Creedence Clearwater Revival - Need Someone to Hold: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Need Someone to Hold" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

     C               Bm               G
The sun came up and pushed away the clouds
          C                Bm                G
Stumbled back to my room, really don't know how
   C                      G
I won't wake up 'til this afternoon,
  C                    G
Been out walkin' all night again
   C             G
Stranger here try'n to have fun.
 C                   G
Far from home; it's just begun.

Chorus:
 C                               G
Give out the warm, it come back cold.
     C                     G
Oh, God I need someone to hold,

The coffee's cold, it's going to have to do
My feet are shot, feeling hungry too
People don't have a thing to say
Feel your dignity slip away
Won't wake up 'til this afternoon
Waste of time 'cause there's nothing new

Chorus - x2

A city nice as this one should be kind
It pushed me down, really don't know why
When I wake up this afternoon
Another day to make it through
Might get lucky and find a dime
Things don't change, going to give up trying

Chorus

Give out the warm, it comes back cold - x5


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Need Someone to Hold" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Need Someone to Hold" by Creedence Clearwater Revival.