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I Need You

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This is a pretty simple song which became a single from Dave Gahan's album "Paper 
monsters" (2003).
Intro:
E|Em------------------|----------------|A----------------|----------------|---
B|-------5--p-5-4-5-|-8--------------|----------------|----------------|---
G|------------------|--------7--7-9--|---6------------|-----------4----|---
D|------------------|----------------|----------7-----|-------7-5---5--|-2-
A|------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|---
E|------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|---
I need you
I need you
I need you
I need you
Lyrics 1:
I'm Emasking my friend I need you again
ACan you do something for me
EmTime it just passed and we had some laughs
AMaybe it's just about greed
Chorus:
   EmYou'll always neGed me much more
Than AI need you
   EmYou'll always neGed me much more
       AI need you
Instrumental (plays 3 times):
Em G A
Lyrics 2:
I'll Emask you again but I Gdon't think you've changed
You Anever did nothing for me
I Emwonder sometimes if Gyou're looking down
AOn everything that you see
Lyrics 3:
With Emall of your gold sGtories all told
ASome things just aren't meant to be
You Emlive in the past Gshadows don't last
AThis time it's all about me
Chorus:
   EmYou'll always neDed me much more
Than GI need yAou
   EmYou'll always neDed me much moreG  A  
   EmYou'll always neDed me much more
Than GI need yAou
   EmYou'll always neDed me much more
        G    AI need you
Outro (plays 5 times):
   EmYou'll always neGed me much more
       AI need you

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I Need You

by Dave Gahan

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Chords in this song · guitar

This is a pretty simple song which became a single from Dave Gahan's album "Paper

monsters" (2003).

Intro:

Em A

E|------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|---

B|-------5--p-5-4-5-|-8--------------|----------------|----------------|---

G|------------------|--------7--7-9--|---6------------|-----------4----|---

D|------------------|----------------|----------7-----|-------7-5---5--|-2-

A|------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|---

E|------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|---

I need you

Lyrics 1:

I'm asking my friend I need you again

Can you do something for me

Time it just passed and we had some laughs

Maybe it's just about greed

Chorus:

Em G

You'll always need me much more

Than I need you

Em G

You'll always need me much more

I need you

Instrumental (plays 3 times):

Em G A

Lyrics 2:

Em G

I'll ask you again but I don't think you've changed

You never did nothing for me

Em G

I wonder sometimes if you're looking down

On everything that you see

Lyrics 3:

Em G

With all of your gold stories all told

Some things just aren't meant to be

Em G

You live in the past shadows don't last

This time it's all about me

Chorus:

Em D

You'll always need me much more

G A

Than I need you

Em D G A

You'll always need me much more

Em D

You'll always need me much more

G A

Than I need you

Em D

You'll always need me much more

G A

I need you

Outro (plays 5 times):

Em G

You'll always need me much more

I need you

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