Intro: 

C#  |B  F# |C#  | X2

 (N.C)      C#
 I want to love somebody,
             B        F#      C#
 I hear you need somebody to love.
               C#
 Oh I want to love somebody,
                B
 I hear you're looking
      F#         C#
 for someone to love. 

 [Chorus]
             F#         B
 'Cause you need to be back
         F#        C#
 in the arms of a good friend,
        F#         B
 and I need to be back
         F#        C#
 in the arms of a girlfriend.

[verse]
            C#
 I didn't know nobody,
             B       F#        C#
 and then I saw you coming my way.
               C#
 Oh I didn't know nobody,
             B       F#        C#
 and then I saw you coming my way.

[chorus]
            F#         B
 Don't you need to be back
         F#        C#
 in the arms of a good friend?
                    F#
 Oh 'cause honey believe me,
      B            F#
 I'd sure love to call you
     C#
 my girlfriend.

[solo] pentatonic minor in C#

[chorus]
            F#         B
 Don't you need to be back
         F#        C#
 in the arms of a good friend?
                    F#
 Oh 'cause honey believe me
      B            F#
 I'd sure love to call you
     C#
 my girlfriend.

[outro]
                   C#
 'Cause you got a good thing going baby,
           B        F#      C#
 You only need somebody to love.
               C#
 Oh you got a good thing going,
              B
 You're only looking
      F#         C#
 for someone to love.
            F#
'Cause you need to,
     B           F#        C#
get back in the arms of a good friend,
          B           F#      C#
 And I'm never gonna set you free,
          B           F#      C# 
 No, I'm never Gonna set you free...