Just What I Needed Chords by The Cars

Tempo:
127.4 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

C#

A

G#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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THE CARS ― JUST WHAT I NEEDED (1978) chords
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[Am] [E] [Am] .
[E] [Am] [E] .
[Am] [E] [Am] .
[E] I don't [Bm] mind you coming here [C#] Wasting [G#] all my time.
[E] Cause when you're [B] standing oh so near [C#] I kinda lose [G#] my mind.
[E] It's not the [Bm] perfume I do wear [C#] It's not the [G#] ribbons in your [E] hair.
[B] I don't mind you coming here [G#] And wasting [A] all my time.
[E] .
[B] [C#m] [G#] .
[E] [B] .
[C#] [A] .
[E] I don't mind [B] you hanging out [C#] And talking [G#] in your sleep.
[E] Doesn't matter [B] where you've been [C#] As long [G#] as it was deep, yeah.
[E] Long as you [B] share it well, [C#m] man You look so fancy [G#] I can tell.
[E] I [B] don't mind you hanging out [G#] And talking [A] in your sleep.
[E] [B] [A] I guess you're just [C#] what I [B] needed [E] [B] [A] I needed someone [C#] to [E] feed.
[B] I [A] guess you're just [C#] what [E] I needed [B] [A] I needed someone [C#] to plead .
[Em] [B] I [C#m] [G#] .
[E] [B] [A] .
[E] [B] [C#m] [G#] .
[E] [D#] [A] .
[E] don't mind [B] you coming here [C#] And wasting [G#] all my time .
[E] Cause when you're [B] standing oh so [C#] near I kinda [G#] lose my mind .
[E] It's not the perfume [B] I do wear [C#m] It's [C#] not [G#] the ribbons in your [E] hair.
I [B] don't mind you coming here [G#] And wasting [A] all my time.
[E] [A] I guess you're [C#] just what I needed [B] .
[E] [B] [A] I needed someone [C#] to feed.
[E] [B] [A] I guess you're [C#] just what I needed [E] .
[B] I [A] needed someone [C#] to plead.
[C#m] I [E] [B] .
[A] guess you're just [C#m] what [E] I needed [B].
I [A] needed someone [C#] to plead.
[E] [B] .
[A] [E] [B] .
[A] [C#] .
[E] [B] You're [C#m] .
[G#] [E] [B] [C#] .
[A] just what [E] I needed [B] [C#] You're [G#m] [E] [B] [C#m] .
[A] just what [E] I needed.
[B] [C#] .
[G#] [E] [B] [C#m] .
[A] You're just what I needed You're just what I needed.
Just what I [E] needed!.
[B] [C#] [G#] [A] [B] [C#m] .
Key:  
E
2311
B
12341112
C#
12341114
A
1231
G#
134211114
E
2311
B
12341112
C#
12341114
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To start learning The Cars - Just What I Needed chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: A, E, B, C#, G#, E, C#, E, B and A. For best results, commence at 63 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 127. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of E Major.

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[Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Am] _ _ _ .
[E] _ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ [Am] _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ I don't [Bm] mind you coming here [C#] _ _ Wasting [G#] all my time.
_ [E] Cause when you're [B] standing oh so near [C#] _ I kinda lose [G#] my mind.
[E] It's _ not the [Bm] perfume I do wear [C#] It's not the [G#] ribbons in your [E] hair.
_ [B] I don't mind you coming here [G#] And _ wasting [A] all my time.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ .
[B] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ .
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ _ I don't mind [B] you hanging out [C#] And talking [G#] in your sleep.
[E] _ _ _ Doesn't matter [B] where you've been [C#] _ As long [G#] as it was deep, yeah.
[E] _ _ Long as you [B] share it well, [C#m] man You look so fancy [G#] I can tell.
[E] _ _ I [B] don't mind you hanging out [G#] _ _ And talking [A] in your sleep.
[E] _ _ [B] _ [A] I guess you're just [C#] what I [B] needed [E] _ _ [B] [A] I needed someone [C#] to [E] feed.
_ [B] I [A] guess you're just [C#] what [E] I needed [B] [A] I needed someone [C#] to plead _ _ _ _ .
_ [Em] _ [B] _ I [C#m] _ _ [G#] _ .
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [G#] _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ [A] _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ don't mind [B] you coming here [C#] And wasting [G#] all my time _ .
[E] _ _ Cause when you're [B] standing oh so [C#] near I kinda [G#] lose my mind _ .
[E] _ It's not the perfume [B] I do wear [C#m] It's [C#] not [G#] the ribbons in your [E] hair.
I [B] don't mind you coming here [G#] _ And wasting [A] all my time.
[E] _ _ [A] I guess you're [C#] just what I needed [B] _ .
[E] _ _ [B] [A] I needed someone [C#] to feed.
[E] _ _ [B] [A] I guess you're [C#] just what I needed [E] _ .
_ [B] I [A] needed someone [C#] to plead.
_ [C#m] I _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ .
[A] guess you're just [C#m] what [E] I needed _ _ [B].
I [A] needed someone [C#] to plead.
[E] _ _ [B] _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ .
_ [A] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] You're [C#m] _ .
_ [G#] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ .
[A] _ just what [E] I needed _ [B] _ [C#] You're [G#m] _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _ .
[A] just what [E] I needed.
[B] _ _ [C#] _ _ .
[G#] _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ .
[A] You're just what I needed You're just what I needed.
Just what I [E] needed!.
[B] _ _ [C#] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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Featured within the album Modern Art of Music: Greatest Rock Songs Vol. 2 is this song, written by Marcus Miller.

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