Ed Sheeran - You Need Me, I Don't Need You: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.
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Learn You Need Me, I Don't Need You Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Ed Sheeran
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" smoothly on your guitar.
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 D#m But now I'm in town, break it down Thinking of making a new sound F# Playing a different show every night In front of a new crowd G# That's you now, ciao Seems that life is great now B C# See me lose focus, as I sing to you loud D#m F# I can't, no, I won't hush G# I'll say the words that make you blush B C# I'm gonna sing this now, ow ow D#m See, I'm true, my songs are where my heart is F# I'm like glue, I stick to other artists G# I'm not you, now that would be disastrous B Let me sing and do my thing C# And move to greener pastures D#m See, I'm real, I do it all, it's all me F# I'm not fake, don't ever call me lazy G# I won't stay put Give me the chance to be free B Suffolk sadly seems to sort of suffocate me Chorus: D#m F# Cause you need me, man, I don't need you G# You need me, man, I don't need you B You need me, man, I don't need you at all C# D#m You need me, man, I don't need you D#m F# You need me, man, I don't need you G# You need me, man, I don't need you B You need me, man, I don't need you at all C# You need me I sing and write my own tune and I write my own verse hell Don't need another wordsmith to make my tunes sell Call yourself a singer-writer, you're just bluffing Name's on the credits and you didn't write nothing I sing, fast, I know that all my shit's cool I will blast and I didn't go to BRIT School I came fast with the way I act, right I can't last if I'm smoking on a crack pipe And I won't be a product of my genre My mind will always be stronger than my songs are Never believe the bullshit that fake guys feed to ya Always read the stories that you hear in Wikipedia And musically I'm demonstrating When I perform live, feels like I am meditating Times at the enterprise when some fella filmed me A young singer-writer like a Gabriella Cilmi Chorus 'Cause with the lyrics I'll be aiming it right I won't stop until my name's in lights With stadium heights, with Damien Rice On red carpets, now I'm on Arabian Nights Because I'm young I know my brothers gonna give me advice Long nighter, short height and I gone hyper Never be anything but a singer-songwriter, yeah The game's over but now I'm on a new level Watch how I step on the track without a loop pedal People think that I'm bound to blow up I've done around about a thousand shows, but I haven't got a house, plus I live on a couch So you believe the lyrics when I'm singing them out Wow, from day one I've been prepared With V05 wax for my ginger hair So now I'm back to the sofa giving a dose of What the future holds 'cause it's another day Plus I'll keep my last name forever, keep this genre pretty basic Gonna be breaking into other people's tunes when I chase it And replace it with the elephant in the room with a facelift Slipping into another rapper shoes using new laces I'm selling CDs from my rucksack aiming for the papers Selling CDs from my rucksack aiming for the majors Nationwide tour with Just Jack, still had to get the bus back Clean cut kid without a razor for the moustache I hit back when the pen hurts me I'm still a choir boy in a Fenchurch tee I'm still the same as a year ago But more people hear me though According to the MySpace and YouTube videos I'm always doing shows if I'm not I'm in the studio Truly broke, never growing up, call me Rufio Melody music maker, reading all the papers They say I'm up and coming like I'm fucking in an elevator Chorus You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  C#  D#m  F#  G#  B  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 "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" by Ed Sheeran.