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G#minor

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Standard tuning
Chords
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        F#244322
         Bx24442
      B/D#x6444x
B/D#(2)   x6445x
B/   D#(3)x6447x
         E022100
       C#mx46544 
       G#m466444
       C#9x4344x
      C#m7x46444
Nb B/D#(2) & B/ D#(3)you hold the  B/D#and 
pick the  Eand  F#over the chord, then it steps up nicely to the E  
Intro
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C#m G#m C#m G#m
Verse 1
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From C#mwhere you standG#m  
There's C#mno way to G#mchange it
C#mNowhere to G#mmake it make F#sense
And it's C#mlonely thereG#m  
C#mThere in the G#mspotlight
And C#mhoney don't G#mI under-F#stand
Chorus 1
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But Byou
           B/D#  B/D#(2)  B/  D#(3)      E  G#m  
You need some -one      to       love you
           B/D#  B/D#(2)  B/  D#(3)      E  G#m  
You need some -one      to       hold you
To-F#night
Someone to B/D#love Eyou
Someone to C#9hold C#m7you
Someone to C#mlove G#myou
C#m G#m
Verse 2
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When you C#mlook at meG#m  
C#mTry hard to G#mhide it 
C#mTry hard to G#mkeep it all F#in
Well C#mI found you G#mout
Dis-C#mcovered your G#msecrets
Well C#mhoney     G#mit ain't a F#sin
Chorus 2
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But Byou 
           B/D#  B/D#(2)  B/  D#(3)      E  G#m  
You need some -one      to       love you
           B/D#  B/D#(2)  B/  D#(3)      E  G#m  
You need some -one      to       hold you
To-F#night
Someone to B/D#love Eyou
Oh someone to C#9hold C#m7you
Someone to G#mhold youE  
Middle 8
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Oh G#moh yeaEh
    G#mIt doesn’t Ehave to be meC#m7  
Oooh ooooh oooh ooh
Chorus 3 | Outro
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But Byou
           B/D#  B/D#(2)  B/  D#(3)      E  G#m  
You need some -one      to       love you
           B/D#  B/D#(2)  B/  D#(3)      E  G#m  
You need some -one      to       tell you
That everything is al-F#right
Someone to B/D#love Eyou
Someone to C#9hold C#m7you
Someone to C#mlove G#myou
C#m  G#m  C#m
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Need Someone

by Mary J. Blige

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

B/D#

D#(3)

C#m

G#m

C#9

C#m7

Standard tuning

Chords

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244322

x24442

B/D#

x6444x

B/D#

(2) x6445x

B D#(3)

/ x6447x

022100

C#m

x46544

G#m

466444

C#9

x4344x

C#m7

x46444

B/D# B D#(3) B/D#

Nb (2) & / you hold the and

E F# E

pick the and over the chord, then it steps up nicely to the

Intro

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C#m G#m C#m G#m

Verse 1

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C#m G#m

From where you stand

C#m G#m

There's no way to change it

C#m G#m F#

Nowhere to make it make sense

C#m G#m

And it's lonely there

C#m G#m

There in the spotlight

C#m G#m F#

And honey don't I under-stand

Chorus 1

========

But you

B/D# B B D#(3) E G#m

/D#(2) /

You need some -one to love you

B/D# B B D#(3) E G#m

/D#(2) /

You need some -one to hold you

To-night

B/D# E

Someone to love you

C#9 C#m7

Someone to hold you

C#m G#m

Someone to love you

C#m G#m

Verse 2

=======

C#m G#m

When you look at me

C#m G#m

Try hard to hide it

C#m G#m F#

Try hard to keep it all in

C#m G#m

Well I found you out

C#m G#m

Dis-covered your secrets

C#m G#m F#

Well honey it ain't a sin

Chorus 2

========

But you

B/D# B B D#(3) E G#m

/D#(2) /

You need some -one to love you

B/D# B B D#(3) E G#m

/D#(2) /

You need some -one to hold you

To-night

B/D# E

Someone to love you

C#9 C#m7

Oh someone to hold you

G#m E

Someone to hold you

Middle 8

========

G#m E

Oh oh yeah

G#m E C#m7

It doesn’t have to be me

Oooh ooooh oooh ooh

Chorus 3 | Outro

================

But you

B/D# B B D#(3) E G#m

/D#(2) /

You need some -one to love you

B/D# B B D#(3) E G#m

/D#(2) /

You need some -one to tell you

That everything is al-right

B/D# E

Someone to love you

C#9 C#m7

Someone to hold you

C#m G#m

Someone to love you

C#m G#m C#m

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