Just What I Needed Chords by The Cars

Tempo:
63.575 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

C#

A

G#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Just What I Needed - The Cars chords
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[E] [F] [E] [Am] [E]
[Am] [E] [Am] [E]
I've spent [B] years [C#] wasting [D]
[G#] all my time [E] just waiting to [B] spend another song here.
[C#] [A] I've been [G#] lost my mind, [E] just [B] contemplating myself.
[C#] Just laughing [G#] to the beat of my [E] steps.
I [B] don't want to stop, [G#] just [A] one more night.
[E] [B] [C#]
[G#] [E] [B] [C#]
[A] [Em] I [B] don't have to pay out [C#] to tell [G#] you no.
[E] Close [B] my eyes and let me in.
[C#] As long [G#] as you're with me, yeah.
[E] I'll [B] stay as well, [C#] as long as I'm with you.
[G#] I'll stay as long as I'm with [E] you.
I [B] don't want to die without [G#]
[A] you.
[B] [A] [E] I just need that.
[B]
[A] [C#] [E] [A] I'm just a slug, [B] I'm just a slug, [B] I need that.
[A] I [C#] need this song.
[B] [G#] I've [B] [A] [B] [D#] [G#]
[Em] [B] [D#] [E] [B] spent years wasting [C#] all [G#] my time [E] just [B] waiting to spend another song [C#] here.
[G#] I've been lost my mind, [E] just [B] contemplating myself.
[C#] I don't [G#] have to pay out [E] to [B] tell you no.
[G#] Close [A] my eyes and [E] let [B] me in.
[A] As long as you're with me, yeah.
I'm just a [B] slug, I'm just a [E] slug, I [A] need that.
I need this song.
[C#] [E] [B] [A] I'm just a slug, [B] I'm just a slug, [E] I need that.
[B] [Am] I need this song.
[C#] [B]
[A] I'm [C#] [E] just a slug, I'm just a slug, [B] I need that.
[A] Hold it, [C#] [E] hold [B]
[A] [B] it
[A] [C#] [E] [B] [C#] [G#] [E] [B] [C#]
[A] [E] [B] [C#m] [G#] [E] [B] [C#]
[A] [B] [C#] [G#] [E] [B] [A]
[E] [B] [C#] [G#] [Am] [B] [C#]
Key:  
B
12341112
E
2311
C#
12341114
A
1231
G#
134211114
B
12341112
E
2311
C#
12341114
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To start learning The Cars - Just What I Needed chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: C#, G#, E, B, C#, E, B and G#. A strategic approach would be to train at 31 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 64. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of E Major.

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[E] _ [F] _ [E] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Am] _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ [E] _
_ _ I've spent [B] years [C#] wasting [D]
[G#] all my time _ [E] just waiting to [B] spend another song here.
[C#] [A] I've been [G#] lost my mind, [E] just [B] contemplating myself.
[C#] Just laughing [G#] to the beat of my [E] steps.
I [B] don't want to stop, _ [G#] just [A] one more night.
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _
[G#] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] I [B] don't have to pay out [C#] to tell [G#] you no.
_ [E] Close [B] my eyes and let me in.
[C#] As long [G#] as you're with me, yeah.
[E] I'll [B] stay as well, [C#] as long as I'm with you.
[G#] I'll stay as long as I'm with [E] you.
I [B] don't want to die without [G#] _ _
[A] you.
[B] _ _ [A] [E] I just need that.
[B] _
[A] _ [C#] _ [E] [A] I'm just a slug, [B] I'm just a slug, [B] I need that.
[A] I [C#] need this song.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [G#] I've [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ [D#] _ [G#] _
[Em] _ [B] _ [D#] _ _ [E] _ [B] spent years wasting [C#] all [G#] my time [E] just [B] waiting to spend another song [C#] here.
[G#] I've been lost my mind, [E] just [B] contemplating myself.
[C#] I don't [G#] have to pay out [E] to [B] tell you no. _
[G#] Close [A] my eyes and [E] let [B] me in.
[A] As long as you're with me, yeah.
I'm just a [B] slug, I'm just a [E] slug, I [A] need that.
I need this song.
[C#] _ [E] _ [B] [A] I'm just a slug, [B] I'm just a slug, [E] I need that.
[B] [Am] I need this song.
[C#] _ _ _ _ [B]
[A] I'm [C#] [E] just a slug, I'm just a slug, [B] I need that.
[A] Hold it, [C#] [E] hold [B] _
[A] _ [B] it_
_ [A] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ [C#] _ [G#] _ [E] _ [B] _ [C#] _
[A] _ [E] _ [B] _ [C#m] _ [G#] _ [E] _ [B] _ [C#] _
[A] _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ [G#] _ [E] _ [B] _ [A] _
_ [E] _ [B] _ [C#] _ [G#] _ [Am] _ [B] _ [C#] _

Facts about this song

The album Modern Art of Music: Greatest Rock Songs Vol. 2 includes this song, written by Marcus Miller.

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