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When I Wanted You
(G. Cunico)
  C#Tho’ we’re goin’ our separate ways
  C#M7There can only be  brighter days
                        B/C#          F#m  C#-Ebm7-F#/Ab-  G#7  
  Cause I didn’t mean that  much to you
   C#Work it out, don’t lose the fight
   C#M7You can make it turn out right
                               B/C#         F#  C#/F-Ebm7  
   ‘Cause you’ve  got the heart to be secure  
       F#/Ab  G#7When I C#add9wanted  C#you     C#M7  Bbm9I needed Bbm7you
And I Ebm7still can’t C#/Fbring myF#self to Gm7say I’m oEbm7/Abver you
G#7When I C#add9gave  you C#timC#M7e   to make Bbm9up your Bbm7mind        
You  Ebm7turned your back  on me
                             F#/Ab    G#7  C#add9-C#-C#M7-Ebm  
And now  I’ve got to turn my back on___ you
  C#After  all that we’ve  been through
  C#M7Leavin’ you is so hard to do
                                B/Db           F#m  C#-Ebm7- F#/Ab-G#7  
  But when  I close my eyes I don’t feel the pain               
  C#What was  wrong and who was right
  C#M7In the end you see  the light
                                 B/Db           F#  C#/F-Ebm7  
  ‘Cause you think a lot when you’re on your own
      F#/Ab  G#7When I C#add9wanted C#you     C#M7  Bbm9I needed Bbm7you
And  I sEbm7till can’t C#/Fbring myF#self to Gm7say I’m oEbm7/Abver you
G/AWhen I Dadd9gave you DtimDM7e   to make Bm9up your Bm7mind
You  Em7turned your back  on me
And now  I’m turnin miEm7/Ane on   you
   Em  F#mNow  you’re Gon E/G#your owEm7/An
            DM7-C/D  
How does it feel
To feel the way  I Em7used to feelEm7/A  
G#/BbWhen I Ebadd9wanted Ebyou
I Cm7needed you
And I Fm7still can’t Eb/Gbring myG#M7self to Am7say I’m oFm7/Bbver you
  Bb7When I  Ebadd9gave you Ebtime to make Cm7up your mind
You Fm7turned your back on me
And now I’m G#/Bbturnin’ mine on you
         Ebadd9    Eb     Cm7-Fm7-Eb/G-G#M7-G#/Bb-Eb  
When I want ___ed  you………………..

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When I Wanted You

by Barry Manilow

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#M7

B/C#

F#m

Ebm7

F#/Ab

G#7

C#/F

C#add9

Bbm9

Bbm7

Gm7

Ebm7/Ab

Ebm

B/Db

G/A

Dadd9

DM7

Bm9

Bm7

Em7

Em7/A

When I Wanted You

(G. Cunico)

Tho’ we’re goin’ our separate ways

C#M7

There can only be brighter days

B/C# F#m C# Ebm7 F#/Ab G#7

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Cause I didn’t mean that much to you

Work it out, don’t lose the fight

C#M7

You can make it turn out right

B/C# F# C#/F Ebm7

‘Cause you’ve got the heart to be secure

F#/Ab G#7 C#add9 C# C#M7 Bbm9 Bbm7

When I wanted you I needed you

Ebm7 C#/F F# Gm7 Ebm7/Ab

And I still can’t bring myself to say I’m over you

G#7 C#add9 C# C#M7 Bbm9 Bbm7

When I gave you time to make up your mind

Ebm7

You turned your back on me

F#/Ab G#7 C#add9 C# C#M7 Ebm

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And now I’ve got to turn my back on___ you

After all that we’ve been through

C#M7

Leavin’ you is so hard to do

B/Db F#m C# Ebm7 F#/Ab G#7

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But when I close my eyes I don’t feel the pain

What was wrong and who was right

C#M7

In the end you see the light

B/Db F# C#/F Ebm7

‘Cause you think a lot when you’re on your own

F#/Ab G#7 C#add9 C# C#M7 Bbm9 Bbm7

When I wanted you I needed you

Ebm7 C#/F F# Gm7 Ebm7/Ab

And I still can’t bring myself to say I’m over you

G/A Dadd9 D DM7 Bm9 Bm7

When I gave you time to make up your mind

Em7

You turned your back on me

Em7/A

And now I’m turnin mine on you

Em F#m G E/G# Em7/A

Now you’re on your own

DM7 C/D

How does it feel

Em7 Em7/A

To feel the way I used to feel

G#/Bb Ebadd9 Eb

When I wanted you

Cm7

I needed you

Fm7 Eb/G G#M7 Am7 Fm7/Bb

And I still can’t bring myself to say I’m over you

Bb7 Ebadd9 Eb Cm7

When I gave you time to make up your mind

Fm7

You turned your back on me

G#/Bb

And now I’m turnin’ mine on you

Ebadd9 Eb Cm7 Fm7 Eb/G G#M7 G#/Bb Eb

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When I want ___ed you………………..

About When I Wanted You Chords by Barry Manilow

Learn how to play When I Wanted You by Barry Manilow with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “When I Wanted You chords”, “When I Wanted You guitar chords”, or “Barry Manilow When I Wanted You chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy When I Wanted You chords and for experienced players who want accurate When I Wanted You lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, C#, C#M7, B/C#, F#m, Ebm7.

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