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I Need You Back

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A:   x02220
E:   022100
B:   x24442
G#:  466544
C#m: x46654
D:   x57775
Capo 1
intro
e------------------------|
B------------------------|
G-----0h1-----2-0--------|
D---2-----2-------2-0-2--|   x 4
A-----------4------------|
E-0-------------------0--|
(verses use the intro riff)
Take me back when you think that it's good
It feels worse than they said it would
You're gone but not forever
When i know that i'm never wanted
I tuck away in my turtle shell
I've standed on this hex forever
AI need you Eback
BI need you Ehere
ATo take away Eall of my pain
G#And then my Afe-ee-ee-ar
EHeyB, hey i need you C#mba-aa-Aaa-ck
EHeyB, hey i need you C#mba-aa-Aaa-ck
e------------------------|
B------------------------|
G-----0h1-----2-0--------|
D---2-----2-------2-0-2--|   x 4
A-----------4------------|
E-0-------------------0--|
little solo built into the riff:
G-2b4r-7-4p2-
AI need you Eback
BI need you Ehere
ATo take away Eall of my pain
G#And then my Afe-ee-ee-ar
EHeyB, hey i need you C#mba-aa-Aaa-ck
EHeyB, hey i need you C#mba-aa-Aaa-ck
EHeyB, hey i need you C#mba-aa-Aaa-ck
EHeyB, hey i need you C#mba-aa-cDk yeAah
AI need you Eback
BI need you Ehere
ATo take away Eall of my pain
G#And then my Afe-ee-ee-ar
EHeyB, hey i need you C#mba-aa-Aaa-ck
EHeyB, hey i need you C#mba-aa-Aaa-ck
EHeyB, hey i need you C#mba-aa-Aaa-ck
EHeyB, hey i need you C#mba-aa-aa-DckA  
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I Need You Back

by Ben Kweller

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

: x02220

: 022100

: x24442

: 466544

C#m

: x46654

: x57775

Capo 1

intro

e------------------------|

B------------------------|

G-----0h1-----2-0--------|

D---2-----2-------2-0-2--| x 4

A-----------4------------|

E-0-------------------0--|

(verses use the intro riff)

Take me back when you think that it's good

It feels worse than they said it would

You're gone but not forever

When i know that i'm never wanted

I tuck away in my turtle shell

I've standed on this hex forever

A E

I need you back

B E

I need you here

A E

To take away all of my pain

G# A

And then my fe-ee-ee-ar

E B C#m A

Hey, hey i need you ba-aa-aa-ck

E B C#m A

Hey, hey i need you ba-aa-aa-ck

e------------------------|

B------------------------|

G-----0h1-----2-0--------|

D---2-----2-------2-0-2--| x 4

A-----------4------------|

E-0-------------------0--|

little solo built into the riff:

-2b4r-7-4p2-

A E

I need you back

B E

I need you here

A E

To take away all of my pain

G# A

And then my fe-ee-ee-ar

E B C#m A

Hey, hey i need you ba-aa-aa-ck

E B C#m A

Hey, hey i need you ba-aa-aa-ck

E B C#m A

Hey, hey i need you ba-aa-aa-ck

E B C#m D A

Hey, hey i need you ba-aa-ck yeah

A E

I need you back

B E

I need you here

A E

To take away all of my pain

G# A

And then my fe-ee-ee-ar

E B C#m A

Hey, hey i need you ba-aa-aa-ck

E B C#m A

Hey, hey i need you ba-aa-aa-ck

E B C#m A

Hey, hey i need you ba-aa-aa-ck

E B C#m D A

Hey, hey i need you ba-aa-aa-ck

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