I Want You

Lyrics - Credits - Discography - Covers - Bootlegs - Chords

Lyrics Oh my baby baby, I love you more than I can tell I don't think I can live without 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 anymore than "I love you" Everything else is a waste of breath I want you You've 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 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 opinion as you seem to do these days I want you You can look in my eyes and you can count the ways I want you Did you mean to tell me but seem to forget I want you Since when were you so generous and inarticulate I want you It's the stupid details that my heart is breaking for It's the way your shoulders shake and what they're shaking for I want you It's knowing that he knows you now after only guessing It's the thought of him undressing you or you undressing I want you He tossed some tatty compliment your way I want you And you were fool enough to love it when he said "I want you" 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 I want you I want to know the things you did that we do too I want you I want to hear he pleases you more than I do I want you I might as well be useless for all it means to you I want you Did you call his name out as he held you down I want you Oh no my darling, not with that clown I want you 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 going to say it again 'til I instill it I know I'm going to feel this way until you kill it I want you I want you I want you

Credits Written by: Elvis Costello Produced by: Nick Lowe with Colin Fairley Musicians: Elvis Costello - vocals and guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums Nick Lowe - guitar Discography Albums: Blood And Chocolate, 1986 Blood And Chocolate (reissue), Rykodisc/Demon, 1995 Blood And Chocolate (Deluxe Edition), Rhino, 2002 This section may be incomplete. Singles: This section may be incomplete. Collections: Album Name, Year This section may be incomplete. Soundtracks: none Various Artists collections: none Covers Recorded by: none This section may be incomplete. Performed by: none This section may be incomplete. Bootlegs This section is incomplete.

Chords

A      E    A    A                     A7     E
Oh my baby baby   I love you more than I can tell
   A                 A7      D(/A)
I don't think I can live without you
        A          E     A
And I know that I never will
A      E    A      A               A7          E
Oh my baby baby I want you so it scares me to death
   A            A7           D(/A)
I can't say anymore than "I love you"
           A          E7       F#m
Everything else is a waste of breath

D#m

Em       G
 I want you
        C                B7
You've had your fun you don't get well no more
Em       G
 I want you
      C              B                 D#m
Your fingernails go dragging down the wall
    B7      C           B7
Be careful darling you might fall

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 opinion as you seem to do these days 
You can look in my eyes and you can count the ways
 
I want you 
Did you mean to tell me but seem to forget? 
I want you 
Since when were you so generous and inarticulate? 
I want you 
It's the stupid details that my heart is breaking for 
It's the way your shoulders shake and what they're shaking for 
It's knowing that he knows you now after only guessing 
I want you 
It's the thought of him undressing you or you undressing 

I want you 
He tossed some tatty compliment your way 
I want you 
And you were fool enough to love it when he said 
"I want you" 

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 
I want you 
I want to know the things you did that we do too 
I want you 
I want to hear he pleases you more than I do 
I want you 
I might as well be useless for all it means to you 
I want you 
Did you call his name out as he held you down 
I want you 
Oh no my darling not with that clown 

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 
Every night when I go off to bed and when I wake up 
I want you 
I want you 
I'm going to say it again 'til I instill it 
I know I'm going to feel this way until you kill it 
I want you 
I want you

Internal links

• Elvis Costello Home Page: Blood And Chocolate | lyrics | chords | B&C info page 1
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External links

• Elvis Costello on Rhino Blood And Chocolate resissue page