What I Needed Chords by Journey

Tempo:
132.6 bpm
Chords used:

G

Em

F#

D

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Journey - What I Needed chords
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[D] [D]
[Em] [E] [F#]
[D]
[Em] [E]
[F#] [Bm] Missing something [G] in my life
[F#]
Searching for [G] a day in my [Em] life
Couldn't seem [F#] to get [F#m] it right
[G] Till you walked my way
[A]
[Bm] Leaving lovers [G] one by one
[F#m] Little like [G] who [D] I'd become
Couldn't [B] face myself, I'd [F#m] turn and run
[G] Made me see that [D] I could change
[Dm]
Out of [F] my darkness
[C] As I stepped into the [G] light
[D] Began [F] a new day
[G] Taking one step at a [F#] time
[B] You [G] were what I [Em] needed
I was [A#] holding [B]
[G] my emotion
[E] You [Em] made me see [F#] the truth
[B]
Your [G] love was what I [E] needed
[Em] Hear me [A#] call the [G#] one that
[B] [G] Waited for a [Em] lifetime
Girl, you were my [F#]
rescue
All I needed was [D] you
You [Em] [E]
[F#] [Bm]
always [G] get my way
[F#m]
Told me that [G] you wouldn't stay
Had [Em] to face it, what you [F#m] had to say
[G] If I wanted you
[A] You [Bm] tell me when I [G] did you wrong
I [F#m] guess I've known [D] it all along
[Em] Had a method and [F#m] used it strong
[G] I believed in you
[Dm]
Through my [F] frustrations
[C] Tried to become someone [G] else
[Dm] The years [F] I wasted
[C] I've been lying to myself
[F#] [B] [G] You were what I needed
[E] I [Em] was [A#] holding [F#] [B]
[F#] [G] my emotion
[E]
You [Em] made me see [F#] the truth
[B] Your [G] love was what I [E] needed
[Em] Hear me call, [A#] [F#]
[B] waited
[G]
[Em] Give me calling, [F#] what I needed
What I needed [G] was you
[D]
[F#]
[Bm]
[G]
[D]
[F#]
[Em] [D]
[B]
[Em] Believed in me, [C] stood strong
[Am] You were [F] there through [B] my darkest hour
[E]
You lifted [C] my spirit
And [D] [G]
[C] now I [A] stand before [D]
[G] [C#]
[B]
you
You [G] were what I needed
[E]
[Em] I was [A#] holding [C#] [B]
my [G] emotion
[Em] But you made me see the [F#] truth
[B] Your [G] love was what I [E] needed
Hear [Em] me call, [A#]
[B] [Bm] waited
[G] [Em] Girl, you were my [F#] rescue
What I needed was [Bm] you
[D] [Em] [E]
[F#]
[D] [Em]
[E] [F#]
Key:  
G
2131
Em
121
F#
134211112
D
1321
B
12341112
G
2131
Em
121
F#
134211112
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To start learning Journey - What I Needed chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Em, F#, B, G, E, Em, F#, D, Em, E, G and Em in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 66 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 133. With D Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ Missing something _ [G] in my life
_ [F#] _
Searching for [G] a day in my [Em] life
Couldn't seem [F#] to get [F#m] it right
[G] Till you walked my _ _ way
[A] _
_ _ [Bm] Leaving _ lovers [G] one by one
[F#m] Little like [G] who [D] I'd become
_ Couldn't [B] face myself, I'd [F#m] turn and run
[G] Made me see that [D] I could _ change
[Dm] _
Out of [F] my darkness
_ [C] As I stepped into the _ [G] light _ _
_ [D] _ _ Began [F] a new day
_ [G] Taking one step at a _ _ [F#] time
_ [B] _ You [G] were what I [Em] needed
I was [A#] holding _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [G] _ my emotion
[E] You [Em] made me see [F#] the truth
_ _ [B] _
_ Your [G] love was what I [E] needed
[Em] Hear me [A#] call the [G#] one that
_ [B] _ _ _ [G] Waited for a [Em] lifetime
Girl, you were my [F#]
rescue
All I needed was _ _ [D] you
You _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ always [G] get my way
[F#m]
Told me that [G] you wouldn't stay
Had [Em] to face it, what you [F#m] had to say
_ [G] If I wanted you _
_ [A] You [Bm] tell me when I [G] did you wrong
I [F#m] guess I've known [D] it all along
[Em] _ Had a method and [F#m] used it strong
[G] I believed in _ _ you
_ [Dm] _
Through my _ [F] frustrations _
[C] Tried to become someone [G] else _
_ _ [Dm] _ The years [F] I wasted
_ _ [C] I've been lying to myself
_ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [G] You were what I needed
[E] I [Em] was [A#] holding _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _
[F#] _ _ [G] _ my emotion
[E]
You [Em] made me see [F#] the truth _ _
[B] _ Your _ [G] love was what I [E] needed
[Em] Hear me call, [A#] _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ waited
[G] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ Give me calling, [F#] _ _ what I needed
_ What I needed [G] was _ you _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ Believed in me, [C] stood strong
_ [Am] You were [F] there through [B] my _ darkest hour
_ _ _ _ [E]
You _ lifted [C] my _ spirit
And [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [C] now I [A] stand before _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
you
You [G] were what I needed
[E] _
[Em] I was _ [A#] holding _ [C#] _ _ [B] _
my _ [G] _ _ _ emotion
[Em] But you made me see the [F#] _ truth
_ _ [B] _ Your [G] love was what I _ [E] needed
Hear [Em] me call, [A#] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] waited
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] Girl, you were my [F#] rescue
_ _ What _ I needed was [Bm] you
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song, written by George David Weiss and Bob Thiele, is featured on the album Revelation.

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