Chord/Tab song: I'd Rather Be in Love

Title: I'd Rather Be In Love
Artist: Michelle Branch
Album: The Spirit Room
Key: F major
Standard Tuning

E--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|

Intro
Guitar 1

E--------------------|
B-10--10---8h10--10--|
G--------------------|
D--------------------| X4
A--------------------|
E--------------------|

Quiet Piano Part

E---------------------/-----------------------|
B-10--10-10--10-8-8-8-/--10--10-10--10-8-8-8--|
G---------------------/-----------------------|
D---------------------/-----------------------| X2
A---------------------/-----------------------|
E---------------------/-----------------------|

N.B. Quiet Piano Part is played simultanously with
Guitar 1

Guitar 2

E-------10p8-6----/--------10p8-6----------------|
B----6---------6--/-----6---------6--8--5--6-----|
G-7---------------/--7------------------------7--|
D-----------------/------------------------------|
A-----------------/------------------------------|
E-----------------/------------------------------|

Guitar 3
Intro/Verse N.B. Kicks in with Guitar 2
[Dm] [Bb] [F] [C]

E------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G-7--7--x-7--3-3--x-------------5-5--|
D-7--7--x-7--3-3--x--3--3--x-3--5-5--| X3
A-5--5--x-5--1-1--x--3--3--x-3--3-3--|
E--------------------1--1--x-1-------|

[Bb]

E------------|
B------------|
G-3--3--3-3--|
D-3--3--3-3--|X2
A-1--1--1-1--|
E------------|

Chorus

Guitar 1
Pick around same chord sequence as Guitar 2
Use the more fuller chords and clean sound

Guitar 2
[F] [C] [G] [Dm] [C]

E-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------5--5-5--5-x-------------7--7-x-5--5-|
D-3--3-3--3-x-5--5-5--5-x-5--5-5--5-x-7--7-x-5--5-|
A-3--3-3--3-x-3--3-3--3-x-5--5-5--5-x-5--5-x-3--3-|
E-1--1-1--1-x-------------3--3-3--3-x-------------|

[F] [C] [G] [Bb]

E---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G-------------5--5-5--5-x-------------5--5--5-|
D-3--3-3--3-x-5--5-5--5-x-5--5-5--5-x-5--5--5-|
A-3--3-3--3-x-3--3-3--3-x-5--5-5--5-x-1--1--1-|
E-1--1-1--1-x-------------3--3-3--3-x---------|

After 1st Chorus

E--------10p8-6----------------|
B-----6---------6--8--5--6-----|
G--7------------------------7--|
D------------------------------|
A------------------------------|
E------------------------------|

After 2nd Chorus, 3rd Chorus and Bridge

E-------10p8-6----/--------10p8-6----------------|
B----6---------6--/-----6---------6--8--5--6-----|
G-7---------------/--7------------------------7--|
D-----------------/------------------------------|
A-----------------/------------------------------|
E-----------------/------------------------------|

Bridge
[G] [Bb] [G] [Bb]

E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-5------7--8------7--5------7--8------7--|X2
A-5------7--8------7--5------7--8------7--|
E-3------5--6------5--3------5--6------5--|

Outro
[Bb] [F]

E-------------------------1--|
B-------------------------1--|
G-3-----------------------2--|
D-3------3--2-------------3--|
A-1------------3---1-0----3--|
E----------------------3--1--|

Verse 1
[Dm]I cannot [Bb]help it
[F]I couldn't stop it [C]if I tried
[Dm]The same old [Bb]heartbeat
fills the [F]emptyness[C] I have [Dm]inside[Bb]
And I've [F]heard that you can't fight [C]love
so I won't [Dm]complain[Bb]
Coz [F]why would I stop the [C]fire that keeps me[Bb] going on

Chorus
Coz when there's [F]you
I feel [C]whole
And there's [G]no better feelin in this [Dm]world
But [Bb]without [F]you
I'm [C]alone
And I'd [G]rather be in [Bb]love with you

Verse 2
[Dm]Turn out the [Bb]lights now
[F]To see is to [C]believe
[Dm]I just want you [Bb]near me
[F]I just want you [C]here with [Dm]me[Bb]
And I'd [F]give up every[C]thing only for [Dm]you[Bb]
It's the [F]least that I could [C]do[Bb]

Repeat Chorus, but add on
[Dm] [Bb] and I f[F]eel you h[C]olding me
[Dm] [Bb] [F] [C]
Bridge
[G] Why are we af[Bb]raid to be in [G]love?
To be [Bb]loved[G]
I can't ex[Bb]plain it
I know it's [G]tough to be[Bb] loved

[Dm] [Bb] and I [F]feel you [C]holding me
[Dm] [Bb] [F] [C]
[Bb] Oh

Repeat Chorus X2 but add on
Yes I'd [G]rather be in [Bb]love
Oh I'd [G]rather be in [Bb]love with you
[Dm] [Bb] and I f[F]eel you h[C]olding me
[Bb] Oh[F]

h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
v - vibrato (sometimes written as ~)
t - tap (with strumming hand)
x - muted, struck string

This tab is for a girl I saw on the Northern Line, London
Underground on June 22nd 2002, with her mum been shopping
around 7pm. Before I could get a chance to talk to her, I
realised I was on the wrong f ing train. I didn't even
catch her name!!! Neways, enough of my tales of love and
loss. This is my 1st tab, and this is one of my fav songs
on Michelle Branch's album. If there any mistakes, give
me a break, I'm only 16!!!

If you do have any enquires feel free to e-mail me at
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Plz, no stalkers!!!