I Want You
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Em D
The silver saxophones say I should refuse you
C/G
The cracked bells and washed-out horns
D
Blow into my face with scorn
Em
But it's not that way
D
I wasn't born to lose you
G
I want you
Bm
I want you
Em
I want you
D
So bad
G
I want you
G
The drunken politicians leaps
Bm
Upon the street where mothers weep
Em
And the saviours who are fast asleep
D
They wait for you
C/G
And I wait for them to interrupt
D
Me drinkin´ from my broken cup
Em
And ask for me
D
To open up the gate for you
G
I want you
Bm
I want you
Em
I want you
D
So bad
G
I want you
G Bm
Now all my fathers, they've gone down
Em
True love, they´ve been without it
D
But all their daughters put me down
C/G D
´Cause I think about it
G
Well, I returned to the Queen of Spades
Bm
And talk with my chambermaid
Em
She knows that I'm not afraid
D
To look at her
C/G
She is good to me
D
And there's nothing she doesn't see
Em
She knows where I´d like to be
D
But it doesn't matter
G
I want you
Bm
I want you
Em
I want you
D
So bad
G
I want you
G
Now your dancing child with his Chinese suit
Bm
He spoke to me, I took his flute
Em
No, I wasn't very cute to him
D
Was I?
C/G
But I did it, though, because he lied
D
Because he took you for a ride
Em
And because time was on his side
D
And because I...
G
I want you
Bm
I want you
Em
I want you
D
So bad
G
Honey I want you
----------------- Acordes -----------------
Bm = X 2 4 4 3 2
C/G = 3 3 2 X 1 X
D = X X 0 2 3 2
Em = 0 2 2 0 0 0
G = 3 2 0 0 0 3
How to play I Want You
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em. 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.