Song: I want you
Artist: Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Composer: Declan MacManus
Album: Blood and chocolate
Tabbed by DJ ( DiddyD ) for ultimateGuitar.com
20th Jan 2013
= x02220 = 244222
= 020100 * = x79987
= 022100 = 022000
= xx0232 = x35553 or 8-10-10-9-8-8
= x00232 = x24442 or 799877
= 355433 = x68876
() = x32210 = x21202 or 224242
= x21003 or xx5443
^ = Emphasise the beats ~ = add vibrato
If you want to add a bit more interest to the main progression,
you could add the passing bass notes:
e |-----0----------3------|-----3-----2------|
B |-----0----------3------|-----5-----4------|
G |-----0----------0------|-----5-----4------|
D |-----2----------0------|-----5-----4------|
A |-----2----------2---2--|--3-----3--2------|
E |--0------2----3--------|---------------2--|
This riff is simplified just for additional guitar accompaniment,
the actual bass develops into a walking bass line from the 3rd
verse onwards.
The C6 in brackets are optional and are added by the keyboards,
as are the Cadd9 near the end too.
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[Intro]
Oh, my baby, baby, I love you more than I can tell,
I don t think I can live with - out you,
And I know that I never will,
Oh, my baby, baby, I want you so, it scares me ...to death,
I can t say any - more than I love you! ,
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Everything else is a waste of breath!
[Verse 1]
I want you! You had your fun, you don t get well no more,
I want you! Your fingernails go dragging down the wall,
Be careful, darling, you might fall!
[Verse 2]
I want you! I woke up, and one of us was crying,
I want you! You said, Young man, I do believe you re dying!
I want you! If you need a second o - pinion,
As you seem to do, these days,
I want you! You can look in my eyes,
And you can count the ways! | /_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
[Verse 3]
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I want you! Did you mean to tell me, but seem to for - get?
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I want you! Since when were you so generous, and inar - ticulate?
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I want you, but it s the stupid details that my heart is breaking for,
()
It s the way your shoulders shake, and what they re shaking for,
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I want you! It s knowing that he knows you now, after only guessing,
It s the thought of him un - dressing you,
Or... you undressing! | /_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
[Verse 4]
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I want you! He tossed some tatty compli - ment your way,
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I want you, and you were fool e - nough to love it...
...When he said, ... I---- want you!
[Break]
e |-------------------|----------------| [x2]
B |-------------------|----------------|
G |---~9---~9----~9---|----~9----~9----|
D |-~8---~8----~8-----|--~8----~8------|
A |-------------------|----------------|
E |-------------------|----------------|
[Verse 5]
I want you! The truth can t hurt you, it s just like the dark,
It scares you witless, but, in time, you see things clear and stark,
I want you! Go on, and hurt me, then we ll let it drop,
I want you! I m afraid I won t know where to stop,
I want you! I m not ashamed to say, I cried for you!
[Verse 6]
I want you! I want to know the things you did, that we did too,
I want you! I want to hear he pleases you more than I do,
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I want you! I might as well be useless for all it means to you,
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I want you! Did you call his name out as he held you down?
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I want you! Oh, no, my darling, ...not with that clown,
I----- want you!
[Verse 7]
I want you! You ve had your fun, you don t get well no more,
I want you! No one who wants you, ...could want you more!
I want you! I want you!
I want you! Every night, when I go off to bed,
And when I wake up, ...I want you!
I m gonna say it once a - gain, til I instill it--------,
I m going ...going to feel this way un - til you... kill it,
I want you! I----- ...want you------!
I----- ....want you!
