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I Need You chords
America 1971 (Jeff Beckley) *

   A                 C#m
We used to laugh, we used to cry, 
Em                 G7          C
we used to bow our heads then, wonder why 
    A                             C#m
And now you're gone, I guess I'll carry on 
Em                   G7          C
And make the best of what you've left to me, 
F           D7
left to me, left to me 

  G                  Em
I need you, like the flower needs the rain 
           Bm                   Em            
You know I need you, guess I'll start it all again 
	     G                 Em               
You know I need you like the winter needs the spring 
           Bm        G Bm   G
You know I need you, I need you 

D E

    A                        C#m
And every day, I'd laugh the hours away 
Em                    G7       C
Just knowing you were thinking of me 
    A                        C#m
And then it came, that I was put to blame, 
Em              G7    C
for every story told about me 
 F         D7
About me, about me 

  G                  Em
I need you, like the flower needs the rain 
           Bm                   Em            
You know I need you, guess I'll start it all again 
           Bm          Em          G
You know I need you, I need you, I need you

	   Em               
like the winter needs the spring 
           Bm                   Em            
You know I need you, guess I'll start it all again 
           Bm          Em          G
You know I need you, I need you, I need you

* Alternate:

Capo II

A   = G
C#m = Bm
G7  = F7
C  = Bb
F  = Eb
D7 = C7
G  = F
Em = Dm
Bm = Am

Set8

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{t:I Need You}
{st:by America}


We [A]used to laugh
We [Amaj7]used to cry
[Em7]  We used to bo[Dm7]w our heads, then
[C]  wonder why
But [A]now you're gone
I guess I'll[Amaj7] carry on
[Em7]  And make the bes[Dm7]t of what you [C]left to me
[Fmaj7]Left to me, [D7]left to me

{c: Chorus}
{soc}
I ne[G]ed you
Like the fl[Em]ower needs the rain 
You know I ne[Bm]ed you
Guess I'll [Am7]start it all again[D7]
You know I ne[G]ed you
Like the wi[Em]nter needs the spring
You know I ne[Bm]ed you
I need you
{eoc}

{c:D  E}

And [A]every day
I'd laugh the [Amaj7]hours away
[Em7]  Just knowing you[Dm7] were thinking of [C]me
[A]Then it came
That I was[Amaj7] put to blame
[Em7]  For every [Dm7]story told abou[C]t me
[Fmaj7]About me, abou[D7]t me

{c: Chorus + extra "I need you"'s}