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If I Needed Someone chords by The Beatles (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

D
C/D
Am
B7
Em
A

Intro 1

D

D

D

D

Verse 1

D

If I needed someone to love

C/D

You're the one that I'd be thinking of

D

If I needed someone

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Verse 2

D

If I had some more time to spend

C/D

Then I guess I'd be with you, my friend

D

If I needed someone

Bridge 1

Am

B7

Had you come some other day

Em

Then it might not have been like this

Am

B7

Em

A

But you see now I'm too much in love

Verse 3

D

Carve your number on my wall

C/D

And maybe you will get a call from me

D

If I needed someone

Interlude 1

D

D

D

D

Ah, ah

C/D

C/D

D

D

Ah, ah

Verse 4

D

If I had some more time to spend

C/D

Then I guess I'd be with you, my friend

D

If I needed someone

Bridge 2

Am

B7

Had you come some other day

Em

Then it might not have been like this

Am

B7

Em

A

But you see now I'm too much in love

Verse 5

D

Carve your number on my wall

C/D

And maybe you will get a call from me

D

If I needed someone

Outro 1

D

D

D

D

Ah, ah

D

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GuitarPianoUkulele

0

D
C/D
Am
B7
Em
A

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: A majorBPM: 130

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

D: x-x-0-2-3-2
C/D: x-x-0-0-1-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
B7: x-2-1-2-0-2
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0

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This is the original studio version of If I Needed Someone by The Beatles, 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 A major. It suits players who want to learn If I Needed Someone the way The Beatles intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

If I Needed Someone

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