I want you - Elvis Costello- Lyrics Chords
Tempo:
123.15 bpm
Chords used:
C
B
G
Em
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] Oh [E] my baby, baby I love you more than I can tell
[Am] I don't think I can live without you [A] And I know [E] that I never
Oh my [A] baby, baby I want you so it scares [E] me to death
[A] I can't say anymore that I love you Everything [G] else is a waste [Gbm] of breath
[Em]
[G] I want you, [C] you had your fun You don't get [E] well no more
[G] I want you, [C] your fingernails go [B] dragging down [Ebm] the wall
[B] Be [C] careful [B] darling, you might fall
I [Em] [G]
want you, [C] I woke up [B] and one of us was [Em] crying
[G] I want you, [C] you said young man [B] I do believe [Em] you're dying
[G] I want you, if [C] you need a [B] second opinion As you [Em] seem to do these days
[G] I want you, [C] you can look in [B] my eyes And you [Ebm] can count the ways
[B] [C]
[B] [Em]
[G] I want you, did [C] you mean to tell [Gb] me But seemed to [E] forget
[Em]
[G] I want you, [C] since when were you [Bm] so generous And [E] inarticulate
[G] I want you, [C] it's the stupid [B] details That my [Em] heart [E] is breaking [G] for
[C] It's the way your shoulders [B] shake And what [E] they're shaking [G] for
I want you, [C] just knowing that [B] it knows you now [Em] After only guessing
[G] [C] It's the thought of him [B] undressing you [Ebm] Are you undressing
[B] [C] I
[B] [Em]
[G] want you, [C] he tossed some [B] tatty compliment [Em] your way
[G] I want you, [C] and you were fool [B] enough To love [Eb] it [Ebm] when it said
[E] [G]
I [C] want you
[B] I [E]
[Gm] [C]
[B] [E] want
[G] you, [C] the truth can't hurt [B] you It's just like [Em] the dark
[G] It scares you [C] endless But in time [B] you see things [E] clear and stark
[G] I want you, [C] go on and [Gb] hurt me Then we'll [E] let it drop
[G] I want you, [C] [A] I'm afraid [Gb] I won't know where [E] to [G] stop
I want you, [C] I'm not ashamed [B] to say I [Em] cried for you
I want you, [C] I want to know the [B] things you did [Em] And we do too
[G] I want you, [C] I want to hear he [B] pleases you More [Em] than I do
[G]
I want you, [C] I might as well [B] be useless For all it [Em] means to you
[G] I want you, [C] he did call his [B] name out As he held you [E] down
[G] I want you, [C] oh no my [B] darling Not with [Em] that clown
[G] I want [C] you
[B]
[Em] [G] I want you, [C] you've had your fun [B] You don't [Bm] get well [Em] no more
[G] I want you, [C] no one who wants [B] you Could [Ebm] want you more
I [Em] [G]
[C] [B]
want [Em] you,
[G] [C]
[B] I want you, [E] [Em] I [G] want you [C] Every night [B] when I go to [Em] bed
And when I [G] wake up, [C]
[B] I want you [Em] I'm [G] [C] gonna say it [Bm] once again
[Em] Till I instill [G] it [C] I'm gonna
[B] feel this way
[Em] Until you kill [C] it
I [B] want [Em] you
[C]
[B] I [E] want [Em] you
[B] I [Em]
[G] want you
[C] [A] [Em]
[Am] I don't think I can live without you [A] And I know [E] that I never
Oh my [A] baby, baby I want you so it scares [E] me to death
[A] I can't say anymore that I love you Everything [G] else is a waste [Gbm] of breath
[Em]
[G] I want you, [C] you had your fun You don't get [E] well no more
[G] I want you, [C] your fingernails go [B] dragging down [Ebm] the wall
[B] Be [C] careful [B] darling, you might fall
I [Em] [G]
want you, [C] I woke up [B] and one of us was [Em] crying
[G] I want you, [C] you said young man [B] I do believe [Em] you're dying
[G] I want you, if [C] you need a [B] second opinion As you [Em] seem to do these days
[G] I want you, [C] you can look in [B] my eyes And you [Ebm] can count the ways
[B] [C]
[B] [Em]
[G] I want you, did [C] you mean to tell [Gb] me But seemed to [E] forget
[Em]
[G] I want you, [C] since when were you [Bm] so generous And [E] inarticulate
[G] I want you, [C] it's the stupid [B] details That my [Em] heart [E] is breaking [G] for
[C] It's the way your shoulders [B] shake And what [E] they're shaking [G] for
I want you, [C] just knowing that [B] it knows you now [Em] After only guessing
[G] [C] It's the thought of him [B] undressing you [Ebm] Are you undressing
[B] [C] I
[B] [Em]
[G] want you, [C] he tossed some [B] tatty compliment [Em] your way
[G] I want you, [C] and you were fool [B] enough To love [Eb] it [Ebm] when it said
