Love Having You Around – Stevie Wonder Song Chord/Tab and Lyric

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from ‘Music Of My Mind’ (1972)

CAPO 1st FRET

(Original Key: A#7)

Intro:

Please,
Mama, mama, mama, mama, mama, baby,
Baby, baby, baby.
Mama, mama, mama,
Baby, baby, baby.

Verse 1:

Every day I want to fly my kite,
Every day I want to fly my kite.
An’ every day I want to,
Get on my camel an’ ride.

Every day I want to shake your hand,
For in the world makin’ me a better man.
An’ every day I want to,
Get on my camel an’ ride.
(On my camel ride, on my camel).

Bridge 1:

And when the day is through;
Nothin’ to do,
Sit around groov-in’ with you.

Chorus 1:

And I say it ‘cos I love;
[(G)] Having you a-round.

And I say it ‘cos I love;
[(G)] Having you a-round. Yeah.

Verse 2:

Everyday I want to be your friend,

‘Cos you have stuck with me,
Through thick and thin.
An’ every day I want a smile,
In your lovely brown eyes.

Every day I’m gonna give my share,
‘Cos I know you’re gonna take me there.
An’ every day I want to,
Get on my camel an’ ride.
(Ooh, get on my camel).

Bridge 2:

And when the day is through;
Nothin’ to do,
Spend all my time just loving you.

Chorus 2:

And I say it ‘cos I love;
[(G)] Having you a-round.

And I say it ‘cos I love;
[(G)] Having you a-round.
(Yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah,
Yeah, yeah, yeah).

Break:

Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba,
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba.
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba, ba ba.

Verse 2:

An’ in the end I know you’ll be with me,
‘Cos you made my soul so free,
An’ every day I want to,
Get on my camel an’ ride. (On my camel).

Bridge 3:

And when the day is through;
Nothin’ to do,
Spend all my time just loving you.

Chorus 3:

And I say it ‘cos I love;
[(G)] Having you a-round.

And I say it ‘cos I love;
[(G)] Having you a-round.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

And I say it ‘cos I love;
[(G)] Having you a-round.
(Having you around baby).

And I say it ‘cos I love;
(Can’t you hear me people?)
[(G)] Having you a-round.

And I say it ‘cos I love;
[(G)] Having you a-round.
(Can’t you hear me say it?
Can’t you hear me say it baby?)

And I say it ‘cos I love;
[(G)] Having you a-round.
(An’ I say it, I say it,
Oh baby, baby, baby baby, baby).

Break:

And I say it, (say it),
Say it (say it).

And I say it, (say it),
Say it (say it).

And I say it ‘cos I love,
Having you a-round.

And I say it ‘cos I love,
Having you a-round.

And I say it ‘cos I love,
Having you a-round.

And I say it ‘cos I love,
Having you a-round.

And I say it ‘cos I love,
Having you a-round.

And I say it ‘cos I love,
Having you a-round.

Break/Trumpet Solo:

Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba,
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba.
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba, ba ba.

Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba,
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba.
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba, ba ba.

Bridge 4:

And when the day is done;
Nothin’ to do,
Spend all my time making love to you.

Chorus 4:

And I say it ‘cos I love;
[(G)] Having you a-round.
(yeah yeah).

And I say it ‘cos I love;
[(G)] Having you a-round.
(Having you around)

And I say it ‘cos I love;
[(G)] Having you a-round.
(My baby).

And I say it ‘cos I love;
[(G)] Having you a-round.
(Baby stay around,

And I say it ‘cos I love;
[(G)] Having you a-round.
(Baby stay right here,)

And I say it ‘cos I love;
[(G)] Having you a-round.
(Need you here, keep you right here).

And I say it ‘cos I love;
[(G)] Having you a-round.

Coda:

All right,
Ain’t got the words.
(Baby you’re starting gabling baby nobody).
Mmm baby, mmm, mmm.

(Spoken):

The preceding has been put here on tape,
To let you all know that I say it to her,
Because I love her can you dig it?
Can you get to that?
Even when she’s messin’ around,
He likes having her around.
Even when she’s messin’ around,
Which is very often,
That’s what she’s doing; the motion.
…When she’s messing around.
A7, D7 (Fade)
Maggie May, Trusty Sue…the end.

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004
([email protected])