song : without love
artist : marc shaiman & scott wittman

from the musical , hairspray

intro :

C D7/C
Fm6/C C – A# – – F – –

C
once i was a selfish fool
D7/C
who never understood
Fm6/C
i never looked inside myself
C – A# –
though on the outside , i looked good!

C
then we met and you made me
D7/C
the man i Am today
Fm – Fm7 –
tracy , i’m in love with you
Esus – E – –
no matter what you weigh

E7 – – A
’cause . . . without love
C#+
life is like the seasons with
no summer
Dmaj7
without love
Dm –
life is rock ’n’ roll without
Dm6 –
a drummer

A – Gmaj7 – –
tracy , i’ll be yours forever
G7 – – F#7sus – F#7/A# –
’cause i never wanna be
Bm7 – A/C# – D9
without love

A
tracy , never set me free
D/A
no , i ain’t lyin’
Bm7/A
never set me free ,
A – – A# – – C – –
tracy , no , no , no!!

F
once i was a simple girl
G7/F
then stardom came to me
Bm6/F
but i was still a nothing
F – D# – – A# – –
though a thousand fans may disagree

F
fame was just a prison
G7/F
signing autographs a bore
A#m7
i didn’t have a clue
Asus
’til you came banging on my door

A – – – A7 – – D
that without love
F#+
life is like my dad without his bromo
Gmaj7
without love
Gm – Gm6 –
life is making out with perry como!

D – Cmaj7 – –
darling , i’ll be yours forever
C7 – – B7sus – B7/D# –
’cause i never wanna be
Em7 – D/F – G9
without love
so darling , throw away the key

G/D
i’m yours forever
Em7/D
throw away the key
D
yeah , yeah , yeah!

F#
living in the ghetto
G#7/F#
black is ev’rywhere ya go
Bm6/F#
who’d ’ve thought i’d love a girl
F# – E – B –
with skin as white as winter’s snow

F#
in my ivory tower
G#7/F#
life was just a hostess snack
Bm
but now i’ve tasted chocolate
A#sus
and i’m never going back

A#7 – – D#
’cause without love
G+
life is like a beat that you can’t follow
G#maj7
without love
G#m – G#m6 –
life is doris day at the apollo
D# – C#maj7 – –
darling , i’ll be yours forever
C#7 – – C7sus – C7/E –
’cause i never wanna be
Fm7 – D#/G – G#9
without love

D#
so darling , never set me free
G#/D#
i’m yours forever
Fm7/D#
never set me free
D#
no , no , no!

G7sus – G7/B –
if you’re locked up in this prison , trace
Cm – Cm/D# –
i don’t know what i’ll do
G7sus – G7/B –
link , i’ve got to break out
Cm – – A#/D – – Cm/D# –
so that i can get my hands on you

Edim – – –
and
Fm7
girl , if i can’t touch you
D# ( add9 ) /G – D#/G –
now i’m gonna lose control

Adim7 – F#dim –
seaweed , you’re my black white knight
G7sus
i’ve found my blue – eyed soul
Gsus – G –
sweet freedom is our goal
Bsus
trace , i wanna kiss ya!
D#sus – Fsus – –
then i can’t wait for parole!

C/G – – – Dm7/G – – –
’cause without
C
love
E+
life is like a prom that won’t invite us
Fmaj7
without love
Fm – Fm6 –
life’s getting my big break and laryngitis

C
without love
E+
life’s A ’45’ when you can’t buy it
Fmaj7
without love
Fm
life is like my mother on a diet

C
like a week that’s only mondays
C/E
only ice cream never sundaes
C/F
like a circle with no center
Fm
like a door marked “do not enter!”

C/G – A#maj7 –
darling , i’ll be yours forever
A#7 – – –
’cause i
A7sus – A7#9/C# –
never wanna be . . .

Dm7 – C/E – F9
without love
yes now you’ve captured me
C/E – – Dm – C/E – F9
without love
i surrender happily
C#dim – – Dm – C/E – F – – –
without love

F9
oh seaweed
never set me free
C
no , no , no
F/C
no , i ain’t lyin’
never set me free
C –
no , no , no
A# – – F – –
no , i dont wanna live without
C
love , love , love
F/C –
yeah , yeah , yeah

Cm – – – A#/C – – – Cm – – – A#/C – – –
darling , you had
D# – – A#/D – – Cm – – D# – –
best believe me ,
F/A – – D#/G# – –
never
D#/G – – Dm/G – – – C
leave me without love!