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[Intro]
G    C    D
[Chorus]
GIf I needed you, would you come to me.
Would you come to Cme for to Dease my Gpain?
If you needed me, I would come to you.
I would swim the Cseas, for to Dease your Gpain.
[Verse 1]
GWell the night's forlorn and the morning's born.
And the morning's Cborn with the Dlights of Glove.
And you'll miss sunrise, if you close your eyes.
And that would Cbreak, my Dheart in Gtwo.
[Instrumental]
 G   C    G   C   G   C   G   D   Gx2
[Verse 2]
GIf I needed you would you come to me?
Would you come to Cme for to Dease my Gpain?
If you needed me, I would come to you.
I would swim the Csea for to Dease your Gpain.
[Interlude]
    G      C      D      Gx2
[Verse 3]
GBaby's is with me now, since I've showed her how.
To lay her Clily Dhand in Gmine.
Who could ill agree, She's a sight to see.
A treasure Cfor the Dpoor to Gfind.
[Chorus]
GIf I needed you, would you come to me?
Would you come to Cme for to Dease my Gpain?
If you needed me, I would come to you.
I would swim the Csea, for to Dease your Gpain.
[Outro]
    G      C      D     G(x4 and fade)

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The story behind the song

"If I Needed You" is a tender song about unwavering devotion, originally written by Townes Van Zandt for his wife. It paints a picture of a love so deep that one would "swim the seas" to ease the other's pain, even if that pain would break their own heart. Don Williams' rendition, a duet with Emmylou Harris from her 1981 album Cimarron, beautifully captures this heartfelt promise. It's a song that speaks to the quiet strength of a love that is always there, ready to answer a call.

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If I Needed You

by Don Williams

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G C D

[Chorus]

If I needed you, would you come to me.

C D G

Would you come to me for to ease my pain?

If you needed me, I would come to you.

C D G

I would swim the seas, for to ease your pain.

[Verse 1]

Well the night's forlorn and the morning's born.

C D G

And the morning's born with the lights of love.

And you'll miss sunrise, if you close your eyes.

C D G

And that would break, my heart in two.

[Instrumental]

G C G C G C G D G

[Verse 2]

If I needed you would you come to me?

C D G

Would you come to me for to ease my pain?

If you needed me, I would come to you.

C D G

I would swim the sea for to ease your pain.

[Interlude]

G C D G

[Verse 3]

Baby's is with me now, since I've showed her how.

C D G

To lay her lily hand in mine.

Who could ill agree, She's a sight to see.

C D G

A treasure for the poor to find.

[Chorus]

If I needed you, would you come to me?

C D G

Would you come to me for to ease my pain?

If you needed me, I would come to you.

C D G

I would swim the sea, for to ease your pain.

[Outro]

G C D G

(x4 and fade)

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