You Without Me

You Without Me
Brandi Carlile/Andrew Watt/Elton John/Bernie Taupin

G
           G
Was your smile always crooked?
          A
Was the freedom ever free?
        Bm
Do you kick the rocks between your feet
       G
After all this time with me?

         G
You can listen to your own records now
   A
Decide what you believe
         Bm
You can pray on stars and skip the gods
       G
Like stones across the sea

    Em               A
But I would know you anywhere
   D             Bm
I lost myself in you
 Em            A
Heavy are the hands that you are
  D                   Bm
Free to slip right through
             G             A
Do what you have to do

 D
There you are
    Bm
My morning star
   Em                   A
I wondered when you'd show
 D              Bm
Give me just a quick thumbs-up
   Em             A
A wink before you go
         G                A
I never heard that voice before today
     D              Bm
I remind myself to breathe
          G
There you are
          A
It's just you 
        D
Without me

G-D-G-D

     G
I'm late to another game
           A
I guess I never learned the rules
    Bm
I showed up with a broken name
     G
And handed it to you

         G
I'm not sure if you could fix it now
    A
But if you wanted to
        Bm 
I would follow you around
     E/G#
And carry all your tools

    Em               A
But I would know you anywhere
   D              Bm
I found myself in you
 Em            A
Heavy are the hands that hold
      D                Bm
The changes you'll go through
             G              A
Do what you have to do

repeat chorus

G           D       
    Without me

       G
As predictable as time and age
      A
But comforting in some strange way
      Bm
That time makes every one of us
    G
An absolute cliché

      G
But when I met you face to face
 A
None of it was true
   Bm          G        A
So who am I if I'm not you?

 D
There you are
   Bm
My morning star
   Em                   A
I wondered when you'd show
 D              Bm
Give me just a quick thumbs-up
  Em              A
A wink before you go
         G                  A
I never heard that voice before today
     D              Bm
I remind myself to breathe
    G             A
I'm ever just a thought away
   D             Bm
If ever you need me
             G              A
You're gonna live a lot of life
             D             Bm
You're gonna see a lot of years
        G
God willing
      A
Just you
    F#  Bm    
Without me
   A      G
There you are
          A
It's just you 
        D
Without me
G           D       
    Without me   x2

G-D