If I Needed You

Don Williams

Written by Townes Van Zandt

Key of G · Chords: I IV V

Open in Bluegrass Book: transpose, play along

Verse 1

G
If I needed you would you come to me
                  C         D7      G
Would you come to me for to ease my pain

Verse 2

If you needed me I would come to you
                 C          D7        G
I would swim the sea for to ease your pain

Verse 3

Well the nights forlorn and the morning’s born
                  C             D7       G
And the morning’s born with the light of love

Verse 4

And you’ll miss sunrise if you close your eyes
              C        D7       G
And that will break my heart in two

Verse 5

If I needed you would you come to me
                  C         D7      G
Would you come to me for to ease my pain

Verse 6

If you needed me I would come to you
                 C          D7        G
I would swim the sea for to ease your pain

Verse 7

Baby’s with me now since I’ve showed her how
           C      D7       G
To lay her little hands in mine
                          C          G
Who could ill agree she’s a sight to see
           C       D7      G
A treasure for the poor to find

Verse 1

G
If I needed you would you come to me
                  C         D7      G
Would you come to me for to ease my pain