I Need A Word - Dave Matthews

I Need A Word

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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ACapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
A (strum 4x)
 
[Chorus]
A D Esus4 E
I need a word so I can say what I'm feeling today
A D Esus4 E
I need a word so I can say how I feel
A D Esus4 E
I need a word that'll say what I'm meaning to say
A D Esus4 E
And tell you the way that I'm feeling
 
[Verse]
F#m A D E
I made a wish with all of my heart
F#m A D E
To take a rocket ship up to the moon
F#m A D E
Well I'm sad and I'm mad, and I don't have a rocket
F#m A D E
Cause the wish that I wished did not come true
F#m A E7sus4 E
No the wish that I wished did not come true
 
[Chorus]
A D Esus4 E
I need a word so I can say what I'm feeling today
A D Esus4 E
I need a word so I can say how I feel
A D Esus4 E
I need a word that'll say what I'm meaning to say
A D E
And tell you the way that I'm feeling
 
[Verse]
F#m A D E
I have a friend with a cape who can fly through the sky
F#m A D E
And I'm jealous cause I wanna fly too
F#m A D E
I'm proud that I know him And I'm happy he's my friend
F#m A D E
But I wanna be a superhero too
F#m A E7sus4 E
Yeah I wanna be a superhero too
 
[Bridge]
G Am F
Nobody wants to be angry, I know
G Am F
Nobody wants to be sad
E G F Am
But I can't always help the way that I'm feeling
C G Esus4 E
I won't always be hap - py
E7sus4 E
Oh, well
 
[Chorus]
A D Esus4 E
We found the words so we can say what we are feeling today
A D Esus4 E
We found the words so we can say how we feel
A D Esus4 E
We found the words so we can tell you our feelings today
A D E
We found the words so we can tell them to you

How to play I Need A Word

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What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.

Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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