I Need My Girl Chords by The National

Tempo:
62.975 bpm
Chords used:

Cm

Ab

Eb

Bb

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The National - "I Need My Girl" chords
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[Cm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Cm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Cm] I am good, [Ab] I am grounded,
[Eb] Davy says [Gm] that I look [Cm] taller,
I can't get my [Ab] head around it,
[Eb] I keep feeling smaller [Cm] and smaller,
I [Ab] need [Eb] my girl, [Bb] [Cm] I [Ab] need [Eb] my girl,
[Bb] [Cm] Remember when [Ab] you lost your shit [Eb] and drove the car into the [Cm] garden,
You got out and [Ab] said I'm sorry [Eb] to the vines and no one saw [Cm] it,
I [Ab] need [Eb] my girl, [Bb] [Eb] [Cm] I [Ab] need [Eb] my girl,
[Bb] [Fm] I'm under [Cm] the gun again,
[Ab]
[Eb] I know I was a 4 to 5 [Cm] percenter then,
[Ab] I [Eb] know I was a lot of [Cm] things,
But I am good, [Ab] I am grounded,
[Eb] Davy says that I look [Cm] taller,
I can't get my [Ab] head around it,
[Eb] I keep feeling [Bb] smaller and smaller,
[Cm] [Ab] I need [Eb] my girl, [Bb] [Cm] I [Ab] need [Eb] my girl,
[Bb] [Cm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Gm] [Cm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb] [Cm] There's some things [Ab] that I should never [Cm] laugh about in front of family,
I try to call you [Ab] from the party,
[Cm] It's full of punks [Fm] and cannonballers,
[Ab] I [Cm] need [Bb] my girl, [Ab] I [Cm] need [Bb] my girl,
I'm under [Cm] the gun again,
[Ab]
[Eb] I know I was [Bb] a 4 to 5 [Cm] percenter then,
[Ab] I [Eb] know I was [Gm] a lot of [Cm] things,
But I am good, [Ab] I am grounded,
[Eb] Davy says that I look taller,
[Cm] I can't get my [Ab] head around it,
[Eb] I keep feeling [Gm] smaller and [Cm] smaller,
[Ab]
[Eb] I keep feeling [Bb] smaller and smaller,
[Cm] [Ab]
[Eb] I keep feeling smaller and smaller,
[Cm] [Ab] [Eb] [Cm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb] [Fm]
Key:  
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
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To start learning The National - I Need My Girl chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Ab, Eb, Cm, Ab, Bb, Cm, Gm and Cm. A good strategy is to initiate at 31 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 63 BPM. With Eb Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] [Cm] I am good, [Ab] I am grounded,
[Eb] Davy says [Gm] that I look [Cm] taller,
I can't get my [Ab] head around it,
[Eb] I keep feeling smaller [Cm] and smaller,
I _ [Ab] need [Eb] my girl, [Bb] _ [Cm] I [Ab] need [Eb] my girl,
[Bb] _ [Cm] Remember when [Ab] you lost your shit [Eb] and drove the car into the [Cm] garden,
You got out and [Ab] said I'm sorry [Eb] to the vines and no one saw [Cm] it,
I _ [Ab] need [Eb] my girl, [Bb] _ [Eb] [Cm] I _ [Ab] need [Eb] my girl,
[Bb] [Fm] I'm under [Cm] the gun again,
[Ab] _
[Eb] I know I was a 4 to 5 [Cm] percenter then,
[Ab] I [Eb] know I was a lot of [Cm] things,
But I am good, [Ab] I am grounded,
[Eb] Davy says that I look [Cm] taller,
I can't get my [Ab] head around it,
[Eb] I keep feeling [Bb] smaller and smaller,
[Cm] _ _ [Ab] I need [Eb] my girl, [Bb] _ [Cm] I [Ab] need [Eb] my girl,
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] There's some things [Ab] that I should never [Cm] laugh about in front of family,
I try to call you [Ab] from the party,
[Cm] It's full of punks [Fm] and cannonballers,
[Ab] I _ [Cm] need [Bb] my girl, _ [Ab] I [Cm] need [Bb] my girl,
I'm under [Cm] the gun again,
[Ab] _
[Eb] I know I was [Bb] a 4 to 5 [Cm] percenter then,
[Ab] I [Eb] know I was [Gm] a lot of [Cm] things,
But I am good, [Ab] I am grounded,
[Eb] Davy says that I look taller,
[Cm] I can't get my [Ab] head around it,
[Eb] I keep feeling [Gm] smaller and [Cm] smaller,
_ _ [Ab] _
[Eb] I keep feeling [Bb] smaller and smaller,
[Cm] _ _ [Ab] _
[Eb] I keep feeling smaller and smaller,
[Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Aaron Dessner and Matt Berninger.

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