Chords for Gladys Knight & The Pips ~ " The Need To Be "❤️♫ W/Lyrics 1974
Tempo:
142.3 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
Bbm
Db
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
[A]
[Eb]
[Ab]
To [Ab] fulfill the need to be who I am in this [Fm] world [Bb] is all I ask
[Bbm]
I can't pretend [Gb] to be something [Ebm] that I'm not
And I [Eb] won't [Ab] wear a mask
Ooh, [B] you touch my face with love in [Cm] your eyes
But will you [Bb] touch my heart
With [Gb] the understanding that it takes to [Eb] realize
I just [Ab] can't play your part
Ooh, [Ab] I've got this need to be true to myself
And make [Db]
my own mistakes
[Fm] I don't want to [Gb]
leave to hold [Eb] someone else
No [Ab] matter what it takes
[Db] So if you're sure it's love
[Cm]
Just be sure it's love
[Bbm]
[Eb] Oh, just [C] think of [F] me
[Bbm]
Cause I am what I am
And I [Ebm] have the [Db] need to [Ab]
be
[Eb] [Ab]
[Fm] [Eb] [Abm]
[Db] [Gb] I'm not fool enough
To be [Fm]
the mask [Bb] I'm made
[Ebm]
But it's up to me to choose my [B] own life
[E] I'm rocking my well [A]-being
To the [Bbm] ones I take
[Eb]
[Bbm]
[Ab] There's a need to be something
[Ab]
[Bb]
[Bbm]
[Gb] Someone's
[Db] shadow
A [Ab]
little spot to [Eb]
stay
[Ab] If [Db] you're sure it's love
[Cm] Just be sure it's love [Bbm] For me
[Eb] And all [C] that I
[F] [Bbm]
am
Has [Db] a need [Ab] to be
I'm [Db]
not fool enough
[Cm]
To be the mask I'm [Bbm] made
But [Eb] it's [C]
up to [G] [Bbm]
[Eb]
[Db] [Cm] [Bbm] me to choose my own life
And I have [Eb]
[Ab] the need to be
[Bb]
[Bbm] [Bb] [Ab]
[N]
[Eb]
[Ab]
To [Ab] fulfill the need to be who I am in this [Fm] world [Bb] is all I ask
[Bbm]
I can't pretend [Gb] to be something [Ebm] that I'm not
And I [Eb] won't [Ab] wear a mask
Ooh, [B] you touch my face with love in [Cm] your eyes
But will you [Bb] touch my heart
With [Gb] the understanding that it takes to [Eb] realize
I just [Ab] can't play your part
Ooh, [Ab] I've got this need to be true to myself
And make [Db]
my own mistakes
[Fm] I don't want to [Gb]
leave to hold [Eb] someone else
No [Ab] matter what it takes
[Db] So if you're sure it's love
[Cm]
Just be sure it's love
[Bbm]
[Eb] Oh, just [C] think of [F] me
[Bbm]
Cause I am what I am
And I [Ebm] have the [Db] need to [Ab]
be
[Eb] [Ab]
[Fm] [Eb] [Abm]
[Db] [Gb] I'm not fool enough
To be [Fm]
the mask [Bb] I'm made
[Ebm]
But it's up to me to choose my [B] own life
[E] I'm rocking my well [A]-being
To the [Bbm] ones I take
[Eb]
[Bbm]
[Ab] There's a need to be something
[Ab]
[Bb]
[Bbm]
[Gb] Someone's
[Db] shadow
A [Ab]
little spot to [Eb]
stay
[Ab] If [Db] you're sure it's love
[Cm] Just be sure it's love [Bbm] For me
[Eb] And all [C] that I
[F] [Bbm]
am
Has [Db] a need [Ab] to be
I'm [Db]
not fool enough
[Cm]
To be the mask I'm [Bbm] made
But [Eb] it's [C]
up to [G] [Bbm]
[Eb]
[Db] [Cm] [Bbm] me to choose my own life
And I have [Eb]
[Ab] the need to be
[Bb]
[Bbm] [Bb] [Ab]
[N]
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ To [Ab] fulfill the need to be who I am in this [Fm] world [Bb] is all I ask
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ I can't pretend [Gb] to be _ _ something [Ebm] that I'm not
And I [Eb] won't [Ab] wear a _ mask _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Ooh, [B] you touch my face with love in [Cm] your eyes
_ But will you [Bb] touch my heart
_ _ _ With [Gb] the understanding that it takes to [Eb] realize _
_ I _ just [Ab] can't play your _ _ _ part _ _
Ooh, _ [Ab] I've got this need to be true _ _ to _ _ myself
And make [Db] _ _
my own _ mistakes _ _
_ _ [Fm] I don't want to [Gb] _
leave to hold _ [Eb] someone else
No _ [Ab] matter what it _ _ takes _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] So if you're sure it's love
