When I Need You chords by Rod Stewart

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
C majorC Bb majorBb A minorAm F minorFm C majorC A minorAm C majorC G+G FF B minorBm

Chorus:
C majorC
When I need you
C majorC              B minorBm
I just close my eyes and I'm with you
G+G       E MajorE     A minorAm
And all that I so want to give you
A minorAm        D MajorD  G+G
It's only a heartbeat away
C majorC
When I need love
C majorC            G+G
I hold out my hand and I touch love
G+G           AbAb A minorAm
I never knew there was so much love
A minorAm            G+G
Keeping me warm night and day

Verse:
A minorAm                G+G
Miles and miles of empty space in between us
A minorAm                    G+G
A augmentedA telephone can't take the place of your smile
C majorC  A minorAm         DmDm
But you know I won't be traveling forever
DmDm               G+G
It's cold out but hold out and do like I do

Chorus:
C majorC
When I need you
C majorC              G+G
I just close my eyes and I'm with you
G+G         AbAb   A minorAm
And all that I so want to give you
A minorAm        D MajorD  G+G
It's only a heartbeat away

Bridge:
A minorAm                  G+G
It's not easy when the road is your driver
A minorAm                G+G
Honey that's a heavy load that we bear
C majorC            DmDm
But you know I won't be traveling a lifetime
DmDm                    FF  G+G
It's cold out so hold out and do like I do

Instrumental:
FF
When I need you
C majorC Bb majorBb A minorAm AbAb
C majorC A minorAm G+G FF

Chorus:
FF  C majorC
When I need love
C majorC    A minorAm       G+G
I hold out my hand and I touch love
G+G           DmDm A minorAm
I never knew there was so much love
A minorAm            G+G
Keeping me warm night and day
G+G   C majorC
When I need you
C majorC              G+G
I just close my eyes and I'm with you
G+G             A minorAm
And all that I so want to give you
A minorAm          G+G
It's only a heartbeat away

Outro:
G+G
Now listen
F minorFm  Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
When I  need you darlin'
Eb MajorEb   C minorCm
I hold you, feel ya

Eb MajorEb
I miss ya baby
Bb majorBb               C minorCm
Just close my eyes and I'm with you
Eb MajorEb
And I need you tonight
Bb majorBb               C minorCm
You know it's only a heart beat away
Eb MajorEb
I miss ya baby
Bb majorBb               C minorCm
Just close my eyes and I'm with you