Chris de Burgh - I Want It And I Want It Now

i want it , ( and i want it now! )
words & music by chris de burgh

just vocal ( whisper ) : i want it now , now .

Bm7 G A Bm7
four in the morning and i just can’t sleep ,
G A Bm7
i’ve got a craving now for something sweet ,
G D
so i head off for my local all – night supermarket ,
Em A
when i get there , it’s deserted;

Bm7 G A
and now i’m standing at the chocolate shelf ,
Bm7 G A Bm7
under the sign that says “help yourself ,
G D
if you really gotta have it , then we really gotta sell it to you ,
Em Asus4
this is for people who say;

A C D G – Em
i want it , and i want it now ,
C D G
i want it , and i just can’t wait ,
C D G – D/F# – Em
i want it , and i want it now ,
C D G
i want it and i will not wait ,
Bm7
ooh ooh ooh .
( whisper : ) i want it now!”

Bm7 G A Bm7
i sit at home and when i watch tv ,
G A Bm7
i gotta have remote control with me ,
G D
oh and when i’m watching football , i can go to total recall ,
Em D/A A
i’ve got freeze – frame , i got slow – mo;

Bm7 G A Bm7
this is the way that it was meant to be ,
G A Bm7
you gotta get ready for the century ,
G D
i’m a total modern man , and i got total modern plans ,
Em Asus4 – A
and it’s so easy when you say;

C D G – D/F# – Em
i want it , and i want it now ,
C D G
i want it , and i just can’t wait ,
C D G – D/F# – Em
i want it , and i want it now ,
C
i gotta get a feel to try ,
D
i gotta get a meal inside ,
Em
i gotta get a deal tonight ,
D
i gotta say ,
G/D G Gm/A# Cadd9
i want it now , i want it now , i want it now ,
G
and i just can’t wait!
Bm7 – G – A – Bm7 – G – A – Bm7 – G – D/F# – Em – D/A
ooh ooh ooh .

A C D Em – D – C
i want it , and i want it now ,
D G
i want it , and i just can’t wait ,
D# F A# – F/A – Gm
i want it , and i want it now ,
D# F G
i want it , and i will not wait ,

G
i want it now ,
Gm/A#
i want it now ,
Cadd9 G
i want it now , and i just can’t wait;

i want it now ,
i want it now ,
i want it now , and i just can’t wait;

Gm/A#
here it is the new sensation , listen to the new generation ,
Cadd9 G
“we want something , we want it now!”
Gm/A#
you don’t need no invitation , listen to the new conversation ,
Cadd9 G
“we want something , we want it now!”

G Gm/A# Cadd9
ooh – ooh , ooh – ooh , ooh – ooh ,
G
we want it now;

ooh – ooh , ooh – ooh , ooh – ooh ,
we want it now;

ooh – ooh , ooh – ooh , ooh – ooh ,
we want it now;

ooh – ooh , ooh – ooh , ooh – ooh ,
Cadd9 G
i want it and i want it now .