Chords for Luther Vandross - I'd Rather

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I thought [F] some time alone _ was what we really [C] _ _ needed.
You said this time would hurt more than it helped,
but [G] I couldn't [Am] see that. _
I thought it was the _ end of [Dm] a beautiful [Em] _ story.
_ [Am]
And so I left the one I love at home to be [E] _ alone. _ _
_ [Am] And I tried and found out [Dm] this one thing is [G] true,
_ that [C] I'm nothing without [Dm] you.
_ I know better now, and [Gm] I've had a change of [C]
heart.
I'd rather [F] have bad times with [G] you,
_ than [Em] good times with someone [Am]
else.
I'd rather [F] be beside you in a [G] small,
_ [B] than safe [Em] and warm by myself.
[Gm] _
I'd rather [F] have hard times _ [B]
together
[E] than to [Am] have it [G] easy or [D] far.
_ _ [Dm] I'd rather [Em] have the [F]
one who [G] holds my [C] _ _ heart. _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ [D] And then I met [F] someone, _ _ _
[D] and thought she could [C] replace you. _
We got along [F] just fine,
but wasted time [G] because she [Am] was not here. _ _
[A] We had a lot [F] of fun, _
though we knew we [Em] were _ faking.
[Am] _
Love was not [Dm] impressed with our connection,
built on [E] lies, _ on lies.
So [Am] I'm here because I found this one thing [G] is true,
that [C] I'm nothing without [Dm] you.
I know [D] better now, and [Gm] I've had a change [C] of heart.
I'd rather [F] have bad times with [G]
you,
[Dm] than [Em] good times with someone [Am]
else.
I'd rather be [F] beside you in a [G]
small,
than [Em] safe and warm by [Gm] myself.
[C] I'd rather [F] have hard times [B]
together
[E] than to [Am] have [Em] it easy [D] or far.
_ _ [Dm] I'd rather [Em] have [F] the one [G] who _ [C] holds my [G] _ [Am] heart.
_ [G] Who [Dm] _ holds my [Em] heart.
_ [C] I [Fm] can't blame you if you [Bb]
turn away from me
like [Bb] I've done [Cm] to you.
[Eb] _ [Fm] I can only prove the things I [G] say [F] with time.
Please [B] be [Db] mine.
I'd rather [Gb] have bad times with [Ab] you,
_ _ [Fm] than good times with someone [Bbm]
else.
I'd rather [Gb] be beside you in [Abm] a small,
than [Fm] safe and warm by [Abm] myself.
[Db] I'd rather [Gb] have hard times [C]
together
[F] than [Bbm] to have it easy [Eb] or far.
_ [Ebm] I'd rather have [Gb] the one [Ab] who holds [Eb] my _ heart. _
_ _ [Gb] I'd rather have bad times [Abm] with you,
than [Fm] good times with someone [Bbm]
else.
[Ab] I'd rather [Gb] be beside you in [Abm] a small,
than [Fm] safe and warm by [Abm] myself.
[Db] I'd rather [Gb] have hard times [Cm]
together
[F] than [Bbm] to have it easy [Eb] or far.
_ [Ebm] I'd rather have [Db] the one [Ab] who holds [Db] my heart.
_ [Bbm] _
_ [Ab] _ [Db] I'd rather have [Ebm] the one who _ [Db] holds my [Cm] _
[Bbm] heart.
_ [Ab] I'd [Ebm] rather [Fm] have the [Db] one [Ebm] who _ _ _ holds [Db] _ _ my _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ heart. _ _ _
Who _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
holds [Db] _ _ my _ _ _ _ _ heart. _ _ _
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