I Wouldn’t Be Good Without You

Key: C major | Tempo: Slow and heartfelt (≈ 70 BPM)

[Intro]

C G Am F
C G F

[Verse 1]

C G/B
I used to stumble,
Am F
lost in the dark of night
C G/B
Tryin’ to look strong,
Am F
but nothing ever felt right
Dm Em
Then you found me,
F G
like the morning finds the dew
Dm Em
You held my heart up—
F G
showed me what love can do

[Chorus]

C G
I wouldn’t be good
Am F
wouldn’t be kind,
C G
wouldn’t know peace
F
or feel time unwind
C G
I wouldn’t know grace,
Am F
I’d be someone you’d see through—
Dm G C
But I wouldn’t be good without you

[Verse 2]

C G/B
I learned to listen
Am F
just from your quiet ways
C G/B
You healed the silence
Am F
with words you didn’t say
Dm Em
You gave me balance,
F G
when I leaned too far
Dm Em
You held my rhythm—
F G
like a sacred guitar

[Chorus]

C G
I wouldn’t be good
Am F
wouldn’t be true,
C G
wouldn’t know joy
F
if it wasn’t for you
C G
I wouldn’t know faith
Am F
if I’d never loved you—
Dm G C
Yeah, I wouldn’t be good without you

[Bridge]

Am G
You made a man
F C
out of echoes and flame
Am G
Turned all my broken
F G
into something I could name

[Chorus – Final]

C G

I wouldn’t be good
Am F
wouldn’t be whole,
C G
wouldn’t feel fire
F
burn deep in my soul
C G
I wouldn’t know love
Am F
in the way that you do—
Dm G
No, I wouldn’t be good...
C G F
Without you

[Outro – Spoken softly over chords]

C G/B
You’re the reason I rise
Am F
The rhythm in everything true
Dm G
And I thank the stars above...
C
For you

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Writer: Songsmith