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I'd Rather Be With You

Terry Callier
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 I could take  my guitar  and  hit the road
 try to be a star
That  sort of thing just don't appeal  to me
 I could play  some one night stands
 Travelin' light  a one man band
But  I know this is  where I'de rather  be
 It's your bright  sunshine that lifted all the shadows  off my
 mind
 Yeah your sweet love  led me to a brighter day
 So you never  have to worry bout me leaving  you behind
 Wait and see  I won't ever turn away
 (chorus)
 Cause you  made my dream come true
 And gave  my life new meaning too  and more than anything
I'de  rather be with  you
Well  I'de rather be with you  babe if I could
 I'de rather be with you
You  know I'de rather be with you  babe surely would
You  know I'de rather  be with you
 Now this ghetto  life is hard in  our concrete front yard
 Nothing grows  except  a single tree to mark  our place
 But the moment  that I'm with you  girl your light  and love
 Shine through  and then  I realize  you're my saving  grace
 I could catch  that old greyhound head up north  and bum
 around
 Watch the sun set  on the San Francisco Bay
 But you mean  so much to me I could never  put you down
 That would be to big  a price for me to pay
 (chorus)
 Cause you made  my dream come true  and gave my  life new
 meaning too
 And more than anything  I'de rather be with you
I'de  rather be with you  babe if I could
 I'de rather be with you
I'de  rather be with you  babe surely would
 I'de rather  be with you
 (closing refrain, slow)
 I'de rather  be with you
 I'de rather  be with you
 I got tired of not ever seeing any of this great, and practically unknown,
 artist's songs on any tab and chord sites. It's my first time posting songs.
 Hope it's helpful. Comments, corrections, suggestions, welcome.
 All my own work.
 Greg Brown

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Readable chord sheet for I'd Rather Be With You by Terry Callier

I could [G]take my guitar[Am]  and [Bm7] hit the roa[Cmaj7]d
try to be a star[Bm]      [Am]
[Am]That sort of thing just don't [G]appeal to me
I could play[G] some one night st[Am]ands
Travelin' ligh[Bm7]t a one man [Cmaj7]band    [Bm]
[Bm]But I know  this i[Am]s where I'de [G]rather be
It's your brig[Bm]ht sunshine that lifted all the [Am]shadows off my

mind
Yeah your sweet l[Bm]ove led me to a brighter da[Am]y
So you n[Bm]ever have to worry bout me l[Am]eaving you behind
Wait and [Bm]see I won't ever turn [Am]away    [D7]

(chorus)
Cause [G]you made my dream come [Am]true
And g[Bm7]ave my life new meaning [Cmaj7]too and more than [Bm]anything [Am]
[Am]I'de rather be with[G] you       [Am]
[Am]Well I'de rather be with y[Bm]ou babe if I could  [Am]
I'de rather be with [Bm7]you         [Am]
[Am]You know I'de rather be with [Bm]you babe surely would  [Am]
[Am]You know I'de ra[D7]ther be with you [G]         [Am]              [Bm7]                   [Cmaj7]                          [Bm]

[Am]  [G]

Now this [G]ghetto life is hard [Am]     [Bm7]in our concrete front yard  [Cm7]
Nothing g[Bm]rows ex[Am]cept a single tree to [G]mark our place
But the mome[G]nt that I'm with you[Am]  girl your [Bm7]light and love
Shine t[Cmaj7]hrough and [Bm]then I realize[Am]   you're my [G]saving grace
I could [Bm]catch that old greyhound head up [Am]north and bum
around
Watch the sun se[Bm]t on the San Francisco [Am]Bay
But you [Bm]mean so much to me I could [Am]never put you down
That would be to b[Bm]ig a price for me to p[Am]ay     [D7]

(chorus)
Cause you [G]made my dream come [Am]true and gave [Bm7]my life new
meaning t[Cmaj7]oo
And more than a[Bm]nything  [Am]   I'de rather be with [G]you  [Am]
[Am]I'de rather be with [Bm]you babe if I could  [Am]
I'de rather be with you     [Bm]             [Am]
[Am]I'de rather be with [Bm]you babe surely would  [Am]
I'de r[D7]ather be with you  [G]         [Am]             [Bm7]                  [Cmaj7]                         [Bm]
[Am]   [G]

(closing refrain, slow)
I'de ra[Am7]ther be with you  [G]
I'de ra[Am7]ther be with you  [G]

I got tired of not ever seeing any of this great, and practically unknown,
artist's songs on any tab and chord sites. It's my first time posting songs.
Hope it's helpful. Comments, corrections, suggestions, welcome.

All my own work.
Greg Brown

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