James Blunt - I Really Want You: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "I Really Want You" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Am
Many Prophets preach on bended knees
C
Many clerics wasted wine
          F
Do the bloody sheets and those
cobbled streets mean
G
I have wasted time?

Are there silver shores on paradise?
Can I come in from the cold?
I killed a man in a far away land
My enemy I'm told

Chorus:
Am
I really want you to really want me
But I really don’t know if you can do that
(really want you)
C
I know you want to know what’s right

But I know so hard for you to do that
(really want you)
 F
Time's running out as it often does

And often dictates that you can't do that
(really want you)
 G
Fate can't break this feeling inside
                              C
That's burning up through my veins
C
I really want you
Am
I really want you
Em
I really want you
Dm G
Now...
    F                    G
No matter what I say or do
     C            G/B        Am
The message isn’t getting through
            F                G
And you’re listening to the sound
                C
Of my breaking heart
C
I really want you
I really want you

Is a poor man rich in solitude?
Or will mother earth complain
Did the beggar pray for a sunny day but
Lady luck for rain
They say a million people bow and scrape
To an effigy of gold
I saw life begin
And the ship we're in
And history unfold

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "I Really Want You" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I Really Want You" by James Blunt.