R&B, Pop

If I Ain’t Got You Chords

Alicia Keys Intermediate Key of C 5 Chords 3 min read

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Capo

None

Chords

Cm · Fm · Bb · Eb · Ab

Alicia Keys’s soulful ballad about valuing love over material possessions. Intermediate difficulty in the key of C.

Soul Ballad (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Use a light touch on the strings for the verses to match the intimate feel, and add more dynamic strumming during the chorus.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

F G

Some people live for the fortune

Am F

Some people live just for the fame

F G

Some people live for the power, yeah

Am F

Some people live just to play the game

F G

Some people think that the physical

Am F

Things define what’s within

G

And I’ve been there before, but that life’s a bore

Am

So full of the superficial

Chorus

C G

Some people want it all

Am F

But I don’t want nothin’ at all

C G

If it ain’t you, baby

Am F

If I ain’t got you, baby

C G

Some people want diamond rings

Am F

Some just want everything

C G

But everything means nothin’

Am F

If I ain’t got you

Verse 2

F G

Some people search for a fountain

Am F

Promises forever young

F G

Some people need three dozen roses

Am F

And that’s the only way to prove you love them

F G

Hand me the world on a silver platter

Am F

And what good would it be?

G

With no one to share, with no one who truly cares for me

Am

Chorus

C G

Some people want it all

Am F

But I don’t want nothin’ at all

C G

If it ain’t you, baby

Am F

If I ain’t got you, baby

C G

Some people want diamond rings

Am F

Some just want everything

C G

But everything means nothin’

Am F G Am

If I ain’t got you, you, you

Bridge

F G Am

Some people want it all, oh yeah

F G Am

But I don’t want nothin’ at all, no, no, no

F G

If it ain’t you, baby

Am F

If I ain’t got you, baby

C G

If I ain’t got you, with me, baby

Am F

Said nothing in this whole wide world don’t mean a thing

C G

If I ain’t got you, with me, baby

Am

Chorus

C G

Some people want it all

Am F

But I don’t want nothin’ at all

C G

If it ain’t you, baby

Am F

If I ain’t got you, baby

C G

Some people want diamond rings

Am F

Some just want everything

C G

But everything means nothin’

Am F

If I ain’t got you

C G

Some people want it all

Am F

But I don’t want nothin’ at all

C G

If it ain’t you, baby

Am F

If I ain’t got you, baby

C G

Some people want diamond rings

Am F

Some just want everything

C G

But everything means nothin’

Am F

If I ain’t got you

Am F G Am

If I ain’t got you, with me, baby

Practice tip: Master the F-C-G-Am chord progression changes in the chorus before adding the vocal melody; use a metronome to keep the slow, steady tempo consistent throughout the song.

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

Cm · Fm · Bb · Eb · Ab

Alicia Keys’s soulful ballad about valuing love over material possessions. Intermediate difficulty in the key of C.

Soul Ballad (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a light touch on the strings for the verses to match the intimate feel, and add more dynamic strumming during the chorus.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

F G

Some people live for the fortune

Am F

Some people live just for the fame

F G

Some people live for the power, yeah

Am F

Some people live just to play the game

F G

Some people think that the physical

Am F

Things define what’s within

G

And I’ve been there before, but that life’s a bore

Am

So full of the superficial

Chorus

C G

Some people want it all

Am F

But I don’t want nothin’ at all

C G

If it ain’t you, baby

Am F

If I ain’t got you, baby

C G

Some people want diamond rings

Am F

Some just want everything

C G

But everything means nothin’

Am F

If I ain’t got you

Verse 2

F G

Some people search for a fountain

Am F

Promises forever young

F G

Some people need three dozen roses

Am F

And that’s the only way to prove you love them

F G

Hand me the world on a silver platter

Am F

And what good would it be?

