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Smokie – Just When I Needed You Most Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsG C Am D B

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These are the chords for Just When I Needed You Most by Smokie on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

[Intro ] arpeggio style
G                     C         G
G                     C         G

[Verse 1]
G
You packed in the morning,
I stared out the window
        C
And I struggled for something to say
You left in the rain
          G
without closing the door
Am                      D
I didn't stand in your way.

[Verse 2]
G
Now I miss you more than
I missed you before
          C
And now where I'll find comfort,
 B    C
God knows
           G
'Cause you   left me
 D                         G
just when I needed you most
  C         G
D                          G
Just when I needed you most

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[Verse 3]
G
Now most every morning,
I stare out the window
       C
And I think about
where you might be
I've written you letters
      G
that I'd like to send
        Am                    D
If you would just send one to me.

[Verse 4]
       G
'Cause I need you more
than I need you before
          C
And now where I'll find
          B   C
comfort, God knows
               G
'Cause you		 left me
 D                         G
just when I needed you most
                   D
Cause you left me just
                      G
when I needed you most

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[Verse 5]
G
You packed in the morning,
I stared out the window
        C
And I struggled for
something to say
You left in the rain
          G
without closing the door
Am                      D
I didn't stand in your way

[Verse 6]
G
Now I love you more than
I loved you before
            C
And I now where I'll
               B   C
find comfort, God knows
           G           D
'Cause you   left me just
                       G
when I needed you most
 C G           D
You  left me just
                      G
when I needed you most

[Outro]
C               G
Cause you
         D
left me just when
                 G C G
I needed you most

How to play Just When I Needed You Most: key, chords and progression

Just When I Needed You Most by Smokie is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 5 chords: G, C, Am, D and B.

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

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.