I
could (G)live life a lone
and (G)nev er fill the (Cm)long ings of my (G)heart,
the (Am7)heal ing warmth of (C)some one’s arms.
And (G)I
could (G)live with out dreams, (Em)fered,
and (G)nev er know the (Cm)thrill of what could (G)be
with (Am7)ev ’ry star so (B)far and out of reach.
I could (G)live with out man
y things
and I (Dsus)You could car ry on.
But I could n’t (G)face my life to (G)mor row with out Your (C)hope in my heart I
know
I (Am7)can’t live a day
with out You.
Lord, there’s no (G)night and there’s no (G)morn ing with out Your (C)lov ing arms to (G)hold me.
You’re the (Am7)heart beat of all
I
(C)do.
I can’t live a (C)day
with out (G)You.
I
could (G)trav el the world,
see (G)all the won ders (Cm)beau ti ful and (G)new.
They’d (Am7)on ly make me (C)think of You.
And (G)I
could (G)have all life of (Em)fered,
and (G)rich es that were (Cm)far be yond com (G)pare,
to (Am7)grant my ev ’ry (B)wish with out a care.
Oh, could (G)I could do an y thing.
But if (Dsus)You weren’t in it all, But I could n’t (G)face my life to (G)mor row with out Your (C)hope in my heart I know
I (Am7)can’t live a day with out You.
Lord, there’s no (G)night and there’s no (G)morn ing with out Your (C)lov ing arms to (G)hold me.
You’re the (Am7)heart beat of all
I
(C)do.
I can’t live a (C)day with out (G)You.
(G)You.
Oh,
(Am7)Je sus,
I
(G)live be cause You live.
You’re like the air I (D)breathe.
Oh,
(Am7)Je sus,
Oh, I (G)have be cause You gave.
You’re ev ’ry thing to (D)me.
Oh, I could n’t (G)You.
This page shows “Can't Live A Day” by Avalon in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 100 BPM, a slightly more challenging arrangement — practice each phrase slowly first.