Instrument
Taille
TonalitéAu refrain après l'interlude, arrêt net sur le C de « When I need love ». Avant le dernier refrain, la chanson monte d'un demi-ton : on a le temps de passer le capo de la case 1 à la case 2.
Capo 1
Intro
CC/BbF/AFm/AbC/GAm7Dm7F/G
Refrain
WhenICneedyou
IjustclosemyeyesandI'mG/Bwithyou
AndallthatIE7/G#sowanttoAmgiveyou
It'sonlyaheartbeatGaway
Refrain
F/AWhenG/BICneedlove
IholdoutmyhandsandIG/Btouchlove
IneverknewE7/G#therewassoAmmuchlove
KeepingmewarmnightandGday
Couplet 1
AmMilesandmilesofemptyspaceinGbetweenus
AAmtelephonecan'ttaketheplaceofyourGsmile
Oh,butyouCknowIwon'tbeAmtravelingforDm7ever
It'sDmcoldC/Dout,butDmholdC/DoutandF/GdolikeIGdo
Refrain
WhenICneedyou
IjustclosemyeyesandI'mG/Bwithyou
AndallthatIE7/G#sowanttoAmgiveyou
It'sonlyaheartbeatGaway
Couplet 2
AmIt'snoteasywhentheroadisyourGdriver
AmHoney,that'saheavyloadthatweGbear
ButyouCknowIwon'tbeAmtravelingaDm7lifetime
It'sDmcoldC/Dout,butDmholdC/DoutandF/GdolikeIGdo
Interlude (comme l'intro, deux fois plus vite)
CC/BbF/AFm/AbC/GAm7GGF/AG/B
Refrain
WhenICneedlove
IholdoutmyhandsandIGtouchlove
IneverknewohE7/G#neverknewtherewasAmsomuchlove
KeepingmewarmnightandGday
F/AGOh
Refrain (un demi-ton plus haut : capo en case 2)
WhenICneedyou
IjustclosemyFeyesandI'mG/Bwithyou(Ijustclosemyeyes)
AndGallthatIE7/G#sowanttoAmgiveyoubaby
It'sonlyaheartbeatGaway
F/AWhenG/BICneedG/Byou(WhenIneed)
IAmjustclosemyeyesandI'mG/Bwithyou
AndGallthatIE7/G#sowanttoAmgiveyoubaby(WhenIneed)
It'sonlyaheartbeatGaway(It'sonlyaheartbeataway)
F/AWhenG/BICneedyou