Sep172024

Mariah Carey – You Need Me Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
E7 G Am



[Verse 1]
Am
Wait a minute before
 you walk away
Am
Let me finish, I've
 got a lot to say
G/A
Baby, I'm not gonna
Am
tolerate this game
that you play
Am
You'll regret it if
 you desert me this
way



[Pre-Chorus]
F
   When there's
nobody
 to dry your eyes
Dm7
   Suddenly you're
      G
gonna realize



[Chorus]
Am
   Don't you know
 you need me?
Am
   Don't you see?
Believe me
F9 F
   Before you act
so
 Esus4 E7
hastily
Baby, remember,
         Am
you need me

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[Verse 2]
Am
Honey, listen, don't
make a big mistake
    Am
I'm in your system.
 You really can't
escape, no, no



[Pre-Chorus]
F
   When there's nobody
to hold your hand
Dm7
   Suddenly you're
      G
gonna understand

[Chorus]
Am
   Don't you know
 you need me?
Am
   Don't you see?
 Believe me
F9 F
   Before you act
    Esus4 E7
so hastily
Baby, remember,
          Am
 you need me
Am
   Don't you know
 you need me?
Am
   Don't you see?
Got to believe me
F9 F
   Before you act
    Esus4 E7
so hastily
Baby, remember,
         F
you need me



[Bridge]
F
   No one understands
you like I do
Am
   After everything
that we've been
through
C
   Baby, you can
turn
around and leave
      F
But I know that
you'll keep
        Esus4
 coming right back
   E7 Am
to me
     Am
Yeah darling,
yeah, woah

[Chorus]
Am
   Don't you know
you need me?
Am
   Don't you see?
Need
 to believe me
F
   Now before you
        Esus4 E
act so hastily
Baby, remember,
         Am
you need me
Am
   Don't you know
you need me?
Am
   Don't you see?
 Need to believe me
F
   Now before you
        Esus4 E
act so hastily
Baby, remember,
          Am
 you need me
Am
   Don't you know
you need me?
Am
   Don't you see?
 Need to believe me
F
   Now before you
 act
    Esus4 E
so hastily
Baby, remember,
         Am
you need me

Watch: You Need Me

From Mariah Carey - Topic on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play You Need Me: key, chords and progression

You Need Me by Mariah Carey is written in A minor (no sharps or flats) and moves through 10 chords: E7, G, Am, G/A, F, Dm7, F9, Esus4, C and E.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Am – F9 – F – Esus4 (i – VI9 – VI – Vsus4 in A minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: F and F9 are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.