I Thought That I Needed You
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Intro:
Emadd9 Em
G
(I-I—),
D
(BNYX),
D
(Wake up, filthy).
[Refrão]
G
Ayy, we lost our love back in December,
G D
Six months went on of us still together, (because),
D
I thought that I needed you,
D
Ooh, I thought that I needed,
G
You're not the one I thought you was,
G D
And it took so long to realize because, (because),
D
I thought that I needed you,
D
Ooh, I thought that I needed you.
[Verso 1]
Em G
So fuck love again, girl, I'm through,
D
You broke trust and I'm feelin' used,
D
You promised I wouldn't feel this way again,
D
Now I'm over here, I'm over here and all I feel is hate,
Em
I got a couple more things I wanna say, but I can't heal and,
G
I tried everything that you could think to keep you her?, I,
D
Ran over everything that you had said,
D G
But I don't car? what you say 'cause I'm over all that shit a while, (woah),
G
And don't say sorry, it's too late to apologize,
D
But you're not sorry, no, your face says it all,
D
And I was there oh, I would lay at your lowest times,
D
We acted like it was great, but,
[Refrão]
Em
We lost our love back in December,
G D
Six months went on of us still together, (because),
D
I thought that I needed you,
D
Ooh, I thought that I needed,
G
You're not the one I thought you was,
G D
And it took so long to realize because, (because),
D
I thought that I needed you,
D
Ooh, I
N.C.
(How did you forget me?).
[Verso 2]
G G
And I sat here for days like how did you forget me?
G G
Oh, after everything, oh, how could you regret it? (oh, why?),
D
I regret I ever thought you were the best thing,
D
To happen in my life, guess in a way, this shit's a blessing,
Em
'Cause you thought that I needed you, and I thought I would need to,
G
Despite what they had told me, I saw other things in you,
D
The way we left it off was just not what we had agreed to,
D N.C.
Thinkin' back on everything, I'm tryna figure out just how.
[Refrão]
Em
We lost our love back in December,
G D
Six months went on of us still together, (because),
D
I thought that I needed you,
D
Ooh, I thought that I needed,
G
You're not the one I thought you was,
G D
And it took so long to realize because, (because),
D
I thought that I needed you,
D N.C.
Ooh, I thought that I needed you.
Outro:
Em G
You, (Sit back, watch you leave, girl),
D
We no longer speak, yeah,
D
With him and not me, yeah (Oh, how did you forget me?),
Em G
Feel lost and betrayed now,
D
As you made your way out,
D
Don't know what to say, but (Oh, how did you forget me?).
How to play I Thought That I Needed You
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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