I Need You Dan Bern
Intro: G Em C G
[G]Walking around the h[Em]appiest p[C]lace in the w[G]orld
[G]All I really k[Em]now is that your [C]hair is still[G] curled
[Bm]South of Brownsville, Texas, South of M[C]iami B[G]each
[G]All it means to [Em]me is that you're f[C]urther out of [D]reach
[Bm]Every where is sand and sun, bl[C]ue sky water too
[G]I.[Em].. [C] [D] need you
G Em C D (do this in between each verse)
[G]Spanish moss is han[Em]ging and you fi[C]nd a polished s[G]tone
[G]Pocket it for [Em]luck and then you w[C]alk on a[G]lone
[G]They'll rent you a [Em]bicycle with the t[C]ires [G]blown
[G]They'll carve you up a bl[Em]ackened fish and s[C]trip it to the b[D]one
[Bm]A slave ship just came in, I've been ta[C]lking to the crew
[G]I.[Em].. [C] [D] need you
[G]Well in that house H[Em]emingway is b[C]oxing in the b[G]ack
[G]I go to the li[Em]brary and che[C]ck out all the [G]facts
[G]Nowadays it's hard to write a l[Em]ine, my own th[C]oughts bore[G] me
[G]I found me an i[Em]sland kid who s[C]ays he'll do it for[D] me
[Bm]I'm wiping all my tears away so n[C]o one has a clue
That [G]I.[Em].. [C] [D] need you
[G]The last plane out of S[Em]aigon did not kn[C]ow that it [G]was
[G]Every man in pris[Em]on thinks he's l[C]ocked up for a [G]cause
[G]I need something to [Em]do , my viol[C]in needs to s[G]ound
[G]I'm going to see if [Em]Ernest wants to [C]go a couple r[G]ounds
[Bm]Sometimes you gotta get lost till you w[C]ind up someplace new
[G]I.[Em].. [C] [D] need you
[A]Some bird's flapping in the r[Asus]oad on some crazy madm[A]an's s[Am]tring[Am/G] [F]
[A]Something's messed up with his [Asus]wing, something's messed up with [A]my [C]every[D/F#]thing
[G]So here's the tr[Em]uth at last, I tel[C]l you, Hemin[G]gway is dead
[G]And everybody wa[Em]nts to find a s[C]teak that's slightly [G]red
[Bm]I thought I could escape myself by just n[C]ot getting d[G]ressed
[G]I thought I could e[Em]scape you by [C]coming to Ke[D]y West
[Bm]Sometimes you get lost and you d[G]on't find something [C]new
[G]I.[Em].. [C] [D] need you
[G]I.[Em].. [C] [D] need you
[G]I.[Em].. [C] [D] need you
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