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*To transition easily between G and Cadd9, use 320033 and x32033*
[Intro]
 G   Cadd9   G   Dx2
[Verse]
I'd be Gglad to give back
Cadd9All I'Gve ever Downed
If I could've sGeen into the future
If Cadd9only I Ghad knDown
Behind these Gwalls of separation
I have lCadd9earned Gto live aDlone
[Chorus]
But I Emwant you
I Cwant you Gback
[Verse]
I could Gclearly see the letters
But not the Cadd9writing Gon the Dwall
About Gwhat had come between us
And Cadd9how the Gmighty Dfall
But Gone thing keeps repeating
It's the Cadd9only tGhing I Dknow
[Chorus]
That I Emwant you
I Cwant you Gback
Yeah I Emwant you
I Cwant you Gback
[Bridge]
Well I've Cadd9taken thaGt number
How could DI have been Gso blind
Now I'm Cadd9coming up from Gunder
It's Dyou I'll have to find
My Cadd9back is up Gagainst the ropes
Only Done way I can Ggo
And I Gmwant Am7you
[Solo]
G Cadd9 G D Em C G
[Verse]
How Gfar is the distance
Have you Cadd9gone beGyond the Dsigns
Have you Gpassed the point of no return
Cadd9Have you cGrossed that Dline
And it Gburns me like a fever
I gotta Cadd9tell you Gone laDst time
[Chorus]
That I Emwant you
I Cwant you Gback
Yeah I Emwant you
I Cwant you Gback
Yeah I Emwant you
I Cwant you Gback
Yeah I Emwant you
I Cwant you Gback
Strumming patterns:
*Verse strumming pattern (Cadd9GD lines): D on e of 3+4, xx0230 on a of 3, and xx0233 on
a of 4*
*Chorus strumming pattern (Em line): 022003 on e of 3, 022002 on a of 3, and Em on e and
a of 4*

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I Want You Back

by Colin Hay

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Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Am7

*To transition easily between G and Cadd9, use 320033 and x32033*

[Intro]

G Cadd9 G D

[Verse]

I'd be glad to give back

Cadd9 G D

All I've ever owned

If I could've seen into the future

Cadd9 G D

If only I had known

Behind these walls of separation

Cadd9 G D

I have learned to live alone

[Chorus]

But I want you

C G

I want you back

[Verse]

I could clearly see the letters

Cadd9 G D

But not the writing on the wall

About what had come between us

Cadd9 G D

And how the mighty fall

But one thing keeps repeating

Cadd9 G D

It's the only thing I know

[Chorus]

That I want you

C G

I want you back

Yeah I want you

C G

I want you back

[Bridge]

Cadd9 G

Well I've taken that number

D G

How could I have been so blind

Cadd9 G

Now I'm coming up from under

It's you I'll have to find

Cadd9 G

My back is up against the ropes

D G

Only one way I can go

Gm Am7

And I want you

[Solo]

G Cadd9 G D Em C G

[Verse]

How far is the distance

Cadd9 G D

Have you gone beyond the signs

Have you passed the point of no return

Cadd9 G D

Have you crossed that line

And it burns me like a fever

Cadd9 G D

I gotta tell you one last time

[Chorus]

That I want you

C G

I want you back

Yeah I want you

C G

I want you back

Yeah I want you

C G

I want you back

Yeah I want you

C G

I want you back

Strumming patterns:

*Verse strumming pattern (Cadd9GD lines): D on e of 3+4, xx0230 on a of 3, and xx0233 on

a of 4*

*Chorus strumming pattern (Em line): 022003 on e of 3, 022002 on a of 3, and Em on e and

a of 4*

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