I Don't Need You chords by Kenny Rogers (Official Version)

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Db
Dbsus4
Ab/Db
Dbadd9
Gbadd9
Db/Gb
Ab
Gb/Ab
Ab6
Ab9
Db/F
Ebm7
Db6
Gb
Gb6

Intro 1

Dbsus4

Ab/Db

Verse 1
Dbadd9 
I don't need you
Ab/Db 
Dbadd9 
I don't need friendship
Gbadd9 
Db/Gb 
Gbadd9 
I don't need flowers  in the Spring
Ab 
Gb/Ab 
I don't need     you
Ab6 
Ab9 
Dbadd9 
And you surely don't want me
Ab/Db 
Dbadd9 
I don't need love
Ab/Db 
Dbadd9 
and affection
Gbadd9 
Db/F 
Ebm7 
I don't need peace  and harmony
Ab 
Gb/Ab 
I don't need     you
Ab6 
Ab9 
Dbsus4 
Db 
And you surely don't need me
Ab/Db 
Db 

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Chorus 1

Ab/Db

Db6

But we both want it bad enough

Db/Gb

Gb6

Yes, we both want it, don't we?

Gb/Ab

Ab6

I don't need you baby

Ab9

Ab/Db

And I know you don't need me

Verse 2
Dbadd9 
I don't need your loving arms
Ab/Db 
Dbadd9 
around    me, oh
Gbadd9 
All       I need is to be free
Ab 
Gb/Ab 
Ab6 
That's what I        keep telling myself
Ab9 
Dbadd9 
And I tell  you, you don't need      me
Ab/Db 
Dbadd9 
I don't need children
Ab/Db 
Dbadd9 
in my old      age
Gbadd9 
Db/F 
Ebm7 
No        more cluttered leaves around the tree
Ab 
Gb/Ab 
Ab6 
And I don't need     you baby
Ab9 
Dbsus4 
And I know  you don't     need me
Db 
Ab/Db 
Db 

Chorus 2

Ab/Db

Db6

But we both want it bad enough

Db/Gb

Gb6

Yes, we both want it, don't we?

Gb/Ab

Ab6

I don't need you baby

Ab9

Ab/Db

And I know you don't need me

Outro 1

Db/Gb

Gb6

And we don't need each other, baby

Gb/Ab

Ab6

Ab9

We don't need each other, baby

Ab/Db

Dbadd9

Or do we

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Db
Dbsus4
Ab/Db
Dbadd9
Gbadd9
Db/Gb
Ab
Gb/Ab
Ab6
Ab9
Db/F
Ebm7
Db6
Gb
Gb6

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: Db majorBPM: 68

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Dbsus4: x-4-6-6-7-x
Ab/Db: x-4-6-5-4-4
Dbadd9: x-4-3-x-4-4
Gbadd9: x-x-4-3-2-4
Db/Gb: 2-x-x-1-2-1
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Gb/Ab: 4-x-4-3-2-x
Ab6: 4-x-3-5-4-x
Ab9: 4-3-4-3-4-x
Db/F: x-x-3-1-2-1
Ebm7: x-6-8-6-7-x
Db6: x-4-3-3-2-x
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2
Gb6: 2-x-1-3-2-x

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This is the definitive original version of I Don't Need You by Kenny Rogers, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Db major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Kenny Rogers.