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Just What I Needed

The Cars

 

Intro:

/ E - - - / x4 (accent 4)

/ E - - - / x4 (accent 4 & 4+)

 

E                B

I don’t mind you coming here

C#m            G#

Wasting all my time

E                           B

‘Cause when you’re standing oh so near

C#m               G#

I kind of lose my mind

 

E                    B

It’s not the perfume that you wear

C#m                  G#

It’s not the ribbons in your hair

E                B

I don’t mind you coming here

G#                 A

And wasting all my time

 

Instrumental:

/ E - - - / B - - - / C#m - - - / G# - - - /

/ E - - - / B - - - / C#m - - - / A - - - /

 

E                 B

I don’t mind you hanging out

C#m                    G#

And talking in your sleep

E                  B

It doesn’t matter where you’ve been

C#m               G#

As long as it was deep, yeah

 

E                   B

You always knew to wear it well and

C#m               G#

You look so fancy I can tell

E                 B

I don’t mind you hanging out

G#                   A

And talking in your sleep

 

Chorus:

/ E - (B) - / (A) - (C#m) (B) /

          I guess you’re just what I needed

/ E - (B) - / (A) - (C#m) - /

            I needed someone to feed

/ E - (B) - / (A) - (C#m) (B) /

            I guess you’re just what I needed

/ E - (B) - / (A) - / (C#m) - - - / - - - - /

            I needed someone to bleed

 

Solo:

/ E - (B) - / C#m - (G#) - /

/ E - (B) - / C#m - (A) - /

/ E - (B) - / C#m - (G#) - /

/ E - (B) - / C#m - (A) - /

 

E                 B

I don’t mind you coming here

C#m                G#

And Wasting all my time, time

E                           B

‘Cause when you’re standing oh so near

C#m               G#

I kind of lose my mind, yeah

 

E                    B

It’s not the perfume that you wear

C#m                  G#

It’s not the ribbons in your hair

E                B

I don’t mind you coming here

G#                A

And wasting all my time

 

Chorus x2

 

Outro:

/ E - (B) - / C#m - (G#) - /

/ E - (B) - / C#m - (A) - /

                       You’re just what I needed

/ E - (B) - / C#m - (G#) - /

/ E - (B) - / C#m - (A) - /

                       You’re just what I needed

/ E - (B) - / C#m - (G#) - /

/ E - (B) - / C#m - (A) - /

                       You’re just what I needed

/ E - (B) - / C#m - (G#) - /

/ A - (B) - / (C#m) (hold) /

 

End

 


This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.