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Song title:      I'd Rather Be With You 
Original Album:  Simple Times

Words and Music by Joshua Radin
Copyright © 2008 Mom & Pop Records
Published by Mom & Pop

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Capo on 1 if you want to play along with Josh. Timing is 4/4.
The tab indicates the finger-picking that JR uses.


INTRO:
Chords:
C      x32010    Am  x02210
Cmaj9  x20010    G   320033

[play INTRO figure]  [x2]


INTRO figure

  C               Cmaj9             Am              G
|---------------------------------|-----------------------3---------|
|-------1---------------0h1-------|-------1-------------------------|
|---0-----0---0-----0-------0---0-|---2-----2---2-----0-----0---0---|
|-----2-----2---------0-------0---|-----2-----2---------0-----0-----|
|-3-------------0h2---------------|-0-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------3---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



VERSE:
Chords:
C      x32010    Am  x02210
Cmaj9  x20010    G   320033


  C              Cmaj9              Am              G
|---------------------------------|-----------------------3---------|
|-------1---------------0h1-------|-------1-------------------------|
|---0-----0---0------0------0---0-|---2-----2---2-----0-----0---0---|
|-----2-----2----------0------0---|-----2-----2---------0-----0-----|
|-3--------------0h2--------------|-0-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------3---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

C              Cmaj9         Am        G
  Sitting here       on this    lonely dock

C           Cmaj9     Am           G
  Watch the rain play on the ocean top

C         Cmaj9           Am         G
  All the things I feel I    need to say

C           Cmaj9    Am        G
  I can't explain in any other way


CHORUS:
Chords:
F  x33211    Cmaj9  x20010
G  x55433    Am     022100
C  x32010

  F               G                 C       Cmaj9   Am
|-------1--------/------3---------|---------------------------------|
|---1-----1---1--/--3-----3---3---|-------1-------1-------1---------|
|-----2-----2----/----4-----4-----|---0-------0-------2-----2---2---|
|-3--------------/5---------------|-----2-------0-------2-----2-----|
|---------------------------------|-3-------2-------0---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

             F                         G
I need to be bold, need to jump in the cold water
                                    C            Cmaj9      Am
                       Need to grow older with a girl  like you,


      F           G                 Am              G
|-------1--------/------3---------|-----------------------3---------|
|---1-----1---1--/--3-----3---3---|-------1-------------------------|
|-----2-----2----/----4-----4-----|---2-----2---2-----0-----0---0---| 
|-3--------------/5---------------|-----2-----2---------0-----0-----| 
|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------3---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

          F                  G
I finally see you were naturally,
                                    Am                        G           
              The one to make it so easy when you show me the truth.


  F               G                 C       Cmaj9   Am
|-------1--------/------3---------|---------------------------------|
|---1-----1---1--/--3-----3---3---|-------1-------1-------1---------|
|-----2-----2----/----4-----4-----|---0-------0-------2-----2---2---|
|-3--------------/5---------------|-----2-------0-------2-----2-----|
|---------------------------------|-3-------2-------0---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

     F               G              C       Cmaj9   Am
Yeah-eh______________eah,       I'd rather  be with you.


  F               G                 C
|-------1--------/------3---------|---------------------------------|
|---1-----1---1--/--3-----3---3---|---------------------------------|
|-----2-----2----/----4-----4-----|---------------------------------|
|-3--------------/5---------------|-----0---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|0h2------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  F           G                     C
      Say you want the same thing,  too.


[play:]

  C               Cmaj9             Am              G
|---------------------------------|-----------------------3---------|
|-------1---------------0h1-------|-------1-------------------------|
|---0-----0---0-----0-------0---0-|---2-----2---2-----0-----0---0---|
|-----2-----2---------0-------0---|-----2-----2---------0-----0-----|
|-3-------------0h2---------------|-0-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------3---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



VERSE:
Chords:
C      x32010    Am  x02210
Cmaj9  x20010    G   320033

C                Cmaj9         Am         G
  Now here's the sun,  come to    dry the rain
C         Cmaj9           Am       G
  Warm my shoulders and relieve my pain
C          Cmaj9                Am         G
  Your the one   thing that I'm    missing here
C            Cmaj9        Am     G
  With you beside me I no longer fear


CHORUS:
Chords:
F  x33211    Cmaj9  x20010
G  320033    Am     x02210
C  x32010

             F                         G
I need to be bold, need to jump in the cold water
             C            Cmaj9      Am
Need to grow older with a girl  like you,
          F                   G
I finally see you were naturally,
                     Am                         G
The one to make it so easy when you show me the truth.
     F        G
Yeah-E-yeah-E-yeah
    C      Cmaj9      Am
I'd rather be    with you.
F         G                    C
  Say you want the same thing, too.


BRIDGE:
Chords:
F  x33211
Am 022100
G  x55433

  F               Am               G
|-------1------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---1-----1---1---------1--------|-------0---------------0--------|
|-----2-----2-------2-----2---2--|---0-----0---0-----0-----0---0--|
|-3-------------------2-----2----|-----0-----0---------0-----0----|
|-----------------0--------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-3---------------3--------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  F               Am               G
      I           could have saved   so much time for us

  F               Am               G
      Had I       seen the         way to get to where I am today

  F               Am               G
      You         waited on me     for so long



  F               Am               G               
|-------1------------------------|-3------------------------------|
|---1-----1---1---------1--------|-3------------------------------|
|-----2-----2-------2-----2---2--|-0------------------------------|
|-3-------------------2-----2----|-0------------------------------|
|-----------------0--------------|-2------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-3------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

   F              Am               G
so now,               listen to me say


[repeat CHORUS]


  F               G                Am              G
|-------1--------/------3--------|-----------------------3--------|
|---1-----1---1--/--3-----3---3--|-------1------------------------|
|-----2-----2----/----4-----4----|---2-----2---2-----0-----0---0--| 
|-3--------------/5--------------|-----2-----2---------0-----0----| 
|--------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------3--------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


  F               G                C       G7      Am
|-------1--------/------3--------|--------------------------------|
|---1-----1---1--/--3-----3---3--|-------1-------1-------1--------|
|-----2-----2----/----4-----4----|---0-------0-------2-----2---2--| 
|-3--------------/5--------------|-----2-------0-------2-----2----| 
|--------------------------------|-3-------2-------0--------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


  F                 G              C    
|-------1--------/------3--------|--------------------------------|
|---1-----1---1--/--3-----3---3--|-------1-------1----------------|
|-----2-----2----/----4-----4----|---0-------0--------------------|
|-3--------------/5--------------|-----2-------2------------------| 
|--------------------------------|-3-------3----------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  F               G                    C
      Say you     want the same thing, too.


 
  F               G                C       F       C
|-------1--------/------3--------|-0-------1-------0--------------|
|---1-----1---1--/--3-----3---3--|-1-------1-------1--------------|
|-----2-----2----/----4-----4----|-0-------2-------0--------------|
|-3--------------/5--------------|-2-------3-------2--------------| 
|--------------------------------|-3-------3-------3--------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  F               G                C  F  C
      Say you     feel the way I   do