Baby I'm A Want You Chords And Strumming:
Did You Know? Baby I'm A Want You was originally written on the piano, but when the band recorded it they felt that it had no life and went home demoralised because they knew it was a good song. Later, they redid it on guitar and it made all the difference in the world.
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Orange Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: White Pick (White Pick when played with the Bouncer rhythm)
Most Advanced Chord Change: Orange Pick (White Pick when played with Django chords only)
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White Pick Level
Baby I'm A Want You Chords And Strumming, Bread
Django Chords:
(Capo Fret 1)
Django G Chord
Django A Chord
Django D Chord
Django Em Chord
Django C Chord
Plus Django G/B: x20033
and Django Bm: x20233
Strumming:
"Bouncer":
|D D U D D |
"Bouncer*":
|D U D D U D |
"3 Strums":
|D D D |
Tempo: 144bpm
Key: With capo Ab, without G
Intro -
|G - - - |G - - - |A - - - |A - - - |
(Bouncer/Bouncer*/Bouncer/Bouncer*)
|G - - - |G - - - |A - - - |A - D(let ring)|
(Bouncer/Bouncer*/Bouncer/Bouncer*)
Verse 1 -
||G - - - |G - - - |A - - - |A - - - |
(Bouncer/Bouncer*/Bouncer /Bouncer*)
|D - - - |D - - - |C - - - |C - G/B - |
(Bouncer/Bouncer*/Bouncer/Bouncer)
|A - - - |A - - - |D - - - |D - - - || x2
(Bouncer/Bouncer*/Bouncer/Bouncer*)
|G - - - |G - - - |
(Bouncer/Bouncer)
(G)Baby I'm-a want you (G)
(A)Baby I'm-a need you (A)
You're the (D)only one I (D)care enough to (C)hurt about (C) (G/B)
(A)Maybe I'm-a crazy (A)
But I (D)just can't live with(D)out
your (G)lovin' and affection (G)
(A)Givin' me direction (A)
Like a (D)guiding light to (D)help me through a (C)darkest hour (C) (G/B)
(A)Lately I'm a-prayin' (A)
That you'll (D)always be a-(D)stayin' be(G)side me (G)
Chorus -
||Bm - - - |Bm - - - |D -G- C |- - - - || x2
(Bouncer/Bouncer*/3 Strums /Let ring)
(Bm)Used to be my life was (Bm)just emotions (D)pass(G)ing (C)by
(Bm)Feeling all the while and (Bm)never really (D)know(G)ing (C)why
Verse 1 (First Half Instrumental) -
||G - - - |G - - - |A - - - |A - - - |
(Bouncer/Bouncer*/Bouncer /Bouncer*)
|D - - - |D - - - |C - - - |C - G/B - |
(Bouncer/Bouncer*/Bouncer/Bouncer)
|A - - - |A - - - |D - - - |D - - - || x2
(Bouncer/Bouncer*/Bouncer/Bouncer*)
|G - - - |G - - - |
(Bouncer/Bouncer)
(A)Lately I'm a-prayin' (A)
That you'll (D)always be a-(D)stayin' be(G)side me (G)
Chorus -
||Bm - - - |Bm - - - |D -G- C |- - - - || x2
(Bouncer/Bouncer*/3 Strums /Let ring)
(Bm)Used to be my life was (Bm)just emotions (D)pass(G)ing (C)by
(Bm)Then you came along and (Bm)made me laugh and (D)made(G)me (C)cry
Fill -
G|G -A- D |- - - - |
(3 Strums /Let ring)
(G)You (G)taught (A)me (D)why
Ending -
||G - - - |G - - - |A - - - |A - - - |
(Bouncer/Bouncer*/Bouncer /Bouncer*)
|D - - - |D - - - |C - - - |C - - - || x2
(Bouncer/Bouncer*/Bouncer/Bouncer*)
(G)Baby I'm-a want you (G)
(A)Baby I'm-a need you (A)
(D) (D) Oh, (C)it took so long to (C)find you, baby
(G)Baby I'm-a want you (G)
