What You Need Chords

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What You Need by Drake bell is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Em, Am, D7 and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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 INTRO: 
G - Em - Am - D7 (x2) 


 Lead guitar 
     G                 Em           Am                D7 
e-------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
B-------------8-----------------|------------8------------------------| 
G---------4-7---7------------9--|--------6-9---9-6---7-5-4------------| 
D---5-555---------9--------9----|--7-777-------------------7-5-4------| (x2) 
A---------------------7-10------|--------------------------------7-5--| 
E-------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 



 VERSE 1: 
G                            Em 
  We've done this many times,   take you all over town 
Am                            D7 
  Stay up late at night just hoping we might fool around 
G                       Em 
  I give you everything,  now show me what to do 
Am                            D7 
  I bet you really think that I'm just here to fuck with you 



  
  G       Em                  Am 
  I know what you need, know what you need 
       D7 
  You need for me to tell you that 
  G         Em                 Am 
  I've got what you need, got what you need 
      D7 
  But I could never tell you that 



 TRANSITION 1 Intro Chords: 
G - Em - Am - D7 



 VERSE 2: 
G                          Em 
  You say that you believe    in trading one for two 
Am                          D7 
  You never follow me, too bad I always think of you 
G                       Em 
  You are the generator,   I am electrified 
Am                        D7 
  See me a little later; I'll feel better amplified 



 CHORUS 2: 
  G       Em                  Am 
  I know what you need, know what you need 
       D7 
  You need for me to tell you that 
  G         Em                 Am 
  I've got what you need, got what you need 
      D7 
  But I could never tell you that 



  CHORUS 3:
  G       Em                  Am 
  I know what you need, know what you need 
       D7 
  You need for me to tell you that 
  G         Em                 Am 
  I've got what you need, got what you need 
      D7 
  But I could never tell you that 



 TRANSITION 2 Intro Chords: 
G - Em - Am - D7 



 BRIDGE: 
C                           G 
  If you could say it once,   I'll say it all the time 
D7                                G 
  But something's getting in the way 
C                    G 
  If I am so afraid,   then you won't hear it back 
D7                                D7 
  And I will never know 'cause I could never tell you that 
  N/C 
 (I could never tell you that) No, I could never tell you that 



 CHORUS 4: 
  G       Em                  Am 
  I know what you need, know what you need 
       D7 
  You need for me to tell you that 
  G         Em                 Am 
  I've got what you need, got what you need 
      D7 
  But I could never tell you that 



 CHORUS 5: 
  G       Em                  Am 
  I know what you need, know what you need 
       D7 
  You need for me to tell you that 
  N/C 
 (I could never tell you that) 
  G       Em                  Am 
  I know what you need, know what you need 
       D7 
  You need for me to tell you that 
  G         Em                 Am 
  I've got what you need, got what you need 
      D7 
  But I could never tell you that 



 CHORUS 6/OUTRO: 
  G       Em                  Am 
  I know what you need, know what you need 
       D7 
  You need for me to tell you that 
  G         Em                 Am 
  I've got what you need, got what you need 
  N/C 
  But I could never tell you that  
    	

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.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante