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I'm always gonna have to know I'm important in your life
E A B
E F#m A B
If you try and come see me and I'm not there,
E F#m A B
Tell me you tried so I know you care
A G#m
I want to know that I'm important
A G#m
In your life
A B E
Know that I'm important in your life
E F#m A B
I know a girl, she's important to me
E F#m A B
When I feel separate from her, I am in misery
A G#m
Dear, let me know that I'm important
A G#m
In your life
A B E
That's what I tell her: Let me know that I'm important in your life
E F#m A B
Hey hey hey hey ho ho whoa
E F#m A B
Da da la must always know
A G#m
Always have to know I'm important
A G#m
In your life
A B E
Always have to know in your life
E F#m A B
Tell me when you think of me
E F#m A B
Admit that you missed me
A G#m
I want to know that I'm important
A G#m
In your life
A B E
Know that I'm important in your life
E F#m A B
Darling, tell me
E F#m A B
Tell me you love me
A G#m
I'd have to hear how I'm important
A G#m
In your life
A B E
Tell me I'm important in your life
E F#m A B
Tell me now, one more time
E F#m A B
I want to hear it in verse and rhyme
A G#m
I have to hear from you that I'm important
A G#m
In your life
A B
Know that I'm important in your--
A
Not enough to know it,
B
I want to hear it
A G#m
Know that I'm important
A G#m
In your life
A B
Know that I'm important in your--
A B
Tell me, tell me, make me feel good
A G#m
Know that I'm important
A G#m
In your life
A B E
Know that I'm important in your life
I'm always gonna have to know I'm important in your life
[E][A][B]
If you try [E] and come see me and [F#m] I'm not there, [A][B]
[E] Tell me you tried so I [F#m] know you care [A][B]
I want to [A] know that I'm im[G#m]portant
In your life [A][G#m]
[A] Know that I'm im[B]portant in your [E] life
[E] I know a girl, she's im[F#m]portant to me [A][B]
[E] When I feel separate from her, I [F#m] am in misery [A][B]
Dear, let me [A] know that I'm im[G#m]portant
In your life [A][G#m]
That's what I tell her: Let me [A] know that I'm im[B]portant in your [E] life
[E] Hey hey hey hey [F#m] ho ho whoa [A][B]
[E] Da da la must [F#m] always know [A][B]
Always have to [A] know I'm im[G#m]portant
In your life [A][G#m]
[A] Always have to [B] know in your [E] life
[E] Tell me when you [F#m] think of me[A][B]
[E] Admit that you [F#m] missed me [A][B]
I want to [A] know that I'm im[G#m]portant
In your life [A][G#m]
[A] Know that I'm im[B]portant in your [E] life
[E] Darling, [F#m] tell me [A][B]
[E] Tell me you [F#m] love me [A][B]
I'd have to [A] hear how I'm im[G#m]portant
In your life [A][G#m]
[A] Tell me I'm im[B]portant in your [E] life
[E] Tell me now, [F#m] one more time [A][B]
[E] I want to hear it in [F#m] verse and rhyme [A][B]
I have to [A] hear from you that I'm im[G#m]portant
In your life [A][G#m]
[A] Know that I'm im[B]portant in your--
[A] Not enough to know it,
[B] I want to hear it
[A] Know that I'm im[G#m]portant
In your life [A][G#m]
[A] Know that I'm im[B]portant in your--
[A] Tell me, tell me, [B] make me feel good
[A] Know that I'm im[G#m]portant
In your life[A][G#m]
[A] Know that I'm im[B]portant in your [E] life
I'm always gonna have to know I'm important in your life
If you try and come see me and I'm not there,
Tell me you tried so I know you care
I want to know that I'm important
In your life
Know that I'm important in your life
I know a girl, she's important to me
When I feel separate from her, I am in misery
Dear, let me know that I'm important
In your life
That's what I tell her: Let me know that I'm important in your life
Hey hey hey hey ho ho whoa
Da da la must always know
Always have to know I'm important
In your life
Always have to know in your life
Tell me when you think of me
Admit that you missed me
I want to know that I'm important
In your life
Know that I'm important in your life
Darling, tell me
Tell me you love me
I'd have to hear how I'm important
In your life
Tell me I'm important in your life
Tell me now, one more time
I want to hear it in verse and rhyme
I have to hear from you that I'm important
In your life
Know that I'm important in your--
Not enough to know it,
I want to hear it
Know that I'm important
In your life
