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1/11

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 11Position: 8

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Key: B  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
  B5-   x244xx
 B/F#-  2x44xx
B/ G#-  4x44xx
 Eb5-   x688xx
 E5-    0799xx
G#m -   466444
 Ebm-   x68876
E -     079900
 B-     x24442
F# -    244322
  Eb/G- 365xxx
Intro: B5-B/F#-B/ G#(x2)
Verse 1:
            B5              B/F#  B/G#  
  North-bound train on a Saturday
             B5         B/F#  B/G#  
  Here I come, New York City
             B5                  B/F#  B/   G#  
  Been deep in thought, on a little sleep
              B5          B/F#  B/G#  
  Distance took my love away
Chorus 1:
Do you Eb5need to E5love?
Do you Eb5need to E5love?
Do you Eb5need to E5love someone?
Verse 2:
            B5           B/F#  B/G#  
  I stare at strangers subtly
            B5      B/F#  B/G#  
  Reading and softly speaking
               B5                B/F#  B/ G#  
  When Princeton forced and sits by me
Bass:
G|-8-6-4-3---
D|---------4-
A|-----------
E|-----------
           B5                B/F#  B/G#  
  Sir, can I ask you something?
Bass:
G|-6h8-6h8-6h8-
D|-------------
A|-------------
E|-------------
Chorus 2:
Do you Eb5need to E5love?
Do you Eb5need to E5love?
Do you Eb5need to E5love someone?B5  
Oh do you Eb5need    E5(Oh do you need)
Oh do you Eb5need    E5(Oh do you need)
Do you Eb5need, do you E5need someone
Bridge:
  B5SometimeEbms when there is Eno one
To love you F#back all the G#mtime
When you're in Ebmneed
And Edesperate to fall aBsleep
Well ain't it F#wild, though aren't you Eb/Gtired?
Oh, isn't it G#mmaking you lose your Emind?

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Need To Love

by The Starting Line

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

B/F#

Eb5

Ebm

Eb/G

G#m

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x244xx

B/F#

- 2x44xx

B G#

/ - 4x44xx

Eb5

- x688xx

- 0799xx

G#m - 466444

Ebm

- x68876

E - 079900

- x24442

F# - 244322

Eb/G

- 365xxx

B5 B/F# G#

Intro: --B/ (x2)

Verse 1:

B5 B/F# B G#

North-bound train on a Saturday

B5 B/F# B G#

Here I come, New York City

B5 B/F# B G#

Been deep in thought, on a little sleep

B5 B/F# B G#

Distance took my love away

Chorus 1:

Eb5 E5

Do you need to love?

Eb5 E5

Do you need to love?

Eb5 E5

Do you need to love someone?

Verse 2:

B5 B/F# B G#

I stare at strangers subtly

B5 B/F# B G#

Reading and softly speaking

B5 B/F# B G#

When Princeton forced and sits by me

Bass:

G|-8-6-4-3---

D|---------4-

A|-----------

E|-----------

B5 B/F# B G#

Sir, can I ask you something?

Bass:

|-6h8-6h8-6h8-

D|-------------

A|-------------

E|-------------

Chorus 2:

Eb5 E5

Do you need to love?

Eb5 E5

Do you need to love?

Eb5 E5 B5

Do you need to love someone?

Eb5 E5

Oh do you need (Oh do you need)

Eb5 E5

Oh do you need (Oh do you need)

Eb5 E5

Do you need, do you need someone

Bridge:

B5 Ebm E

Sometimes when there is no one

F# G#m

To love you back all the time

Ebm

When you're in need

E B

And desperate to fall asleep

F# Eb/G

Well ain't it wild, though aren't you tired?

G#m E

Oh, isn't it making you lose your mind?

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