Two Mary Blige Songs

As I was cleaning out my music library, I came across a very special book of sheet music I've had on hand for quite some time. I think I know which piano student will love it! Some cool chords here!

Take Me As I Am

Key of A
4/4 Time (Moderately slow)

She's been down and out
She's been wrote about
She's been talked about constantly
She's been up and down
She's been pushed around
But they held her down, NYC
She has no regrets
She accepts the past
All these things they
Helped make to make she

She's been lost and found

And she's still around

There's a reason for everything

Dmaj9

You know I've been holdin' on

Bm11
Tried to make me weak
But I still stay strong

F#m(add9)
Put my life all up in these songs
Just so you can feel me

                                     Dmaj9
So you can get the real me

So take me as I am

              F#m(add9)
Or have nothing at all (nothing at all)

               Dmaj9   Bm11
Just take me as I am

             F#m(add9)

Or have nothing at all (at all)

Now she's older now
Yes, she's wiser now
Can't disguise her now
She don't need
No one tellin' her
What to do and say
No one tellin' her
Who to be
She's on solid ground
She's been lost and found
Now she answers to G-O-D
And she's confident
This is not the end
Ask me how I know
'Cause she is me

You know I've been holdin' on
Try to make me weak
But I still stay strong
Put my life all up in these songs
Just so you can feel me
So you can get the real me

So take me as I am
Or have nothing at all (nothing at all)
Just take me as I am
Or have nothing at all (at all)

           Dmaj9

So it's all or nothing at all

          Bm11
All or nothing at all

                                               F#m(add9)
Don't you know I can only be me
(I can only be me, yeah)

          Dmaj9

So it's all or nothing at all

          Bm11
All or nothing at all

                                              F#m(add9)
Don't you know I can only be me
(I can only be me, yeah)

     Dmaj9           Bm11

So take me as I am

             F#m(add9)
Or have nothing at all (nothing at all)

                Bm11
Just take me as I am

              F#m(add9)
Or have nothing at all (at all)

This is me!

Dmaj9 = D/EF#AC#

Bm11 = B/DF#AC#

F#m(add9) = D/C#EA and F#/C#G#B

BAGGAGE

Key of Dm
4/4 Relaxed

Dm9  Em7/A  Dm9  Em7/A

Dm9                                                                            Em7/A
I know I do some things that make you so confused
Dm9 Em7/A One minute I'm so in love and the next I can't stand you
Dm9 Em7/A But if you may ask it's just the things that you do
Dm9 Em7/A that reminds me of all of the mess that I've been through Dm9

I got this baggage with me
Em7/A Don't wanna make you pay for what somebody else has done to me
Em7/A I don't know what to do
Dm9 With all this baggage in me
Em7/A Dm9 Every time I hurt your feelings it's what someone's done to me
Em7/A I don't mean to hurt you
Dm9 Em7/A
Heartache and pain I just can't do it again
Dm9 Em7/A So I look for the worst and brace myself for the hurt Dm9 Em7/A
But nobody has ever treated me this way
Dm9 Em7/A Please be patient with me coz I want you to stay but I got all Dm9 This baggage with me
Em7/A Dm9 Don't wanna make you pay for what somebody else has done to me
Em7/A I don't know what to do
Dm9 With all this baggage in me
Em7/A Dm9 Every time I hurt your feelings it's what someone's done to me I don't mean to hurt you [x2]

Fmaj7/G It's no way to be livin' my life

D7/F# But I can't get it out of my mind
Fmaj7 Em7 G/A You know I love you yes I do

Em7 C/Bb Bbmaj7 Dm7/G em7/A
So don't, don't go and get it confused
Dm9 Em7/A
Don't be confused cause boy you know I really do love you
Dm9 Em7/A Want you to stay with me I never meant to hurt you, baby,
Dm9 Em7/A It won't be easy getting rid of all this baggage baby Dm9
I got all of this baggage with me
Em7/A Dm9 Don't wanna make you pay for what somebody else has done to me
Em7/A I don't know what to do
DM9 With all this baggage in me
Em7/A Every time I hurt your feelings
DM9 It's what someone's done to me
Em7/A Dm9 I don't mean to hurt you [x2]

Another Mary Blige post with chord charts to "Be Without You" is found here. You can purchase her tunes, here. Thanks!

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Mary J. Blige - Be Without You on YouTube

Piano chords online

Intro:  Am  Dm  G  E7

I wanna be with you, gotta be with you, need to be with you
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
I wanna be with you, gotta be with you, need to be with you
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
Oooo (oh, oh, oh, oh) oooo


Verse 1:   Am  Dm  G  E7

Chemistry was crazy from the get-go
Neither one of us knew why
We didn't build nothing overnight
Cuz a love like this takes some time
People swore it off as a phase
Said we can’t see that
Now from top to bottom
They see that we did that (yes)
It’s so true that (yes)
We’ve been through it (yes)
We got real stuff (yes)
See baby we been...


Chorus:   Am  Dm  G  E7

Too strong for too long (and I can’t be without you baby)
And I’ll be waiting up until you get home (cuz I can’t sleep without you baby)
Anybody who’s ever loved, ya know just what I feel
Too hard to fake it, nothing can replace it
Call the radio if you just can’t be without your baby


Verse 2:   Am  Dm  G  E7

I got a question for ya
See I already know the answer
But still I wanna ask you
Would you lie? (no)
Make me cry? (no)
Do somethin’ behind my back and then try to cover it up?
Well, neither would I, baby
My love is only your love (yes)
I’ll be faithful (yes)
I’m for real (yes)
And with us you’ll always know the deal
We’ve been...


