I Need to Know Chords by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

Tempo:
153.7 bpm
Chords used:

D

E

C

A

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I Need to Know chords
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[E]
[D] [E]
[D]
[E]
[D]
[E]
[D] [E] I'm leaving now, I'm [D] leaving now, I'm leaving now.
[C] You think you can leave [D] me, then say so.
I [E] need to know, I [D] need to know, I need to know.
[C] Because I don't know how long I [D] can hold on.
[C] If you're making me wait, [D] if you're leaving me, then
I [E] need to know, I need to know, [D] I [E] need to know.
[D] Through this odd, cheap, obvious [E] life,
[D] all I ever said is, me and the [E] outside.
[D] I [E] need to know, I need to know, [D] I need to know.
[C] If you think you can leave, [D] then you better say so.
I [E] need to know, I need to know, I [Dm] need to know.
[C] Because I don't know how long I [D] can hold on.
[C] If you're making me wait, [D] if you're leaving me, then
I need [E] to know, I need to know, [D] I need [E] to know.
[D] [A]
[E]
[Em] [A]
[E]
[B] Baby, I [E] need to know, I [D] need to know, I need to know.
[C] If you think you can leave, [D] then you better say so.
I [E] need to know, I [D] need to know, [C] I need to know.
Because I don't know how long
[D] I can hold on.
[C] If you're making me wait, [D] if you're leaving me, then
I [E] need to know, I need to know, I need to know.
Baby, I [Em] need to know.
[D] [E]
Key:  
D
1321
E
2311
C
3211
A
1231
Em
121
D
1321
E
2311
C
3211
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To learn Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - I Need To Know chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - C, D, E and D. Start with a comfortable 76 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 154. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: C Major.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [E] I'm leaving now, _ I'm [D] leaving now, I'm leaving now.
[C] You think you can leave [D] me, then say so.
I [E] need to know, I [D] need to know, I need to know.
[C] Because I don't know how long _ I [D] can hold on.
_ _ [C] If you're making me wait, _ _ [D] if you're leaving me, then
_ I [E] need to know, I need to know, _ _ [D] I [E] need to know. _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ Through this odd, cheap, obvious [E] life, _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ all I ever said is, me and the [E] outside. _ _ _
[D] _ _ I [E] need to know, I need to know, [D] I need to know.
_ [C] If you think you can leave, [D] then you better say so.
I [E] need to know, I need to know, I [Dm] need to know.
_ [C] Because I don't know how long _ I [D] can hold on.
_ _ [C] If you're making me wait, _ _ _ [D] if you're leaving me, then
_ I need [E] to know, I need to know, _ _ [D] I need [E] to know. _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ Baby, I [E] need to know, I [D] need to know, I need to know.
[C] If you think you can leave, [D] then you better say so.
I [E] need to know, I [D] need to know, _ [C] I need to know.
Because I don't know how long _ _ _
[D] _ I can hold on. _ _ _
[C] If you're making me wait, _ _ [D] if you're leaving me, then
I _ _ _ [E] need to know, I need to know, _ _ I need to know.
_ _ _ Baby, I [Em] need to know.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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