Passenger – The Way That I Need You Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Passenger – The Way That I Need You Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of The Way That I Need You by Passenger on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
C F x3

[Verse 1]
C                                 F                        C
He’s the deflated balloon wrapped around your gate
F                                 C                                 G
Cut priced to clear a past to “sell by a date”
C                                                 F                                 Am                                 G
He’ll be fool running through the churchyard screaming out “it’s not too late”
G                                 C
When he does, I know that you’ll wait

[Verse 2]
C                                 F                                                 C
He’s the drunk man with bad breath coming on too strong
F                                                 C                                 G
He’s the beauty queen that strings your heart along
C                                 F                                 Am                                 G
And he’ll answer every question in your new-age magazine wrong
G                                                 C
But I know you love him strong

[Chorus]
F                                                 C
So I’m leaving for there’s nothing to believe in
G                                                                 C
I’m just grieving for a love I never knew
F
Please don’t go misreading me
C
I’m not saying you’ve been misleading me
G                 F                                 C
Just not needing me the way that I need you
C F x3

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[Verse 3]
C                                 F                                 C
He’s the elephant in the room that never speaks
F                                                 C                 G
But you dream about him every two weeks
C                 F                                 G                                 Am
And I wouldn’t know his name, but you call it in your sleep
G                                                 C
Oh I know you love him deep

[Bridge]
C                 F                                 C
So run back to him like you should
F                          C                                 G
I guess I always knew that you would
C                     F                          Am                 F
For he’s captured your heart in a way I never could
G                                 C
So go on and love him good

[Chorus 2]
F                                                 C
Oh I’m leaving for there’s nothing to believe in
G                                               C
I’m just grieving for a love I never knew
F
You’re the book I can’t stop reading
C
I’m the stray cat you’ve been feeding

G                                 F                                 C
But the tides, they are receding now it’s true
F
Please don’t go misreading me
C
I’m not saying you’ve been misleading me,
G     F                 Am                 Cmaj7                 G
Just not needing me the way that I need you
C                                 F                                 C
Just not needing me the way that I need you

[Outro]
F C x3

How to play The Way That I Need You: key, chords and progression

The Way That I Need You by Passenger is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 5 chords: C, F, G, Am and Cmaj7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – F – C – G (I – IV – I – V in C major). In solfa, that is doh – fah – doh – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, C, D, Em, Gmaj7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
Cmaj7 chord on guitar (x32000)
Cmaj7C E G B

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The Way That I Need You chords: questions

What key is The Way That I Need You in?

The Way That I Need You by Passenger is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in The Way That I Need You?

The Way That I Need You uses 5 chords: C, F, G, Am, Cmaj7.

What is the chord progression of The Way That I Need You?

The main progression is C – F – C – G (I – IV – I – V).

Is The Way That I Need You easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, C, D, Em, Gmaj7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

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