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I Want You

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Intro: C#m  
C#mI don’t know whyE, BI canC#m’t deEnyB  
C#mThere’s something in the way you 
Eclose your eyBes
C#mI can resist even iEf I tBry
Refrain:
AI want C#myou , In Emy arms tonBight
It’s not righAt to just ignore yC#mou
                      E  B-C-C#m  
And let you escape my might
Intro: C#m  
          C#m  E- B  
I can’t keep sane
C#mImpure thoughts runEning in my bBrain
C#mIt’s flying like an aeEropBlane
AI wanC#mt yoEu
EIn my arms tonBight
It’s not Aright to
Just C#mignore you
And lAet you escape my BmigChtC#m  
Adlib: A-C#m-E-B  
Repeat refrain
Repeat adlib

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I Want You

by Rivermaya

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Intro:

C#m E B C#m E B

I don’t know why, I can’t deny

C#m

There’s something in the way you

E B

close your eyes

C#m E B

I can resist even if I try

Refrain:

A C#m E B

I want you , In my arms tonight

A C#m

It’s not right to just ignore you

E B C C#m

And let you escape my might

C#m

Intro:

C#m E B

I can’t keep sane

C#m E B

Impure thoughts running in my brain

C#m E B

It’s flying like an aeroplane

A C#m E

I want you

E B

In my arms tonight

It’s not right to

C#m

Just ignore you

A B C C#m

And let you escape my might

A C#m E B

Adlib: ---

Repeat refrain

Repeat adlib

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