If We Have Each Other chords by Alec Benjamin

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: C majorC

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:
    A minorAm
She was 19 with a baby on the way
    G+G
On the East-side of the city, she was working every day
     E minorEm
Cleaning dishes in the evening, she could barely stay awake
     FF                          G+G
She was clinging to the feeling that her luck was gonna change
   A minorAm                        G+G
And, 'cross town she would take the bus at night to a one bedroom apartment

And when she'd turn on the light
      E minorEm
She would sit down at the table

Tell herself that it's alright
     FF                       G+G
She was waiting on the day she hoped her baby would arrive
   A minorAm        G+G
She'd never be alone
            E minorEm
Have someone to hold

And when nights were cold
FF
She'd say


Chorus:
        A minorAm
The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad
      G+G
If we got each other, and that's all we have
        E minorEm
I will be your mother, and I'll hold your hand
      FF
You should know I'll be there for you
      G+G     A minorAm
When the world's not perfect

When the world's not kind
      G+G
If we have each other then we'll both be fine
        E minorEm
I will be your mother, and I'll hold your hand
      FF              G+G
You should know I'll be there for you

Verse 2:
     A minorAm                    G+G
They were 90 and were living out their days on the West-side of the city next to where they got engaged
     E minorEm
They had pictures on the walls of all the memories that they'd made
      FF                          G+G
And though life was never easy, they were thankful that they stayed
A minorAm
With each other, and though some times were hard
   G+G
Even when she made him angry he would never break her heart
     E minorEm
No, they didn't have the money to afford a fancy car
     FF                      G+G
But they never had to travel 'cause they'd never be apart
A minorAm       G+G              E minorEm
Even at the end, their love was stronger than the day that they first met
 FF
They say


Chorus:
        A minorAm
The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad
      G+G
If we got each other, and that's all we have
        E minorEm
I will be your lover, and I'll hold your hand
      FF
You should know I'll be there for you
      G+G     A minorAm
When the world's not perfect

When the world's not kind
      G+G
If we have each other then we'll both be fine
        E minorEm
I will be your lover, and I'll hold your hand
      FF
You should know I'll be there for you


Bridge:
A minorAm  G+G  E minorEm
Oh Ooh OOoh
      FF             G+G
You should know I'll be there for you


Verse 3:
  A minorAm
I'm 23, and my folks are getting old
    G+G
I know they don't have forever and I'm scared to be alone
    E minorEm
So I'm thankful for my sister, even though sometimes we fight
   FF                        G+G
When high school wasn't easy, she's the reason I survived
 A minorAm
I know she'd never leave me

And I hate to see her cry
   G+G
So I wrote this verse to tell her that I'm always by her side
 E minorEm
I wrote this verse to tell her that I'm always by her side
 FF
I wrote this verse to tell her that


Chorus:
        A minorAm
The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad
     G+G
If we got each other, and that's all we have
        E minorEm
I will be your brother, and I'll hold your hand
     FF
You should know I'll be there for you
    G+G       A minorAm
When the world's not perfect

When the world's not kind
      G+G
If we have each other then we'll both be fine
        E minorEm
I will be your brother, and I'll hold your hand
      FF             G+G
You should know I'll be there for you


Outro:
A minorAm G+G  E minorEm
Oh Ooh Oooh
      FF             G+G A minorAm
You should know I'll be there for you