If We Have Each Other - Alec Benjamin, ukulele chords

Published: 2018-11-24 17:12
Selection chords: Katie Paterson

       Am
She was 19 with a baby on the way
        G
On the East-side of the city,
G
she was working every day
          Em
Cleaning dishes in the evening,
Em
she could barely stay awake
         F
She was clinging to the feeling
                          G
that her luck was gonna change
     Am
And, ʼcross town she would take
                      G
the bus at night to a one bedroom apartment
Am
And when sheʼd turn on the light
           Em
She would sit down at the table
Em
Tell herself that itʼs alright
         F
She was waiting on the day
                              G
she hoped her baby would arrive
     Am            G
Sheʼd never be alone
                  Em
Have someone to hold
Em
And when nights were cold
F
Sheʼd say

Chorus:
               Am
The worldʼs not perfect, but itʼs not that bad
           G
If we got each other, and thatʼs all we have
               Em
I will be your mother, and Iʼll hold your hand
           F
You should know Iʼll be there for you
           G         Am
When the worldʼs not perfect
Am
When the worldʼs not kind
            G
If we have each other then weʼll both be fine
                Em
I will be your mother, and Iʼll hold your hand
           F                        G
You should know Iʼll be there for you

Verse:
         Am
They were 90 and were living out
                   G
their days on the West-side of the city
G
next to where they got engaged
         Em
They had pictures on the walls
Em
of all the memories that theyʼd made
           F
And though life was never easy,
                               G
they were thankful that they stayed
Am
With each other, and though some times were hard
     G
Even when she made him angry he would never
G
break her heart
         Em
No, they didnʼt have the money
Em
to afford a fancy car
          F
But they never had to travel
                         G
ʼcause theyʼd never be apart
Am              G
Even at the end, their love was stronger
     Em
than the day that they first met
 F
They say

Chorus:
               Am
The worldʼs not perfect, but itʼs not that bad
           G
If we got each other, and thatʼs all we have
               Em
I will be your lover, and Iʼll hold your hand
           F
You should know Iʼll be there for you
           G         Am
When the worldʼs not perfect
Am
When the worldʼs not kind
            G
If we have each other then weʼll both be fine
                Em
I will be your lover, and Iʼll hold your hand
           F
You should know Iʼll be there for you

Bridge:
Am   G    Em
Oh  Ooh OOoh
           F                        G
You should know Iʼll be there for you

Verse:
   Am
Iʼm 23, and my folks are getting old
       G
I know they donʼt have forever
G
and Iʼm scared to be alone
       Em
So Iʼm thankful for my sister,
Em
even though sometimes we fight
     F
When high school wasnʼt easy,
                        G
sheʼs the reason I survived
  Am
I know sheʼd never leave me
Am
And I hate to see her cry
      G
So I wrote this verse to tell her
G
that Iʼm always by her side
  Em
I wrote this verse to tell her
Em
that Iʼm always by her side
  F
I wrote this verse to tell her that

Chorus:
                Am
The worldʼs not perfect, but itʼs not that bad
          G
If we got each other, and thatʼs all we have
               Em
I will be your brother, and Iʼll hold your hand
          F
You should know Iʼll be there for you
       G             Am
When the worldʼs not perfect
Am
When the worldʼs not kind
           G
If we have each other then weʼll both be fine
               Em
I will be your brother, and Iʼll hold your hand
           F                         G
You should know Iʼll be there for you

Outro:
Am  G   Em
Oh Ooh Oooh
           F                      G Am
You should know Iʼll be there for you