Biography:
Jimmy Barnes (b. 1956) is an Australian rock singer.
Barnes was born James Dixon Swan on the 28th April 1956 in Glasgow, Scotland, and moved to Australia with his family when he was six years old.
He first came to public attention as the lead singer with popular Australian pub-rock band Cold Chisel, which he joined in 1973 and with whom he recorded seven albums between 1978 and 1983. When the band split up in 1983 he launched a solo career almost immediately; his first album, Bodyswerve, entered the Australian charts at number one.
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Other songs:
- Because You Wanted It
- Bird On A Wire
- Heart Cries Alone
- Id Die To Be With You Tonight
- Im Still On Your Side
- Largs Pier Hotel
- Lay Down Your Guns
- Love Is Enough
- Lover Lover
- No Second Prize
- Ride The Night Away
- Simply The Best
- Still Got A Long Way To Go
- Stone Cold
- The Weight
- Too Much Aint Enough Love
- Waiting For The Heartache
- When Your Love Is Gone
- Without Your Love
- Working Class Man
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I`d Die To Be With You Tonight by Jimmy Barnes
Written by Chas Sandford
Transcribed by Kellie G.
Key: A Standard Tuning
Sorry, I tab exactly but UG never keeps them in the right place.
VERSE I
A D A D
Ah yeah, let me tell you all about it mmmmmm
A
I`ve been thinkin` about you night and day
D
Sure been restless since you went away
A
You took something from me against my will
D
Touched a nerve in me that`s tinglin` still
BRIDGE
F#m
You just snuck up behind me
B
When my resistance was low
D A D
And now`s a hell of a time to find I can`t let you go
VERSE II
A
Got your first letter just the other day
D
Since I got it I can`t put it away
A
I just sit and read it over and over and over again
D
As if the words that you wrote could bring this heart to and end
BRIDGE
F#m
Well you just left me here waiting
B
Left a wound that won`t heal
D A
God you`re so far away you don't know how I feel
CHORUS
F#m D E
So say you`ll take a chance on this heart of mine
F#m D E
Don`t make me the one that you left behind
F#m D E
And I`m not saying anybody`s wrong or right
B D A D
Just know I`d die to be with you tonight
VERSE III
A
I count the hours each time til you`re gone
D
I don`t have to let you leave me, makes no sense at all
A
If I have to follow you all around the world
D
I`d be willing to do anything to get to you girl
BRIDGE
F#m
You just left me here waitin`
B
Left a wound that won`t heal
D A
God you`re so far away you don`t know how I feel
CHORUS
F#m D E
So say you`ll take a chance on this heart of mine
F#m D E
Don`t make me the one that you left behind
F#m D E
And I`m not saying anybody`s wrong or right
B D A
Just know I`d die to be with you tonight
INSTRUMENTAL D, A, D, A
CHORUS
F#m D E
So say you`ll take a chance on this heart of mine
F#m D E
Don`t make me the one that you left behind
F#m D E
And I`m not saying anybody`s wrong or right
B D A D
Just know I`d die to be with you tonight Oh
A D
I`d die to be with you tonight ah ha ha ha
A
I`d die to be with you tonight
A and D and A to finish as you like
You may like to finish the last bar of an acoustic version with F#m D A
A beautiful song. Enjoy.
Written by Chas Sandford
Transcribed by Kellie G.
Key: A Standard Tuning
Sorry, I tab exactly but UG never keeps them in the right place.
VERSE I
A D A D
Ah yeah, let me tell you all about it mmmmmm
A
I`ve been thinkin` about you night and day
D
Sure been restless since you went away
A
You took something from me against my will
D
Touched a nerve in me that`s tinglin` still
BRIDGE
F#m
You just snuck up behind me
B
When my resistance was low
D A D
And now`s a hell of a time to find I can`t let you go
VERSE II
A
Got your first letter just the other day
D
Since I got it I can`t put it away
A
I just sit and read it over and over and over again
D
As if the words that you wrote could bring this heart to and end
BRIDGE
F#m
Well you just left me here waiting
B
Left a wound that won`t heal
D A
God you`re so far away you don't know how I feel
CHORUS
F#m D E
So say you`ll take a chance on this heart of mine
F#m D E
Don`t make me the one that you left behind
F#m D E
And I`m not saying anybody`s wrong or right
B D A D
Just know I`d die to be with you tonight
VERSE III
A
I count the hours each time til you`re gone
D
I don`t have to let you leave me, makes no sense at all
A
If I have to follow you all around the world
D
I`d be willing to do anything to get to you girl
BRIDGE
F#m
You just left me here waitin`
B
Left a wound that won`t heal
D A
God you`re so far away you don`t know how I feel
CHORUS
F#m D E
So say you`ll take a chance on this heart of mine
F#m D E
Don`t make me the one that you left behind
F#m D E
And I`m not saying anybody`s wrong or right
B D A
Just know I`d die to be with you tonight
INSTRUMENTAL D, A, D, A
CHORUS
F#m D E
So say you`ll take a chance on this heart of mine
F#m D E
Don`t make me the one that you left behind
F#m D E
And I`m not saying anybody`s wrong or right
B D A D
Just know I`d die to be with you tonight Oh
A D
I`d die to be with you tonight ah ha ha ha
A
I`d die to be with you tonight
A and D and A to finish as you like
You may like to finish the last bar of an acoustic version with F#m D A
A beautiful song. Enjoy.
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