I Have You chords by Carpenters (Official Version)

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E
F#/E
B/D#
G#7
C#m7
E/F#
F#
B
E/B
C#m
A#m7b5
F#/A#
G#m
Fm7b5
D#m7
Eadd9
F#sus4
C#/B
D#7
G#m7
C#7
F#7sus4
F#7
C#6
B/F#

Intro 1

Verse 1
E 
B/D# 
I have always been a  (E major) dreamer  (B/D#) 
C#m 
A#m7b5 
B 
F#/A# 
 (C sharp minor) Followed  (A sharp minor7b5) visions   of my  (B major) own  (F sharp/A#) 
G#m 
Fm7b5 
F# 
 (G sharp minor) I was  (F minor7b5) born     to belong  (F sharp major) 
D#m7 
Eadd9 
To the  (D sharp minor7) lines  of a song  (Eadd9) 
C#m7 
F# 
And make  (C sharp minor7) then my  (F sharp major) home

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Verse 2

I believe in happy endings

Though I've only known a few

For as rare as they are

Like a bright falling star

I found one in you

Chorus 1
B 
C#/B 
 (B major) Sometimes all the  (C sharp/B) world
F#/A# 
can seem so  (F sharp/A#) friendless
D#7 
G#m7 
And the  (D sharp7) road  ahead so  (G sharp minor7) endless
C#7 
F# 
And the  (C sharp7) dream so far away  (F sharp major) 
F#7sus4 
F#7 
 (F sharp7sus4) (some        (F sharp7) times)
B 
 (B major) Sometimes
C#/B 
F#/A# 
When I'm  (C sharp/B) almost to surrender  (F sharp/A#) 
D#7 
G#m7 
Then I  (D sharp7) stop  and I remember  (G sharp minor7) 
C#6 
F# 
B/F# 
F# 
I have  (C sharp6) you   to save my  (F sharp major) day  (B/F#)  (F sharp major) 

Verse 3
B 
E 
B/D# 
 (B major) Often my imagi (E major) nation  (B/D#) 
C#m 
A#m7b5 
B 
F#/A# 
 (C sharp minor) Has me  (A sharp minor7b5) reaching  out too  (B major) far  (F sharp/A#) 
G#m 
Fm7b5 
F# 
 (G sharp minor) When I  (F minor7b5) fell     you were there  (F sharp major) 
D#m7 
Eadd9 
With your  (D sharp minor7) hand   in the air  (Eadd9) 
C#m7 
F#sus4 
F# 
You  (C sharp minor7) knew   from the  (F sharpsus4) start      (F sharp major) 

Chorus 2
B 
 (B major) Sometimes
C#/B 
F#/A# 
After  (C sharp/B) all    you've done to  (F sharp/A#) save     me
D#7 
G#m7 
Through the  (D sharp7) love  you freely  (G sharp minor7) gave   me
C#7 
F# 
Every  (C sharp7) step  along the  (F sharp major) way
F#7sus4 
F#7 
 (F sharp7sus4) (some-       (F sharp7) times)
B 
 (B major) Sometimes
C#/B 
F#/A# 
People  (C sharp/B) ask    what keeps me  (F sharp/A#) going
D#7 
G#m7 
And in  (D sharp7) truth, it comes from  (G sharp minor7) knowing
C#6 
F# 
B/F# 
F# 
I have  (C sharp6) you   to save my  (F sharp major) day  (B/F#)  (F sharp major) 

Chorus 3

Sometimes

Feeling helpless when I held you

Wishing words would come to tell you

I have you to save my day

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GuitarPianoUkulele

E
F#/E
B/D#
G#7
C#m7
E/F#
F#
B
E/B
C#m
A#m7b5
F#/A#
G#m
Fm7b5
D#m7
Eadd9
F#sus4
C#/B
D#7
G#m7
C#7
F#7sus4
F#7
C#6
B/F#

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: B majorBPM: 92

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
F#/E: x-x-2-3-2-2
B/D#: x-6-4-4-7-x
G#7: 4-6-4-5-4-4
C#m7: x-4-6-4-5-x
E/F#: 2-x-2-1-0-0
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
E/B: x-2-2-1-0-0
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
A#m7b5: x-1-2-1-2-x
F#/A#: 6-4-4-6-x-x
G#m: 4-6-6-4-4-4
Fm7b5: x-x-3-4-4-4
D#m7: x-6-8-6-7-x
Eadd9: 0-2-2-1-0-2
F#sus4: x-x-4-4-2-2
C#/B: x-2-x-1-2-1
D#7: x-x-1-3-2-3
G#m7: 4-6-4-4-4-4
C#7: x-4-6-4-6-x
F#7sus4: 2-4-2-4-2-2
F#7: 2-4-2-3-2-2
C#6: x-4-3-3-2-x
B/F#: 2-x-4-4-4-x

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This is the definitive original version of I Have You by Carpenters, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of B major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Carpenters.