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I Need You Chords by Rationals

I Need You chords by Rationals

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  • Tuning: Standard tuning
  • Capo on 2nd
  • Difficulty: Beginner
SONG:   I NEED YOU (Slow Version - by GERRY GOFFIN and CAROLE KING)
ARTIST: THE RATIONALS
VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/vmWb7zrRPx4
TAB BY: DON. ZARSKI
EMAIL:  GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM


NOTE: There are two versions of this song done by this group... This tab is ONLY for
      VERSION 2 - (slow version - Gerry Goffin and Carole King).

VERSION 1: THE EARLY RATIONALS - 1965 (this is a Kinks cover and fast version with
                                      different lyrics - completely different song).
                   VIDEO LINK:  https://youtu.be/P2QVCKrQzEI

VERSION 2: THE RATIONALS - (slow version by CAROLE KING and GERRY GOFFIN)
                   VIDEO LINK:  https://youtu.be/vmWb7zrRPx4
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                                I NEED YOU
                               THE RATIONALS

CAPO: 2nd FRET

INTRO:

 - Play 4x`s -
     G   D   D
E ---3---5---5-
B ---3---7---7-
G ---4---7---7-
D ---5---7---7-
A ---5---5---5-
E -3-3-5-5-5-5-


VERSE:
G           D     G         D
 Since the day I lost you, girl
G   D          G         D
 I just can`t face the world
G   D          G      D      G      D   G
 I can`t help feeling  kind of small


CHORUS:
C           Cm
  I let you go one day
G                 A7
  But now I ain`t ashamed to say
  Am7  Bm
I need you
               C   Bm
I know that I need you
        Am       Bm         C       D       G  G  D
For without your love, I`m just no good at all

C               Cm
  I made myself a lonely man
G                   A7
  But now I`ve come to understand
  Am7  Bm
I need you
               C   Bm
I tell you, I need you
         Am         Bm      C            D     G   D
And I`m gonna keep needing you till the day I die  Oh


BREAK:
   C             Bm             Am    G
I need you to confide in (Oh oh yes I do)
        C           Bm             Am    G
I need you to take pride in (Oh oh yes I do)
              C         Bm    Am            G
I need your shoulder to cry on  yeah (yes I do)
                 C      Bm    Am
You`re all I`ve got to rely on
  D           G    D       G   D
That`s why I need you  Oh yeah
 G G G G G
Heh


OUTRO:
 C                     Cm
Woh, baby, baby, baby take me back again
G                    A7
  I couldn`t put you in

So now I`m saying how much
  Am7  Bm
I need you
             C   Bm
So, baby, I need you
       C      Bm
Oh, I neeeeeeeeeeed you
C                     Bm
  Surely, surely seem to
C              Bm              C   Bm
Oh, I need you my my my my my baby yeah
C        Bm
  Surely do
 C    D  Bm
Oooh ooh ooh



============================== CAPO: NONE =================================



SONG:   I NEED YOU (Slow Version - by GERRY GOFFIN and CAROLE KING)
ARTIST: THE RATIONALS
VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/vmWb7zrRPx4
TAB BY: DON. ZARSKI
EMAIL:  GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM


                                I NEED YOU
                               THE RATIONALS

CAPO: NONE

INTRO:

 - Play 4x`s -
     A   E   E
E ---5---7---7-
B ---5---9---9-
G ---6---9---9-
D ---7---9---9-
A ---7---7---7-
E -5-5-7-7-7-7-


VERSE:
A           E     A         E
 Since the day I lost you, girl
A   E          A         E
 I just can`t face the world
A   E          A      E      A      E   A
 I can`t help feeling  kind of small


CHORUS:
D           Dm
  I let you go one day
A                 B7
  But now I ain`t ashamed to say
  Bm7  C#m
I need you
               D   C#m
I know that I need you
        Bm       C#m        D       E       A  A  E
For without your love, I`m just no good at all

D               Dm
  I made myself a lonely man
A                   B7
  But now I`ve come to understand
  Bm7  C#m
I need you
               D   C#m
I tell you, I need you
         Bm         C#m     D            E     A   E
And I`m gonna keep needing you till the day I die  Oh


BREAK:
   D             C#m            Bm    A
I need you to confide in (Oh oh yes I do)
        D           C#m            Bm    A
I need you to take pride in (Oh oh yes I do)
              D         C#m   Bm            A
I need your shoulder to cry on  yeah (yes I do)
                 D      C#m   Bm
You`re all I`ve got to rely on
  E           A    E       A   E
That`s why I need you  Oh yeah
 A A A A A
Heh


OUTRO:
 D                     Dm
Woh, baby, baby, baby take me back again
A                    B7
  I couldn`t put you in

So now I`m saying how much
  Bm7  C#m
I need you
             D   C#m
So, baby, I need you
       D      C#m
Oh, I neeeeeeeeeeed you
D                     C#m
  Surely, surely seem to
D              C#m             D   C#m
Oh, I need you my my my my my baby yeah
D        C#m
  Surely do
 D    E  C#m
Oooh ooh ooh

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