Capo IV
If I Needed You
Townes Van Zandt / Townes Van Zandt: The Late Great Townes Van Zandt (1972)
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| If I needed you, would you come to me; |
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| Would you come to | me to | ease my | pain? |
| If you needed me, I would come to you; |
| C | D | G | |
| I would swim the | seas for to | ease your | pain. |
| When the night forlorn or the morning’s born |
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| And the morning | shines with the | lights of | love. |
| You will miss sunrise if you close your eyes |
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| And that would | break my | heart in | two. |
solo
| Lady’s with me now since I showed her how |
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| To lay her | lilly | hand in | mine. |
| Loop and Lil agree she’s a sight to see, |
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| And a treasure | for the | poor to | find. |
| G | |
| If I needed you, would you come to me; |
| C | D | G | |
| Would you come to | me and | ease my | pain? |
| If you needed me, I would come to you; |
| C | D | G | |
| I would swim the | seas for to | ease your | pain. |