When I Need You Chords by Luther Vandross
Tempo:
95.9 bpm
Chords used:
F#
B
G#m
C#
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#]
[B]
[F#]
[G#m] [D#m]
[E]
[G]
[B]
[F#m] No one knows the [Em] side of you that I know.
[E] No one [C#] gets to see you, to feel [B] you, to hear you when they call.
[F] [G#m] I'm the only one who can say it, [B] because I know what to [D] do.
I know.
[E] When [B] I need you, I just [B] close my [F#] eyes and I'm with you.
And all that [G] I so [G#m] want to give you, is only [D#m] a heartbeat [F#] away.
When [B] I need love, I hold out my hand [F#] and I touch the love.
I never [G] knew there [G#m] was so much love, keeping me warm night [F#] and day.
[G#m] Miles and miles of empty space
[F#] in between us.
[G#m] A telephone can't take the bliss
[F#] of your smile.
[E]
[B] But I won't [G#m] be traveling
[C#] forever.
[G#] Hold out, [E] but [B] hold on, [F#] and do like I do.
[B] When I need you, I just close my eyes and [F#] I'm with you.
And all that [C#] I so [G#m] want to give you, is only a heartbeat
[F#] away.
[G#m] It's not easy when the road [F#] is your driver.
[G#m] But honey, that's the heavy load [F#] that we [E] bear.
[B] I won't [G#m] be traveling [A] a lifetime.
[E]
[G#m] Hold out, [E] but [B] hold on, and do [F#] like I do.
[B] When I need you, [Bm] yeah, yeah, [B]
[G#m] yeah.
[Em] [G]
[Am] [C#]
[Fm]
[G]
[F#m]
[A] [G#]
[C#]
[G#]
[Dm] [A#m]
[C#] [G#] But
[C#] I won't
[A#m] be traveling [B] a
[F#] lifetime.
[D#m] It's [A#m] hold out, ooh honey, hold [C#] out.
And [G#]
do like I [G#] do.
[C#] When I need you, I [D#] just close my eyes and [G#] I'm with you, baby.
And all [A] that I so want [A#m] to give you, is only [F] a heartbeat [G#] away.
When [C#] I need love, I hold out my [G#] hand and I touch love.
I never [D] knew there was [A#m] so much love, keeping me [F] warm [G#] night and day.
[F#]
Honey, [C#] when I need you.
[C#m]
[F#] Hold my hand out to [D#] you.
Holding [F#m] my hand out for [A] you.
[C#m]
[G#]
[C#m] You.
[B]
[D#]
[Fm] [Fm] [G#]
[F#] [C#]
[B]
[F#]
[G#m] [D#m]
[E]
[G]
[B]
[F#m] No one knows the [Em] side of you that I know.
[E] No one [C#] gets to see you, to feel [B] you, to hear you when they call.
[F] [G#m] I'm the only one who can say it, [B] because I know what to [D] do.
I know.
[E] When [B] I need you, I just [B] close my [F#] eyes and I'm with you.
And all that [G] I so [G#m] want to give you, is only [D#m] a heartbeat [F#] away.
When [B] I need love, I hold out my hand [F#] and I touch the love.
I never [G] knew there [G#m] was so much love, keeping me warm night [F#] and day.
[G#m] Miles and miles of empty space
[F#] in between us.
[G#m] A telephone can't take the bliss
[F#] of your smile.
[E]
[B] But I won't [G#m] be traveling
[C#] forever.
[G#] Hold out, [E] but [B] hold on, [F#] and do like I do.
[B] When I need you, I just close my eyes and [F#] I'm with you.
And all that [C#] I so [G#m] want to give you, is only a heartbeat
[F#] away.
[G#m] It's not easy when the road [F#] is your driver.
[G#m] But honey, that's the heavy load [F#] that we [E] bear.
[B] I won't [G#m] be traveling [A] a lifetime.
[E]
[G#m] Hold out, [E] but [B] hold on, and do [F#] like I do.
[B] When I need you, [Bm] yeah, yeah, [B]
[G#m] yeah.
[Em] [G]
[Am] [C#]
[Fm]
[G]
[F#m]
[A] [G#]
[C#]
[G#]
[Dm] [A#m]
[C#] [G#] But
[C#] I won't
[A#m] be traveling [B] a
[F#] lifetime.
[D#m] It's [A#m] hold out, ooh honey, hold [C#] out.
And [G#]
do like I [G#] do.
[C#] When I need you, I [D#] just close my eyes and [G#] I'm with you, baby.
And all [A] that I so want [A#m] to give you, is only [F] a heartbeat [G#] away.
When [C#] I need love, I hold out my [G#] hand and I touch love.
I never [D] knew there was [A#m] so much love, keeping me [F] warm [G#] night and day.
[F#]
Honey, [C#] when I need you.
[C#m]
[F#] Hold my hand out to [D#] you.
Holding [F#m] my hand out for [A] you.
[C#m]
[G#]
[C#m] You.
