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I Only Wanted

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[Verse 1]
GmDoesn't it ever Eb7stay
F7Must it always fade D7away
GmCouldn't love ever Eb7be
Something F7tangible and rD7eal
GmFareCmwell, fairweather Eb7friend
AbandonF7ment returns to D7taunt me again
[Chorus]
GmI only Cmwanted you to F7stay
Linger and Bbmean the F7words you Gmsaid
Foolishly CmI romantiF7cized
Someone was Bbsaving my F7life
For the Gmfirst time
I only Cmwanted you to Abe there when I
D7Opened up my Gmeyes
[Verse 2]
I was cGmaught in your masqueEb7rade
Wish I'd F7stayed beneath my D7veil
But it Gmjust seemed so easy Eb7to
Open F7up myself to D7you
GmOnce Cmmore into the Eb7wind
The embers F7scatter
And the D7chill settles in
I Gmonly waCmnted you to stF7ay
Linger and Bbmean the F7words you Gmsaid
Foolishly CmI romantiF7cized
Someone was Bbsaving my F7life
For the Gmfirst time
I only Cmwanted you to Abe there when I
D7Opened up my Gmeyes
A#mI only D#mwanted you to G#7stay
Linger and C#mean the G#7words you A#msaid
Foolishly D#mI romantiG#7cized
Someone was C#saving my G#7life
For the A#mfirst time
I only D#mwanted you to G#7be
The one to C#get me G#7through the A#mnight
I only D#mwanted you
To Fbe there when I
Opened up my A#meyes
Oh
A#mDoesn't it ever D#mstay?F  
I only wanted you to
A#mStay

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I Only Wanted

by Mariah Carey

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Eb7

A#m

D#m

G#7

[Verse 1]

Gm Eb7

Doesn't it ever stay

F7 D7

Must it always fade away

Gm Eb7

Couldn't love ever be

F7 D7

Something tangible and real

Gm Cm Eb7

Farewell, fairweather friend

F7 D7

Abandonment returns to taunt me again

[Chorus]

Gm Cm F7

I only wanted you to stay

Bb F7 Gm

Linger and mean the words you said

Cm F7

Foolishly I romanticized

Bb F7

Someone was saving my life

For the first time

Cm A

I only wanted you to be there when I

D7 Gm

Opened up my eyes

[Verse 2]

Gm Eb7

I was caught in your masquerade

F7 D7

Wish I'd stayed beneath my veil

Gm Eb7

But it just seemed so easy to

F7 D7

Open up myself to you

Gm Cm Eb7

Once more into the wind

The embers scatter

And the chill settles in

Gm Cm F7

I only wanted you to stay

Bb F7 Gm

Linger and mean the words you said

Cm F7

Foolishly I romanticized

Bb F7

Someone was saving my life

For the first time

Cm A

I only wanted you to be there when I

D7 Gm

Opened up my eyes

A#m D#m G#7

I only wanted you to stay

C# G#7 A#m

Linger and mean the words you said

D#m G#7

Foolishly I romanticized

C# G#7

Someone was saving my life

A#m

For the first time

D#m G#7

I only wanted you to be

C# G#7 A#m

The one to get me through the night

D#m

I only wanted you

To be there when I

A#m

Opened up my eyes

A#m D#m F

Doesn't it ever stay?

I only wanted you to

A#m

Stay

About I Only Wanted Chords by Mariah Carey

Learn how to play I Only Wanted by Mariah Carey with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “I Only Wanted chords”, “I Only Wanted guitar chords”, or “Mariah Carey I Only Wanted 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 I Only Wanted chords and for experienced players who want accurate I Only Wanted lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Gm, Eb7, F7, D7, Cm, Bb.

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What key is "I Only Wanted" in?

The chords for "I Only Wanted" show the original chord names (including Gm, Eb7, F7, D7, Cm, Bb). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.