Verse 1
E
I can't live with you
A B
But I can't live without you
E
I can't let you stay
A B
Ooh, but I can't live if you go away
D
I don't know just how it goes
A E A E
All I know is I can't live with you
Verse 2
E
Yeah, I'm having a hard time
F# A
I'm walking a fine line
E F# E
between hope and despair
A B C C#m
You may think that I don't care
Verse 3
A
But I travelled a long road to
get hold of my sorrow
Tried to catch a dream
D E Em
But nothing's what it seems
Verse 4
C D
Love is saying, "Baby, it's alright"
C
When deep inside you're
D
really petrified
C G
Lover turns to hater
D A
On this escalator
Verse 5
E
I can't live with you (yeah)
A B
But I can't live without you
E
I can't breathe if you stay
A B
But I can't bear you to go away
D
I don't know what time it is
A E B
All I know is, I can't live with you
Verse 6
F# A E
We're stuck in a bad place
F# E
We're trapped in a rat race
F# E
And we can't escape
A B C
Maybe there's been some mistake
C#m
Verse 7
A
We're trying to make
a high score
We're walking through a closed door
And nobody's winning
We're just sinning again
D E Em
st ourselves
Verse 8
C D
Hold on, baby, tell me it's all right
C
Anger's breaking from
D
the hurt inside
C G
Passions screaming hotter
D A B
Doin' what we gotta do, yeah
Verse 9
D
I can't live with you,
A
I can't live with you
C
I can't live, I can't live
G
I can't, I can't live with you
B A B
But baby, I'll never ever leave you
Interlude 1
E A
B E A E B E
A E B E D G B
Verse 10
E
I can't live with you
A B
But I can't live without you
E
'Cause I'm in love with you
A B
Ooh, and everything about you
D A
Verse 11
E
I can't live with you
A B
No, I just can't live, I just can't live
E
I can't live with you
A B
Yeah, and I can't live without you
Verse 12
D
Through the madness, through the tears
A
We've still got each other
Interlude 2
For a million years, yeah
E A B E A B
E
C#m
E
Yeah,
Verse 13
A B E
I can't live without you,
A
yeah, yeah
B E
I can't live without you
C#m E A B E
Yeah, yeah, ooh
Verse 14
A B E C#m
I can't live without you
B A B
I can't live without you
E
I can't live without you
A B E
Oh, I can't live without you, baby,
C#m E A B E A B
baby, baby
E A
Without you
B E
Oh, yeah,
A B E
yeah, I can't live without you
Outro 1
A B E A B
I can't live with you
But I can't live without you
I can't let you stay
Ooh, but I can't live if you go away
I don't know just how it goes
All I know is I can't live with you
Yeah, I'm having a hard time
I'm walking a fine line between hope and despair
You may think that I don't care
But I travelled a long road to get hold of my sorrow
Tried to catch a dream
But nothing's what it seems
Love is saying, "Baby, it's alright"
When deep inside you're really petrified
Lover turns to hater
On this escalator
I can't live with you (yeah)
But I can't live without you
I can't breathe if you stay
But I can't bear you to go away
I don't know what time it is
All I know is, I can't live with you
We're stuck in a bad place
We're trapped in a rat race
And we can't escape
Maybe there's been some mistake
We're trying to make a high score
We're walking through a closed door
And nobody's winning
We're just sinning against ourselves
Hold on, baby, tell me it's all right
Anger's breaking from the hurt inside
Passions screaming hotter
Doin' what we gotta do, yeah
I can't live with you, I can't live with you
I can't live, I can't live
I can't, I can't live with you
But baby, I'll never ever leave you
I can't live with you
But I can't live without you
'Cause I'm in love with you
Ooh, and everything about you
I can't live with you
No, I just can't live, I just can't live
I can't live with you
Yeah, and I can't live without you
Through the madness, through the tears
We've still got each other
For a million years, yeah
Yeah, I can't live without you, yeah, yeah
I can't live without you
Yeah, yeah, ooh
I can't live without you
I can't live without you
I can't live without you
Oh, I can't live without you, baby, baby, baby
Without you
Oh, yeah, yeah, I can't live without you
From the album
Innuendo
Queen · 1991 · Track 4