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Need Her Love

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Tuning: Standard
Lower case letters in the last chorus indicate single notes, not chords. 
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SPECIAL VOICINGS and CHORDS
       E-A-D-G-B-e
C/E    x-x-2-0-1-0
F*     x-x-3-2-1-1
F/G    3-x-3-2-1-1
Cm7-5  x-3-4-3-4-x
Fm6/C  x-3-3-1-3-x- or x-3-x-1-3-1
G/B    x-2-0-0-x-x
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[Intro]
|  C| % |
|  C   Dm7|  C/E  F* |
|  Am   Em|  Dm   C/E|
|  Am   Em|  Gm   A|
|  Dm   C/E  F*  F/G|
|  C|
[Verse 1]
              C                 Dm7             C/E  F* 
  She gives me love that I could never hope to have
She Amtells me that she Emneeds me, she Dmtells me that she's C/Eglad
And Amif she goes aEmway, I'm Gm7like someone who's C7left out in the FrainFm  
[Chorus]
I need ... Em(her loveAm)  I need her .Dm7.. (her loveF/G)     
I need her Clove  (oh oh oh Cm7-5oh oh  Fm6/Coh oh Coh)Cm7-5  Fm6/C  C  
[Verse 2]
           C                Dm7               C/E  F* 
She came in from the west, a summer breeze I couldn't rest
I Amhad to take a Emfast train, to Dmbe there by her C/Eside
She Ammade me feel so Emgood, she Gm7made it like it C7should be all the FtimeFm  
[Chorus]
I need ... Em(her loveAm)  I need her .Dm7.. (her loveF/G)     
I need her Clove  (oh oh oh Cm7-5oh oh  Fm6/Coh oh Coh)C  G/B  
AmJust when I was thinkin' Emof her,   
  Gm7She came aClong and made me Fwant her.Fm  
[Chorus]
I need Emher love     AmI need her Dm7love       F/G  
I need her Clove  (oh oh oh Cm7-5oh oh  Fm6/Coh oh Coh)Cm7-5  Fm/C  
[Verse 3]
|  C|  Dm7|  C/E| F*  |  Am|  Em|  Dm|  C/E|
(solo: slide guitars)
And Amif she goes aEmway, I'm Gm7like someone who's C7left out in the FrainFm  
[Verse]
I need ... Em(her loveAm)  I need her .Dm7.. (her loveF/G)     
I need her Clove  (oh oh oh Cm7-5oh oh  Fm6/Coh oh Coh)Cm7-5  Fm6/C  C  
[Verse 4]
                C                     Dm7                C/E  F* 
  The boats that sail, the planes that fly, she is with me.
I Amwonder if she Emwonders, if Dmthis is all for C/Ereal
I Amcouldn't stand to Emsee her Gm7cry because of C7me, that would be Fsad.Fm  
[Chorus]
I need ... Em(her loveAm)  I need her .Dm7.. (her loveF/G)     
I need her Clove  (oh oh oh Cm7-5oh oh  Fm6/Coh oh Coh)Cm7-5  Fm6/C  C  
[Verse 5]
            C               Dm7                   C/E  F* 
She tells me everything, she makes me smile, she tries to sing
But Amnever shares her Emsuffering, if Dmthings are going C/Ewrong
She Ammakes it like a Emdream; if Gm7things are as they C7seem, the world is FgoodFm  
[Chorus]
I need her Emlove,    AmI need her Dm7love,   F/GI need her Clove  c(sdinebgle notes)
            Em               Am    Dm7     C/E  F*        F/G       C  c  d  eb  
   I need her ... I need her love,        I need her love  (single notes) 
             Em                  Am     Dm7     C/E  F*        
   Ooh ooh ooh ooh    I need her love       Yeah, yeah  
    F/G      C    c d eb  Em    Am
  I need her love.           FADE  

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Need Her Love

by Electric Light Orchestra

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

C/E

F/G

Gm7

Cm7-5

Fm6/C

G/B

Fm/C

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Tuning: Standard

Lower case letters in the last chorus indicate single notes, not chords.

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SPECIAL VOICINGS and CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

C/E x-x-2-0-1-0

F* x-x-3-2-1-1

F/G 3-x-3-2-1-1

Cm7-5 x-3-4-3-4-x

Fm6/C x-3-3-1-3-x- or x-3-x-1-3-1

G/B x-2-0-0-x-x

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[Intro]

| | % |

C Dm7 C/E F

| | * |

Am Em Dm C/E

| | |

Am Em Gm A

| | |

Dm C/E F F/G

| * |

| |

[Verse 1]

C Dm7 C/E F

She gives me love that I could never hope to have

Am Em Dm C/E

She tells me that she needs me, she tells me that she's glad

Am Em Gm7 C7 F Fm

And if she goes away, I'm like someone who's left out in the rain

[Chorus]

Em Am Dm7 F/G

I need ... (her love) I need her ... (her love)

C Cm7-5 Fm6/C C Cm7-5 Fm6/C C

I need her love (oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

[Verse 2]

C Dm7 C/E F

She came in from the west, a summer breeze I couldn't rest

Am Em Dm C/E

I had to take a fast train, to be there by her side

Am Em Gm7 C7 F Fm

She made me feel so good, she made it like it should be all the time

[Chorus]

Em Am Dm7 F/G

I need ... (her love) I need her ... (her love)

C Cm7-5 Fm6/C C C G/B

I need her love (oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

Am Em

Just when I was thinkin' of her,

Gm7 C F Fm

She came along and made me want her.

[Chorus]

Em Am Dm7 F/G

I need her love I need her love

C Cm7-5 Fm6/C C Cm7-5 Fm/C

I need her love (oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

[Verse 3]

C Dm7 C/E F Am Em Dm C/E

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(solo: slide guitars)

Am Em Gm7 C7 F Fm

And if she goes away, I'm like someone who's left out in the rain

[Verse]

Em Am Dm7 F/G

I need ... (her love) I need her ... (her love)

C Cm7-5 Fm6/C C Cm7-5 Fm6/C C

I need her love (oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

[Verse 4]

C Dm7 C/E F

The boats that sail, the planes that fly, she is with me.

Am Em Dm C/E

I wonder if she wonders, if this is all for real

Am Em Gm7 C7 F Fm

I couldn't stand to see her cry because of me, that would be sad.

[Chorus]

Em Am Dm7 F/G

I need ... (her love) I need her ... (her love)

C Cm7-5 Fm6/C C Cm7-5 Fm6/C C

I need her love (oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

[Verse 5]

C Dm7 C/E F

She tells me everything, she makes me smile, she tries to sing

Am Em Dm C/E

But never shares her suffering, if things are going wrong

Am Em Gm7 C7 F Fm

She makes it like a dream; if things are as they seem, the world is good

[Chorus]

Em Am Dm7 F/G C c d eb

I need her love, I need her love, I need her love (single notes)

Em Am Dm7 C/E F F/G C c d eb

I need her ... I need her love, I need her love (single notes)

Em Am Dm7 C/E F

Ooh ooh ooh ooh I need her love Yeah, yeah

F/G C c d eb Em Am

FADE

I need her love.

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