I Need You
The Beatles
Written by George Harrison; released on "Help!" album
This one is among the world's greatest love songs for me, but sometimes it's
so painful to listen. George uses a volume-tone pedal, and listen to Paul's
bassline :-)
Intro:
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You don't re a - lize how much I need
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you,
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Love you all the time, and ne - ver leave
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you Please,
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come on back to me, I'm
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lonely as can be I need
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you
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Said you had a thing or two to tell
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me,
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How was I to know you would up - set
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me? I
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didn't re - a - lize, as
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I looked in your eyes you told
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me Oh, yes, you
Bridge:
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told me you don't want my loving any more
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That's when it
ooo
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hurt me, I'm fee- ling like this, I
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just can't go on a - ny more
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/beatles/i_need_you_btab.html ]
Verse:
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Please, re- mem - ber how I feel a - bout
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you,
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I could ne - ver real - ly live with - out
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you Please,
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come on back, and see just
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what you mean to me, I need
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you But when you
Bridge:
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told me you don't want my loving any more
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That's when it
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hurt me, I'm fee- ling like this, I
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just can't go on a - ny more
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Please, re- mem - ber how I feel a - bout
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you,
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I could ne - ver real - ly live with - out
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you Please,
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come on back, and see just
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what you mean to me, I need
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you I need
Outro:
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you I need
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you
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