I Need To Know chords

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

Key: 

Simplify chords 

  			

INTRO: 
   E   RIFF 1  RIFF 1  D  RIFF 2 
e|-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---5--7-7-7--| 
B|-9---9-7-9---9-7-9---7--8-8-7--| 
G|-9---9-7-9---9-7-9---7--7-7-7--| 
D|-9---9-7-9---9-7-9---7--9-9-7--| 
A|-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---5--7-7-7--| 
E|-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---5--7-7-7--| 



VERSE: 
D 
Well the talk on the street 


                         RIFF 1, D, RIFF 2 
Says you might go solo 
                       e|--7-7-7--5--7-7-7-| 
                       B|--9-7-9--7--8-8-7-| 
                       G|--9-7-9--7--7-7-7-| 
                       D|--9-7-9--7--9-9-7-| 
                       A|--7-7-7--5--7-7-7-| 
                       E|--7-7-7--5--7-7-7-| 


D 
A good friend of mine 
                                  *RIFF 1, D, RIFF 2 
Saw you leavin' by your back door 

CHORUS: 
E 
I need to know, (I need to know) 
            D 
I need to know, (I need to know) 
         C 
If you think you're gonna leave 
          D 
Then you better say so 
           E 
I need to know, (I need to know) 
           D 
I need to know, (I need to know) 
          C 
'Cause I don't know how long 
D 
I can hold on 
            C 
If you're makin' me wait, 
            D 
If you're leadin' me on 
           RIFF 1, D, RIFF 2 
I need to know, (I need to know) 
           RIFF 1, D, RIFF 2 
I need to know, (I need to know) 

VERSE:
 
D 
Who would've thought that 
                         *RIFF 1, D, RIFF 2 
You'd fall for his line 
D 
All of a sudden 
                      *RIFF 1, D, RIFF 2 
It's me on the outside 

 
E 
I need to know, (I need to know) 
            D 
I need to know, (I need to know) 
         C 
If you think you're gonna leave 
          D 
Then you better say so 
           E 
I need to know, (I need to know) 
           D 
I need to know, (I need to know) 
          C 
'Cause I don't know how long 
D 
I can hold on 
            C 
If you're makin' me wait, 
            D 
If you're leadin' me on 
           *RIFF 1, D, RIFF 2 
I need to know, (I need to know) 
           *RIFF 1, D, RIFF 2 
I need to know, (I need to know) 


INSTRUMENTAL:  A  E  A  E  B 


E 
I need to know, (I need to know) 
            D 
I need to know, (I need to know) 
         C 
If you think you're gonna leave 
          D 
Then you better say so 
           E 
I need to know, (I need to know) 
           D 
I need to know, (I need to know) 
          C 
'Cause I don't know how long 
D 
I can hold on 
            C 
If you're makin' me wait, 
            D 
If you're leadin' me on 
           *RIFF 1, D, RIFF 2 
I need to know, (I need to know) 
           *RIFF 1, D, RIFF 2 
I need to know, (I need to know) 
   *RIFF 1, D, RIFF 2 
I need to know