I Want You
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Capo 2
Intro: F C F C
F
The guilty undertaker sighs
Am
The lonesome organ grinder cries
Dm C
The silver saxophones say I should refuse you
Bb C
The cracked bells and washed-out horns
Blow into my face with scorn
Am C
But it's not that way, I wasn't born to lose you
[Refrão] F Am
Oh baby, I want you, I want you
Dm C
I want you, oh, so bad
F
Baby, I want you
The drunken politician leaps
Am
Upon the street where mothers weep
Dm C
The saviours who are fast asleep, they wait for you
Bb
And I wait for them to interrupt
C
Me drinking from my broken cup
Dm C
And asking me to open up the gate for you
[Refrão] F Am
Oh baby, I want you, I want you
Dm C
I want you, oh, so bad
F
Baby, I want you
Bridge:
Am
Now all my fathers, they've gone down
Dm
True love, they've been without it
Am
But all their daughters put me down
Bb C F C
'Cause I don't think about it
F# Ab C#
Baby, I want you
F#
Now, your dancing child with his Chinese suit
Bbm
He spoke to me and I took his flute
Ebm C#
No, I wasn't very cute to him now, was I?
B
I did it because he lied
C#
Because he took you for a ride
Bbm C#
And because time was on his side and because I...
[Refrão] F# C#
Baby, I want you, I want you
F# C#
I want you, I want you
F# C#
I want you, I want you
How to play I Want You
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.