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Title: I Need You Tonight
Artist: ZZ Top
Album: Eliminator
Intro:  Am   G   Am(x4)
Verse 1: (chords for every verse are the same)
AmIt's three o'cGlock in the Ammorning
AmAnd the rGain begins Amto fall
AmBut I kGnow what I nAmeed
AmBut I don't hGave it Amall
I'm Gneedin someone like you
DThat I just wanna do love to
AmBaby, Gbaby, EI need you tonAmight
Verse 2:
Outside my window
It's lonely and cold
Inside my heart there's a fire
Burning out of control
Burning for someone like you
That I just wanna do love to
Baby, baby, I need you tonight
Guitar solo:   Am   G   Am(x2)    D    C   Am   G   Am(x2)   Am   G    E7  Am  
Verse 3:
Your love's coming to me
Like a wolf howling at the moon
But that just doesn't do me
If I can't get you soon
I'm calling for someone like you
That I just wanna do love to
Baby, baby, I need you tonight
Chords:
  Am=   x02210
   G=   320003
   D=   xx0232
   E=   022100
  E7=   020100
   C=   x32010

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I Need You Tonight

by ZZ Top

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Chords in this song · guitar

Title: I Need You Tonight

Artist: ZZ Top

Album: Eliminator

Am G Am

Intro: (x4)

Verse 1: (chords for every verse are the same)

Am G Am

It's three o'clock in the morning

Am G Am

And the rain begins to fall

Am G Am

But I know what I need

Am G Am

But I don't have it all

I'm needin someone like you

That I just wanna do love to

Am G E Am

Baby, baby, I need you tonight

Verse 2:

Outside my window

It's lonely and cold

Inside my heart there's a fire

Burning out of control

Burning for someone like you

That I just wanna do love to

Baby, baby, I need you tonight

Am G Am D C Am G Am Am G E7 Am

Guitar solo: (x2) (x2)

Verse 3:

Your love's coming to me

Like a wolf howling at the moon

But that just doesn't do me

If I can't get you soon

I'm calling for someone like you

That I just wanna do love to

Baby, baby, I need you tonight

Chords:

= x02210

= 320003

= xx0232

= 022100

= 020100

= x32010

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