"What I Need" by Dave Barnes
From "What We Want, What We Get" (2010)
Tabbed by Kevin Dorth and Wessley Mitchell
Tuning: Standard
Capo: None
This song is mostly down-strumming, but feel free to mix it up.
Intro:
[C#] [G#] [B] [F#7]
Verse 1:
I got a [C#]head full of [G#]dreams and [B]time here to [F#7]scheme.
This ain't [C#]goo[G#]d, [B]goo[F#7]d.
I'm [C#]thinking, you [G#]know, about what [B]did and didn't [F#7]go
Like it [C#]shoul[G#]d, [B]shoul[F#7]d.
[G#]All these expectations
[F#7]Just mean my [C#]heart'll be breaking.
[G#]Oh, why can't I [C#m]see?[F#]
Chorus:
[B]You give me [E]what I need,[G#m]
Even on my brightest da[E]y,
Even in a hurrica[B]ne.
You give me [E]what I need,[G#m]
Even when there's way too [E]much,
Even when I'm down to [C#]dust.
[G#] [B] [F#7]
[C#] [G#] [B] [F#7]
Verse 2:
I've [C#]troubled with [G#]time, but its [B]will was not [F#7]mine.
There was no [C#]slow[G#]in' where it was [B]go[F#7]in'.
The [C#]wishes I [G#]willed all came back[B] unful[F#7]filled.
I was [C#]pray[G#]in' without [B]pa[F#7]tience.
[G#]All those expectations
[F#7]Just meant my[C#] heart was breaking.
[G#]Oh, why can't I [C#m]see?[F#]
Chorus:
[B]You give me [E]what I need,[G#m]
Even on my brightest da[E]y,
Even in a hurrica[B]ne.
You give me [E]what I need,[G#m]
Even when there's way too [E]much,
Even when I'm down to dust.
Bridge:
[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.)
Chorus:
[B]You give me [E]what I need,[G#m]
Even on my brightest da[E]y,
Even in a hurrica[B]ne.
You give me [E]what I need,[G#m]
Even when there's way too [E]much,
Even when I'm down to dust.
[B]You give me [E]what I need,[G#m]
Even on my brightest [E]day,
Even in a hurrica[B]ne.
You give me [E]what I need,[G#m]
(Oh, oh, what I [E]need.)
You give me what I [B]need.[E]
Give me what I [G#m]need.[E]
Oh, oh, oh, oh.[B][E][G#m][E]
From "What We Want, What We Get" (2010)
Tabbed by Kevin Dorth and Wessley Mitchell
Tuning: Standard
Capo: None
This song is mostly down-strumming, but feel free to mix it up.
Intro:
[C#] [G#] [B] [F#7]
Verse 1:
I got a [C#]head full of [G#]dreams and [B]time here to [F#7]scheme.
This ain't [C#]goo[G#]d, [B]goo[F#7]d.
I'm [C#]thinking, you [G#]know, about what [B]did and didn't [F#7]go
Like it [C#]shoul[G#]d, [B]shoul[F#7]d.
[G#]All these expectations
[F#7]Just mean my [C#]heart'll be breaking.
[G#]Oh, why can't I [C#m]see?[F#]
Chorus:
[B]You give me [E]what I need,[G#m]
Even on my brightest da[E]y,
Even in a hurrica[B]ne.
You give me [E]what I need,[G#m]
Even when there's way too [E]much,
Even when I'm down to [C#]dust.
[G#] [B] [F#7]
[C#] [G#] [B] [F#7]
Verse 2:
I've [C#]troubled with [G#]time, but its [B]will was not [F#7]mine.
There was no [C#]slow[G#]in' where it was [B]go[F#7]in'.
The [C#]wishes I [G#]willed all came back[B] unful[F#7]filled.
I was [C#]pray[G#]in' without [B]pa[F#7]tience.
[G#]All those expectations
[F#7]Just meant my[C#] heart was breaking.
[G#]Oh, why can't I [C#m]see?[F#]
Chorus:
[B]You give me [E]what I need,[G#m]
Even on my brightest da[E]y,
Even in a hurrica[B]ne.
You give me [E]what I need,[G#m]
Even when there's way too [E]much,
Even when I'm down to dust.
Bridge:
[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.)
Chorus:
[B]You give me [E]what I need,[G#m]
Even on my brightest da[E]y,
Even in a hurrica[B]ne.
You give me [E]what I need,[G#m]
Even when there's way too [E]much,
Even when I'm down to dust.
[B]You give me [E]what I need,[G#m]
Even on my brightest [E]day,
Even in a hurrica[B]ne.
You give me [E]what I need,[G#m]
(Oh, oh, what I [E]need.)
You give me what I [B]need.[E]
Give me what I [G#m]need.[E]
Oh, oh, oh, oh.[B][E][G#m][E]
