I've Got To Have You Song Lyrics and Chords by Kris Kristofferson
I've Got To Have You
Recorded by Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge
Written by Kris Kristofferson
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You came smilin' softly and you
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moved in easy as a dreamer into
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my
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And before I realized the
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danger I found myself starin'
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into your eyes
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Somewhere in their colors I saw promises things I've never
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seen
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It's all
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over I've got to
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have
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Holdin' on the top and sayin'
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nothing more than a murmur I could
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lose
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Then without a warning I
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remember that you trembled off a
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touch of my hand
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Knowing when you came to me
That no one else would ever feel the
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same in my arms
It's all
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over I've got to
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have
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Wakin' in the mornin' to the tenderness of holding you
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asleep in my arms
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Dreaming while your hair was blowing softer than the whisper on my
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cheek
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I don't know the feelings so I don't know if it's love
But it's
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enough it's enough
It's all
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over I've got to
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have
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I just can't
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help it no I've got to
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have
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FAQ
Who sang the the song I've Got To Have You?
- The song I've Got To Have You was sang by Kris Kristofferson.
Who is Kris Kristofferson?
- Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an American retired singer-songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are the songs "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night", all of which were hits for other artists. Kristofferson composed his own songs and collaborated with Nashville songwriters such as Shel Silverstein.In 1985, Kristofferson joined fellow country artists Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash in forming the country music supergroup the Highwaymen, and formed a key creative force in the outlaw country music movement that eschewed the Nashville music machine in favor of independent songwriting and producing.
In 2004, Kristofferson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. As an actor, he is known for his roles in Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973), Blume in Love (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), A Star Is Born (1976) (which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor), Convoy (1978), Heaven's Gate (1980), Lone Star (1996), Stagecoach (1986), and the Blade film trilogy (1998-2004).