_ _ _ [Cm] _
Just be sure it's love
[Bbm] _ _
_ _ [Eb] Oh, just [C] think of _ [F] me
_ _ [Bbm] _
Cause I am what I am _ _
And I [Ebm] have the [Db] need to [Ab] _
be
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Gb] I'm not _ fool enough
_ To _ _ _ be _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ the mask _ [Bb] I'm made
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
But it's up to me to choose my [B] own _ life
_ _ _ [E] I'm rocking my well [A]-being
_ To the [Bbm] ones I take
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ There's a need to be something
[Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] Someone's _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] shadow
A _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ little spot to [Eb] _
stay
_ [Ab] _ _ If [Db] you're _ _ sure it's love
[Cm] Just be sure it's _ love [Bbm] For _ _ me
[Eb] And all [C] that I _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ am
_ Has _ [Db] a need [Ab] to _ be _ _ _ _ _
I'm _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ not fool enough
[Cm] _ _
To be the mask I'm [Bbm] made _ _
_ But [Eb] it's [C] _ _
up to [G] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Db] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bbm] me to choose my own life
And I have _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] the need to be
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ To [Ab] fulfill the need to be who I am in this [Fm] world [Bb] is all I ask
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ I can't pretend [Gb] to be _ _ something [Ebm] that I'm not
And I [Eb] won't [Ab] wear a _ mask _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Ooh, [B] you touch my face with love in [Cm] your eyes
_ But will you [Bb] touch my heart
_ _ _ With [Gb] the understanding that it takes to [Eb] realize _
_ I _ just [Ab] can't play your _ _ _ part _ _
Ooh, _ [Ab] I've got this need to be true _ _ to _ _ myself
And make [Db] _ _
my own _ mistakes _ _
_ _ [Fm] I don't want to [Gb] _
leave to hold _ [Eb] someone else
No _ [Ab] matter what it _ _ takes _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] So if you're sure it's love
_ _ _ [Cm] _
Just be sure it's love
[Bbm] _ _
_ _ [Eb] Oh, just [C] think of _ [F] me
_ _ [Bbm] _
Cause I am what I am _ _
And I [Ebm] have the [Db] need to [Ab] _
be
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Gb] I'm not _ fool enough
_ To _ _ _ be _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ the mask _ [Bb] I'm made
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
But it's up to me to choose my [B] own _ life
_ _ _ [E] I'm rocking my well [A]-being
_ To the [Bbm] ones I take
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ There's a need to be something
[Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] Someone's _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] shadow
A _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ little spot to [Eb] _
stay
_ [Ab] _ _ If [Db] you're _ _ sure it's love
[Cm] Just be sure it's _ love [Bbm] For _ _ me
[Eb] And all [C] that I _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ am
_ Has _ [Db] a need [Ab] to _ be _ _ _ _ _
I'm _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ not fool enough
[Cm] _ _
To be the mask I'm [Bbm] made _ _
_ But [Eb] it's [C] _ _
up to [G] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Db] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bbm] me to choose my own life
And I have _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] the need to be
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _