When I Need You
Barry Manilow
RockAdvanced for beginners12 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
C
Am
Dm
G7
G
F
G#7Diagram coming soon
C#Diagram coming soon
G#Diagram coming soon
A#mDiagram coming soon
D#mDiagram coming soon
F#Diagram coming soon
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro: C Am Dm G7 C G7 C G When I need you, I just close my eyes and I'm with you G7 Am G And all that I saw, want to give you, it's only a heartbeat away C G When I need love, I hold out my hands and I touch love G7 Am G 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 Am Dm But you know I won't be traveling forever F G It's cold out, but hold out, and do like I do C G When I need you, I just close my eyes and I'm with you G7 Am G And all that I saw, wanna give you, it's only a heart beat away Am G It's not easy when the road is goodbye love Am G Honey, that's a heavy load that we bear C Am Dm But you know I won't be traveling a lifetime F G C Its cold out, but hold out and do like I do. I need you Interlude: C Am Dm G7 G#7 C# G# When I need love, I hold out my hands and I touch love G#7 A#m G# I never knew there was so much love keeping me warm night and day C# A#m D#m But you know I won't be traveling a lifetime F# G# Its cold out, but hold out and do like I do F# G# C# Its cold out, but hold out and do like I do. I need you
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Chord set
C · Am · Dm · G7 · G · F · G#7 · C# · G# · A#m · D#m · F#
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.