
3 3 3 0
3 0 5 0
D/C is actually a variation of D chord but here it's played in different situations so I had
to make them separate marks. But both are just a D chord.
Also in the song there are some totally basic chords: C, D, Em, Bm, which are played exactly
like in theory.
INTRO CHORUS
The basic chord progression with strumming pattern in intro and chorus looks like this:
Em7 D Dsus2 Bm Bm7 C D/C D UX D UD D DUD U UD UD D DUD U UD UD D DUD UD D UD D DU
He also does hammer-on at the beggining of Dmaj (G string), Bm (D, G, B strings) and C (D string).
In verse strumming pattern is connected with timing
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 $
D D Chord progression is: Em, Dsus2,Bm7, C
On C you can add one strum of D/C at the 4th note
After every strum mute the strings instantly.
Or you can just strum once for every chord, also works perfectly fine.
[Intro]
Em7 D Dsus2 Bm Bm7 C
Em7 D Dsus2 Bm Bm7 C
[Verse 1]
Em She was 19 with a baby on the way Dsus2 On the East-side of the city, she was working every day Bm7 Cleaning dishes in the evening, she could barely stay awake C D/C She was clinging to the feeling that her luck was gonna change Em And, 'cross town she would take the bus at night Dsus2 To a one-bedroom apartment, and when she'd turn on the light Bm7 She would sit down at the table, tell herself that it's alright C D/C She was waiting on the day she hoped her baby would arrive
[Pre-chorus]
Em Dsus2 She'd never be alone Bm7 Have someone to hold C And when nights were cold
She'd say
[Chorus]
Em7 The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad D Dsus2 If we got each other, and that's all we have Bm Bm7 I will be your mother, and I'll hold your hand C You should know I'll be there for you D/C Em7 When the world's not perfect
When the world's not kind
D Dsus2 If we have each other then we'll both be fine Bm Bm7 I will be your mother, and I'll hold your hand C D/C You should know I'll be there for you
[Verse 2]
Em They were 90 and were living out their days Dsus2 on the West-side of the city next to where they got engaged Bm7 They had pictures on the walls of all the memories that they'd made C And though life was never easy, they were thankful that they stayed Em With each other, and though some times were hard Dsus2 Even when she made him angry he would never break her heart Bm7 No, they didn't have the money to afford a fancy car C D/C But they never had to travel 'cause they'd never be apart
[Pre-chorus]
Em Dsus2 Even at the end Bm7 Their love was stronger than C The day that they first met C They'd say
[Chorus]
Em7 The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad D Dsus2 If we got each other, and that's all we have Bm Bm7 I will be your mother, and I'll hold your hand C You should know I'll be there for you D/C Em7 When the world's not perfect
When the world's not kind
D Dsus2 If we have each other then we'll both be fine Bm Bm7 I will be your mother, and I'll hold your hand C D/C You should know I'll be there for you
[Bridge]
Em7 D Dsus2 Bm Bm7 Mmm, mmm-mmm, mmm-mmm C D/C You should know I'll be there for you
[Verse 3]
Em I'm 23, and my folks are getting old Dsus2 I know they don't have forever and I'm scared to be alone Bm7 So I'm thankful for my sister, even though sometimes we fight C D/C When high school wasn't easy, she's the reason I survived Em I know she'd never leave me, and I hate to see her cry Dsus2 So I wrote this verse to tell her that I'm always by her side Bm7 I wrote this verse to tell her that I'm always by her side C D/C I wrote this verse to tell her that
I wrote this verse to tell her that
[Chorus]
Em7 The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad D Dsus2 If we got each other, and that's all we have Bm Bm7 I will be your mother, and I'll hold your hand C You should know I'll be there for you D/C Em7 When the world's not perfect
When the world's not kind
D Dsus2 If we have each other then we'll both be fine Bm Bm7 I will be your mother, and I'll hold your hand C D/C You should know I'll be there for you
[Outro]
Em7 D Dsus2 Bm Bm7 Mmm, mmm-mmm, mmm-mmm C D/C You should know I'll be there for you