What I Need
Dave BarnesVersion1
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I got a head full of dreams and time here to scheme.
This ain't good, good.
I'm thinking, you know, about what did and didn't go
Like it should, should.
All these expectations
Just mean my heart'll be breaking.
Oh, why can't I see?
You give me what I need,
Even on my brightest day,
Even in a hurricane.
You give me what I need,
Even when there's way too much,
Even when I'm down to dust.
I've troubled with time, but its will was not mine.
There was no slowin' where it was goin'.
The wishes I willed all came back unfulfilled.
I was prayin' without patience.
All those expectations
Just meant my heart was breaking.
Oh, why can't I see?
You give me what I need,
Even on my brightest day,
Even in a hurricane.
You give me what I need,
Even when there's way too much,
Even when I'm down to dust.
I keep calm, carry on,
Like nothing ever went wrong.
That's what I'm gonna do.
(That's what I'm gonna do, oh.)
Laugh it off, move along,
Get back where I belong.
Live my life by leaning on you.
(Oh, I lean on you. I'm gonna lean on you, yeah.)
You give me what I need,
Even on my brightest day,
Even in a hurricane.
You give me what I need,
Even when there's way too much,
Even when I'm down to dust.
You give me what I need,
Even on my brightest day,
Even in a hurricane.
You give me what I need,
(Oh, oh, what I need.)
You give me what I need.
Give me what I need.
Oh, oh, oh, oh.
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Readable chord sheet for What I Need by Dave Barnes
[C#] [Ab] [B] [F#7]
I got a [C#]head full of [Ab]dreams and [B]time here to [F#7]scheme.
This ain't [C#]goo[Ab]d, [B]goo[F#7]d.
I'm [C#]thinking, you [Ab]know, about what [B]did and didn't [F#7]go
Like it [C#]shoul[Ab]d, [B]shoul[F#7]d.
[Ab]All these expectations
[F#7]Just mean my [C#]heart'll be breaking.
[Ab]Oh, why can't I [C#m]see?[F#]
[B]You give me [E]what I need, [Abm]
Even on my brightest da[E]y,
Even in a hurrica[B]ne.
You give me [E]what I need, [Abm]
Even when there's way too [E]much,
Even when I'm down to [C#]dust.
[Ab] [B] [F#7]
[C#] [Ab] [B] [F#7]
I've [C#]troubled with [Ab]time, but its [B]will was not [F#7]mine.
There was no [C#]slow[Ab]in' where it was [B]go[F#7]in'.
The [C#]wishes I [Ab]willed all came back[B] unful[F#7]filled.
I was [C#]pray[Ab]in' without [B]pa[F#7]tience.
[Ab]All those expectations
[F#7]Just meant my[C#] heart was breaking.
[Ab]Oh, why can't I [C#m]see?[F#]
[B]You give me [E]what I need, [Abm]
Even on my brightest da[E]y,
Even in a hurrica[B]ne.
You give me [E]what I need, [Abm]
Even when there's way too [E]much,
Even when I'm down to dust.
[F#]I keep cal[B]m, [F#]carry [E]on,
Like nothing ever went wrong.
[F#]That's what [B]I'm [F#]gonna [E]do.
(That's what I'm gonna do, oh.) [F#]
Laugh it of[B]f, [F#]move al[E]ong,
Get back where I belong.
[F#]Live my life by [B]leaning [F#]on [E]you.
(Oh, I lean on you. [F#] I'm gonna lean on you, [B]yeah.)
[B]You give me [E]what I need, [Abm]
Even on my brightest da[E]y,
Even in a hurrica[B]ne.
You give me [E]what I need, [Abm]
Even when there's way too [E]much,
Even when I'm down to dust.
[B]You give me [E]what I need, [Abm]
Even on my brightest [E]day,
Even in a hurrica[B]ne.
You give me [E]what I need, [Abm]
(Oh, oh, what I [E]need.)
You give me what I [B]need. [E]
Give me what I [Abm]need. [E]
Oh, oh, oh, oh. [B] [E] [Abm] [E]