Intro
D A Bm G
Verse
D A
See the stone
Bm
Set in your eyes
G
See the thorn
D
Twist in your side
A
I'll wait
Bm G D
For you
A
Sleight of hand
Bm
And twist of fate
G
On a bed of nails
D
She makes me wait
A
And I wait
Bm G
Without you
Primeiro Refrão
D A
With or without you
Bm G
With or without you
Verse
D A
Through the storm
Bm
We reach the shore
G
You give it all
D
But I want more
A
And I'm waiting
Bm G
For you
Segundo Refrão
D A
With or without you
Bm G
With or without you
D A
I can't live
Bm G D A Bm G
With or without you
Verse
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D A
And you give yourself away
Bm G
And you give yourself away
D
And you give
A
And you give
Bm G D
And you give yourself away
A Bm
My hands are tied
G
My body bruised
D
She's got me with
A
Nothing to win
Bm G
And nothing left to lose
Quarta Parte
Tab - Quarta Parte
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H.N . . . . . .
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D A
And you give yourself away
Bm G
And you give yourself away
D
And you give
A
And you give
Bm G
And you give yourself away
Terceiro Refrão
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D A
With or without you
Bm G
With or without you
D A
I can't live
Bm G
With or without you
Interlúdio
D A Bm G
D A Bm G
Tab - Interlúdio
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Quarto Refrão
Tab - Quarto Refrão
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D A
With or without you
Bm G
With or without you
D A
I can't live
Bm G
With or without you
D
With or without you
Final
D A Bm G
Tab - Final
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See the stone set in your eyes
See the thorn twist in your side
I'll wait for you
Slight of hand and twist of fate
On a bed of nails she makes me wait
And I'll wait without you
With or without you
With or without you
Through the storm we reach the shore
You give it all but I want more
And I'm waiting for you
Withor without you
With or without you
I can't live
With or without you
And you give yourself away
And you give yourself away
And you give, and you give
And you give yourself away
My hands are tied
My body bruised, she got me with
Nothing to win and nothing left to lose
And you give yourself away
And you give yourself away
And you give, and you give
And you give yourself away
With or without you
With or without you
I can't live
With or without you
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
With or without you
With or without you
I can't live
With or without you
With or without you
Traducción literaria al español — fiel al sentimiento del autor, no es cantable.
Mirá la piedra
Grabada en tus ojos
Mirá la espina
Clavada en tu costado
Voy a esperar
Por vos
Mano hábil
Y golpe del destino
En una cama de clavos
Ella me hace esperar
Y espero
Sin vos
Con vos o sin vos
Con vos o sin vos
A través de la tormenta
Llegamos a la orilla
Lo das todo
Pero yo quiero más
Y estoy esperando
Por vos
Con vos o sin vos
Con vos o sin vos
No puedo vivir
Con vos o sin vos
Y te entregás
Y te entregás
Y te das
Y te das
Y te entregás
Tengo las manos atadas
El cuerpo golpeado
Ella me tiene
Sin nada que ganar
Y sin nada que perder
Y te entregás
Y te entregás
Y te das
Y te das
Y te entregás
Con vos o sin vos
Con vos o sin vos
No puedo vivir
Con vos o sin vos
Con vos o sin vos
Con vos o sin vos
No puedo vivir
Con vos o sin vos
Con vos o sin vos
Traducción literaria al italiano — fiel al sentimiento del autor, no es cantable.
Guarda la pietra
fissata nei tuoi occhi
Guarda la spina
conficcata nel tuo fianco
Ti aspetto
Ti aspetto
Mano lesta
e colpo del destino
Su un letto di chiodi
lei mi fa aspettare
E io aspetto
Senza di te
Con o senza di te
Con o senza di te
Attraverso la tempesta
raggiungiamo la riva
Tu dai tutto
ma io voglio di più
E ti sto aspettando
Ti aspetto
Con o senza di te
Con o senza di te
Non riesco a vivere
con o senza di te
Parte 1 di 9
Parte 2 di 9
Parte 3 di 9
Parte 4 di 9
Parte 5 di 9
Parte 6 di 9
Parte 7 di 9
Parte 8 di 9
Parte 9 di 9
E tu ti doni completamente
E tu ti doni completamente
E tu ti doni
E tu ti doni
E tu ti doni completamente
Ho le mani legate
Il corpo ferito
Lei mi tiene
senza nulla da guadagnare
e nulla da perdere
Parte 1 di 5
H.N
Parte 2 di 5
H.N . . . . . .
Parte 3 di 5
Parte 4 di 5
Parte 5 di 5
E tu ti doni completamente
E tu ti doni completamente
E tu ti doni
E tu ti doni
E tu ti doni completamente
Parte 1 di 6
Parte 2 di 6
Parte 3 di 6
Parte 4 di 6
Parte 5 di 6
Parte 6 di 6
Con o senza di te
Con o senza di te
Non riesco a vivere
con o senza di te
Parte 1 di 8
Parte 2 di 8
Parte 3 di 8
Parte 4 di 8
H.N .
Parte 5 di 8
Parte 6 di 8
Parte 7 di 8
Parte 8 di 8
Parte 1 di 5
Parte 2 di 5
Parte 3 di 5
Parte 4 di 5
Parte 5 di 5
H.N
Con o senza di te
Con o senza di te
Non riesco a vivere
con o senza di te
Con o senza di te
Parte 1 di 4
Parte 2 di 4
Parte 3 di 4
Parte 4 di 4
Traducción literaria al portugués — fiel al sentimiento del autor, no es cantable.
