Id Rather Have You chords by Joe Tex

• Tuning: Standard tuning
• Difficulty: Beginner

SONG:  I`D RATHER HAVE YOU
ARTIST: JOE TEX
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/o2JumR6PQk8
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM


NOTE: I did the IINTRO riffs. However, it would be too much work
   for a chord tab to place all the other fills, etc. for the
   complete song. Most are just simple walk downs, etc.
   Please keep this in mind when playing and rating this tab.

         I`D RATHER HAVE YOU
            JOE TEX

INTRO:
          G      C D
E ----------3---------|------------2-|
B ------3-5---5-3-----|------------3-|
G -3/4------------4---|------------2-|
D ------------------5-|--------------|
A --------------------|-5-7-5-5-3----|
E --------------------|--------------|

        G      G  D D D G
E ---------------|---------3-|
B ---------------|-----3-5-3-|
G ---------------|-3/5-----4-|
D ---------4h5-4-|---------5-|
A -5-5-5-7-------|---------5-|
E ---------------|---------3-|


VERSE:
 G       G G G Em
Baby I miss you
    Bm    Em Em Em G
So much every night
 G            G G G Em
But I`ll take your picture
Em          Bm
And I`ll squeeze it real tight


PRE-CHORUS:
C
 Just send me your picture
D          D
 And a picture`s alright

          Em
But I`d rather have you
        G   D  D D D G
Oh I`d rather have you.


VERSE:
G        G G G Em
I get so lonesome
         Bm Em Em Em G
For you in this place
 G          G G G Em
But I kiss the mirror
 Em           Bm
Where you made up your face


PRE-CHORUS:
C
 But this mirror is so cold baby
D             D
 And it can`t take your place


CHORUS:
        Em
I`d rather have you
 Em        G   G
Somehow, I got to have you.


BREAK:
Sing children
     Em
(I know I do)
I love you so much
       G
(Ooh ooh ooh ooh)
 G                             D#
Let me your kisses and I need your tender touch
                     (You know that I do)
 D#                  G
But everytime somebody stop and ask me
 G                       Em
When are you coming back home (You know that I do)
Em                               G
Woh, I don`t I don`t know what to tell her baby (Wooh ooh ooh ooh)
G                       D#
I just say pretty soon and I smile and walk on
               (You know that I do)
D#                      G
You remember Missie Sadie Brown don`t you baby
 G                           Em
Well I saw her and I know this summer (You know that I do)
Em                            G
She said I was the cause of you leaving me (Ooh ooh ooh ooh)
 G                       D#
And she`s might glad you left (You know that I do)
D#                      G
She said you woulda made me a good woman baby
 G                         Em
But I just didn`t know how to act (You know that I do)
Em                           G
And now that you`ve gone and left me baby (Ooh ooh ooh ooh)
 G
She hope you never come back


BREAK:
      C
But listen baby
         D#
Don`t leave me alone
     A7
Come on back to me
             D      D
She woant nosey Misses Brown she`s alone
N.C.
That ol` nosey thing


OUTRO:
G        G G G Em
 If you only knew
Em             Em Em Em G
How it`s been in this place
 G                 G G G Em
You`d get to packin` up your clothes
Em
And come on home right away

C                        D
 I got your sweet letters and I love what they say

But I`d rather have you

        G
E --------------3-
B --------------3-
G --------------4-
D --------------5-
A -5h7-5--------5-
E -------7-5-3--3-
        Looooooooove