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U2 - With Or Without You Chords

Chord reference C, G, Am, F
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C] [G] [Am] [F] [C] [G] [Am] [F] [C]See the [G]stone set in your [Am]eyes, see the [F]thorn twist in your [C]side. I [G]wait for [Am]you [F] [C]sleight of [G]hand and twist of [Am]fate. On a bed of [F]nails she makes me [C]wait, and I [G]wait, [Am]without you. [F] With or [C]without you, [G]with or [Am]without you. [F]

[C]Through the [G]storm we reach the [Am]shore. You give it [F]all but I want [C]more, and I’m [G]waiting [Am]for you. [F] With or [C]without you, [G]with or [Am]without you [F]ahah. I can’t [C]live, [G]with or [Am]without you. [F]

[C] [G] [Am] [F] And you [C]give yourself [G]away, and you [Am]give yourself [F]away. And you [C]give, and you [G]give, and you [Am]give yourself [F]away.

[C]My hands are [G]tied, [Am]my body [F]bruised, she got me [C]with. Nothing to [G]win and, [Am]nothing left to [F]lose.

And you [C]give yourself [G]away, and you [Am]give yourself [F]away. And you [C]give, and you [G]give, and you [Am]give yourself [F]away.

With or [C]without you, [G]with or [Am]without you [F]oh oh. I can’t [C]live, [G]with or [Am]without you. [F]

[C] [G]Oh oh oh oh, [Am] [F]oh oh oh oh oh. [C] [G]Oh oh oh oh, [Am]oh oh oh. [F]

With or [C]without you, [G]with or [Am]without you [F]oh oh. I can’t [C]live, [G]with or [Am]without you. [F]

[C]Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh, [C]ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh. [C] [G] [Am] [F] [C] [G] [Am] [F] [C] [G] [Am] [F] [C] [G] [Am] [F]

Artist U2
Album The Joshua Tree
Genres Rock
Year 1987
Key C

How to Play With Or Without You on Guitar?

U2 - With Or Without You can be played in the key of C using the C, G, Am, F chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play With Or Without You with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.