How Am I Supposed To Live Without You

by Michael Bolton, Laura Branigan · posted by WaltP

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HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU
By: Michael Bolton & Doug James
Laura Branigan
Key: Bb, B

Key: Bb
-5  -5   -5  -6 -5  7 -6 -6
I could hard-ly be-lieve it, 
-5* -5   -6  -6   -6  -6 -6
when I heard the news to-day
-3*-5* -5* -5* -5* -5* -5    5     -3* -55-3*
I  had to come and get it straight from you
 -2   -5  -6  -6   7 -6-6
They said you are leav-in', 
 -5*  -5     -6   -6   -6  -6-6-5
Some-one's swept your heart a-way
  5  -5  -5* -5*-5* -5*  -5* -5 -5   5   5-3*
From the look up-on your face I see it's true

-3* -5  -6 -6 -5  -6  -6
So tell me all a-bout it, 
-5  -6    -6  -5    -6    5     7 7-6-5
tell me 'bout the plans you're mak-in'
-55 -5* -5* -5*  -5    -5 5 5 5-3*-3*-3*5 
Oh, tell me one thing more be-fore I  go
            
CHORUS:
 7   -7 -7*-7*-7*-7* -7*-7 -7  -7   -7 -77-6-67
Tell me how am I sup-posed to live with-out you
-7* -7*  -7* -7*-7 -7* -7  -7  -7 -77-67
Now that I've been lov-in' you so  long
-7*-7*-7*-7* -7*-7 -7  8   -7*  -7-6-67
How am I sup-posed to live with-out you
-3* -5*-5*-5*-5-5 -5 5 5   5 -3* 5-5
And how am I sup-posed to car-ry on
 -3* -5* -5*  -5*-5 -5  -6  -5   5  -5 5-3*
When all that I've been liv-in' for is gone

-5  -5   -6   -5   7-6-6
I'm too proud for cry-in', 
-5* -5   -6   -6  -6  -6    -6 
Did-n't come here to break down
-3*  -3* -3* -5* -5* -5* -5* -5* -5  5 -3*-55-3*
It's just a dream of mine is com-ing to an end
-2  -5  -6 -6  7 -6 -6
And how can I blame you 
-5* -5   -6  -6  -6  -6 -6-6-5
when I built my world a-round
 5   5     5  -5-5*-5* -5*-5*
The hope that one day we'd be 
-5   5   5     5    -3*
so much more than friends

-5 -6   -6  -5  -6  -6   -5
I don't wan-na know the price 
-6  -6  -5 -6   5    7 7 -6-5-55
I'm gon-na pay for dream-ing, oh
-5*-5*-5*  -5   -5 5  5  5 -3* -3*5
Ev-en now it's more than I can take

CHORUS
7   -7 -7*-7*-7*-7* -7*-7 -7  -7   -7 -77-6-67
Tell me how am I sup-posed to live with-out you
-7* -7*  -7* -7*-7 -7* -7  -7  -7 -77-67
Now that I've been lov-in' you so  long
-7*-7*-7*-7* -7*-7 -7  8   -7*  -7-6-67
How am I sup-posed to live with-out you
-3* -5*-5*-5*-5-5 -5 5 5   5 -3* 5-5
And how am I sup-posed to car-ry on
 -3* -5* -5*  -5*-5 -5  -6  -5   5  -5 5-3*
When all that I've been liv-in' for is gone

Key: B
-4  -5* -6*  -6*-5*  -6* -6*  -5*
Now, I don't wan-na know the price 
-6* -6* -6* 7* -8    8* -87*7*-6*-5*
I'm gon-na pay for dream-   ing
-5*5*-4 7*  -8  -9* -9*-9* -8   7* 8*-77*-6*-5*5*
Oh,    now that your dream has come    true

Key: Bb
CHORUS 
7   -7 -7*-7*-7*-7* -7*-7 -7  -7   -7 -77-6-67
Tell me how am I sup-posed to live with-out you
-7* -7*  -7* -7*-7 -7* -7  -7  -7 -77-67
Now that I've been lov-in' you so  long
-7*-7*-7*-7* -7*-7 -7  8   -7*  -7-6-67
How am I sup-posed to live with-out you
-3* -5*-5*-5*-5-5 -5 5 5   5 -3* 5-5
And how am I sup-posed to car-ry on
 -3* -5* -5*  -5*-5 -5  -6  -5   5  -5 5-3*
When all that I've been liv-in' for is gone

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