Donnie McClurkin – I need you Piano & Guitar Chord Progression and Tab

Donnie McClurkin – I need you Piano & Guitar Chord Progression and Tab

This is the chord progression of I need you by Donnie McClurkin on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

Verse]
Am.                     F.              C.
Where will I go without, Your hand
G.
holding me?
Am.                     F.                               C.
And how could I live without You I
G.
can’t see?
Am.                     F.                               C.
Lord, what will I do with life, where
G.
will I go?
Am.                     F.           C                     C.
How would I handle things, all that I
G.
know?

[Chorus 1]
Dm.                     Am.
‘Cause I fail, again
Dm.                     C.                               G
When I fall, I fall so short, so short
Dm.                                         Am.
You know, You know my end Lord
Dm.                     C.                     G.
From the start, You know my heart
Am. F. C. Dm. Em. G.
I need You
Am. F. C. Dm. Em. G.
I need You

[Verse]
(Say now, where will I, where will I go?
Am.                     F.                     C.
Where will I go without, Your hand
G.
holding me?
(How would I live without You?)
Am.                               F.                     C.
How could I live without You I cannot
G.
see?
(What will I do with life? Where will I…)
Am.                     F                     . C.
What will I do with life, where will I
G.
go?
(How would I handle things, all that I know?!)
Am.                     F.                     C.
How would I handle things, all that I
G.
know?

[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Am.           F.           C.           G.
When I call, You hear me
Am.                     F.
When I call Your name
C.                     G.
You’re right near me
Am.           Gm.           G.           F
Your hand is there, right there to
C.       G.
hold me
Am.           F.
I need You Lord
C.           G.
I need you (repeat)
[Chorus ]

How to play I need you: key, chords and progression

I need you by Donnie McClurkin is built around A minor (no sharps or flats), with 7 chords in all: Am, F, C, G, Dm, Em and Gm.

Listen for G – Am – F – C (VII – i – VI – III in A minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Good to know: F and Gm are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.

Chord diagrams

Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D

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I need you chords: questions

What key is I need you in?

I need you by Donnie McClurkin is centred on A minor (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in I need you?

I need you uses 7 chords: Am, F, C, G, Dm, Em, Gm.

What is the chord progression of I need you?

The main progression is G – Am – F – C (VII – i – VI – III).

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