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Hayley Kiyoko - What I Need (feat. Kehlani) - Expectations (2018)
Capo on 3th fret
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1: Kehlani]
GAll the back and forth getting Emcomplicated
DRunning me around got me Dfrustrated, nGoEm  
That's why I been laying Dlow
If you Gwanna make it work, Embaby, gotta say it
DNeed a little more than participation
GOr, EmI could go be on my Down
[Pre-Chorus: Hayley Kiyoko]
Sure I would Ckiss you, I'll Glay with you
You're Embroke, no, I can't Dfix you
I Cwon't, no, I won't Gdiss you
But Embabe, yeah, I might Dmiss you
If you're Ccold and needed Gshelter
I'd Emhold you, but not Dsweat ya
And Cknow we're not Gtogether
But Embabe, I won't fDorget ya
[Chorus: Kehlani & Hayley Kiyoko]
What I Cneed, what I need, Gwhat I need
Is for you to be Emsure, no Dno no
For you to be Csure, no no noG  
For you to be Emsure, no no nDo
What I Cneed, what I need, Gwhat I need
Is to tell me that itEm's yours, no Dno no
And who you do iCt for, no no nGo
Need you to be surEme, no no no, nDo no
  C    G     Em     DNeed you to be sure
  C          GNeed you to be sureEm  D  
[Verse 2: Hayley Kiyoko]
GWhen we're all alone, girl, Emyou wanna own it
DWhen we're with your fam, you Ddon't wanna show iGtEm  
Oh, you try to keep us on the Dlow
GI only want a girl who ain't aEmfraid to love me
DNot a metaphor of what we realDly could beG  Em  
Oh, I ain't putting on a Dshow
[Pre-Chorus: Hayley Kiyoko]
Sure I would Ckiss you, I'll Glay with you
You're Embroke, no, I can't Dfix you
I Cwon't, no, I won't Gdiss you
But Embabe, yeah, I might Dmiss you
If you're Ccold and needed Gshelter
I'd Emhold you, but not Dsweat ya
And Cknow we're not Gtogether
But Embabe, I won't fDorget ya
[Chorus: Kehlani & Hayley Kiyoko]
What I Cneed, what I need, Gwhat I need
Is for you to be Emsure, no Dno no
For you to be Csure, no no noG  
For you to be Emsure, no no nDo
What I Cneed, what I need, Gwhat I need
Is to tell me that itEm's yours, no Dno no
And who you do iCt for, no no nGo
Need you to be surEme, no no no, nDo no
  C    G     Em     DNeed you to be sure
  C          GNeed you to be sureEm  D  
  C    G     Em     DNeed you to be sure
  C          GNeed you to be sureEm  D  
[Bridge: Kehlani & Hayley Kiyoko]
GWe could be bigger and brighter than space
AmAin't no running away
EmNo, real loving is sure
GThe way that I love, there's no taking my place
AmStaring you right in your face
EmNo, don't look away no more
[Pre-Chorus: Hayley Kiyoko]
Sure I would Ckiss you, I'll Glay with you
You're Embroke, no, I can't Dfix you
I Cwon't, no, I won't Gdiss you
But Embabe, yeah, I might Dmiss you
If you're Ccold and needed Gshelter
I'd Emhold you, but not Dsweat ya
And Cknow we're not Gtogether
But Embabe, I won't fDorget ya
[Chorus: Kehlani & Hayley Kiyoko]
What I Cneed, what I need, Gwhat I need
Is for you to be Emsure, no Dno no
For you to be Csure, no no noG  
For you to be Emsure, no no nDo
What I Cneed, what I need, Gwhat I need
Is to tell me that itEm's yours, no Dno no
And who you do iCt for, no no nGo
Need you to be surEme, no no no, nDo no
  C    G     Em     DNeed you to be sure
  C          GNeed you to be sureEm  D  
  C    G     Em     DNeed you to be sure
  C          GNeed you to be sureEm  D  

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What I Need

by Hayley Kiyoko

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Hayley Kiyoko - What I Need (feat. Kehlani) - Expectations (2018)

Capo on 3th fret

[Intro]

[Verse 1: Kehlani]

G Em

All the back and forth getting complicated

D D G Em

Running me around got me frustrated, no

That's why I been laying low

G Em

If you wanna make it work, baby, gotta say it

Need a little more than participation

G Em D

Or, I could go be on my own

[Pre-Chorus: Hayley Kiyoko]

C G

Sure I would kiss you, I'll lay with you

Em D

You're broke, no, I can't fix you

C G

I won't, no, I won't diss you

Em D

But babe, yeah, I might miss you

C G

If you're cold and needed shelter

Em D

I'd hold you, but not sweat ya

C G

And know we're not together

Em D

But babe, I won't forget ya

[Chorus: Kehlani & Hayley Kiyoko]

C G

What I need, what I need, what I need

Em D

Is for you to be sure, no no no

C G

For you to be sure, no no no

Em D

For you to be sure, no no no

C G

What I need, what I need, what I need

Em D

Is to tell me that it's yours, no no no

C G

And who you do it for, no no no

Em D

Need you to be sure, no no no, no no

C G Em D

Need you to be sure

C G Em D

Need you to be sure

[Verse 2: Hayley Kiyoko]

G Em

When we're all alone, girl, you wanna own it

D D G Em

When we're with your fam, you don't wanna show it

Oh, you try to keep us on the low

G Em

I only want a girl who ain't afraid to love me

D D G Em

Not a metaphor of what we really could be

Oh, I ain't putting on a show

[Pre-Chorus: Hayley Kiyoko]

C G

Sure I would kiss you, I'll lay with you

Em D

You're broke, no, I can't fix you

C G

I won't, no, I won't diss you

Em D

But babe, yeah, I might miss you

C G

If you're cold and needed shelter

Em D

I'd hold you, but not sweat ya

C G

And know we're not together

Em D

But babe, I won't forget ya

[Chorus: Kehlani & Hayley Kiyoko]

C G

What I need, what I need, what I need

Em D

Is for you to be sure, no no no

C G

For you to be sure, no no no

Em D

For you to be sure, no no no

C G

What I need, what I need, what I need

Em D

Is to tell me that it's yours, no no no

C G

And who you do it for, no no no

Em D

Need you to be sure, no no no, no no

C G Em D

Need you to be sure

C G Em D

Need you to be sure

C G Em D

Need you to be sure

C G Em D

Need you to be sure

[Bridge: Kehlani & Hayley Kiyoko]

We could be bigger and brighter than space

Ain't no running away

No, real loving is sure

The way that I love, there's no taking my place

Staring you right in your face

No, don't look away no more

[Pre-Chorus: Hayley Kiyoko]

C G

Sure I would kiss you, I'll lay with you

Em D

You're broke, no, I can't fix you

C G

I won't, no, I won't diss you

Em D

But babe, yeah, I might miss you

C G

If you're cold and needed shelter

Em D

I'd hold you, but not sweat ya

C G

And know we're not together

Em D

But babe, I won't forget ya

[Chorus: Kehlani & Hayley Kiyoko]

C G

What I need, what I need, what I need

Em D

Is for you to be sure, no no no

C G

For you to be sure, no no no

Em D

For you to be sure, no no no

C G

What I need, what I need, what I need

Em D

Is to tell me that it's yours, no no no

C G

And who you do it for, no no no

Em D

Need you to be sure, no no no, no no

C G Em D

Need you to be sure

C G Em D

Need you to be sure

C G Em D

Need you to be sure

C G Em D

Need you to be sure

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