I Need My Girl chords by The National (Official Version)

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Am
Fmaj9
C
G
F
Gadd9
Fmaj7

Intro 1

Fmaj9

Verse 1

Fmaj9

I am good but I am grounded

Davy says that I look taller

Fmaj9

But I can't get my head around it

I keep feeling smaller and smaller

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Pre-chorus 1

Fmaj9

I need my girl

Fmaj9

I need my girl

Verse 2

Fmaj9

Remember when you lost your shit and

Drove the car into the garden?

Fmaj9

You got out and said "I'm sorry"

To the vines and no one saw it

Pre-chorus 2

Fmaj9

I need my girl

Fmaj9

I need my girl

Chorus 1

Fmaj9

I'm under the gun again

I know I was a 45 percenter then

Fmaj9

I know I was a lot of things

Verse 3

Fmaj9

But I am good, I am grounded

Davy says that I look taller

Fmaj9

But I can't get my head around it

I keep feeling smaller and smaller

Pre-chorus 3

Fmaj9

I need my girl

Fmaj9

I need my girl

Interlude 1

Fmaj9

Verse 4

There's some things that I should never

Gadd9

Laugh about in front of family

I tried to call you from the party

Gadd9

It's full of punks and cannonballers

Pre-chorus 4

Fmaj7

Gadd9

I need my girl

Fmaj7

Gadd9

I need my girl

Chorus 2

Fmaj9

I'm under the gun again

I know I was a 45 percenter then

Fmaj9

I know I was a lot of things

Verse 5

Fmaj9

But I am good and I I am grounded

Davy says that I look taller

Fmaj9

But I can't get my head around it

I keep feeling smaller and smaller

Outro 1
Am 
Fmaj9 
C 
G 
I  keep feeling smaller and smaller
Am 
Fmaj9 
C 
G 
I  keep feeling smaller and smaller
Am 
Fmaj9 
C 
G 
Am 
Fmaj9 
C 
G 

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Am
Fmaj9
C
G
F
Gadd9
Fmaj7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: C minorBPM: 129

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

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Fmaj9: x-x-2-2-1-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Gadd9: 3-x-0-2-0-3
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0

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This is the original studio version of I Need My Girl by The National, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of C minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of The National's performance.