When I Need You

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When I Need You - Leo Sayer
TAB By. PoTTerTea
14:56 26/11/2016

Intro

When  I  need you  I  just close my eyes and I`m with you
 3*  -3*  6*   6*  6*  6*   -6*  7*  7*  -6*  6* -5*  -5*

and  all that  I  saw want to  give you
-5* -5*   6*  -6* -6*   6* -5*  5*   5*

It`s  on---ly  a  heart- beat  away........
5*    5*  -5*  6*   6*   -5*   5* -4* -3* 3*

When  I  need love I  hold out my hands and I  Touch  love
 7*  -6*  6*   6*  6*  6*  -6* 7*   7*  -6* 6* -5*    -5*

 I   ne---ver knew there was  so  much love
-5*  -5*   6* -6*   -6*   6*  -5*  5*   5*
  
Keep---ing  me  warm night and  day
 5*    -5*  6*   6*   -5*   5*   3*

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Miles and miles of  emp---ty space in bet---ween us
 4*   -4*  4*  -4*  4*   -4*  4*   6* -5*   5*  -4*

 A   tel--e--phone can`t take the place of your smile...
-4*   4* -4*  4*   -4*    4*  -4*  4*   6* -5*  -4*-3* 3*

But you know I won`t  be  tra--vell--ing  forever.....
 6* -6*  7*  7*  7*   -7*  7*  -6*   6*   7*-6* 6* -5*

It`s cold  out  but  hold out and  do  like I  do
5*   -6*   6*    5*   -6*  6*  5*  -6*  6* -5* -6*

Chorus

When  I  need you  I  just  close  my eyes and I`m with you
 7*  -6*  6*   6*  6*   6*   -6*   7*  7*  -6* 6*  -5*  -5*

and  all  that  I   saw want  to  give  you babe
-5*  -5*   6*  -6*  -6*  6*  -5*   5*    5*  5*

It`s on---ly   a  heart-beat  away........
5*    5*  -5*  6*   6*   -5*   5* -4*-3* 3*

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It`s not  ea---sy  when the road  is  good-bye love
 4*  -4*  4*  -4*   4*  -4*  4*   6*  -5*  5*  -4*

 Hon--ey  that`s a  heavy load that  we  bear.........
 4*  -4*   4*   -4*   4*  -4*   4*   6*  -5* -4* -3* 3*

But  you know I  won`t  be  tra--vell--ing  a   lifetime..
 6*  -6*  7*  7*  7*    -7*  7*  -6*   6*   7*  -6* 6* -5*

It`s cold out but hold out and  do  like  I   do
5*   -6*   6*  5*  -6*  6*  5*  -6*   6* -5* -6*

Musical Interlude

Chorus
When  I   need  love  I  hold  out my  hands and  I  touch Love
 7*  -6*   6*    6*   6*  6*  -6*  7*   7*   -6*  6*  -5*  -5*

 I   ne--ver  knew there  was so  much  love
 -5* -5*  6*   -6*   -6*   6* -5*   5*   6*

Keep--ing  me  warm night  and day
 6*   -5*  5*   6*   -5*    5* -5*

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Chorus

When  I need you  I  just close  my eyes and  I`m  with you
 7*  -6*  6*  6*  6*  6*   -6*   7*   7*  -6*   6*  -5* -5*

 and all  that  I  saw want to  give you
 -5*  -5*   6* -6* -6*  6*  -5*  5*   5*

It`s  on--ly  a  heart-beat   away.......
 5*   5* -5*  6*   6*   -5*   5* -4*-3* 3*

Chorus

When  I need you  I  just close  my eyes and  I`m  with you
 7*  -6*  6*  6*  6*  6*   -6*   7*   7*  -6*   6*  -5* -5*

 and all  that  I  saw want to  give you
 -5*  -5*   6* -6* -6*  6*  -5*  5*   5*

It`s  on--ly  a  heart-beat   away.......
 5*   5* -5*  6*   6*   -5*   5* -4*-3* 3*

When  I   need  you
 7*   -6*  6*    6*

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