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Tell Me What You Need

Alex Clare

RockMedium for beginners5 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Am×
E
G
F
Em

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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verse 1 
Am                E 
Tell (me) what you need 
         G                    
From the signs I can not read 
Am            E 
Something's wrong 
G               F 
How can we move on? 
                  Am 
You're not a heart breaker 
                     E 
But you're making my world quake 
G 
You world shaker 
 
 
Pre-Chorus 1 
     Am 
Gotta dig deep 
           Em                   G          F 
Cause your mind is crazy and I can't sleep 
F 
Can not sleep 
 
           Em            G       Am         
Open your mouth, I can read your mind 
                        G      
No, you don't have to walk away 
F               Am 
Said you never would  
                 G           F 
I never hear a word you say 
F                   Am  
Don't speak when you should 
       Em                     G 
Speak to me, tell me what you need 
            Am 
Won't you just... 
         Em            G         F        
Open your mouth, I can read your mind 
 
 
verse 2 
Am                       E 
You used to talk all the time 
G                                      Am 
Share your thoughts, ten to the dime 
           Em 
Something's changed 
G               F 
Now you're acting strange 
                Am 
I know that you care 
     E                       
When I speak (to) you,  
G                F 
just sit and stare 
 
 
Pre-Chorus 2 
            Am 
I gotta dig deep 
            Em                     G               F 
Cause your mind's running wild and I can't sleep 
 
Can not sleep 
 
          Em            G          Am         
Open your mouth, I can read your mind 
                        G       F 
No, you don't have to walk away 
F               Am 
Said you never would  
                 G           F 
I never hear a word you say 
F                           Am 
Don't speak when you should 
Am        Em                     G 
Speak to me, tell me what you need 
            Am 
Won't you just... 
Am         G                     F 
Open your mouth, I can read your mind 
Am        Em              F 
Speak to me, give me a sign 
            Am 
Won't you just... 
           G           F 
Won't you just... 
Am         G                     F 
Open your mouth, I can read your mind, 
Am         G                     F 
Open your mouth, I can read your mind, 
Am         G                     F 
Open your mouth, I can read your mind, 
                Am 
I can read your mind... 
          
 

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Chord set

Am · E · G · F · Em

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.