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Artist: Bob Dylan
Track: If Not for You

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If not for you
Babe, I couldn't find the door
Couldn't even see the floor
I'd be sad and blue
If not for you

If not for you
Babe, I'd lay awake all night
Wait for the mornin' light
To shine in through
But it would not be new
If not for you

If not for you
My sky would fall
Rain would gather too
Without your love I'd be nowhere at all
I'd be lost if not for you
And you know it's true

If not for you
My sky would fall
Rain would gather too
Without your love I'd be nowhere at all
Oh! What would I do
If not for you

If not for you
Winter would have no spring
Couldn't hear the robin sing
I just wouldn't have a clue
Anyway it wouldn't ring true
If not for you
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Bob Dylan – If Not for You
[Verse 1] / If not for you / Babe, I couldn’t find the door / Couldn’t even see the floor / I’d be sad and blue / If not for you / [Verse 2] / If not for you / Babe, I’d lay awake
George Harrison – If Not for You
[Verse 1] / If not for you / Babe, I couldn't even find the door / I couldn't even see the floor / I'd be sad and blue, if not for you / [Verse 2] / If not for you / Babe, the
John Farnham & Olivia Newton-John – If Not for You
[Verse 1] / If not for you / Babe, I couldn't even find the door / I couldn't even see the floor / I'd be sad and blue / If not for you / [Verse 2] / If not for you / Babe, the
Glen Campbell – If Not for You
If not for you babe I couldn't even find the door / And I couldn't even see the floor / I'd be sad and blue if not for you / If not for you all night you'd see me wide awake / Lord
Bob Dylan – If Not For You (Alternate Take)
[Spoken] / You ready George? / [Verse 1] / If not for you / Babe, I couldn't find the door / Couldn't even see the floor / I'd be sad and blue / If not for you / [Verse 2] / If not
Bryan Ferry – If Not for You
If not for you / Babe, I couldn't find the door / I couldn't even see the floor / I'd be sad and blue / If not for you / If not for you / Baby, I'd lay awake all night / Wait for
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Q:Who wrote “If Not for You” by Bob Dylan?
“If Not for You” by Bob Dylan was written by Bob Dylan.
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