(A)Baby I'm-a need you (A) (D) (D) (C) (C)
Final Chord Strum: G
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Orange Pick Level
Baby I'm A Want You Chords And Strumming, Bread
Open Chords:
Open A Chord
Open D Chord
Open E Chord
Plus open A∆7 Chord: x02120
Open G∆7/A Chord: x00032
Open D∆7 Chord: x00222
Open Bm/A Chord: x04430
Open C#m/A Chord: x06650
Open Bm7 Chord: x20230
and open C#m7 Chord: x4x450
Tempo: 144bpm
Key: A, original recording tuned down 1/2 step to Ab
Strumming:
"Bouncer":
|D D U D D |
"Bouncer*":
|D U D D U D |
"Straight 8s*":
|D U D U D D U |
"Passenger*":
| U D D U D |
"Zero Gravity":
|D U D |
Intro -
|A∆7 - - - |A∆7 - - - |G∆7/A - - - |G∆7/A - - - |
(Bouncer/Bouncer*/Bouncer/Bouncer*)
|A∆7 - - - |A∆7 - - - |G∆7/A - - - |G∆7/A - D(let ring)|
(Bouncer/Bouncer*/Bouncer/Bouncer*)
Verse 1 -
||A - - - |A - - - |Bm/A - - - |Bm/A - - - |
(Bouncer/Bouncer*/Bouncer /Bouncer*)
|C#m/A - - - |C#m/A - - - |D - - - |D - D∆7 - |
(Bouncer/Bouncer*/Bouncer/Bouncer)
|Bm7 - - - |Bm7 - - - |Bm7/E - - - |Bm7/E - - - || x2
(Bouncer/Bouncer*/Bouncer/Bouncer*)
|A - - - |0 -2- 3 |
(Bouncer)
(A)Baby I'm-a want you (A)
(Bm/A)Baby I'm-a need you (Bm/A)
You're the (C#m/A)only one I (C#m/A)care enough to (D)hurt about (D) (D∆7)
(Bm7)Maybe I'm-a crazy (Bm7)
But I (Bm7/E)just can't live with(Bm7/E)out
your (A)lovin' and affection (A)
(Bm/A)Givin' me direction (Bm/A)
Like a (C#m/A)guiding light to (C#m/A)help me through a (D)darkest hour (D) (D∆7)
(Bm7)Lately I'm a-prayin' (Bm7)
That you'll (Bm7/E)always be a-(Bm7/E)stayin' be(A)side me
Chorus -
||C#m7 - - - |C#m7 - - - |E -A- D |- - - - || x2
(Straight 8s/Passenger*/Zero Gravity/Let ring)
(C#m7)Used to be my life was (C#m7)just emotions (E)pass(A)ing (D)by
(C#m7)Feeling all the while and (C#m7)never really (E)know(A)ing (D)why
Verse 1 (First Half Instrumental) -
||A - - - |A - - - |Bm/A - - - |Bm/A - - - |
(Bouncer/Bouncer*/Bouncer /Bouncer*)
|C#m/A - - - |C#m/A - - - |D - - - |D - D∆7 - |
(Bouncer/Bouncer*/Bouncer/Bouncer)
|Bm7 - - - |Bm7 - - - |Bm7/E - - - |Bm7/E - - - || x2
(Bouncer/Bouncer*/Bouncer/Bouncer*)
|A - - - |0 -2- 3 |
(Bouncer)
(Bm7)Lately I'm a-prayin' (Bm7)
That you'll (Bm7/E)always be a-(Bm7/E)stayin' be(A)side me
Chorus -
||C#m7 - - - |C#m7 - - - |E -A- D |- - - - || x2
(Straight 8s/Passenger*/Zero Gravity/Let ring)
(C#m7)Used to be my life was (C#m7)just emotions (E)pass(A)ing (D)by
(C#m7)Then you came along and (C#m7)made me laugh and (E)made(A)me (D)cry
Fill -
|A -Bm7- Bm7/E |- - - - |
(Zero Gravity/Let ring)
You (A)taught (Bm7)me (Bm7/E)why
Ending -
||A - - - |A - - - |Bm/A - - - |Bm/A - - - |
(Bouncer/Bouncer*/Bouncer /Bouncer*)
|C#m/A - - - |C#m/A - - - |Bm/A - - - |Bm/A - - - ||x2
(Bouncer/Bouncer*/Bouncer/Bouncer*)
(A)Baby I'm-a want you (A)
(Bm/A)Baby I'm-a need you (Bm/A)
(C#m/A) (C#m/A) Oh, (Bm/A)it took so long to (Bm/A)find you, baby
(A)Baby I'm-a want you (A)
(Bm/A)Baby I'm-a need you (Bm/A) (C#m/A) (C#m/A) (D) (D)
Final Chord Strum: A
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