G

With no one to share, with no one who truly cares for me

Am

Chorus

C G

Some people want it all

Am F

But I don’t want nothin’ at all

C G

If it ain’t you, baby

Am F

If I ain’t got you, baby

C G

Some people want diamond rings

Am F

Some just want everything

C G

But everything means nothin’

Am F G Am

If I ain’t got you, you, you

Bridge

F G Am

Some people want it all, oh yeah

F G Am

But I don’t want nothin’ at all, no, no, no

F G

If it ain’t you, baby

Am F

If I ain’t got you, baby

C G

If I ain’t got you, with me, baby

Am F

Said nothing in this whole wide world don’t mean a thing

C G

If I ain’t got you, with me, baby

Am

Chorus

C G

Some people want it all

Am F

But I don’t want nothin’ at all

C G

If it ain’t you, baby

Am F

If I ain’t got you, baby

C G

Some people want diamond rings

Am F

Some just want everything

C G

But everything means nothin’

Am F

If I ain’t got you

C G

Some people want it all

Am F

But I don’t want nothin’ at all

C G

If it ain’t you, baby

Am F

If I ain’t got you, baby

C G

Some people want diamond rings

Am F

Some just want everything

C G

But everything means nothin’

Am F

If I ain’t got you

Am F G Am

If I ain’t got you, with me, baby

Practice tip: Master the F-C-G-Am chord progression changes in the chorus before adding the vocal melody; use a metronome to keep the slow, steady tempo consistent throughout the song.

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

Cm · Fm · Bb · Eb · Ab

Alicia Keys’s soulful ballad about valuing love over material possessions. Intermediate difficulty in the key of C.

Soul Ballad (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a light touch on the strings for the verses to match the intimate feel, and add more dynamic strumming during the chorus.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

F G

Some people live for the fortune

Am F

Some people live just for the fame

F G

Some people live for the power, yeah

Am F

Some people live just to play the game

F G

Some people think that the physical

Am F

Things define what’s within

G

And I’ve been there before, but that life’s a bore

Am

So full of the superficial

Chorus

C G

Some people want it all

Am F

But I don’t want nothin’ at all

C G

If it ain’t you, baby

Am F

If I ain’t got you, baby

C G

Some people want diamond rings

Am F

Some just want everything

C G

But everything means nothin’

Am F

If I ain’t got you

Verse 2

F G

Some people search for a fountain

Am F

Promises forever young

F G

Some people need three dozen roses

Am F

And that’s the only way to prove you love them

F G

Hand me the world on a silver platter

Am F

And what good would it be?

G

With no one to share, with no one who truly cares for me

Am

Chorus

C G

Some people want it all

Am F

But I don’t want nothin’ at all

C G

If it ain’t you, baby

Am F

If I ain’t got you, baby

C G

Some people want diamond rings

Am F

Some just want everything

C G

But everything means nothin’

Am F G Am

If I ain’t got you, you, you

Bridge

F G Am

Some people want it all, oh yeah

F G Am

But I don’t want nothin’ at all, no, no, no

F G

If it ain’t you, baby

Am F

If I ain’t got you, baby

C G

If I ain’t got you, with me, baby

Am F

Said nothing in this whole wide world don’t mean a thing

C G

If I ain’t got you, with me, baby

Am

Chorus

C G

Some people want it all

Am F

But I don’t want nothin’ at all

C G

If it ain’t you, baby

Am F

If I ain’t got you, baby

C G

Some people want diamond rings

Am F

Some just want everything

C G

But everything means nothin’

Am F

If I ain’t got you

C G

Some people want it all

Am F

But I don’t want nothin’ at all

C G

If it ain’t you, baby

Am F

If I ain’t got you, baby

C G

Some people want diamond rings

Am F

Some just want everything

C G

But everything means nothin’

Am F

If I ain’t got you

Am F G Am

If I ain’t got you, with me, baby

Practice tip: Master the F-C-G-Am chord progression changes in the chorus before adding the vocal melody; use a metronome to keep the slow, steady tempo consistent throughout the song.

