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I Need You

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 Gadd11(320013)
[Intro]
Gadd11 G D G
[Verse 1]
GYou don't Crealize how much I GneeGadd11d you
GLove you all the Ctime and never Gleave youGadd11  
Please Emcome on back to Bmme. I'm Emlonely as can Ambe, I Gneed youGadd11  
[Verse 2]
GSaid you had a Cthing or two to Gtell meGadd11  
GHow was I to Cknow you would Gupset meGadd11  
I Emdidn't reaBmlize, as EmI looked in your Ameyes, you Gtold meGadd11  
[Chorus 1]
Oh, yes you Ctold me, you Ddon't want my loving Ganymore
That's when it Churt me, and Dfeeling like this, I Amjust can't go on Danymore
[Verse 3]
GPlease remember Chow I feel Gabout youGadd11  
GI could never Creally live Gwithout youGadd11  
So Emcome on back and Bmsee. Just Emwhat you mean to Amme. I Gneed youGadd11  
[Chorus 2]
Oh, when you Ctold me, you Ddon't want my loving GanymoreGadd11  
That's when it Churt me, and Dfeeling like this, I Amjust can't go on Danymore
[Verse 4]
GPlease remember Chow I feel GabGadd11out you
GI could never Creally live Gwithout youGadd11  
So Emcome on back and Bmsee. Just Emwhat you mean to Amme. I Gneed youGadd11  
I Emneed you. I Cneed you
[Outro]
Gadd11 G D G

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I Need You

by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

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Gadd11

(320013)

[Intro]

Gadd11 G D G

[Verse 1]

G C G Gadd11

You don't realize how much I need you

G C G Gadd11

Love you all the time and never leave you

Em Bm Em Am G Gadd11

Please come on back to me. I'm lonely as can be, I need you

[Verse 2]

G C G Gadd11

Said you had a thing or two to tell me

G C G Gadd11

How was I to know you would upset me

Em Bm Em Am G Gadd11

I didn't realize, as I looked in your eyes, you told me

[Chorus 1]

C D G

Oh, yes you told me, you don't want my loving anymore

C D Am D

That's when it hurt me, and feeling like this, I just can't go on anymore

[Verse 3]

G C G Gadd11

Please remember how I feel about you

G C G Gadd11

I could never really live without you

Em Bm Em Am G Gadd11

So come on back and see. Just what you mean to me. I need you

[Chorus 2]

C D G Gadd11

Oh, when you told me, you don't want my loving anymore

C D Am D

That's when it hurt me, and feeling like this, I just can't go on anymore

[Verse 4]

G C G Gadd11

Please remember how I feel about you

G C G Gadd11

I could never really live without you

Em Bm Em Am G Gadd11

So come on back and see. Just what you mean to me. I need you

Em C

I need you. I need you

[Outro]

Gadd11 G D G

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