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If I Needed You

By Townes Van Zandt, as performed by Lyle Lovett

 

Capo 8

 

Chord Guide
3    4 G:    3x0003	32 1 C:    x32010	T  132 D/F#:  2x0232

 

Picking Guide

--------------- ----------X---- 2nd finger ------X-------X 1st finger ----X-------X-- Thumb --------------- X-------X------ Thumb (C chord = 5th string instead) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

 

Intro (x2): / G - - - / - - - - / - - - - / - - - - / - - - - / - - - - /

                   / C - - - / D/F# - - - / G - - - /

 

 

           G (4)

In the night forlorn

 

Oh, the morning's born

               G           C

And the morning shines

              D/F#                G (2)

With the lights of love

              G (4)

You will miss sunrise

 

If you close your eyes

          G              C

And that would break

        D/F#            

My heart in two

 

Repeat Intro, add 1 measure of G to end

 

           G (4)

Lady's with me now

 

Since I showed her how

     G         C

To lay her lily

D/F#           G (2)

Hand in mine

               G (4)

Loop and Lil agree

 

She's a sight to see

               G      C

And a treasure for

        D/F#        G (2)

The poor to find

 

Chorus

 

/ G - - - / C - - - / D/F# - - - / G - - - / G - - (hold) /

 

                    

 

 

 

 

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This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.