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Song: Whenever You Need - Standard tuning
Picking a C chord, using (5,2,1 cycle) strings, then moving first finger to the first 
fret high e on/off , moving it back to the b string but adding the pinky to the b string 
at the 3rd formimg the Cadd9 on/off ( picking 5,3,2 ) repeating while moving the ring 
finger to the 6th string at the 3rd then back to the 5th repeat all this again end 
with one strumed G chord. Hope this helps and you like it, great song. 
Intro riff: C  Cadd9  C cadd9  X2  ending with  G
Verse 1
I've waited fFmor   sGmo   Amlong,   hoping Fmfor   Gma   Amsign
That the tFmime   Gmis    Amright   fC/Gor   us
I've been here fFmar    Gmtoo     Amlong, 
cause I dFmon't have the Gmguts to Amsay
                Fm         Gm         Am       C/Gmute      Csus2  
All the things   in        side   my    head
Chorus
Please give me a Fmchance, cause ill be there for Amyou
Whenever Gmyou need, whenever Fmyou needCsus2  
Just hold on to my hFmand, and please follow Amme
Cause I'll be tGmhere whenever Fmyou need
Intro riff  C  Cadd9  C cadd9  X2  ending with  G
Verse 2
I have trFmied Gmto    Amhide, all my thouFmghts  Gmso   lAmong
Maybe Fmnow GmI'll Amfinal--ly    C/Gspeak
Cause IFm've been Gmholding Amon, to the thought Fmthat GmI might Amsay
             Fm        Gm         Am       C/Gmute strings    Csus2  
All the things in      side my head 
Chorus                               
Please give me a chFmance, cause ill be there for Amyou
Whenever yGmou need, whenever Fmyou needCsus2  
Just hold on to my hFmand, and please follow Amme
Cause ill be Gmthere whenever Fmyou need
Instrum....     Csus2    Fm    Am     Gm     Csus2     Fm     AmGm....   Fm  
Intro riff     C    Cadd9   Ccadd9  X2  ending with       G  Csus2  
Chorus
Please give me a Fmchance, cause ill be there for Amyou
Whenever Gmyou need, whenever Fmyou needCsus2  
Just hold on to my hFmand, and please follow Amme
Cause ill be Gmthere whenever yFmou needAm  
Cause ill be Gmthere whenever yFmou needAm  
Cause ill be Gmthere whenever you Fmneed

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Whenever You Need

by Jamestown Story

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Csus2

Cadd9

Song: Whenever You Need - Standard tuning

Picking a C chord, using (5,2,1 cycle) strings, then moving first finger to the first

fret high e on/off , moving it back to the b string but adding the pinky to the b string

at the 3rd formimg the Cadd9 on/off ( picking 5,3,2 ) repeating while moving the ring

finger to the 6th string at the 3rd then back to the 5th repeat all this again end

with one strumed G chord. Hope this helps and you like it, great song.

Intro riff: C Cadd9 C cadd9 X2 ending with G

Verse 1

Fm Gm Am Fm Gm Am

I've waited for so long, hoping for a sign

Fm Gm Am C/G

That the time is right for us

Fm Gm Am

I've been here far too long,

Fm Gm Am

cause I don't have the guts to say

Fm Gm Am C/G Csus2

mute

All the things in side my head

Chorus

Fm Am

Please give me a chance, cause ill be there for you

Gm Fm Csus2

Whenever you need, whenever you need

Fm Am

Just hold on to my hand, and please follow me

Gm Fm

Cause I'll be there whenever you need

Intro riff C Cadd9 C cadd9 X2 ending with G

Verse 2

Fm Gm Am Fm Gm Am

I have tried to hide, all my thoughts so long

Fm Gm Am C/G

Maybe now I'll final--ly speak

Fm Gm Am Fm Gm Am

Cause I've been holding on, to the thought that I might say

Fm Gm Am C/G Csus2

mute strings

All the things in side my head

Chorus

Fm Am

Please give me a chance, cause ill be there for you

Gm Fm Csus2

Whenever you need, whenever you need

Fm Am

Just hold on to my hand, and please follow me

Gm Fm

Cause ill be there whenever you need

Csus2 Fm Am Gm Csus2 Fm Am Fm

Instrum.... Gm....

C Cadd9 C G Csus2

Intro riff cadd9 X2 ending with

Chorus

Fm Am

Please give me a chance, cause ill be there for you

Gm Fm Csus2

Whenever you need, whenever you need

Fm Am

Just hold on to my hand, and please follow me

Gm Fm Am

Cause ill be there whenever you need

Gm Fm Am

Cause ill be there whenever you need

Gm Fm

Cause ill be there whenever you need

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