Chords for Van Morrison, Mavis Staples - If I Ever Needed Someone (Official Audio)

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[G] Lord, _ _ if [D] I ever _ needed [C] _ someone, _ I [G] need you. _ _ _
_ Lord, _ if [D] I ever _ needed [C] _ someone, _ I [G] need _ you.
_ [Am] _
[Em] _ _ Lead me through the [G] daytime, _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ through the long lonely [G] night. _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ Lead me through the [G] darkness _ _ [C] and _ on into _ [G] the light. _ _ _
_ [Em] Stand with me when I'm [G] in trouble _ _ and [Em] _ _ help me through my strife. _ _ _
_ _ When times [G] get so uncertain, I [C] turn to you, _ _ turn to [G] you in my life. _
_ _ Lord, _ if [D] I ever _ _ needed [C] _ someone, _ I [G] need you. _ _
_ Lord, _ _ if [D] I ever _ needed [C] _ _ someone, I [G] need you. _
Someone [Em] _ _ _ to hold [G] on to, _ keep me [Em] _ _ _ from all [G] fear. _ _ _
Someone [Em] to be _ my [G] guiding light, _ _ [C] and hold me _ ever [G] dear. _ _ _
[Em] _ Keep me from my _ [G] _ selfishness, _ _
_ [Em] keep me from my _ [G] sorrow. _ _ _
[Em] _ Lead me on _
_ [G] togetherness, _ _ [C] I can _ _ see a new [G] _ tomorrow. _ _ _
_ Lord, _ if [D] I ever _ needed [C] someone, _ _ I [G] need you. _ _ _ _
Lord, _ _ if [D] I ever _ needed [C] _ someone, _ I [G] need _ you.
[D] Someone to walk [Bm] with, [F#] someone _
[C] _ _ to hold by [G] the hand. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Someone [Am]
[Bm] to talk with, [F#] someone _
[C] _ _ _ to _
[G] _ _ _ _ understand.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ Call on when [G] I need you, when I [Em] need you.
I need [G] you very much, and I need you very [Em] much.
Open up _
[G] _ _ _ my heart [Em] to [C] you, and _ feel your tender [G] _ touch. _ _ _
[Em] _ _ Feeling _ [G] the keeping _ _ _ _
[Em] _ right here in my _ [G] _ _ _ soul.
[Em] _ _ Never ever [G] keeping with me, _ _ [C] _
_ never [Am] to _
[G] _ _ go. _ _
Lord, _ _ if [D] I ever _ needed [C] _ someone, _ I [G] need you.
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Lord, _ _ if [D] I ever _ needed [C] someone, _ _ I [G] need you.
_ Lord, _ _ if _ _
[D] _ I ever [C] needed someone, I need you.
And [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ if _ [D] I _ ever _ [C] needed _ someone, _ [G] I need you.
_ Lord, _ _ _ _ _
[D] if I ever _ _ [C] needed someone, _ _ I need _ [G] you. You. _ _ _
You. _ _ _ _ _
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