lyrics to I Need You There - need help

[chas_kit]

Someone asked me for help with the lyrics to I Need You There by the Chessmen:

Here's what he heard, with a couple changes of my own. What d'ya think?

I Need You There (T. Sims, N. Green)

I don't understand now baby
There's something on your mind
Oh please come back
Say that you'll be mine

Why'd you go away
Will you say you care
I want you standin' beside me baby
Cuz I need you there

Oh baby come back
Don't treat me like this
What's it gonna take
To feel your tender kiss

My heart feels mistreated
It just isn't fair
I want you standin' beside me baby
Cuz I need you there

Ohhhhh-Inst. part

You know that I've loved you
for so many years
you don't know how long
I've been holdin' back my tears
Just say you'll give our life back
For us to share
I want you standin' beside me baby
Cuz I need you there

Oh come on
come on come on come on come on now baby
It's all right.....

 

[Hicksville Hogwash]

Just cus' I love this song so much. Here is my translated version.

A' don't just stand there baby
with something on your mind
Oh please come back
Say that you'll be mine

Ah Why'd you turn away
When you say you cared
I want you stood beside me baby
Cuz I need you there

Babe it falls to me
To talk to you - I guess / Again / like this
well it's my only chance
To feel your tender kiss

My heart feels mistreated
It just isn't fair
I want you standin' beside me baby
Cuz I need you there

OOOOoooOOOoohhhhh-Inst. part

You know that I've loved you
for OH so many years
you don't know how long
I've been holdin' back my tears
Just say you'll give a life time / me love child
For you and I to share
I want you standin' beside me baby
Cuz I need you there

Oh come on
come on come on come on come on now baby
woahhhhh,
It's all right.....

.....ooooooHHHHHHH
MAKE IT ALRIGHT
awwwwwwwoooooohooohohohohooh.

*edited more than a few times*

 

[Hicksville Hogwash]

Now if you can teach me that guitar break.....:)

 

[chas_kit]

thanks, you came up with some interesting possibilities...

 

[Hicksville Hogwash]

that growled verse is so garbled:).

 

[Ned]

Now if you can teach me that guitar break.....:)

I listened to this several times today by total chance & you're right, the break is fuc*ing brilliant. Wish I knew how to play it , too.

Ned

 

[bosshoss]

I worked out how to play it years ago. Here's a version I did tonight, playing the same notes, that is not as manic as the Chessmen version, but easier to learn from!

http:www.g45central.com/posts/Chessmen.mp3

By the way, the Chessmen version appears to be sped up by one semitone. Or else they're playing in the highly unlikely key of B flat.

 

[Hicksville Hogwash]

Here was me thinking we had no musicians on board Mark .

That semi tone speed tweak just brings everything closer and tighter and rockinger.

 

[bosshoss]

The mental and physical power that went into the Chessmen lead break is just staggering.

 

[Hicksville Hogwash]

Thug power, the whole song drips it, even the producer had the good sense to ride the mixing desk and push that git up high - dynamics is that the term???