Kelly Clarkson - me: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "me" 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.

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G#                      C7
Buried myself into somebody else
Fm                                    D#   C#7
Shut out some parts of me, did it so casually
             G#                       C7
I guess I needed that to be able to step back
  Fm                                    D#     C#7
I lived my life without me, I never allowed me to

    G#
Too much I've had to live for,
                     C7
put my life on hold for
    Fm                                         D# C#
I'm always pleasin' someone, honestly, now I'm done

Chorus:
                         G#
I don't need somebody to hold me
                        C7
Don't need somebody to love me
                        Fm               C#
Don't need somebody to pick these pieces up
                   G#
I put together my broken
                              C
Let go of the pain I've been holdin'
                         Fm C#
Don't need to need somebody
When I got me

Loved you so much, took an army to pull me up
But now on the other side, I remembered I could fly
I told you I wanted you (I told you)
But you needed me to need you
(Needed me to need you)
Your insecurity was the death of you and me (Oh)

Too many times you questioned what were my
intentions (Ooh, yeah)
I never gave you reasons, you're the one
with secrets

Chorus:
I don't need somebody to hold me (Oh no)
Don't need somebody to love me (Oh yeah)
Don't need somebody to pick these pieces up
(Pick these pieces up)
I put together my broken
Let go of the pain I've been holdin'
Don't need to need somebody
(Don't need, I don't need)
When I got me

                                     C
(When I got, when I got, when I got me)
           Fm
When I got me
                                    C#
(When I got, when I got, when I got me)
Yeah, yeah, when I got me

I bet you feel the absence of my love every night
(Ooh, ooh)
There's no one else, you are the reason
I said goodbye

Chorus:
'Cause I don't need somebody to scold me
Don't need somebody that hurts me
Don't need somebody who feels weak standin'
next to me
I put together my broken
Let go of your hand I've been holdin' (Let go)
Don't need to need somebody
When I got me
[Post-Chorus]
(When I got, when I got, when I got me)
When I got me
(When I got, when I got, when I got me)
Yeah


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

C7

Guitar chord C7

C#

Guitar chord C#

C#7

Guitar chord C#7

D#

Guitar chord D#

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

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 "me" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "me" by Kelly Clarkson.

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