When Somebody Needs You
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Intro D G Am Bm
E7 Am D
G
Fishing lure Moon on a string for you
Am
Didn't you say you need space?
Bm E7
One of us just has to change
Am D
You say the same, so I guess we're okay
G
Twist my umbrella till it's inside out
Am
Hand you a bouquet of rain
Bm E7
Saying: Oh, baby, please take a drink
Am7 D
Did I shout or think I could save you this way?
C
Then you looked in my eyes and said
D Bm
How dare you love me when you should despise me?
Em
You should be scared of me
Am D
It seems that that's what it means
G
When somebody needs you
( D G D )
G
We'll meet in the middle like pistols at dawn
Am
Turn our backs, who's counting pace?
Bm E7 Am
When the smoke clears are we friends or strangers again?
D
Just a familiar face
G
Well, aren't we "us"? Sharing pronouns now?
Am
So how could we separately heal?
Bm
God, I don't get it
E7
I really don't get it
Am D
Could someone tell me how to feel?
C D
So watch your step or you'll trip and fall right out of love
Bm
Be the first one to turn 'round, say
Em
Alright, who shoved me?
Am
It seems that that's what it means
G
When somebody needs you
B Em Em
So we come and we go, we know and are known
E Am
There's too many people to trust
Bm E7 Am
Well, it seems to me what we want and we need are the same
B
And that's someone who'll worry about us
Am B
Till death do us part, please keep breaking my heart
Em C
Till it ceases to beat, please be mine
B
Well it seems that that's what it means
B Em Bm
When somebody
G A Am D
Oh-woah-oh
C D
So if love conquers all, then all else must have failed
Bm
I mean, who wants to fall?
Em
Can't we just take the stairs?
Am D
Well it seems that that's what it means
G
When somebody needs you
Am D
It seems that that's what it means
G
When somebody needs you
Final Am Bm E7 Am D G
How to play When Somebody Needs You
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. 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.