"With or Without You" by U2 (Chord Chart)

Song Info

  • Key: D major
  • Chord Family: D
  • Skills: Basic Strumming, Palm Mute, Barre Chords, Riff Playing, Open Chords

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INTRO
D---/Asus4---/Bm---/G---/   (X2)

VERSE 1
D	       Asus4         Bm
   See the stone set in your eyes. 
  	    G                 D
See the thorn twist in your side. 
    Asus4   Bm  G 	 
I wait for you. 

VERSE 2
D	         Asus4            Bm
   Sleight of hand and twist of fate. 
              G                  D
On a bed of nails she makes me wait. 
       Asus4	Bm       G 
And I wait without you. 

CHORUS
            D        Asus4 
With or without you. 	 
(Asus4)    Bm        G 
With or without you. 

VERSE 3
D	          Asus4               Bm
   Through the storm we reach the shore. 
	     G               D
You give it all but I want more. 
          Asus4	 Bm       G 
And I’m waiting for you. 

CHORUS
            D         Asus4 
With or without you. 
(Asus4)	    Bm        G 
With or without you. 
         D   Asus4 
I can’t live 
(Asus4)	    Bm        G 
With or without you. 
            	 



  *start main riff here
D---/Asus4---/Bm---/G---/ 

BREAKDOWN CHORUS
*play main riff over top
        D	        Asus4 
And you give yourself away. 
        Bm	        G 
And you give yourself away. 
        D 
And you give, 
        Asus4 
and you give, 
        Bm	         G 
and you give yourself away. 

VERSE 4
D		  Asus4 
   My hands are tied. 
Bm             G                   D
   My body bruised, she’s got me with 
            Asus4 
nothing to win and 
Bm              G 
nothing left to lose. 

BREAKDOWN CHORUS
*play main riff over top
        D	        Asus4 
And you give yourself away. 
        Bm		G 
And you give yourself away. 
        D 
And you give, 
        Asus4 
and you give. 
        Bm		G 
and you give yourself away. 

CHORUS
            D         Asus4 
With or without you. 
(Asus4)	    Bm        G 
With or without you. 
         D   Asus4 
I can’t live 
(Asus4)	    Bm        G 
With or without you. 

D---/Asus4---/Bm---/G---/   (X2)
Ohhhh……

CHORUS
            D         Asus4 
With or without you. 
(Asus4)	    Bm        G 
With or without you. 
         D   Asus4 
I can’t live 
(Asus4)	    Bm        G 
With or without you. 
            D 
With or without you. 

OUTRO
D---/Asus4---/Bm---/G---/   (REPEAT UNTIL FADE)
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