Hoobastank - You Need To Be Here: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "You Need To Be Here" 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.

E
I feel the wind rush across my face
           D
Like an invisible wave crashing over me
           A/C
I started holding my breath the moment I left
                    C                       D
Wondering what the day was gonna bring for me
      E
But there's no way that I could ever prepare
          D
For the scope of it all for the chill in the air
     A/C#
The cold of the rain, the warmth of the day
     C                  D
I'm never gonna be the same

Chorus:
      E
The whole world's racing by
D
And no words can describe
          A/C#
How this feels inside
     C
You need to be here
     D
You need to be here with me
E
They come and go so fast
F#m                     F
These moments never last
        C
So you need to be here
     D                    E
You need to be here with me

It's something new and beyond every
corner is a mystery
Cause every road that
I have taken can never be mistaken
For the one that is now under my feet
And I realize with open eye's
Every second that we have is once in a lifetime
Once in a lifetime

Chorus

A                         E/G#
'Cause something's incomplete
                         G
Not quite how it should be
        D
And I try and I try just to live in the moment
A                 E/G#
But everything I do
                        G
Just leads me back to you
'Cause there is no substitute

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

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 To Be Here" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "You Need To Be Here" by Hoobastank.