Without You Guitar Tab

Harry Nilsson - Without you
E
No, I can't forget this evening
C#m
Or your face as you were leaving
A							G#
But I guess that's just the way the story goes
C#m								A
You always smile but in your eyes your sorrow shows
E			B
Yes, it shows
E
No, I can't forget tomorrow
C#m
When I think of all my sorrow
A						G#
When I had you there but then I let you go
C#m							A
And now it's only fair that I should let you know
E				B
What you should know
E		C#m
I can't live if living is without you
A		B
I can't live, I can't give any more
E		C#m
I can't live if living is without you
A		B
I can't give, I can't give any more
No, I can't forget this evening
Or your face as you were leaving
But I guess that's just the way the story goes
You always smile but in your eyes your sorrow shows
Yes, it shows
I can't live if living is without you
I can't live, I can't give anymore
I can't live if living is without you
I can't live, I can't give anymore
Transcribed by Ojciec  radek7g@interia.pl


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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Steven Wanna Be	#1 by Steven Douglas at Sep 28, 2007 at 7:17 AM EST
	Yeah, this song is ..............sad. Filled with the pain of having that LOVE leave one's life. It's painful, and you can hear it in his voice. A pain that nothing can cure. Too bad he couldn't have gone back in the past and NEVER meet that girl. (This song may be fictional but Let's say it's REALITY) If he could have gone back to the past and avoided her because someone told him that he will experience this pain that will be very hard to deal with. That would fix it!!!!!!! Now he has to live without her. That is so sad because he once did live a life w/ her.....................But none of us go through that kind of pain.......right? lol.............it's only in the songs. NONE OF US are lucky enough to have our hearts broken...........right?

No Picture nick Wanna Be	#2 by nick white at Sep 30, 2007 at 9:16 PM EST
	This song is doomed in many ways. A tragic and sad love song. More ominously are the number of dark trajic events surrounding it. Both the original writers (Ham and Evans) from Badfinger never made any money on royalties from the more commercially successful Nilson version. They then separately hung themselves. Nilson had a promising career but then after many years of alcoholism finally died on the day Maria Carey rereleased the song. After this song she herself had a number of problems related to drugs. Probably not a song any artist perhaps should cover.... With reference Nilsonn's version - it is completely different to the Badfinger version. Both are very good in different ways. Nilson's vocals are perfect, the sheer emotion in the chorus still sends a shiver don your spine. Simple lyrics always say so much.

Fresh Average	#3 by Fresh at Oct 1, 2007 at 6:51 PM EST
	Ham & Evans - not some breakfast food - but two Swansea guys - comments allude to their hanging themselves - the real story is far deeper I think. Jack boys rule - so much talent

No Picture Tanner Average	#4 by Tanner Rudnick at Oct 2, 2007 at 1:51 AM EST
	Well even though the original version was done by Badfinger, they also wrote it, Nilsson delivers an amazing perfromance, shows tragedy and pain. But the best cover of the song by far is made by Air Supply, you ought yourselves to listen to it, it's on their album "The Earth Is" in case you want to check it out.

Chris Average	#5 by Chris Dunn at Oct 2, 2007 at 5:50 AM EST
	I have always loved this song and I agree, I think it captures the intensity and emotion of a breakup. I also love that he realizes he's made a mistake by breaking up with the other person because it feeds into that fantasy we've all had when someone has broken up with us and we want them to realize they still want us. (sigh)

Tyler Wanna Be	#6 by Tyler Wood at Oct 2, 2007 at 7:03 AM EST
	I was not aware of either the Badfinger version or the Air Supply cover! thanks guys :-) I think this is the best version though, much better than the Mariah Carey version. A very powerful song and one of the best love songs ever IMO.

Apria Wanna Be	#7 by Apria at Oct 2, 2007 at 9:06 AM EST
	This song is my favourite. But doesn't it mean that she was dying "I can't forget this evening Or your face as you were leaving " & " You always smile but in your eyes your sorrow shows" means that she is sorry that she has to leave. When you analyse the song closely, it doesn't actually mean that they are breaking up. "When I had you there but then I let you go" also depicts the death of his lover, when he thinks he could have saved. The second verse was really confusing, as it is said in past tense, and it has tommorrow in it. 1

Brian Average	#8 by Brian Dempsey at Oct 2, 2007 at 4:55 PM EST
	Pretty intense song about breaking up with someone. I think he does a good job of expressing the extreme sadness and despair in the chorus when he belts out "I can't live, I can't give anymore". This song was used PERFECTLY in the suicide scene from the movie "Rules Of Attraction".

Connor Rhythm Player	#9 by Connor Fowler at Oct 3, 2007 at 5:56 PM EST
	Hey this is a very good song. You can feel his pain as he sings it. Mariah Carey made a remake of this song which is very good also. It is pretty weird that the day she released the remake was the day Harry died though.

James Average	#10 by James Cleverley at Oct 3, 2007 at 10:53 PM EST
	Ham was walking down the halls of the recording studio, when he haerd Nillsson recording it, the way Harry was singing and belting out the lyrics, and the composing of the music was what ham wanted, the other band members of Badfinger wanted the slow mellow version they recorded. A big mistake for Badfinger, great break for Harry. Till the day he killed himself ham, always felt that badfinger made a bad decisson on this song. Which I feel they did also. Ham wanted to take this song to the style and limit that harry did. Can't remember or not if Harry had this song used in the very rare, very unknown movie "Son of Dracula" with Ringo Star starring in it. I know Jump into the fire was used by Harry in the movie, in fact I think he did all the songs. But Nillsson for years had influences on the beatles, other british bands, plus Old Blue Eyes recorded quite a few of his songs also. Remeber harry was born in 1939 I think, by his 29s he was having songs recorded by others, the british bads took their cues from people like Nillsson, and the blues coming out of the south. It was the british bands like the Beatles, and Rolling Stones, and others will tell you the Blues had gave them a very strong impression of these people from Harry Nillsson, to Sonny Boy Williamson,and others.

Jesus Average	#11 by Jesus Christ at Oct 5, 2007 at 8:02 AM EST
	hate typos to lazy to check my typos, meant 20s not actually 29.

cody Rhythm Player	#12 by cody watts at Oct 5, 2007 at 12:01 PM EST
	intense extremely, the words the music, the emotions. well i just can't get the suiside scene from "rules of attraction" out of my head once i hear it, it does suit it and/or if your in the thought of suiside or depression. But yeh this could be about breakup the guit someone goes through. intensly sad song :( but its beautiful.