What I Need · Lyrics & Chords

Never or Tonight EP

Originally played on a tenor guitar (tuned GDAE).

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The hair on my bed

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The towel on my floor

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The toothbrush in my bath

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room

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The extra blanket

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The stain on my sheets

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The clothes that you wore the night be

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fore

Oh,

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All these things you left me, asking

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How am I supposed to know when you want

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more?

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Em

How will I know

When I’m

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ready to say

What I

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need

To

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say

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How will I know

When I’m

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ready to be

What I

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need

To

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be

When there’s a

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difference

between

What I

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hear and what I see

And what I

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need

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The empty glasses

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The

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bottle of gin

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The

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pizza box in the recycling

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bin

The

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painkillers

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The

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condom wrapper

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The

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chocolate missing from my window

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sill

Oh,

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all this mess you left me asking

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How am I supposed to know when you want

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more?

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D

Em

How will I know

When I’m

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ready to say

What I

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need

To

D

say

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How will I know

When I’m

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ready to be

What I

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need

To

D

be

When there’s a

C

difference

between

What I

D

know and what I feel

And what I

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need

(Instrumental)

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(Reggae Instrumental)

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Cos I’ve been looking for someone

Who can

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steal my heart from you

I’ve been

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hanging on your every last word so long

It’s

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left me black and blue

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All my friends are saying, son

Just give

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up and admit defeat

But I

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seem to have my heartstrings

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tangled

round

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Tangled round your

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feet

Your

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feet

Your

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feet

Your

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feet

Your

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feet

Your

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feet

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The smooth talker

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The ladykiller

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With his laissez-faire atti

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tude

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The brash confidence

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The independence

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The parts of me that are afraid of

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you

Oh,

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all these things you left me asking

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How am I going to know if you want

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more?

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D

Em

How will I know

When I’m

C

ready to say

What I

G

need

To

D

say

Em

How will I know

When I’m

C

ready to be

What I

G

need

To

D

be

When there’s a

C

difference

between

What I

D

hear and what I see

There’s a

C

difference

between

What I

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know and what I feel

There’s a

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difference

between

What I

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am and I what wanna be, yeah…

And what I

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need

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What I

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need

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What I

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need