[E] [G]
I [C] want you
[B] I [E]
[Gm] [C]
[B] [E] want
[G] you, [C] the truth can't hurt [B] you It's just like [Em] the dark
[G] It scares you [C] endless But in time [B] you see things [E] clear and stark
[G] I want you, [C] go on and [Gb] hurt me Then we'll [E] let it drop
[G] I want you, [C] [A] I'm afraid [Gb] I won't know where [E] to [G] stop
I want you, [C] I'm not ashamed [B] to say I [Em] cried for you
I want you, [C] I want to know the [B] things you did [Em] And we do too
[G] I want you, [C] I want to hear he [B] pleases you More [Em] than I do
[G]
I want you, [C] I might as well [B] be useless For all it [Em] means to you
[G] I want you, [C] he did call his [B] name out As he held you [E] down
[G] I want you, [C] oh no my [B] darling Not with [Em] that clown
[G] I want [C] you
[B]
[Em] [G] I want you, [C] you've had your fun [B] You don't [Bm] get well [Em] no more
[G] I want you, [C] no one who wants [B] you Could [Ebm] want you more
I [Em] [G]
[C] [B]
want [Em] you,
[G] [C]
[B] I want you, [E] [Em] I [G] want you [C] Every night [B] when I go to [Em] bed
And when I [G] wake up, [C]
[B] I want you [Em] I'm [G] [C] gonna say it [Bm] once again
[Em] Till I instill [G] it [C] I'm gonna
[B] feel this way
[Em] Until you kill [C] it
I [B] want [Em] you
[C]
[B] I [E] want [Em] you
[B] I [Em]
[G] want you
[C] [A] [Em]
Key:
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B
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Em
E
C
B
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_ [A] Oh [E] my _ baby, baby _ I _ _ love you more than I can tell
_ _ [Am] I don't think I can live without you _ _ [A] And I know [E] that I never _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh my _ [A] baby, baby _ _ I _ want you so it scares [E] me to death _ _
[A] I can't say anymore _ that I love you _ _ _ Everything [G] else is a waste [Gbm] of breath
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] I want you, _ [C] you had your fun You don't get [E] well no more
[G] _ I want you, [C] your _ fingernails go [B] dragging down [Ebm] the wall
_ _ _ _ [B] Be [C] careful [B] darling, you might fall
_ _ I [Em] _ _ _ [G]
want you, _ _ [C] I woke up [B] and one of us was [Em] crying _
[G] I want you, [C] you said young man [B] I do believe [Em] you're dying _
[G] I want you, if [C] you need a [B] second opinion As you [Em] seem to do these days
[G] I want you, [C] you can look in [B] my eyes And you [Ebm] can count the _ ways
_ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] I want you, did [C] you mean to tell [Gb] me But seemed to [E] forget
_ [Em] _
[G] I want you, [C] since when were you [Bm] so generous And [E] _ inarticulate
[G] I want you, [C] it's the stupid [B] _ details That my [Em] heart [E] is breaking [G] for
_ [C] It's the way your shoulders [B] shake And what [E] they're shaking [G] for
I want you, [C] just knowing that [B] it knows you now [Em] After only guessing
[G] _ _ _ [C] It's the thought of him [B] undressing you [Ebm] Are you undressing
_ _ [B] _ _ [C] I _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[G] want you, [C] he tossed some [B] tatty compliment [Em] your way
[G] I want you, [C] and you were fool [B] enough To love [Eb] it [Ebm] when it said
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _
I _ [C] want you _
[B] I _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ want _
[G] you, _ [C] the truth can't hurt [B] you It's just like [Em] the dark _
[G] It scares you [C] endless But in time [B] you see things [E] clear and stark
[G] I want you, _ [C] go on and [Gb] hurt me Then we'll [E] let it drop _
[G] I want you, [C] _ [A] I'm afraid [Gb] I won't know where [E] to _ [G] stop
I want you, [C] I'm not ashamed [B] to say I [Em] cried for you
I want you, [C] I want to know the [B] things you did [Em] And we do too
[G] I want you, [C] I want to hear he [B] pleases you More [Em] than I do
[G]
I want you, [C] I might as well [B] be useless For all it [Em] means to you
[G] I want you, [C] he did call his [B] name out As he held you [E] _ down
[G] I want you, [C] oh no my [B] darling Not with [Em] that clown
_ [G] I want [C] _ you
_ [B] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [G] I want you, _ _ [C] you've had your fun [B] You don't [Bm] get well [Em] no more
_ _ [G] I want you, [C] no one who wants [B] you Could [Ebm] want you more
I _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ want [Em] you, _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[B] I want you, _ [E] _ _ [Em] I [G] want you _ [C] Every night [B] when I go to [Em] bed
And when I [G] wake up, [C] _ _ _
[B] I want you _ [Em] _ _ I'm [G] _ _ _ _ [C] gonna say it [Bm] once again
[Em] Till I instill [G] _ it [C] I'm gonna _
[B] feel this way
[Em] _ Until you kill _ [C] it
_ I [B] _ want [Em] you _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[B] I _ _ [E] want [Em] you
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] I _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] want you
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] I don't think I can live without you _ _ [A] And I know [E] that I never _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh my _ [A] baby, baby _ _ I _ want you so it scares [E] me to death _ _
[A] I can't say anymore _ that I love you _ _ _ Everything [G] else is a waste [Gbm] of breath
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] I want you, _ [C] you had your fun You don't get [E] well no more
[G] _ I want you, [C] your _ fingernails go [B] dragging down [Ebm] the wall
_ _ _ _ [B] Be [C] careful [B] darling, you might fall
_ _ I [Em] _ _ _ [G]
want you, _ _ [C] I woke up [B] and one of us was [Em] crying _
[G] I want you, [C] you said young man [B] I do believe [Em] you're dying _
[G] I want you, if [C] you need a [B] second opinion As you [Em] seem to do these days
[G] I want you, [C] you can look in [B] my eyes And you [Ebm] can count the _ ways
_ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] I want you, did [C] you mean to tell [Gb] me But seemed to [E] forget
_ [Em] _
[G] I want you, [C] since when were you [Bm] so generous And [E] _ inarticulate
[G] I want you, [C] it's the stupid [B] _ details That my [Em] heart [E] is breaking [G] for
_ [C] It's the way your shoulders [B] shake And what [E] they're shaking [G] for
I want you, [C] just knowing that [B] it knows you now [Em] After only guessing
[G] _ _ _ [C] It's the thought of him [B] undressing you [Ebm] Are you undressing
_ _ [B] _ _ [C] I _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[G] want you, [C] he tossed some [B] tatty compliment [Em] your way
[G] I want you, [C] and you were fool [B] enough To love [Eb] it [Ebm] when it said
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _
I _ [C] want you _
[B] I _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ want _
[G] you, _ [C] the truth can't hurt [B] you It's just like [Em] the dark _
[G] It scares you [C] endless But in time [B] you see things [E] clear and stark
[G] I want you, _ [C] go on and [Gb] hurt me Then we'll [E] let it drop _
[G] I want you, [C] _ [A] I'm afraid [Gb] I won't know where [E] to _ [G] stop
I want you, [C] I'm not ashamed [B] to say I [Em] cried for you
I want you, [C] I want to know the [B] things you did [Em] And we do too
[G] I want you, [C] I want to hear he [B] pleases you More [Em] than I do
[G]
I want you, [C] I might as well [B] be useless For all it [Em] means to you
[G] I want you, [C] he did call his [B] name out As he held you [E] _ down
[G] I want you, [C] oh no my [B] darling Not with [Em] that clown
_ [G] I want [C] _ you
_ [B] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [G] I want you, _ _ [C] you've had your fun [B] You don't [Bm] get well [Em] no more
_ _ [G] I want you, [C] no one who wants [B] you Could [Ebm] want you more
I _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ want [Em] you, _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[B] I want you, _ [E] _ _ [Em] I [G] want you _ [C] Every night [B] when I go to [Em] bed
And when I [G] wake up, [C] _ _ _
[B] I want you _ [Em] _ _ I'm [G] _ _ _ _ [C] gonna say it [Bm] once again
[Em] Till I instill [G] _ it [C] I'm gonna _
[B] feel this way
[Em] _ Until you kill _ [C] it
_ I [B] _ want [Em] you _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[B] I _ _ [E] want [Em] you
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] I _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] want you
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _