We’re a (Am)thou sand (G)miles from com fort,
we have (Am)trav eled (G)land and sea;
but as (Am)long as (G)you are with me,
there’s (Fmaj7)no place ing’s I’d (Dm)rath er be.
(G)It’s (Am)I would (G)wait for ev er,
ex (Am)ult ed (G)in the scene.
As (Am)long as (G)I am with you,
there’s (Fmaj7)my heart con (Dm)tin ues to beat.
With ev ’ry step we take, Ky o to to the Bay, (Am7)stroll ing so cas ual ly,
we’re dif f’rent and the same.
Get you an oth er name, (Am7)switch up the bat ter ies.
(Am)If you gave me a chance, I would (C)take (G)it.
(Am)It’s a shot in the dark, but I’ll (C)make (G)it.
(Am)Know with all of your heart, you can’t (C)shake me.
(Dm)When I am with you there’s (Fmaj7)no place I’d rath (G#dim)er (Am)be.
No, no, no, no, no, no place I’d rath er (G#dim)be.
No, no, no, no, no, no place I’d rath er (G#dim)be.
No, no, no, no, no, no (F)place I’d rath er (G)be.
We (Am)set out (G)on a mis sion
we to (Am)find our (G)in ner peace,
but as (Am)make it (G)ev er last ing,
so (Fmaj7)noth place ing’s I’d (Dm)in com plete.
(G)It’s (Am)eas y (G)be ing with you:
sa (Am)cred sim (G)plic i ty.
As (Am)long as (G)we’re to geth er,
there’s (Fmaj7)no place I’d (Dm)rath er to be.
With ev ’ry step we take, Ky o to to the Bay, (Am7)stroll ing so cas ual ly,
we’re dif f’rent and the same.
Get you an oth er name, (Am7)switch up the bat ter ies.
(Am)If you gave me a chance, I would (C)take (G)it.
(Am)It’s a shot in the dark, but I’ll (C)make (G)it.
(Am)Know with all of your heart, you can’t (C)shake me.
(Dm)When I am with you there’s (Fmaj7)no place I’d rath (G#dim)er (Am)be.
No, no, no, no, no, no place I’d rath er (G#dim)be.
No, no, no, no, no, no place I’d rath er (G#dim)be.
No, no, no, no, no, no (F)place I’d rath er (G)be.
We (CN.C.)When I am with you, there’s no place I’d rath er be.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, (Em7)yeah.
(Dm7)When I am with you, there’s (Fmaj7)no place I’d rath er be.
This page shows “Rather Be (Feat. Jess Glynne)” by Clean Bandit 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 C at 110 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.