C5
C5                                       E5
You gave me all the love that's necessary
                         A5
when two people try to find themselves,
C5                        E5
love beyond all common sense
                                   A5
based on some sweet permanence
   E5
with only one
D5              E5          C5
and baby I thought I needed you
            E5
in a changing world
D5          E5           C5
baby I thought I needed you

C5

C5                                      
Wanting some to give away,
E5
important things I had to say
     A5
for many days,
C5                  E5
suddenly you came along
                          A5
helped me share my perfect song
in perfect ways,
D5            E5             C5
and baby I thought I needed you
        E5
in a changing world,
D5           E5      C5
I thought I needed you

C5

C5
The closer that we drew together
E5
made our love seem like forever,
A5
naturally,
C5                          E5
and then I heard you sing the song
                      A5
that I was singing all along
and failed to see,
D5
baby,
E5                      C5
the thing that I most fear
          E5
in a changing world:
                Ab5     C#5    G5
  I saw you disappear
Ab5     C#5     
G5      C5

C5                                           
Empty now and silently 
E5
I face your struggle to be free
A5
to be on your own,
C5                E5
to grow so very carefully
                 A5
and suffer necessarily
for what I've done
D5               E5           C5
to baby who wants to know the thing
    E5        
in a changing world
D5             E5            C5    E5 
to baby who's learning how to sing

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