Vê a pedra
Fixada nos seus olhos
Vê o espinho
Cravado no seu lado
Eu vou esperar
Por você
Mão na manga
E reviravolta do destino
Numa cama de pregos
Ela me faz esperar
E eu espero
Sem você
Com ou sem você
Com ou sem você
Atravessando a tempestade
Chegamos à costa
Você dá tudo
Mas eu quero mais
E eu estou esperando
Por você
Com ou sem você
Com ou sem você
Eu não consigo viver
Com ou sem você
Parte 1 de 9
Parte 2 de 9
Parte 3 de 9
Parte 4 de 9
Parte 5 de 9
Parte 6 de 9
Parte 7 de 9
Parte 8 de 9
Parte 9 de 9
E você se entrega
E você se entrega
E você dá
E você dá
E você se entrega de vez
Minhas mãos estão atadas
Meu corpo machucado
Ela me tem
Sem nada a ganhar
E sem nada mais a perder
Parte 1 de 5
H.N
Parte 2 de 5
H.N . . . . . .
Parte 3 de 5
Parte 4 de 5
Parte 5 de 5
E você se entrega
E você se entrega
E você dá
E você dá
E você se entrega de vez
Parte 1 de 6
Parte 2 de 6
Parte 3 de 6
Parte 4 de 6
Parte 5 de 6
Parte 6 de 6
Com ou sem você
Com ou sem você
Eu não consigo viver
Com ou sem você
Parte 1 de 8
Parte 2 de 8
Parte 3 de 8
Parte 4 de 8
H.N .
Parte 5 de 8
Parte 6 de 8
Parte 7 de 8
Parte 8 de 8
Parte 1 de 5
Parte 2 de 5
Parte 3 de 5
Parte 4 de 5
Parte 5 de 5
H.N
Com ou sem você
Com ou sem você
Eu não consigo viver
Com ou sem você
Com ou sem você
Parte 1 de 4
Parte 2 de 4
Parte 3 de 4
Parte 4 de 4
From the album
The Joshua Tree
U2 · 1987 · Track 3
The story behind
U2 released "With or Without You" on February 16, 1987, as the first single from The Joshua Tree, their fifth studio album. The song, a rock power ballad, occupies the third position on that record and was recorded in 1986. Its release marked a milestone for the Irish band: it was the first U2 single to reach number 1 in the United States, a position it held for three weeks. The record label was Island Records, and the B-side of the single included "Luminous Times (Hold on to Love)" and "Walk to the Water". The composition was the work of U2 as a whole, with lyrics by Bono. Production was handled by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, although the credits also list Steve Lillywhite as a producer in the recording sessions. The track runs 4 minutes and 56 seconds, and reached number 1 not only in the United States but also on charts such as the Irish Singles Chart, the European Hot 100 Singles, the RPM Top Singles in Canada, and the Cashbox. In 2024, Rolling Stone magazine placed it at number 211 on its list of the 500 greatest songs of all time. From a musical standpoint, "With or Without You" is written primarily in D major. In the sections where the harmony rests on the D chord, that chord dominates the structure; in the remaining sections, the band develops a D–A–B minor–G progression, over which Adam Clayton's bass line and The Edge's guitar take center stage. The Edge himself described the effect used on his guitar: "It has an effect similar to the EBow, but the disadvantage of the EBow is that, whether off or on, it gives you all the midpoints between no sustain and infinite sustain, and various levels of note 'arrival'." The origins of the track date back to late 1985, when U2 gathered at drummer Larry Mullen Jr.'s home to review material composed during the Unforgettable Fire Tour. A demo of the song had been written during that same tour, with the chords created by Bono. The group subsequently continued working on it at STS Studios, generating numerous variants without any of them showing clear progress. The Edge recalled that at that point the song struck him as terrible. That version featured a Yamaha drum machine and Adam Clayton's bass, with Clayton using a short-scale Ibanez bass. According to Clayton, the early versions sounded too syrupy and conventional, an effect produced by the constant repetition of the chords. The formal sessions for The Joshua Tree began in 1986 and took place at the Georgian mansion Danesmoate, located in Dublin. There the group attempted to take the song in a different direction, though Bono resisted the changes. Under the guidance of Eno and Lanois, The Edge worked to get more out of the guitar, Clayton increased the volume of his bass, and Larry Mullen Jr. experimented with incorporating an electronic link in the drums. Even so, and despite the effort invested, the band came close to discarding the song because they could not find a structure that satisfied them. Bono and his friend Gavin Friday resumed work on the song after Lanois and Eno declined to continue doing so. Bono remained convinced that the piece could be salvaged and turned into a hit. Eno incorporated a keyboard arpeggio with characteristics similar to the one that appears in "Bad". The situation remained uncertain when The Edge received a guitar prototype from Canadian musician Michael Brook, with whom he had previously worked on the soundtrack of the film Captive. Its live debut took place on April 4, 1987, during the second concert of the Joshua Tree Tour. Since then, "With or Without You" has remained an almost permanent fixture at U2 concerts and appears on most of the band's compilations. It is also the second most covered song in the group's catalog. The music video was directed by Matt Mahurin and Meiert Avis.