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

Cm · Fm · Bb · Eb · Ab

Alicia Keys’s soulful ballad about valuing love over material possessions. Intermediate difficulty in the key of C.

Soul Ballad (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a light touch on the strings for the verses to match the intimate feel, and add more dynamic strumming during the chorus.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

F G

Some people live for the fortune

Am F

Some people live just for the fame

F G

Some people live for the power, yeah

Am F

Some people live just to play the game

F G

Some people think that the physical

Am F

Things define what’s within

G

And I’ve been there before, but that life’s a bore

Am

So full of the superficial

Chorus

C G

Some people want it all

Am F

But I don’t want nothin’ at all

C G

If it ain’t you, baby

Am F

If I ain’t got you, baby

C G

Some people want diamond rings

Am F

Some just want everything

C G

But everything means nothin’

Am F

If I ain’t got you

Verse 2

F G

Some people search for a fountain

Am F

Promises forever young

F G

Some people need three dozen roses

Am F

And that’s the only way to prove you love them

F G

Hand me the world on a silver platter

Am F

And what good would it be?

G

With no one to share, with no one who truly cares for me

Am

Chorus

C G

Some people want it all

Am F

But I don’t want nothin’ at all

C G

If it ain’t you, baby

Am F

If I ain’t got you, baby

C G

Some people want diamond rings

Am F

Some just want everything

C G

But everything means nothin’

Am F G Am

If I ain’t got you, you, you

Bridge

F G Am

Some people want it all, oh yeah

F G Am

But I don’t want nothin’ at all, no, no, no

F G

If it ain’t you, baby

Am F

If I ain’t got you, baby

C G

If I ain’t got you, with me, baby

Am F

Said nothing in this whole wide world don’t mean a thing

C G

If I ain’t got you, with me, baby

Am

Chorus

C G

Some people want it all

Am F

But I don’t want nothin’ at all

C G

If it ain’t you, baby

Am F

If I ain’t got you, baby

C G

Some people want diamond rings

Am F

Some just want everything

C G

But everything means nothin’

Am F

If I ain’t got you

C G

Some people want it all

Am F

But I don’t want nothin’ at all

C G

If it ain’t you, baby

Am F

If I ain’t got you, baby

C G

Some people want diamond rings

Am F

Some just want everything

C G

But everything means nothin’

Am F

If I ain’t got you

Am F G Am

If I ain’t got you, with me, baby

Practice tip: Master the F-C-G-Am chord progression changes in the chorus before adding the vocal melody; use a metronome to keep the slow, steady tempo consistent throughout the song.

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

Cm · Fm · Bb · Eb · Ab

Alicia Keys’s soulful ballad about valuing love over material possessions. Intermediate difficulty in the key of C.

Soul Ballad (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a light touch on the strings for the verses to match the intimate feel, and add more dynamic strumming during the chorus.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

F G

Some people live for the fortune

Am F

Some people live just for the fame

F G

Some people live for the power, yeah

Am F

Some people live just to play the game

F G

Some people think that the physical

Am F

Things define what’s within

G

And I’ve been there before, but that life’s a bore

Am

So full of the superficial

Chorus

C G

Some people want it all

Am F

But I don’t want nothin’ at all

C G

If it ain’t you, baby

Am F

If I ain’t got you, baby

C G

Some people want diamond rings

Am F

Some just want everything

C G

But everything means nothin’

Am F

If I ain’t got you

Verse 2

F G

Some people search for a fountain

Am F

Promises forever young

F G

Some people need three dozen roses

Am F

And that’s the only way to prove you love them

F G

Hand me the world on a silver platter

Am F

And what good would it be?

