[Verse 1]DGD
Oceans, in between us
GDA/C#D
Mars and Venus, so far apart
GD
Hopin', just barely hopin'
GD
Bleeding and broken
A/C#D
from open hearts
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[Pre-Chorus]G
Take my hand if you can
DGD
take me as I am, mmh
G
And take my love, if you
D
can love me, that's enough
A/C#
That's enough
[Chorus]BmA5G
But don't slip away
D
before the dawn
A/C#BmA5
Morning's about to come
GD
And everybody needs someone
A/C#
And I'll be here waitin'
[Post-Chorus]BmGD
Oh----oh, yeah
A/C#
Yeah, everybody needs someone
BmGD
Oh----oh, yeah
A/C#
Yeah, everybody needs someone
[Verse 2]DG
Some nights, you let
D
your guard down
GD
When the mornin' comes
A/C#D
'round, you come 'round too
But if you could see us,
GD
from a distance
GD
You'll know I've always
A/C#D
been so close to you
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[Pre-Chorus]G
Take my hand if you can
DGD
take me as I am, mmh
G
And take my love, if you
D
can love me, that's enough
A/C#
That's enough
[Chorus]BmA5G
But don't slip away
D
before the dawn
A/C#BmA5
Morning's about to come
GD
And everybody needs someone
A/C#
And I'll be here waitin'
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[Post-Chorus]BmGD
Oh----oh, yeah
A/C#
Yeah, everybody needs someone
BmGD
Oh----oh, yeah
A/C#
Yeah, everybody needs someone
[Outro]Bm
Take my hand if you can
G
take me as I am
D
Take my love,
A/C#
if you can love me,
that's enough
Bm
Take my hand if you
G
can take me as I am
D
Take my love, if you
A/C#D
can love me, that's enough
GDGDA/C#D
Mmh
How to play Everybody Needs Someone: key, chords and progression
These are Everybody Needs Someone chords by Noah Cyrus feat. Vance Joy on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.
Everybody Needs Someone by Noah Cyrus feat. Vance Joy is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 5 chords: D, G, A/C#, Bm and A5.
The backbone of the song is G – D – A/C# – Bm (IV – I – V – vi in D major), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord. In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – lah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, C, D, Em, D5 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
What is the chord progression of Everybody Needs Someone?
The main progression is G – D – A/C# – Bm (IV – I – V – vi), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord.
Is Everybody Needs Someone easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, C, D, Em, D5 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).
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