[B]
[D#]
[Fm] [Fm] [G#]
[F#] [C#]
Key:
F#
B
G#m
C#
G#
F#
B
G#m
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[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] No one knows the [Em] side of you that I know.
[E] _ _ _ _ No one [C#] gets to see you, _ to feel [B] you, to hear you when they call. _
[F] _ _ _ [G#m] _ I'm the only one who can say it, _ _ _ _ [B] because I know what to [D] do. _ _ _ _
I know.
_ _ _ [E] When [B] I need _ you, I just [B] close my [F#] eyes and I'm with you.
And all that [G] I so [G#m] want to give you, is only [D#m] a heartbeat [F#] away.
_ _ When [B] I need _ love, I hold out my hand [F#] and I touch the love.
I never [G] knew there [G#m] was so _ much love, keeping me warm night [F#] and day. _ _ _
[G#m] Miles and miles of empty space _
[F#] in between us.
[G#m] A telephone can't take the bliss _
[F#] of your smile.
[E] _ _
[B] But I won't [G#m] be traveling _
[C#] _ forever. _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] Hold out, [E] but [B] hold on, [F#] and do like I do. _ _ _
[B] When I need you, _ _ I just close my eyes and [F#] I'm with you. _ _
And all that [C#] I so [G#m] want to give you, is only a heartbeat _
[F#] away. _ _ _ _
[G#m] It's not easy when the road [F#] is your driver. _ _
[G#m] But honey, that's the heavy load [F#] that we [E] bear. _
[B] I won't [G#m] be traveling [A] a lifetime.
[E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#m] Hold out, [E] but [B] hold on, and do [F#] like I do. _ _
[B] When I need you, [Bm] yeah, yeah, [B] _ _
[G#m] yeah. _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [G#] But _
_ _ [C#] _ I won't _
[A#m] be traveling [B] a _
[F#] lifetime. _ _ _
[D#m] It's [A#m] hold out, _ ooh honey, hold [C#] out.
And [G#] _
do like I [G#] do.
_ _ [C#] When I need you, _ I [D#] just close my eyes and [G#] I'm with you, baby.
_ _ And all [A] that I so want [A#m] to give you, _ _ is only [F] a heartbeat _ [G#] away. _
_ When [C#] I need love, I hold out my [G#] _ _ _ hand and I touch love.
I never [D] knew there was [A#m] so _ much love, _ keeping me [F] warm [G#] night and day.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _
Honey, _ [C#] when I need you.
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] Hold _ my hand out to [D#] you.
Holding [F#m] my hand out for [A] you.
[C#m] _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] You. _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D#] _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [G#] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] No one knows the [Em] side of you that I know.
[E] _ _ _ _ No one [C#] gets to see you, _ to feel [B] you, to hear you when they call. _
[F] _ _ _ [G#m] _ I'm the only one who can say it, _ _ _ _ [B] because I know what to [D] do. _ _ _ _
I know.
_ _ _ [E] When [B] I need _ you, I just [B] close my [F#] eyes and I'm with you.
And all that [G] I so [G#m] want to give you, is only [D#m] a heartbeat [F#] away.
_ _ When [B] I need _ love, I hold out my hand [F#] and I touch the love.
I never [G] knew there [G#m] was so _ much love, keeping me warm night [F#] and day. _ _ _
[G#m] Miles and miles of empty space _
[F#] in between us.
[G#m] A telephone can't take the bliss _
[F#] of your smile.
[E] _ _
[B] But I won't [G#m] be traveling _
[C#] _ forever. _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] Hold out, [E] but [B] hold on, [F#] and do like I do. _ _ _
[B] When I need you, _ _ I just close my eyes and [F#] I'm with you. _ _
And all that [C#] I so [G#m] want to give you, is only a heartbeat _
[F#] away. _ _ _ _
[G#m] It's not easy when the road [F#] is your driver. _ _
[G#m] But honey, that's the heavy load [F#] that we [E] bear. _
[B] I won't [G#m] be traveling [A] a lifetime.
[E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#m] Hold out, [E] but [B] hold on, and do [F#] like I do. _ _
[B] When I need you, [Bm] yeah, yeah, [B] _ _
[G#m] yeah. _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [G#] But _
_ _ [C#] _ I won't _
[A#m] be traveling [B] a _
[F#] lifetime. _ _ _
[D#m] It's [A#m] hold out, _ ooh honey, hold [C#] out.
And [G#] _
do like I [G#] do.
_ _ [C#] When I need you, _ I [D#] just close my eyes and [G#] I'm with you, baby.
_ _ And all [A] that I so want [A#m] to give you, _ _ is only [F] a heartbeat _ [G#] away. _
_ When [C#] I need love, I hold out my [G#] _ _ _ hand and I touch love.
I never [D] knew there was [A#m] so _ much love, _ keeping me [F] warm [G#] night and day.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _
Honey, _ [C#] when I need you.
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] Hold _ my hand out to [D#] you.
Holding [F#m] my hand out for [A] you.
[C#m] _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] You. _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D#] _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [G#] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _