OneRepublic - Something I Need: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Something I Need" 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.

                         G
I had a dream the other night
                           Em
About how we only get one life
                         C
Woke me up right after two
                            D
Stayed awake and stared at you
                       G
So I wouldn't lose my mind

And I had the week that came from hell
And yes, I know that you could tell
But you’re like the net under the ledge
When I go flying off the edge
You go flying off as well

           Em            D
And if you only die once I wanna die with

Chorus:
 G
You got something I need
         Em
In this world full of people
there's one killing me
          C
And if we only die once
D                 G
I wanna die with you (you, you, you)
 G
You got something I need
         Em
In this world full of people
there's one killing me
          C
And if we only die once
D                 G
I wanna die with you (you, you, you)

Last night I think I drank too much, he-ey
Yeah, call it our temporary crutch, he-ey
With broken words I tried to say
Honey don’t you be afraid
If we got nothing, we got us, yeah

And if you only die once
I wanna die with

Chorus

G
I know that we're not the same
Em
But I'm so glad damn that we made it
     C          D         G
To this time, this time, now

You got something I need
Yeah, in this world full
of people there’s one killing me
And if we only die once, I wanna die with you
Hey!

Chorus

If we only live once I wanna live with

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

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 "Something I Need" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Something I Need" by OneRepublic.