Baby I Need Your Loving chords by Four Tops (Official Version)

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Bb
Ab
Eb
Ebmaj7
Cm
Fm

Intro 1

Oo-oo-oo-ooh ooh, ooh, ooh

Verse 1
Bb 
Ebmaj7 
 (B flat major) Baby, I  (E flat minoraj7) need your lovin'
Bb 
Ebmaj7 
 (B flat major) Baby, I  (E flat minoraj7) need      your lovin'
Bb 
Ebmaj7 
 (B flat major) Although you're  (E flat minoraj7) never near
Bb 
Ebmaj7 
 (B flat major) Your voice I  (E flat minoraj7) often hear
Bb 
Ebmaj7 
 (B flat major) Another day,  (E flat minoraj7) 'nother night
Bb 
Ebmaj7 
 (B flat major) I long  (E flat minoraj7) to hold you tight
Bb 
Ebmaj7 
 (B flat major) 'Cause I'm  (E flat minoraj7) so lonely
Cm 
 (C minor) 

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Chorus 1

Baby, I need your lovin'

Got to have all your lovin'

Baby, I need your lovin'

Got to have all your lovin'

Verse 2
Bb 
Ebmaj7 
 (B flat major) Some say  (E flat minoraj7) it's a sign of weakness
Bb 
Ebmaj7 
 (B flat major) For a man  (E flat minoraj7) to beg
Bb 
Ebmaj7 
 (B flat major) Then weak I'd  (E flat minoraj7) rather be
Bb 
Ebmaj7 
 (B flat major) If it means having  (E flat minoraj7) you to keep
Bb 
Ebmaj7 
 (B flat major) 'Cause lately I've been  (E flat minoraj7) losing sleep
Cm 
 (C minor) 

Chorus 2
Ab 
Fm 
 (A flat major) Baby, I need  (F minor) your lovin'
Eb 
Cm 
 (E flat major) Got to have all  (C minor) your lovin'
Ab 
Fm 
 (A flat major) Baby, I need  (F minor) your lovin'
Eb 
Cm 
 (E flat major) Got to have all  (C minor) your lovin'
Ab 
Eb 
 (A flat major)  (E flat major) 

Bridge 1
Bb 
Ab 
Bb 
Ab 
Bb 
 (B flat major) Empty nights  (A flat major)  (B flat major) echo  (A flat major) your name  (B flat major) 
Ab 
Bb 
Ab 
Bb 
 (A flat major) Whoa,  (B flat major) some (A flat major) times I  (B flat major) wonder
Ab 
Eb 
Bb 
 (A flat major) Will I ever  (E flat major) be  the  (B flat major) same?
Ab 
 (A flat major) Oh yeah!
Eb 
 (E flat major) 

Verse 3
Bb 
Ebmaj7 
 (B flat major) When you see me smiling,  (E flat minoraj7) you know
Bb 
Ebmaj7 
 (B flat major) Things  (E flat minoraj7) have gotten worse
Bb 
Ebmaj7 
 (B flat major) Any smile you  (E flat minoraj7) might     see
Bb 
Ebmaj7 
 (B flat major) Has all  (E flat minoraj7) been rehearsed
Bb 
Ebmaj7 
Ab 
Eb 
 (B flat major) Darling, I  (E flat minoraj7) can't go on  (A flat major) without  (E flat major) you
Bb 
Ab 
 (B flat major) This emptiness  (A flat major) won't let me
live without you
Bb 
Ab 
Bb 
Ab 
 (B flat major)  (A flat major)  (B flat major) This loneliness  (A flat major) inside, darling
Bb 
Ab 
Bb 
Ebmaj7 
Cm 
 (B flat major)  (A flat major)  (B flat major) Makes me feel  (E flat minoraj7) half a (C minor) live

Chorus 3
Ab 
Fm 
 (A flat major) Baby, I need  (F minor) your lovin'
Eb 
Cm 
 (E flat major) Got to have all  (C minor) your lovin'
Ab 
Fm 
 (A flat major) Baby, I need  (F minor) your lovin'
Eb 
Cm 
 (E flat major) Got to have all  (C minor) your lovin'
Ab 
Eb 
Ab 
Fm 
 (A flat major)  (E flat major)  (A flat major) Baby, I need  (F minor) your lovin'
Eb 
Cm 
 (E flat major) Got to have all  (C minor) your lovin'
Ab 
Eb 
 (A flat major)  (E flat major) [Fade out]

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Bb
Ab
Eb
Ebmaj7
Cm
Fm

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: Bb majorBPM: 122

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Ebmaj7: x-x-1-3-3-3
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1

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This is the definitive original version of Baby I Need Your Loving by Four Tops, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Bb major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Four Tops's performance.