INTRO:
GUITAR 1: strike these chords and let each ring:
E D E D
GUITAR 2: plays this riff: (D/E means slide D chord to E chord)
sl. sl.
E E D / E E E D / E
VERSE:
D
Well the talk on the street
sl. sl.
E E D / E E E D / E
Says you might go solo
D
A good friend of mine
sl. sl.
E E D / E E E D / E
Saw you leavin' by your back door
CHORUS:
E
I need to know, (I need to know)
D
I need to know, (I need to know)
C
If you think you're gonna leave
D
Then you better say so
E
I need to know, (I need to know)
D
I need to know, (I need to know)
C
'Cause I don't know how long
D
I can hold on
C
If you're makin' me wait,
D
If you're leadin' me on
E
I need to know, (I need to know)
D
I need to know, (I need to know)
VERSE:
D
Who would've thought that
sl. sl.
E E D / E E E D / E
You'd fall for his line
D
All of a sudden
sl. sl.
E E D / E E E D / E
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It's me on the outside
CHORUS:
E
I need to know, (I need to know)
D
I need to know, (I need to know)
C
If you think you're gonna leave
D
Then you better say so
E
I need to know, (I need to know)
D
I need to know, (I need to know)
C
'Cause I don't know how long
D
I can hold on
C
If you're makin' me wait,
D
If you're leadin' me on
E
I need to know, (I need to know)
D
I need to know, (I need to know)
INSTRUMENTAL: E D E D
CHORUS:
E
I need to know, (I need to know)
D
I need to know, (I need to know)
C
If you think you're gonna leave
D
Then you better say so
E
I need to know, (I need to know)
D
I need to know, (I need to know)
C
'Cause I don't know how long
D
I can hold on
C
If you're makin' me wait,
D
If you're leadin' me on
E
I need to know, (I need to know)
D
I need to know, (I need to know)
E
I need to know