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When I Need You

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[Intro]
C C/Bb F/A Fm/Ab C/G Am7 Dm7 F/G
[Chorus 1]
When I Cneed you
I just close my eyes and I'm G/Bwith you
And all that I E7/G#so want to Amgive you
It's only a heart beat Gaway
[Chorus 2]
F/AWhen G/BI   Cneed love
I hold out my hands and I G/Btouch love
I never knew E7/G#there was so Ammuch love
Keeping me warm night and Gday
[Verse 1]
AmMiles and miles of empty space in Gbetween us
A Amtelephone can't take the place of your Gsmile
Oh, but you Cknow I won't be Amtraveling for Dm7ever
It's Dmcold C/Dout, but Dmhold C/Dout and F/Gdo like I Gdo
[Chorus 2]
When I Cneed you
I just close my eyes and I'm G/Bwith you
And all that I E7/G#so want to Amgive you
It's only a heart beat Gaway
[Verse 3]
AmIt's not easy when the road is your Gdriver
AmHoney, that's a heavy load that we Gbear
But you Cknow I won't be Amtraveling a Dm7lifetime
It's Dmcold C/Dout, but Dmhold C/Dout and F/Gdo like I Gdo
[Interlude]
CInC/Bbtro (F/ADoubFm/Able TimC/Ge)Am7  G  G  F/A  G/B  
[Chorus 1]
When I Cneed love (STOP)
I hold out my hands and I Gtouch love
I never knew oh E7/G#never knew there was Amso much love
Keeping me warm night and Gday
F/AOhG  
[Modulation]
(You have enough time to move your capo from I to II, I tried it)
[Chorus 2]
When I Cneed you
I just close my Feyes and I'm G/Bwith you (I just close my eyes)
And Gall that I E7/G#so want to Amgive you baby
It's only a heart beat Gaway
F/AWhen G/BI   Cneed G/Byou (When I need)
I Amjust close my eyes and I'm G/Bwith you
And Gall that I E7/G#so want to Amgive you baby (When I need)
It's only a heart beat Gaway (It's only a heart beat away)
F/AWhen G/BI   Cneed you

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When I Need You

by Celine Dion

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/Bb

F/A

Fm/Ab

C/G

Am7

Dm7

F/G

G/B

E7/G#

C/D

[Intro]

C C/Bb F/A Fm/Ab C/G Am7 Dm7 F/G

[Chorus 1]

When I need you

G/B

I just close my eyes and I'm with you

E7/G# Am

And all that I so want to give you

It's only a heart beat away

[Chorus 2]

F/A G/B C

When I need love

G/B

I hold out my hands and I touch love

E7/G# Am

I never knew there was so much love

Keeping me warm night and day

[Verse 1]

Am G

Miles and miles of empty space in between us

Am G

A telephone can't take the place of your smile

C Am Dm7

Oh, but you know I won't be traveling for ever

Dm C/D Dm C/D F/G G

It's cold out, but hold out and do like I do

[Chorus 2]

When I need you

G/B

I just close my eyes and I'm with you

E7/G# Am

And all that I so want to give you

It's only a heart beat away

[Verse 3]

Am G

It's not easy when the road is your driver

Am G

Honey, that's a heavy load that we bear

C Am Dm7

But you know I won't be traveling a lifetime

Dm C/D Dm C/D F/G G

It's cold out, but hold out and do like I do

[Interlude]

C C/Bb F/A Fm/Ab C/G Am7 G G F/A G/B

Intro (Double Time)

[Chorus 1]

When I need love (STOP)

I hold out my hands and I touch love

E7/G# Am

I never knew oh never knew there was so much love

Keeping me warm night and day

F/A G

[Modulation]

(You have enough time to move your capo from I to II, I tried it)

[Chorus 2]

When I need you

F G/B

I just close my eyes and I'm with you (I just close my eyes)

G E7/G# Am

And all that I so want to give you baby

It's only a heart beat away

F/A G/B C G/B

When I need you (When I need)

Am G/B

I just close my eyes and I'm with you

G E7/G# Am

And all that I so want to give you baby (When I need)

It's only a heart beat away (It's only a heart beat away)

F/A G/B C

When I need you

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