I'd Rather Be with You Chords by Bootsy Collins

[Start]

[Intro]
Am D Em Am D Em Am7 D
■  ■ ■  ■  ■ ■  ■   ■
Em A7 D Em C
■  ■  ■ ■  ■


[Verse]
                   D   Em  
I'd rather be with you yeah
C          D         Em   C  
■ Yeah I'd rather be with you
                   D       
I'd rather be with you yeah
Em   C     D         Em      
Yeah ■ I'd rather be with you
              A7                 D7     
I'd rather be with you until I'm through
         Em
Oh yes I do
                   Am        D7                 Em  
I'd rather be with you until that day we'll fly away
                 A7      D7                Em 
I just love that smiling face in the early sun
           A7       D                        Em 
If I can't have you to myself then life's no fun


[Chorus]
C                    D   Em  
■ I'd rather be with you yeah
C          D         Em      
■ Yeah I'd rather be with you
C                    D        Em
■ I'd rather be with you yeah ■ 
G C          D         Em      
■ ■ Yeah I'd rather be with you
               Am       
I want to hold your hand


[Verse]
D                        Em 
Oh if I can just be your man
                 Am7   
I want to be you friend
D                              Em 
Not now and then but until the end
                A7      D                Em  
I just love the way you act and that's a fact
Em7                   A7     D      Em      Bm E7     
■   I want to be your number one so picture ■  ■  that


[Chorus]
E7                 
Maybe the next time
Em E7    Em7      Bm   E7
■  Maybe the next time ■ 
A7 E7                  Em
■  Maybe the next time ■ 
E7 Em    E7            Em
■  Maybe the next time ■ 
C D             Em      
■ I'd rather be with you
C D Em C D
■ ■ ■  ■ ■
Em   C        D         Em      
Yeah Yeah I'd rather be with you


[Verse]
              A7       D                
I'd rather be with you until I'm through
         Em
Oh yes I do
                   C              D             Em  
I'd rather be with you until that day we'll fly away
                 Am7     D                 Em 
I just love that smiling face in the early sun
G            Am       D                        C  
■ If I can't have you to myself then life's no fun


[Chorus]
                   D   Em  
I'd rather be with you yeah
C D                  Em      
■ Yeah I'd rather be with you
C                    D   Em   Em7
■ I'd rather be with you yeah ■  
C          D         Em      
■ Yeah I'd rather be with you
       
Oh babe


[Inst]
C D Em G C D
■ ■ ■  ■ ■ ■
Em Am D Em
■  ■  ■ ■ 


[Verse]
                                         Am    D
Well uh you might think I'm trying to be funny ■
                       E7            
But I'm really serious this time baby
Am D                Em                   D7  
■  ■ Even though uh ■  it's a cold world baby
                              G                
But you know deep down inside that I do love ya
Am             D7      G7                Am
I know I sound strange but I really mean it
D                  Em   G    A7     
■ We gonna make it this time ■  baby


[Chorus]
           B7       E7          Em       Am7
You're the only one ■  I really love now ■  
D                        Em                             Am  
■ I'm coming at you with both hands tied behind my back baby
                      D      Em     A7    D
You got me I'm coming at you ■  get ready ■


[Outro]
Em                         Am          Am7  D
■  I'm gonna stick my love in your eye baby ■
    Em7                                         G  
You can see me coming baby just coming all over you


[End]