I WANT YOU TO WANT ME - Rick Nielsen 1977 Intro: 1st 2 lines of Verse 1

1. I [C] want you to want me, I [Am] need you to need me I'd [F] love you to love me, I'm [C] begging you to beg me I [Am] want you to want me, I [F] need you to need me I'd [C] love you to love me

I'll [Am7] shine up the old brown [D7] shoes Put [Bb] on a brand new [C] shirt I'll [Am7] get home early from [D7] work If you [Bb] say - that you love [Am] me

Chorus: [C] Didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you [G] crying? (cryin' cryin') Oh, [Am] didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you [F7] cry? (cryin' cryin') [C] Feelin' all alone without a friend, You know you feel like [G] dying (dyin', dyin') Oh, [Am] didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you [F7] cry? 2. I [C] want you to want me, I [Am] need you to need me I'd [F] love you to love me, I'm [C] begging you to beg me

I'll [Am7] shine up the old brown [D7] shoes Put [Bb] on a brand new [C] shirt I'll [Am7] get home early from [D7] work If you [Bb] say - that you love [Am] me

Chorus Inst Verse 2 Chorus I [C] want you to want me, I [Am] need you to need me I'd [F] love you to love me, I'm [C] begging you to beg me I [C] want you to want me, I want you to want me, I want you to want me, I want you to want me [Am] [F] [C]