G

With no one to share, with no one who truly cares for me

Am

Chorus

C G

Some people want it all

Am F

But I don’t want nothin’ at all

C G

If it ain’t you, baby

Am F

If I ain’t got you, baby

C G

Some people want diamond rings

Am F

Some just want everything

C G

But everything means nothin’

Am F G Am

If I ain’t got you, you, you

Bridge

F G Am

Some people want it all, oh yeah

F G Am

But I don’t want nothin’ at all, no, no, no

F G

If it ain’t you, baby

Am F

If I ain’t got you, baby

C G

If I ain’t got you, with me, baby

Am F

Said nothing in this whole wide world don’t mean a thing

C G

If I ain’t got you, with me, baby

Am

Chorus

C G

Some people want it all

Am F

But I don’t want nothin’ at all

C G

If it ain’t you, baby

Am F

If I ain’t got you, baby

C G

Some people want diamond rings

Am F

Some just want everything

C G

But everything means nothin’

Am F

If I ain’t got you

C G

Some people want it all

Am F

But I don’t want nothin’ at all

C G

If it ain’t you, baby

Am F

If I ain’t got you, baby

C G

Some people want diamond rings

Am F

Some just want everything

C G

But everything means nothin’

Am F

If I ain’t got you

Am F G Am

If I ain’t got you, with me, baby

Practice tip: Master the F-C-G-Am chord progression changes in the chorus before adding the vocal melody; use a metronome to keep the slow, steady tempo consistent throughout the song.

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

Cm · Fm · Bb · Eb · Ab

Alicia Keys’s soulful ballad about valuing love over material possessions. Intermediate difficulty in the key of C.

Soul Ballad (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a light touch on the strings for the verses to match the intimate feel, and add more dynamic strumming during the chorus.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

F G

Some people live for the fortune

Am F

Some people live just for the fame

F G

Some people live for the power, yeah

Am F

Some people live just to play the game

F G

Some people think that the physical

Am F

Things define what’s within

G

And I’ve been there before, but that life’s a bore

Am

So full of the superficial

Chorus

C G

Some people want it all

Am F

But I don’t want nothin’ at all

C G

If it ain’t you, baby

Am F

If I ain’t got you, baby

C G

Some people want diamond rings

Am F

Some just want everything

C G

But everything means nothin’

Am F

If I ain’t got you

Verse 2

F G

Some people search for a fountain

Am F

Promises forever young

F G

Some people need three dozen roses

Am F

And that’s the only way to prove you love them

F G

Hand me the world on a silver platter

Am F

And what good would it be?

G

With no one to share, with no one who truly cares for me

Am

Chorus

C G

Some people want it all

Am F

But I don’t want nothin’ at all

C G

If it ain’t you, baby

Am F

If I ain’t got you, baby

C G

Some people want diamond rings

Am F

Some just want everything

C G

But everything means nothin’

Am F G Am

If I ain’t got you, you, you

Bridge

F G Am

Some people want it all, oh yeah

F G Am

But I don’t want nothin’ at all, no, no, no

F G

If it ain’t you, baby

Am F

If I ain’t got you, baby

C G

If I ain’t got you, with me, baby

Am F

Said nothing in this whole wide world don’t mean a thing

C G

If I ain’t got you, with me, baby

Am

Chorus

C G

Some people want it all

Am F

But I don’t want nothin’ at all

C G

If it ain’t you, baby

Am F

If I ain’t got you, baby

C G

Some people want diamond rings

Am F

Some just want everything

C G

But everything means nothin’

Am F

If I ain’t got you

C G

Some people want it all

Am F

But I don’t want nothin’ at all

C G

If it ain’t you, baby

Am F

If I ain’t got you, baby

C G

Some people want diamond rings

Am F

Some just want everything

C G

But everything means nothin’

Am F

If I ain’t got you

Am F G Am

If I ain’t got you, with me, baby

Practice tip: Master the F-C-G-Am chord progression changes in the chorus before adding the vocal melody; use a metronome to keep the slow, steady tempo consistent throughout the song.