Without YouI wrote this in 2011 and originally posted it here 7 or 8 years ago. I did a little shaping in Audacity recently and reposted it on Soundcloud.
I'm aware there are some artifacts in several places - a "creaky" sound, such as at the 0:43 marker. It's indigenous to the track - couldn't make it go away.
I think I "slurred" the very first "without you" a little too much. Also, the vocal pitch is a little flat on the higher notes of the chorus. Like that's a big surprise!
Hope you enjoy it.
Key=Am , Tempo 80, Length (m:s)=2:12
Style is _BTGSHUF.STY (Baritone Guitar Blues Shuffle)
RealTracks in style:
1546:Bass, Electric, CountrySwing Sw 085
673: Organ, B3, Background Blues BB Ev 085
2624:Guitar, Baritone Electric, Rhythm BluesShuffleBassAndLicks Sw 085
2686:Guitar, Electric, Soloist BluesSlow12-8BrentSimple Sw 065
571:Harmonica, Background Blues Monday Sw 065
2730:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm BluesSlowSwingMike Sw 085
RealDrums in style:
BluesRockShuffle^1-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Open HiHat
Without You
© 2011 Alan D. David, BMI
V1
Without you, the stars no longer shine
And every night I go right out of my mind
Without you, the sky’s always gray
And it rains in my heart almost every day
Red tears flowing from a heart broke right in two
I can’t live, no I can’t live without you
V2
Without you, I don’t have a thing
The sun doesn’t rise, the birds no longer sing
Without you, my nights are so cold
Arms reaching out, with no one to hold
I cry all day, and I cry all night too
I can’t live, no I can’t live without you
Chorus
You were my destiny, you were the best part of me
You were the life that breathed in me
I just can’t live without you, baby why can’t you see
I just can’t live without you
Two Instrumental Verses
V3
Without you, my soul is so bare
Just pain and sorrow, hurt everywhere
Without you, my heart doesn’t beat
I can’t stand, on my own two feet
None of my dreams will ever come true
How can I live, how can I live without you
Chorus
You were my destiny, you were the best part of me
You were the life that breathed in me
I just can’t live without you, baby why can’t you see
I just can’t live without you