You Needed Me

Words & Music by Randy Goodrum
Recorded by Anne Murray, 1978 (#1)


(G)        C   Am              Dm  G7
I cried a tear,  you wiped it dry;

         Dm7   Dm7/G               C
I was confused,    you cleared my mind;

           C          C7        F
I sold my soul, you bought it back for me,

            D       Dm7        G
And held me up and gave me dignity --

Dm7/G        G          G7
Somehow you needed me.


You gave me strength to stand alone again,
To face the world out on my own again;
You put me high upon a pedestal --
So high that I could almost see eternity.

     Dm7      G7      C
You needed me,   you needed me.


Refrain:

       Am                Am+7             Am7            Am7/G
And I can't believe it's you, I can't believe it's true:

      F      G               C      C/B
I needed you, and you were there.

           Am              Am+7
And I'll never leave, why should I leave?

     Am7      Am7/G         Dm            Dm+7        Dm7     G   Am7 G
I'd be a fool     'cause I finally found someone who really cares


You held my hand when it was cold;
When I was lost you took me home.
You gave me hope when I was at the end
And turned my lies back into truth again --
You even called me "friend."

You gave me strength to stand alone again,
To face the world out on my own again;
You put me high upon a pedestal --
So high that I could almost see eternity.
You needed me, you needed me.

Coda:

    Dm7       G     Dm7  C  
You needed me,  you needed me.



 
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