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I Want You Back (Play Along)

by Jackson 5 · posted by Billy_Idle

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I Want You Back / Jackson 5

Tabbed for C Chromatic (Key of G) so you can Play Along With The Jacksons!



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I Want You Back    (No sharps or flats!)


 3   3 5 -5 6 5 

-3 -4 4   5 -5 -5

 6  -4   4   3   -3  -5   3

(-1 2 3 2 3)


Uh-huh huh, huhhh
-9 -8  -7   -7 -8 7 -7 7

Let me tell ya now, Uh-huh
 7  7   -7  -7  6   -7  7


When I had you to myself, I didn't want you around
 -5  6  7  -7   7  6  6   6 -5 -5   6    7  -7 -8

Those pretty faces always made you stand out in a crowd
 -8   -9 -8  -8 -7 -8  7   6    6    7    6  7  7  6 -5

But some will wanna pick you from the bunch, one glance was all it took
 -5  -5   -5   6  6  7   -7    7   6    6     6    -5    6   7  -7  -8

Now it's much too late for me to take a second look
-9  -8   -8   -7   -8   7  6   6  7   6  7  7  6 -5


Oh, baby, give me one more chance  (To show you that I love you)
-9 -8 -7   7  -7  -8   7    -7       7   8    8  -8 -8  -7   7
                                    -5   7    7   7  7   6  -5

Won't you please let me  (Back in your heart)
 -8   -8    -8   -8 -8 7   -8  -8  -7    7
                            7   7   6   -5

Oh, darling, I was blind to let you go  (Let you go, baby)
-9  -8  -7   7  -7  -8   7  -7   7  6     8   8  -8  -7  7
                                          7   7   7   6 -5

But now since I see you in his arms
 7  -8   -8  -8 -8  -8  7  -7   7

I want you back
7  7    7   7


Yes, I do now   (I want you back)
 6   7 -7  6     7   7   7   7

Ooh, baby   (I want you back)
8 -8 -7 7    7   7   7   7

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah   (I want you back)
 6     7     -7    6      7   7   7   7

Na, na, na, na
 8  -8  -7   7


Trying to live without your love is one long sleepless night
Let me show you, girl, that I know wrong from right
Every street you walk on, I leave tear stains on the ground, yeah
Following the girl I didn't even want around

Let me tell ya now

Oh, darling, all I need is one more chance
(To show you that I love you)
Won't you please let me (Back in your heart)
Oh darlin', I was blind to let you go (Let you go baby)
But now since I see you in his arms, ah, ha
 7  -8   -8  -8 -8  -8  -9 -8   7    -7  7


Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum   [4 times]
 1  -1 -1  -1  2 3  2  3 


Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum  (All I want)
 7   -9   -8   -7    7    10 10 -9 -8

Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum  (All I need)
 7   -9   -8   -7    7    10 10 -9 -8

Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum  (All I want)
 7   -9   -8   -7    7    10 10  10

Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum  (All I need!)
 7   -9   -8   -7    7    10 10  11!


Oh, just one more chance to tell you that I love you
-8   6    7   6     7    6   -8  -8   -7  6   7   6

Baby, (baby), baby, (baby), baby, (baby!)  (I want you back)
7  6  -9 -9   7  6  -9 10  -8 -7 7 10 -9    7  7    7   7

Forget what happened then  (I want you back)
 -5 -5  -5    7  -7   -8    7  7    7   7

And let me live again!
 7   8  -8  -7  7  7 -6


Oh, darling, I was blind to let you go
But now, since I see you in his arms (I want you back)
Spare me of this cause (I want you back)
Give me back what I lost!


Oh, darling, I need one more chance
-9  -8 -7   -7  7    7   -7    -8

I'll show you that I love you
  7   8    8  -8  -8  7   -7

Oh!, (baby), Oh!, (baby), Oh!
11    7  6   11    7  6   11

I want you back!   I want you back!
7   7   7   7      7   7   7   7

I want you back!
7   7   7   7


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