The National - I Need My Girl: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "I Need My Girl" 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.

Learn I Need My Girl Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The National

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 "I Need My Girl" smoothly on your guitar.

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

Chorus:
Cm         G#
I am good, I am grounded
D#              A#/D
Davey says that I look taller
    Cm             G#
But I can't get my head around it
D#              A#/D
I keep feeling smaller and smaller
Cm G#     D#     A#
I   need my girl
Cm G#     D#     A#
I   need my girl

Remember when you lost your shit and
Drove the car into the garden?
You got out and said "I'm sorry"
To the vines and no one saw it
I need my girl
I need my girl

              Cm       G#
I'm under the gun again
   D#          A#/D   Cm       G#
I know I was a 45-percenter then
   D#           A#/D
I know I was a lot of things

But I am good, I am grounded
Davy says that I look taller
But I can't get my head around it
I keep feeling smaller and smaller
I need my girl
I need my girl

There's some things that I should never
Laugh about in front of family
I tried to call you from the party
It's full of punks and cannonballers
I need my girl
I need my girl

I'm under the gun again
I know I was a 45-percenter then
I know I was a lot of things

Chorus:
But I am good, and I am grounded
Davy says that I look taller
But I can't get my head around it
I keep feeling smaller and smaller

D#              A#/D             Cm G#
I keep feeling smaller and smaller
D#              A#/D
I keep feeling smaller and smaller


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

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 "I Need My Girl" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I Need My Girl" by The National.

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