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If I Needed You

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[Intro]
e|----------|-C----------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|----------|-----------------|-----------------8-|(8)---------------|----------------8-|
G|------9---|9h10---------9---|----------9h10-----|-------------10---|-9-------9h10-----|
D|-10-------|-----------------|-10----------------|------------------|------------------|
A|----------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|----------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
                                         F                    G                  C(C)
e|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|(8)--------10-----|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|-10-------10p9-----|-7----------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|-------------------|---------10---9---|-10--------------|
A|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
[Chorus]
If I Cneeded you
Would you come to me
Would you come to Fme
For to Gease my Cpain
If you Cneeded me
I would come to you
I would swim the Fsea
For to Gease your Cpain
[Verse 1]
Well, the Cnight's forelorn
And the morning's born
And the morning's Fborn
With the Glights of Clove
And you'll Cmiss sunrise
If you close your eyes
And that would Fbreak
My Gheart in Ctwo
[Chorus]
If I Cneeded you
Would you come to me
Would you come to Fme
For to Gease my Cpain
If you Cneeded me
I would come to you
I would swim the Fsea
For to Gease your Cpain
[Instrumental]
C
F  G  C
C
F  G  C
[Verse 2]
Baby's Cwith me now
Since I showed her how
To lay her Flily
GHand in Cmine
Who could Cill agree
She's a sight to see
A treasure Ffor
The Gpoor to Cfind
[Chorus]
If I Cneeded you
Would you come to me
Would you come to Fme
For to Gease my Cpain
If you Cneeded me
I would come to you
I would swim the Fsea
For to Gease your Cpain
[Outro]
C
F  G  C
************************************
|  h   Hammer-on
|  p   Pull-off
| (n)  Hold note over bar line
************************************

All chords in this song (3)

The story behind the song

This song, originally by Townes Van Zandt, was written as a tender expression for his wife. Emmylou Harris and Don Williams covered it as a duet, releasing it as a single from Harris's album Cimarron. The lyrics paint a picture of quiet devotion and unwavering presence, a promise to be there for someone, no matter what. It's a song that speaks to deep, unconditional love and support.

AI-written from these sources:If I Needed You — Wikipedia ↗Emmylou Harris — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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If I Needed You

by Emmylou Harris

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

e|----------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|

B|----------|-----------------|-----------------8-|(8)---------------|----------------8-|

G|------9---|9h10---------9---|----------9h10-----|-------------10---|-9-------9h10-----|

D|-10-------|-----------------|-10----------------|------------------|------------------|

A|----------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|

E|----------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|

F G C C

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e|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|

B|(8)--------10-----|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|

G|------------------|-10-------10p9-----|-7----------------|-----------------|

D|------------------|-------------------|---------10---9---|-10--------------|

A|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|

E|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|

[Chorus]

If I needed you

Would you come to me

G C

For to ease my pain

If you needed me

I would come to you

I would swim the sea

G C

For to ease your pain

[Verse 1]

Well, the night's forelorn

And the morning's born

G C

With the lights of love

And you'll miss sunrise

If you close your eyes

And that would break

G C

My heart in two

[Chorus]

If I needed you

Would you come to me

G C

For to ease my pain

If you needed me

I would come to you

I would swim the sea

G C

For to ease your pain

[Instrumental]

F G C

[Verse 2]

Baby's with me now

Since I showed her how

To lay her lily

G C

Hand in mine

Who could ill agree

She's a sight to see

A treasure for

G C

The poor to find

[Chorus]

If I needed you

Would you come to me

G C

For to ease my pain

If you needed me

I would come to you

I would swim the sea

G C

For to ease your pain

[Outro]

F G C

************************************

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| (n) Hold note over bar line

************************************

About If I Needed You Chords by Emmylou Harris

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