When I need you

Albert Hammond

RockMedium for beginners6 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              G       C 
When I need you, 
                             G 
I just close my eyes and I'm with you, 
         G7 
and all that I saw. 
         Am 
want to give you, 
                      G 
It's only a heartbeat away 
 
 
G        C 
When I need love, 
                          G 
I hold out my hands and I touch love, 
              G7          Am 
I never knew there was so much love 
                          G 
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                         Dm 
But you know I won't be traveling forever. 
 F 
It's cold out, but hold out 
 
and do like I do. 
 
 
 G       C 
When I need you, 
                              G 
I just close my eyes and I'm with you, 
               G7                  Am 
and all that I saw, wanna give you babe. 
                       G 
It's only a heart beat away. 
 
 
Am                                     G 
It's not easy when the roas is goodbye love, 
Am                                G 
Honey that's a heavy load that we bear. 
        C                           Dm 
But you know I won't be traveling a lifetime. 
 F 
Its cold out, but hold out 
 
and do like I do...when I need you....

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Chord set

G · C · G7 · Am · Dm · F

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.