How to Play Need You Now on Guitar?

Dean Lewis - Need You Now can be played in the key of Em using the Em, C, G, D chords. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Need You Now with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Dean Lewis - Need You Now Chords

Chord reference Em, C, G, D

Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Em]Cold light wakes me in the morning [Em]Your side is empty, I was calling out to [C]you, I was calling out to [G]you

[Em]There’s broken bottles around me on the floor [Em]There’s broken bottles around me like a technicoloured [C]hue Like a technicoloured [G]hue

[Em]You left your number [D]on my bed, saying [G]this is all that you gotta [C]do [Em]But its not my fault that my [D]phone went dead, oh I would do it [G]again, I’d do it again

I just need you [Em]talking next to me when I wake up, wake up [Em]Talking next to me when I wake up next to [C]you, when I’m hungover [G]too [G]Because you’re the only one who comes when Iâm lonely You’re the only one who comes when I’m lonely for [Em]you, when I’m lonely for [G]you

All [C]all that I need [Em]is, a sweet [D]escape And [C]all that I need [Em]is, a sweet [D]escape

Oh I just need your, [C]ohh oh oh oh [G]oh, well I’m leaving [D]now And [C]oh oh oh oh [G]oh, I’m leaving [D]now, and [C]oh oh oh oh [G]oh I’m leaving [D]now, and [C]oh oh oh oh [G]oh, I’m leaving [D]now

[C]And all of the [G]nights and all of the [D]days, yeah we’re [Em]watching them [D]fading [C]away And oh what a [G]life when you’re rolling the [D]dice, when I’m [Em]gambling [D]all of the [C]time [C]Well, and all of the [G]nights and all of the [D]days, yeah we’re [Em]watching them [D]fading [C]away And oh what a [G]life when you’re rolling the [D]dice, when I’m [Em]gambling [D]all of the [C]time Because I [Em]don’t need your [C]love, [Em]I just need you [C]now And [Em]I don’t need your [C]love, [Em]I just need you [C]now

Artist Dean Lewis

Album Same Kind of Different

Genres Alternative, Indie

Year 2017

Key Em

Dean Lewis - Need You Now can be played in the key of Em using the Em, C, G, D chords.

For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Need You Now with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.