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I Want Someone Badly

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(TOM: C#)
[Verses]
    now i want someone baF#dly
  G    G#got a girl here tonF#ight
    wants someone C#new, someone new
    a little cry wants someone bF#adly
 G                   G#                     F#     C#(horns 1)
    i wanna know if this is a bad lease on me
    G#i want to know
    am i F#sure that i heard you G#cry
    i want to know
    if you're lF#eaving just do it toG#night
                        F#    (horns 2)
    now i want someone badly
  G    G#to burF#n in here with meC#  
    but listen baby
                           F#   (horns 2)
    'cause i cry all over madly
 G         G#                         F#    C#(horns 1)
    don't do anything do it for/with me
    G#ooh i wanna know
    am i sF#ure that i have your lG#ove
    i wanna know
    if you're lF#eaving just make sure it's G#right
                        F#   (horns 2)
    now i want someone badly
  G    G#could it be trueF#  
                     C#  (horns 3) 
    that someone is you 
(horns 1: 36-35-36--36-36-35-48-46)
(horns 2: 44-43-44--44-33-36-35)
(horns 3: 33-46-43-54)

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The story behind the song

This song embodies a raw, urgent longing for connection, a deep yearning for another person. It speaks to that intense, almost painful desire to find someone who truly understands and completes you. The feeling is one of vulnerability and an open heart, expressing a need that goes beyond casual interest. It plays like a confession of profound emotional hunger.

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I Want Someone Badly

by Jeff Buckley

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(TOM: C#)

[Verses]

now i want someone badly

G G# F#

got a girl here tonight

wants someone new, someone new

a little cry wants someone badly

G G# F# C#

(horns 1)

i wanna know if this is a bad lease on me

i want to know

F# G#

am i sure that i heard you cry

i want to know

F# G#

if you're leaving just do it tonight

F# (horns 2)

now i want someone badly

G G# F# C#

to burn in here with me

but listen baby

F# (horns 2)

'cause i cry all over madly

G G# F# C#

(horns 1)

don't do anything do it for/with me

ooh i wanna know

F# G#

am i sure that i have your love

i wanna know

F# G#

if you're leaving just make sure it's right

F# (horns 2)

now i want someone badly

G G# F#

could it be true

C# (horns 3)

that someone is you

(horns 1: 36-35-36--36-36-35-48-46)

(horns 2: 44-43-44--44-33-36-35)

(horns 3: 33-46-43-54)

About I Want Someone Badly Chords by Jeff Buckley

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