This is an old song, but still a good one, musically speaking. I didn't throw in all the runs like the CD, but here is how I would play it:
"I Need You To Survive" by: Hezekiah Walker
Key Db LH/RH
Intro:
/ F, Bb, C
Bb, F, Bb / F-Db, C, Bb
/ Db-F-Bb
Ab / Eb-Ab-C
Gb / Db-Gb-Bb
F / Eb-Ab-Db or F / C-Eb-Ab
/ Ab
Bb / F-Ab-Db, Eb, F, Ab
Cb / Bb-Db-Eb-Gb, F
A / G-Cb-Db-Eb, Db
Ab / Gb-Bb-Db, C, Bb
C / C-Eb-Ab, Ab, Gb
Db / Eb-F-Ab-Db
/ (2 octave higher) Ab-Db-Eb-F-Ab *roll chord
/ Bb, Ab
G / Eb-G-Bb, Db, F
Ab / Gb-A-Db-Eb, Db
Part 1:
Db / Eb-F-Ab-Db I need you,
F / Eb-F-Ab-Db you need me,
Gb / Gb-Bb-Db-F we're all a part
Ab / Gb-Bb-Db of God's
A / Eb-Gb-A-C or A / F-A-C body,
Bb / F-Bb-Db stand with me,
F / Db-F-Ab or F / C-Eb-Ab agree with me,
Gb / Gb-Bb-Db-F we're all a part
Ab / Gb-Bb-Db of God's
A / Eb-Gb-A-C or A / F-A-C body,
Bb / F-Bb-Db it
Ab / Bb-Db-F is
Gb / Db-F-Bb His will
F / C-Eb-Ab that e-
Ab / Gb-Cb-Eb very ne-
Gb / Gb-Bb-Db-F eed
Gb / Ab-C-Eb be supplied,
F / Eb-Ab-C you are
Bb / F-Ab-Db impor
Cb / Bb-Db-Eb-Gb tant to me, I
Ab / Gb-Bb-Db need you to
A / Eb-Gb-A-C or A / F-A-C
/ F, Bb, C survive,
Bb / F-Bb-Db
Ab / Eb-Ab-C
Gb / Db-Gb-Bb
F / Eb-Ab-Db or F / C-Eb-Ab you are
Bb / F-Ab-Db impor-
Cb / Bb-Db-Eb-Gb tant to me, I
*A / G-Cb-Db-Eb tant to me, I *optional passing chord
Ab / Gb-Bb-Db need you to
C / Eb-Ab-C survive,
Db / Eb-F-Ab-Db
/ Bb, Ab
G / Eb-G-Bb, Db, F
Ab / Gb-A-Db-Eb, Db
(repeat)
Part 2:
Db / Eb-F-Ab-Db I prayed for you,
F / Eb-F-Ab-Db you prayed for me,
Gb / Gb-Bb-Db-F we're all a part
Ab / Gb-Bb-Db of God's
A / Eb-Gb-A-C or A / F-A-C body,
Bb / F-Bb-Db I wont harm
Ab / Eb-Ab-C
Gb / you
F / Eb-F-Ab-Db with words from my mouth
*Gb-Fb / Bb-Eb-Ab my mouth, *my own optional passing chord
Cb / Bb-Db-Gb I love you, I
Ab / Gb-Bb-Db need you to
Ab / Eb-Ab-C survive,
(repeat)
Key change to Eb:
Eb / F-G-Bb-Eb I prayed for you,
G / F-G-Bb-Eb you prayed for me,
Ab / Ab-C-Eb-G we're all a part
Bb / Ab-C-Eb of God's
B / F-Ab-B-D or B / G-B-D body,
C / G-C-Eb I wont harm
Bb / F-Bb-D
Ab / you
G / F-G-Bb-Eb with words from my mouth
*Ab-Gb / C-F-Bb my mouth, *my own optional passing chord
Db / C-Eb-Ab I love you, I
Bb / Ab-C-Eb need you to
Bb / F-Bb-D survive,
(repeat)
Key change to F:
F / G-A-C-F I prayed for you,
A / G-A-C-F you prayed for me,
Bb / Bb-D-F-A we're all a part
C / Bb-D-F of God's
Db / G-Bb-Db-Fb or Db / Bbb-Db-Fb body,
D / A-D-F I wont harm
C / G-C-E
Bb / you
A / G-A-C-F with words from my mouth
*Bb-Ab / D-G-C my mouth, *my own optional passing chord
Eb / D-F-Bb I love you, I
C / Bb-D-F need you to
C / G-C-E survive,
(repeat)
Ending:
D / A-D-F it
C / D-F-A is
Bb / F-A-D His will
A / E-G-C that e-
C / Bb-Eb-G very ne-
Bb / Bb-D-F-A eed
Bb / C-E-G be supplied,
A / G-C-E you are
D / A-C-F impor
Eb / D-F-G-Bb tant to me, I
C / Bb-D-F need you to
C / G-C-E survive,
F / G-A-C-F
/ D, C
B / G-B-D, F, A
C / Bb-Db-F-G, F
F / G-A-C-F
Chords (and inversions) maybe a little off from the original, but yall can experiment with this and get it to sound like you want it to sound. Any questions, just holla at ya boy.
