verse 1
        G5             A5    B5         C5 
I could take my guitar  and  hit the road 
                B5    A5
try to be a star
A5                            G5
That sort of thing just don't appeal to me
            G5                 A5
I could play some one night stands
              B5         C5   B5
Travelin' light a one man band
B5                A5           G5
But I know  this is where I'de rather be
              B5                              A5
It's your bright sunshine that lifted all the shadows off my 
 
mind
                 B5                         A5
Yeah your sweet love led me to a brighter day
        B5                          A5
So you never have to worry bout me leaving you behind
         B5                    A5      D5
Wait and see I won't ever turn away
 
(chorus)
      G5                      A5
Cause you made my dream come true 
     B5                     C5             B5       A5      
And gave my life new meaning too and more than anything
A5                 G5          A5
I'de rather be with you
A5                        B5                  A5
Well I'de rather be with you babe if I could
                    B5         A5
I'de rather be with you
A5                           B5                     A5
You know I'de rather be with you babe surely would
A5              D5               G5       A5   B5  C5  B5   
You know I'de rather be with you
 
A5  G5
 
verse 2
         G5                   A5   B5                         C5
Now this ghetto life is hard      in our concrete front yard
         B5     A5                    G5
Nothing grows except a single tree to mark our place
            G5                   A5          B5
But the moment that I'm with you  girl your light and love
       C5      B5            A5           G5
Shine through and then I realize   you're my saving grace
        B5                               A5             
I could catch that old greyhound head up north and bum 
around
                B5                     A5
Watch the sun set on the San Francisco Bay
        B5                         A5 
But you mean so much to me I could never put you down
                  B5                    A5     D5
That would be to big a price for me to pay
 
(chorus)
          G5                  A5            B5
Cause you made my dream come true and gave my life new 
         C5
meaning too
               B5       A5                     G5    A5
And more than anything     I'de rather be with you
A5                  B5                   A5   
I'de rather be with you babe if I could
                            B5      A5
I'de rather be with you
A5                  B5                     A5
I'de rather be with you babe surely would
      D5                 G5      A5  B5  C5  B5  
I'de rather be with you 
A5   G5
 
(closing refrain, slow)
       A5               G5       
I'de rather be with you
       A5               G5
I'de rather be with you