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
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When I Need You - Luther Vandross chords
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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#]
Key:  
F#
134211112
B
12341112
G#m
123111114
C#
12341114
G#
134211114
F#
134211112
B
12341112
G#m
123111114
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Let's start jamming Luther Vandross - When I Need You chords, practice the chord sequence E, Abm, Gb, B, Abm, Gb and Abm. Adjust your pace with the tempo control on ChordU, starting slowly and speeding up progressively. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Gb Major.

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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#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Carole Bayer Sager and Albert Hammond.

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