Baby I Need Lovin' Song Lyrics and Chords by Hank Thompson
Baby I Need Lovin'
Recorded by Hank Thompson
Written by Hank Thompson and Dorothy Thompson
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Baby I need lovin' in any kind of
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I need a warm sweet angel to let me have my
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Baby I need lovin' that's all that's on my
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Tender arms about me to squeeze me all the
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your eyes are an indi
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cation then you
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gently squeeze my
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hand
It
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stops my circulation
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honey don't you understand
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Baby I need lovin' there's just one thing to
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Get myself some lovin' from a pretty little girl like
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Baby I need lovin' I know you'd fill the
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bill
My heart would beat with laughter you'd cure every ache and
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Baby I'd like to take you in my arms right
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And give you lots of lovin' and I really know
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how
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would be a great sen
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sation to
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pull you close to
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me
And
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feel your respiration
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and hold you tenderly
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I've a burning passion that I can't sub
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Baby I need lovin' from a pretty little girl
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From a pretty little girl like
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you
FAQ
Who sang the the song Baby I Need Lovin'?
- The song Baby I Need Lovin' was sang by Hank Thompson.
Who is Hank Thompson?
- Henry William Thompson (September 3, 1925 - November 6, 2007) was an American country music singer-songwriter and musician whose career spanned seven decades.
Thompson's musical style, characterized as honky-tonk Western swing, was a mixture of fiddles, electric guitar, and steel guitar that featured his distinctive, smooth baritone vocals.
His backing band, The Brazos Valley Boys, was voted the top Country Western Band for 14 years in a row by Billboard. Thompson pursued a "light" version of the Western swing sound that Bob Wills and others played the primary difference between his music and that of Bob Wills was that Thompson, who used the swing beat and instrumentation to enhance his vocals, discouraged the intense instrumental soloing from his musicians that Wills encouraged however, the "Hank Thompson sound" exceeded Bob Wills in top-40 country hits.
Although not as prominent on the top country charts in later decades, Thompson remained a recording artist and concert draw well into his 80s.
The 2013 game Grand Theft Auto V featured his song "It Don't Hurt Anymore" in the fictional radio show, Rebel Radio.
The 1987 novel Crazy Heart by Thomas Cobb was inspired by Thompson's life, specifically by his practice of picking up a local band to back him when he toured. In 2009, Cobb's novel was turned into a successful film directed by Scott Cooper and starring Jeff Bridges in an Academy Award-winning performance.
