When You Need Me Chords

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When You Need Me by Bruce Springsteen is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, C, Bb and Gm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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F
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  			         F      C        F 
When you need me call my name 
                                                C 
'Cause without you my life just wouldn't be the same 
       F                           Bb 
If you want me come sunny skies or rain 
         F      C             F 
When you need me just call my name 
 
              C         F 
If you miss me, I'll be there 
                                C 
To brush the sunlight from your hair 
                 F                            Bb 
I'll be there to guide you when trouble walks beside you 
       F      C        F 
If you need me I'll be there 
 
              Bb                   F 
And when this dirty world has been cold to you 
                                 C 
I got two strong arms waitin' to hold you 
                         F 
And when those mean days come along 
                               Bb 
We'll stand together and we'll take 'em on 
          F      C             F 
So if you need me just call my name 
 
(Harp solo) | F | C | F | F | F | F | C | C | F | F | Bb | Gm | F | C | F | 
F 
 
                C        F 
When you need me call my name 
                                          C 
'Cause without you my life just isn't the same 
                       F 
'Cause when this world kicked me around 
                 Bb           Gm 
You picked me up off the ground 
          F      C        F 
So if you need me I'll be there 
 
 
 C  F  Bb Gm 
-0--1--1--3- 
-1--1--3--3- 
-0--2--3--3- 
-2--3--3--5- 
-3--3--1--5- 
----1-----3- 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante