The Cars – Just What I Needed
256 bpm 4/4 Strumming [The Cars 1978]
Intro
E E E E E E E E
E E E E E E E E
Verse 1
E E B B
I don’t mind you coming here…
C#m C#m G# G#
wasting all my time…
E E B B
‘cause when you’re standing… oh so near…
C#m C#m G# G#
I kind of lose my mind…
E E B B
It’s not the perfume that you wear…
C#m C#m G# G#
It’s not the ribbons in your hair…
Refrain
E E B B
I don’t mind you coming here…
G# G# A A
and wasting all my-yyy time…
Interlude
E E B B C#m C#m G# G#
E E B B C#m C#m A A
Verse 2
E E B B
I don’t mind you hanging out…
C#m C#m G# G#
and talking in your… sleep…
E E B B
It doesn’t matter where you’ve been…
C#m C#m G# G#
as long as it was deep… yeah…
E E B B
You always knew to wear it well… and…
C#m C#m G# G#
You look so fancy I can tell…
Pre Chorus 1
E E B B
I don’t mind you hanging out…
G# G# A A
and talking in your-rrr sleep…
Chorus
e B.. a C#m..
I guess you’re just what I needed…
e B.. a C#m..
I needed someone to feed…
e B.. a C#m..
I guess you’re just what I needed…
e B.. a C#m C#m C#m 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
Verse 3
E E B B
I don’t mind you coming here…
C#m C#m G# G#
and wasting all my time… time…
E E B B
‘cause when you’re standing… oh so near…
C#m C#m G# G#
I kind of lose my mind… yeah…
E E B B
It’s not the perfume that you wear…
C#m C#m G# G#
It’s not the ribbons in-nnn your-rrr hair…
Pre Chorus 2
E E B B
I don’t mind you coming here…
G# G# A A
and wasting all my-yyy time…
Chorus
e B.. a C#m..
I guess you’re just what I needed…
e B.. a C#m..
I needed someone to feed…
e B.. a C#m..
I guess you’re just what I needed…
e B.. a C#m C#m C#m C#m
I needed someone to bleed…
Chorus
e B.. a C#m..
I guess you’re just what I needed…
e B.. a C#m..
I needed someone to feed…
e B.. a C#m..
I guess you’re just what I needed…
e B.. a C#m C#m C#m C#m
I needed someone to bleed…
Outro
e B.. c#m G#..
So feed me…
e B.. c#m A.. e B.. c#m G#..
You’re just what I needed…
e B.. c#m A.. e B.. c#m G#..
You’re just what I needed…
e B.. c#m A..
You’re just what I
e B.. c#m G#.. a B.. * C#m
needed… Yeah… yeah… yeah… yeah-hhhh…
Note:
E = 2 beats
e = 1 beat
B.. = 3 beats