Chorus:   Am  Dm  G  E7

Too strong for too long (and I can’t be without you baby)
And I’ll be waiting up until you get home (cuz I can’t sleep without you baby)
Anybody who’s ever loved, ya know just what I feel
Too hard to fake it, nothing can replace it
Call the radio if you just can’t be without your baby


Bridge 1: Dm  C  Dm  C  E7

See this is real talk
I’m always stay (no matter what)
Good or bad (thick and thin)
Right or wrong (all day everyday)


Bridge 2: Am

Now if you’re down on love or don’t believe
This ain’t for you (no, this ain’t for you)
And if you got it deep in your heart
And deep down you know that it’s true (come on, come on, come on)


Bridge 3:  Am  Dm  G  E7

Well, let me see you put your hands up (hands up)
Fellas tell your lady she’s the one (fellas tell your lady she’s the one, oh)
Put your hands up (hands up)
Ladies let him know he's got your love
Look him right in his eyes and tell him
We’ve been...

Chorus:   Am  Dm  G  E7
Too strong for too long (and I can’t be without you baby)
And I’ll be waiting up until you get home (cuz I can’t sleep without you baby)
Anybody who’s ever loved, ya know just what I feel
Too hard to fake it, nothing can replace it
Call the radio if you just can’t be without your baby


Am  Dm  G  E7

Heeeeeeeeeeeey Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh
Heeeeeeeeeeeey Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh


Outro: Am  Dm  G  E7

I wanna be with you, gotta be with you, need to be with you
I wanna be with you, gotta be with you, need to be with you
I wanna be with you, gotta be with you, need to be with you
I wanna be with you, gotta be with you, need to be with you
I wanna be with you, gotta be with you, need to be with you.

Here are the piano chords I play to "Be Without You" by Mary J. Blige,

Johnta Austin, Bryan Michael Cox and Jason Perry.

Intro:  Bbmaj7/D  Em7  

Dm                              Bbmaj7
I wanna be with you, gotta be with you, need to be with you

C  Am7    

(Oh, oh, oh, oh)

Dm               Gm9
I wanna be with you, gotta be with you, need to be with you

C  A7  Dm  Bbmaj7
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)

C  Am7  Dm  Gm9  C  A7
Oooo (oh, oh, oh, oh) oooo


Verse 1:   A7  Dm  Bbmaj7  C  Am7  Dm  Gm9  C  A7

Chemistry was crazy from the get-go
Neither one of us knew why
We didn't build nothing overnight
Cuz a love like this takes some time
People swore it off as a phase
Said we can’t see that
Now from top to bottom
They see that we did that (yes)
It’s so true that (yes)
We’ve been through it (yes)
We got real stuff (yes)
See baby we been...


Chorus:  

Dm  Bbmaj7  C Am7

Too strong for too long (and I can’t be without you baby) 

                    Dm                        Gm9 

And I’ll be waiting up until you get home (cuz I can’t sleep without you baby) 

A7         Dm              Bbmaj7
Anybody who’s ever loved, ya know just what I feel 

C                      Am7
Too hard to fake it, nothing can replace it 

Dm                 Gm9                       c    A7
Call the radio if you just can’t be without your baby


Verse 2: 

  
Dm                   Bbmaj7
I got a question for ya

                       C
See I already know the answer

     Am7      
But still I wanna ask you

          Dm
Would you lie? (no)

         Gm9
Make me cry? (no)

        C                               A7
Do somethin’ behind my back and then try to cover it up?

      Dm             Bbmaj7
Well, neither would I, baby

            Am7             Dm
My love is only your love (yes)

C           A7
I’ll be faithful (yes)

I’m for real (yes)
And with us you’ll always know the deal
We’ve been...


Chorus: 

 Dm  Bbmaj7  C Am7

Too strong for too long (and I can’t be without you baby)

Am7            Dm           Gm9                                C     A7
And I’ll be waiting up until you get home (cuz I can’t sleep without you baby)

Anybody who’s ever loved, ya know just what I feel
Too hard to fake it, nothing can replace it
Call the radio if you just can’t be without your baby


Bridge 1: Gm7 Am7 Bbmaj7 Am7  Gm7  Am7  Bbmaj7  

See this is real talk
I’m always stay (no matter what)
Good or bad (thick and thin)
Right or wrong (all day everyday)


Bridge 2: A7 Dm

Now if you’re down on love or don’t believe
This ain’t for you (no, this ain’t for you)
And if you got it deep in your heart
And deep down you know that it’s true (come on, come on, come on)


Bridge 3: Dm  Bbmaj7  C  Am7  Dm

Well, let me see you put your hands up (hands up)

Bbmaj7                          C     Am7
Fellas tell your lady she’s the one (fellas tell your lady she’s the one, oh)

Dm
Put your hands up (hands up)

Gm9                               C
Ladies let him know he's got your love

                       A7
Look him right in his eyes and tell him

We’ve been...

Chorus: 

Dm  Bbmaj7  C Am7

Too strong for too long (and I can’t be without you baby)
And I’ll be waiting up until you get home (cuz I can’t sleep without you baby)
Anybody who’s ever loved, ya know just what I feel
Too hard to fake it, nothing can replace it
Call the radio if you just can’t be without your baby




Heeeeeeeeeeeey Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh
Heeeeeeeeeeeey Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh


Outro: Dm  Bbmaj7 C Am7 Dm Gm9 C A7 Dm

I wanna be with you, gotta be with you, need to be with you
I wanna be with you, gotta be with you, need to be with you
I wanna be with you, gotta be with you, need to be with you
I wanna be with you, gotta be with you, need to be with you
I wanna be with you, gotta be with you, need to be with you.

You might be interested in this musician's resource Musician's Breakthrough

Have fun playing this piano song from The Breakthrough with Mary J. Blige.



-- LadyD

"Jazz washes away the dust of every day life." -- Art Blakey