When I Wanted You

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WHEN I WANTED YOU
By: Gino Cunico
Barry Manilow
Key: Db, D, Eb

-6     7*  7*  7*  7* -7*   7*   7*
Tho' we're go-ing our sep-‘rate ways
  -6   7* 7* 7* 7*  -7*   7* -6-5*5*
There can on-ly be bright-er  days
   5*  5* 7*  7*  7*   -7*  7* -6*  5*
'Cause I did-n't mean that much to you
 -6  7*  7*    7*  -7*   7*  7*
Work it out, don't lose the fight
-6   7*  7*  7*  -7*  7* -6-5*5*
You can make it turn out  right
   5*   5*  7*  7*   7* -7* 7* -6* 5*   
'Cause you got the heart to be se-cure

 7*  7* -9* 8*  8* 7* -9* 8*  8*
When I want-ed you I need-ed you
-7*-7* -10   -9*   -9*  8*  8*
And I still can't bring my-self 
-7*-7*  8* -10-9*-9*
to say I'm ov-er you
 7*  7* -9*  8*  8*  7*  7* -9*  8*   8*
When I gave you time to make up your mind
 7*   -10   -9* -9*  8* 8*
You turned your back on me
-7* -7*  8*  -10 -9* -9* 9*  9* -9*  8*
And now I've got to turn my back on you

-6  7*  7*  7*   -7*   7*     7*
Af-ter all that we've been through
 -6  7*    7*  7* -7*  7* -6-5*5*
Leav-in' you’s so hard to   do
 5*  5*  5*  7* -6*  7* 
But when I close my eyes 
7* -7*   7*  -6*  5*
I don't feel the pain
 -6   7*   7*   7* -7*  7*  7*
What was wrong and who was right
-6  7*  7*  7* -7*  7* -6-5*5* 
In the end you see the light
  5*    5*   7*  7* 7*
'Cause you think a lot 
 7*   -7*   7*  -6*  5*
when you're on your own

 7*  7* -9* 8*  8* 7* -9* 8*  8*
When I want-ed you I need-ed you
-7*-7* -10   -9*   -9*  8*  8*
And I still can't bring my-self 
-7*-7*  8* -10-9*-9*
to say I'm ov-er you

Key: D

 -7 -7  10  -9   -9  -7  -7  10  -9   -9
When I gave you time to make up your mind
-8   -10*   10   10  -9 -9
You turned your back on me
-8  -8  -9  -10* 10   10  10 10
And now I'm turn-ing mine on you
 6   -6*   7 -10*10 10
Now you’re on your own
 8*  -7 -6*  -7
How does it feel
-6* -8  -7   7 -6* -6*  7   6
To feel the way I used to feel

Key: Eb

-7* -7* -10-9* -9*-7* -10-9* -9*
When I want-ed you I need-ed you
 9  9  11   -10   -10  -9* -9*
And I still can't bring my-self 
9   9  -9* 11 11*-10
to say I'm ov-er you
 11* 11 -10 -9*  -9* -7* -7*-10 -9* -9*-7*8
When I gave you time to make up your mind
 8    11   -10  -10 -9*-9*
You turned your back on me
 9   9  -9*  11 -10   -10 -10-10
And now I'm turn-in' mine on you
-7* -7* -10 11 11
When I want-ed you

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