Know that I'm important in your--
Tell me, tell me, make me feel good
Know that I'm important
In your life
Know that I'm important in your life
[??? We have time for one more song]
I'm always gonna have to know that I'm important in your life
If you try and come see me but I'm not there,
I'll want to know you tried so I know you care (know that I'm important)
Tell me I'm important
(In your life) In your life (In your life)
Once and a while tell me I'm important in your life
Someday we'll be fifty years old
And from now till then I'm gonna always have to know (know that I'm important)
Know that I'm important
(In your life) In your life (In your life)
Know that I'm important in your life
Hey hey hey hey ho ho whoa
Tell me darling so I'll know (know that I'm important)
Tell Jonathan he's important
(In your life) In your life (In your life)
Know that I'm important in your life
Guitar, very first time
Know that I'm important
(In your life) ??? (In your life)
Well ??? you want too
And so we talk about the things that really matter to you (know that I'm important)
That way I feel that I'm important
(In your life) In your life (In your life)
I feel like I'm important in your life
Well now, I want to hold you
But if that's too silly to do (know that I'm important)
I still wanna feel like I'm important
(In your life) then I'll feel all right (In your life)
If I feel like I'm important in your life
Da da
Da da la (know that I'm important)
Da da la
(In your life) da da (In your life)
Da da
Da da
Darling darling I love you so (know that I'm important)
And tell me I'm important
(In your life) In your life (In your life)
I need to feel important in your life
I know, I already know
But tell me now so I can go (know that I'm important)
I want to feel that I'm important
(In your life) In your life (In your life)
Tell me I'm important in your
Cause Jonathan wants to know it, I got to hear it
I have to know that I'm important
(In your life) In your life (In your life)
Know that I'm important in your life
Thank you
Now, if you try and come see me and I'm not there,
Well now, tell me you tried so I know you care
Dear I must know that I'm important
In your life
I must know that I'm important in your life
Well I'm thinking of a girl, who's important to me
When I feel separate from her, I am in misery
I have to know that I'm important
In your life
I always got to know that I'm important in your life
[Now Leroy tell em one time]
Hey hey hey hey ho ho whoa
Darling I must ever know
I must know that I'm important
In your life
I must know that I'm important in your life
Now someday we'll be old and gray
And I'll have to know on that day
Have to remember that I'm important
In your life
Know that
??? Tell me tell me to make me feel good
Know that I'm important
In your life
I'll still have to know that I'm important
Still have to tell me tell me one more time
Know that I'm important,
I'll still have to know all my Life
Know that I'm important in your life
I'm always gonna have to know that I'm important in your life
Well if you try and come see me but I'm not there,
Well you tell me you tried to call so I know you care
For I must know that I'm important
In your life
Know that I'm important in your life
???
I knew a girl, she was important to me
I used to feel different from her, and I'd feel in misery
She had to tell me she was important
In her life
So I could feel important in her life
??? Like this
Please tell me you miss me
Please admit it if you want to kiss me
Tell me I'm important
In your life
Tell me I'm important in your life
??? Tell each other these things
That is why truth is something strange
So tell them that they're important
In your life
Tell them they're important in your life
Tell them you miss them
Admit you want to kiss them
Tell them that they are very important
In your life
Tell them they're
??? Guitar guitar ???
Even when we're old and gray
Darling, I'll still have to know the same way
I'll have to know that I'm important
In your life
Know that I'm important in your life
Makes me feel good to know that I'm important
In your life
Know that I'm important in your life
[This next one is a request, this next one is specially request from a girl named, nicknamed 'Punky'
???
The modern lovers need to know that we're important in your life]
I've got a message for you right now
If you try and come see me and I'm not there,
Well tell me you tried so I know you care (know that I'm important)
Darling, I got to remember that I'm important
(In your life)
In your life
(In your life)
Know that I'm important in your life
I know a girl, she's important to me
If I feel separate from her, I'm in misery (know that I'm important)
But I remember that I'm important
(In your life)
In her life
(In your life)
I remember that I'm important in her life
[Leroy tell them]
And even if we're old and gray
At that time, I'll have to know the same way (know that I'm important)
I'll have to know that I'm important
(In your life)
I've been important in your life
(In your life)
Know that I'm important in your life
Darling, somethings will never change
I will always have to know this way (know that I'm important)
I'll have to know that I've been important
(In your life)
In your long life
(In your life)
I'll have to know that I'm important in your life
Someday we'll be old and gray
Everything will be ??? when this ends (know that I'm important)
For I will know that I've been important
(In your life)
In your long life
(In your life)
I will know that I've been important
Someday you'll tell me, you'll tell me
You'll make me feel good
I'll know that I'm important
(In your life)
In your long life
(In your life)
I'll know that I'm important in your life
I'm always gonna have to know that I'm important in your life
Dear if you try and come see me and I'm not there,
Well, tell me you tried so I know you care
(Know that I'm important)
Dear I must know that I'm important (in your life)
In your life (in your life)
Know that I'm important in your life
Yeah, I'll tell ya
I know a girl, who's important to me
When I feel separate from her, that's misery
(Know that I'm important)
I have to know that I'm important (in your life)
In her life (in your life)
Know that I'm important in her life
Guitar ready set
Hey hey hey hey ho ho whoa
I'm still gonna have to know the same way
(Know that I'm important)
I'll have to know I've been important (In your life)
In your life (In your life)
Know that I'm important in your life
Uh huh and ho ho whoa
Darling I must always know
(Know that I'm important)
I have to know that I'm important (in your life)
In your life (In your life)
Know that I'm important in your
It's not enough to know it
I have to hear it
I've got to know that I'm important (in your life)
In your life (in your life)
Know that I'm important in your life
If you try and come see me but I'm not there,
Tell me you tried so I know you care (know that I'm important)
Dear I must know that I'm important (in your life)
In your life (in your life)
Know that I'm important in your life
I'll tell ya
I know a girl, she's important to me
If I feel separate from her, I am in misery (know that I'm important)
I must know that I'm important (in your life)
In her life, (in your life)
I must know that I'm important in her life
Guitar, very first time
??? There will be all the ????
??? Have to know the same way
I'll have to know that I'm important (in your life)
In your life, (in your life)
I'll have to know that I'm important well in her life
Please tell me, make me feel good
In your life, (in your life)
Know that I'm important
Not enough to know it, I gotta ???
I'll have to know that I'm important (in your life)
In your life, (in your life)
I'll have to know that I'm important in her life
??? Somewhere
Know that I'm important (in your life)
In your life, (in your life)
I'll have to know that I'm important in her life
One more time, ???
Know that I'm important (in your life)
In your life, (in your life)
I'll have to know that I'm important in her life
Tell me, one more time
Know that I'm important (in your life)
In your life, (in your life)
I'll have to know that I'm important in her life
I'm always gonna have to know that I'm important in your life
Well, if you try and come see me but I'm not there,
Well, tell me you tried so I know you care
I must know that I'm important
In your life
I must know that I'm important in your life
I'll tell you about a girl, she's important to me now
When I feel separate from her, I am in misery now
I have to know that I'm important
In your life
I have to know that I'm important in your life
Hey hey hey hey ho ho whoa
Da da la must always know
I have to know that I'm important
In your life
I have to know that I'm important in your life
Tell me tell me
Make me feel good
Know that I'm important
In your life
I have to know know that I'm important
Throughout your life
I got to know that I'm important in your
In your life
Well, if you try and come see me but I'm not there, now
Well now, tell me you tried so I know you care now
Know that I'm important
I gotta know that I'm important
In your life
Know that I'm important in your life
I know a girl, who's important to me now
???, I am in misery
I've got to know that I'm important
In your life
Know that I'm important in your life
Hey hey hey hey ho ho whoa
Da da la must always know, know that I'm important now
I've got to know that I'm important
In your life
Know that I'm important in your life
Just me again
Well someday we'll be old and gray
But I'll still have to know then this very same way
I'm gonna have to know dear that I've been important
Throughout your life
I've got to know that I'm important
??? Another verse
Well darling let's go out now
Well darling we got ???
Cause I gotta know
I've got to know that I've been important
In your life
I've got to know that I'm important
Help me out band ???
Well darling ???
??? Feel important and I can tell that I am
I gotta know that I'm important
In your life
Know that I'm important
Tell me tell me make me feel good
Know that I'm important
In your life
Know that I'm important
Know that I'm important
In your life
Know that I'm important
Know that I'm important
In your life
Know that I'm important
Know that I'm important
In your life
Know that I'm important
I'm always gonna have to know that I'm important in your life
One more
If you try and come see me and I'm not there now,
Well tell me you tried so I know you care now (Know that I'm important)
I must know that I'm important
In your life
Know that I'm important in your life
I know a girl, who's important to me, now, oh yeah
When I feel separate from her, I am in misery (Know that I'm important)
I gotta know that I'm important
In her life
I gotta know that I'm important in your life, yeah
Hey hey hey hey ho ho whoa
Da da la must always know
I gotta know that I'm important
In your life
Know that I'm important in your
Someday we'll be old and grey
But I'll still have to know
The very same way
Have to know that I'm important
In your life
I'll have to know that I'm important
Dear you gotta tell me and make me feel good
Know that I'm important
In your life
I've gotta know that I'm important in your life
[We need more ??? anything you can get, more reverb to the ??? we can't get that,
Now more ??? thank you, we need all we can get ok?
Now it's time for ??? treble, got to give me that high treble too,
Alright now it's time for a song ???
Ok here we go,
Now we're gonna do a song called "I've gotta to know that I'm important in your life"]
I've got to know that I'm important in your, in your life
Well if you try and come see me but I'm not there now, yeah
Tell me you tried, come over, so I know you care
(Know that I'm important)
Well let me know that I'm important
(In your life), in your life, (In your life)
Know that I'm important in your life
Well
There's been a girl always important to me now
When I felt separate from her, that's always misery
(Know that I'm important)
I got to know that I'm important
(In your life), in her life, (In your life)
Know that I've been important throughout her life
Bring it down a little
Well I've always loved this girl so much you know
All my life I want to be close to her that's all I need to want
(Know that I'm important)
Just to know that I'm important
(In your life), in your life, (In your life)
Know that I'm important in your, bring it up
Bring it up now
??? Tell me, just a little more
You know I cannot stand ???
(Know that I'm important)
All right all right I got to know that ???
(In your life), in your life, (In your life)
Know that I'm important in your life
Bring it up, bring it up,
Darling tell me so I'll feel better
???
(Know that I'm important)
I got to know that I'm important
(In your life), in your, your life, (In your life)
Know that I've been important throughout her life
Baby, give me a ??
Darling tell me the way you feel, all right
Well
Darling make Jonathan feel better
(Know that I'm important)
I got to know that I'm important
(In your life), in your life, (In your life)
Know that I've been important, bring it down for a change, bring it down
Well baby I need to feel better
Send me a postcard with a stamp right on the letter
(Know that I'm important)
That I might remember that I've been important
(In your life), in your life, (In your life)
Know that I've been important,
I got to know, I got to know
Know that I'm important
(In your life), in your life, (In your life)
Know that I've been important
Cause I've got to know
Know that I'm important
(In your life), in your life, (In your life)
Know that I'm important cause I got to know
Know that I'm important
(In your life), in your life, (In your life)
Know that I'm important
Darling tell me one more time
Know that I'm important
(In your life), in your life baby, (In your life)
Know that I'm important
Know that I'm important
(In your life), in your life baby, (In your life)
Know that I'm important
??? Wrap it up one last time
Know that I'm important
(In your life), in your life ??, (In your life)
Know that I'm important in your, in your life
Ok?
I've got to know that I'm important in your life
Well if you try and come see me and I'm not there now,
Well now tell me you tried so I know you care now
I have to know that I'm important
In your life
Know that I'm important in your life
I know a girl, she's important to me now
When I feel separate from her, I am in misery
I have to know that I'm important
In your life
Know that I'm important in your life
Hey hey hey hey ho ho whoa
Right
Da da I must always know
I've got to know that I'm important
In your life
??? In your life
You see someday you'll be ???
