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I Need A Lover by Pat Benatar (Original by John Mellencamp)
Album: In The Heat Of The Night
Track 2
1979
Standard tuning
Capo on the 5th fret
Chords:
C:      x32010
G:      320003 or 320033
F:      x33211 or 133211
(To play without a capo replace the chords above by F, C and Bb)
   Intro:          C      G      F      Gx 4
 Chorus:
 CI need a lGover that wFon't drive me cGrazy
 CI need a lGover that wFon't drive me mGad
 CI need a lGover that wFon't drive me cGrazyF  G  
 CI need a lGover that wFon't drive me cGrazy
 CSomeone to thrGill me, and thFen go awGay
 CI need a lGover that woFn't drive me crGazy
 FSomeone that knows the meaning of ah 
 GHey hit the highway
 Instrumental:        C      G      F      Gx 2
 Verse:
 CWell I've been wGalking the streFets in the evenGing
 CRacing through thGis human juFngle at nGight
 CI'm so confGused, my mFind is indifferGent
 Hey, IF'm so weak, won't someone shGut out that light
 CElectricGity runs throFugh the videGo
 CAnd I watch frGom this hFole I call hGome
 CAnd all the stGonies that are daFncin' to the radGio
 I gFot the world calling me tonCight on the phone
 Chorus:
 CI need a lGover that wFon't drive me cGrazy
 CI need a lGover that wFon't drive me mGad
 CI need a lGover that wFon't drive me cGrazy
 FSomeone that knows the meaning of ah 
 GHey hit the highway
 Instrumental:        C      G      F      G      C      G      F      G      C      G      F      G          F          Gx 2
 Verse:
 CWell I'm not wGiped out by this pFoolroom life I'm lGivin'
 CBut I'm gonna quit mGy job, and go to schFool, and head bGack home
 CNow I'm not Gasking to be lFoved or be forgGiven
 Hey, FI just can't face shakin' in this bedroom Gone more night alone
 Chorus:
 CI need a lGover that wFon't drive me cGrazy
 CI need a lGover that wFon't drive me mGad
 CI need a lGover that wFon't drive me cGrazy
 FSomeone that knows the meaning of ah 
 GHey hit the highway
 CI need a lGover that wFon't drive me cGrazy
 CSomeone to thrGill me, and thFen go awGay
 CI need a lGover that woFn't drive me crGazyF  G  
 Instrumental:         C       G       F      G      C      G      F      G      C      G      F      G          F  G  
 Chorus:
 CI need a lGover that wFon't drive me cGrazy
 CI need a lGover that wFon't drive me mGad
 CI need a lGover that wFon't drive me cGrazy
 FSomeone that knows the meaning of ah 
 GHey hit the highway
 Outro:        C      G      F      G      C      G      F  G  

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I Need A Lover

by Pat Benatar

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

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I Need A Lover by Pat Benatar (Original by John Mellencamp)

Album: In The Heat Of The Night

Track 2

1979

Standard tuning

Capo on the 5th fret

Chords:

C: x32010

G: 320003 or 320033

F: x33211 or 133211

(To play without a capo replace the chords above by F, C and Bb)

C G F G

Intro: x 4

Chorus:

C G F G

I need a lover that won't drive me crazy

C G F G

I need a lover that won't drive me mad

C G F G F G

I need a lover that won't drive me crazy

C G F G

I need a lover that won't drive me crazy

C G F G

Someone to thrill me, and then go away

C G F G

I need a lover that won't drive me crazy

Someone that knows the meaning of ah

Hey hit the highway

C G F G

Instrumental: x 2

Verse:

C G F G

Well I've been walking the streets in the evening

C G F G

Racing through this human jungle at night

C G F G

I'm so confused, my mind is indifferent

F G

Hey, I'm so weak, won't someone shut out that light

C G F G

Electricity runs through the video

C G F G

And I watch from this hole I call home

C G F G

And all the stonies that are dancin' to the radio

F C

I got the world calling me tonight on the phone

Chorus:

C G F G

I need a lover that won't drive me crazy

C G F G

I need a lover that won't drive me mad

C G F G

I need a lover that won't drive me crazy

Someone that knows the meaning of ah

Hey hit the highway

C G F G C G F G C G F G F G

Instrumental: x 2

Verse:

C G F G

Well I'm not wiped out by this poolroom life I'm livin'

C G F G

But I'm gonna quit my job, and go to school, and head back home

C G F G

Now I'm not asking to be loved or be forgiven

F G

Hey, I just can't face shakin' in this bedroom one more night alone

Chorus:

C G F G

I need a lover that won't drive me crazy

C G F G

I need a lover that won't drive me mad

C G F G

I need a lover that won't drive me crazy

Someone that knows the meaning of ah

Hey hit the highway

C G F G

I need a lover that won't drive me crazy

C G F G

Someone to thrill me, and then go away

C G F G F G

I need a lover that won't drive me crazy

C G F G C G F G C G F G F G

Instrumental:

Chorus:

C G F G

I need a lover that won't drive me crazy

C G F G

I need a lover that won't drive me mad

C G F G

I need a lover that won't drive me crazy

Someone that knows the meaning of ah

Hey hit the highway

C G F G C G F G

Outro:

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