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When I Need You

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[Intro]
C C7 F Fm C Am  G  F  G
When I Cneed you
Just close my eyes and I'm wG/Bith you
And all that I sBdimo want to Amgive you
It's only a heartbeat aGway
When I Cneed love
I hold out my hands and I G/Btouch love
I never knew Bdimthere was so Ammuch love
Keeping me warm night and Gday
AmMiles and miles of empty space in betGween us
AmA telephone can't take the place of your Gsmile
But you Cknow I won't be traGveling foreFver
Its cFold Cout, but Fhold Cout and Fdo Clike DmI Gdo
When I Cneed you
Just close my eyes and I'm wG/Bith you
And all that I Bdimso want to Amgive you babe
It's only a heartbeat aGway
AmIt's not easy when the road is your Gdriver
AmHoney, that's a heavy load that we Gbear
But you Cknow I wont be Gtraveling a Flifetime
It's Fcold Cout but Fhold Cout and Fdo Clike DmI Gdo
Oh, I need yCou
When I Cneed you
I hold out my hands and I G/Btouch love
I never knew Bdimthere was so Ammuch love
Keeping me warm night and Gday
When I Cneed you
Just close my eyes and I'm G/Bwith you
And all that I Bdimso want to Amgive you
It's only a heartbeat aGway

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When I Need You

by Leo Sayer

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G/B

Bdim

[Intro]

C C7 F Fm C Am G F G

When I need you

G/B

Just close my eyes and I'm with you

Bdim Am

And all that I so want to give you

It's only a heartbeat away

When I need love

G/B

I hold out my hands and I touch love

Bdim Am

I never knew there was so much love

Keeping me warm night and day

Am G

Miles and miles of empty space in between us

Am G

A telephone can't take the place of your smile

C G F

But you know I won't be traveling forever

F C F C F C Dm G

Its cold out, but hold out and do like I do

When I need you

G/B

Just close my eyes and I'm with you

Bdim Am

And all that I so want to give you babe

It's only a heartbeat away

Am G

It's not easy when the road is your driver

Am G

Honey, that's a heavy load that we bear

C G F

But you know I wont be traveling a lifetime

F C F C F C Dm G

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

Oh, I need you

When I need you

G/B

I hold out my hands and I touch love

Bdim Am

I never knew there was so much love

Keeping me warm night and day

When I need you

G/B

Just close my eyes and I'm with you

Bdim Am

And all that I so want to give you

It's only a heartbeat away

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