??? Someway
I've got to know that I'm important
In your life
Know that I'm important in your life
Know that I'm important
I've got to know that I'm important
In your life
Know that I'm important in your life
Tell me tell me
Make me feel good
Know that I'm important
In your life
Know that I'm important in your life
I've got to know
Know that I'm important
In your life
Know that I'm important
Tell me baby
I have to know
Know that I'm important
In your life
I've got to know that I'm important in your
In your life
[???]
I've got to know [???]
I've got to know that I'm important in your, in your life
Well dear
If you try and come see me but I'm not there,
Tell me you tried so I know you care about me
(Know that I'm important)
I've got to know that I'm important
(In your life)
In your life
(In your life)
Know that I'm important in your life
I know a girl, she's important to me now
When I feel separate from her, that's misery
(Know that I'm important)
If I don't think that I'm important
(In your life)
In your life
(In your life)
I've got to know that I'm important in your life
Hey hey hey hey ho ho whoa
Da da la must always know
I must always know now
(Know that I'm important)
I've got to know that I'm important
(In your life)
In your life
(In your life)
Know that I'm important in your life
Someday we'll be old and grey
But still I'll feel all the same way
(Know that I'm important)
I've got to know that I'm important
(In your life)
In your life
(In your life)
Know that I'm important in your life
Darling, tell me
Tell me would you miss me
(Know that I'm important)
I've got to know that I'm important
(In your life)
In your life
(In your life)
Know that I'm important in your life
[???]
Hey hey hey hey ho ho whoa
Da da la must always know
(Know that I'm important)
I've got to know that I'm important
(In your life)
In your life
(In your life)
Know that I'm important in your life
Someday we'll be old and grey
I'll still have to know the same way
(Know that I'm important)
I've got to know that I'm important
(In your life)
In your life
(In your life)
Know that I'm important in your life
I've got to know
Know that I'm important
(In your life)
In your life
(In your life)
Know that I'm important in your
I've got to know
Know that I'm important
(In your life)
In your life
(In your life)
Know that I'm important ???
Know that I'm important
(In your life)
In your life
(In your life)
Know that I'm important in your
Because I've got to know
Know that I'm important
(In your life)
In your life
(In your life)
Know that I'm important in your
??? In your life
???
???
Know that I'm important
(In your life)
In your life
(In your life)
Know that I'm
???
Know that I'm important
In your life
???
[[Random almost scatting here]]
Because I got to know
Know that I'm important
(In your life)
In your life
(In your life)
Know that I'm important in your life
I've got to know that I'm important in your, in your life
Well if you try and come see me but I'm not there now,
Tell me you tried so I know you care
Know that I'm important
I must know that I'm important
In your life
Know that I'm important in your life
I wrote this song about a girl whose important to me now
When I feel separate from her, for me that's misery
Still gotta know that I'm important
In your life
Know that I'm important in your life
Someday we'll be old and gray
But I'll still have to know just the same as today
I have to know that I've been important
Throughout your life
Well I still gotta know
Oh you got to tell me tell me
Make me feel good
Know that I'm important
In your life
Know that I'm important
Baby I gotta know
Know that I'm important
In your life
Know that I'm important in your
In your life
Hey Jonathan, I want to know I'm important in your life
Well if you trying come see me but I'm not there
Tell me you try to call, so I know you care
I got to know that I'm important
I got to know that I'm important
In your life
Got to know that I'm important
Well you got to tell me tell me
Make me feel good
Know that I'm important
In your life
Know that I'm important in your life
I'm always gonna have to know that I'm important in your life
If you try and come see me but I'm not there,
Tell me you tried so I know you care
Know that I'm important
I must know that I'm important
In your life
Know that I'm important in your life
I know a girl, she's important to me
When I feel separate from her, I am in misery
??? Know that I'm important
In her life
Know that I'm important in your life
Hey hey hey hey ho ho whoa
Da da la must always know
Know that I'm important
In your life
Know that I'm important in your life
[[Recording ends abruptly]]
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