John Mellencamp - I Need a Lover
Originally mostly in F#, I play mostly in D
I’m writing out the three-minute intro because I think it’s neat,
but if this is just an acoustic jam, start where it says “start here
if acoustic“.
Ringing guitar chords, mostly piano
F#C#/F#B/F#C#/F#x2
Guitar enters at tempo
F#C#/F#B/F#C#/F#x4
Full band in
DAGAx3
DAD→ A/C#G/B→ A
D→ Em→ F#m→
Full band, airy with piano arpeggios
GD/GGD/Gx4
G→ Am→ Bm
Full band in
CG/CF/CG/Cx4
Hang one measure
G#dim7
Quiet, mostly piano only
F#C#BC#x4
Band in, still pretty quiet
F#C#BC#x4
Band in, full volume
DAGAx4
Let ring one measure
G7#9
Band in, start here if acoustic
DA/DG/DA/Dx7
DAD→ A/C#G/B→ A
Vox on the low 3
DI need a Alover who Gwon’t drive me Acrazy
D(I need a Alover that Gwon’t drive me Acrazy)
Vox up to the high 3
DI need a Alover that Gwon’t drive me Acrazy
DSome girl that knows the Ameaning of, uh, Ghey, hit the hAighway
DAGA
Vox on the low 3
DWell, I’ve Abeen walkin’ the Gstreets up and Adown
DRacing Athrough the human Gjungles at Anight
Vox up to the high 3
DI’m so conAfused, my Gmind is indifAferent
DHey, I’m so Aweak, won’t somebody Gshut off that Alight
With “aah”
DAGAx2
Vox on the low 3
DElectAricity Gruns through the viAdeo
DAnd I Awatch it from this Ghole I call Ahome
Vox up to the high 3
DAnd all the Astony’s are Gdancin’ to the Aradio
Hold the IV and the second V twice as long as usual
DAnd I got the Aworld calling me Gup here, tonight Aon the phone
Vox up on the high 3 the whole chorus this time
DI need a Alover that Gwon’t drive me Acrazy
DSome girl to Athrill me and Gthen go aAway
DI need a Alover that Gwon’t drive me Acrazy
DSome girl that knows the Ameaning of, uh, Ghey, hit the hAighway
DAGAx3
DAD→ A/C#G/B→ A
Vox on the low 3
DWell, I’m not Awiped out by this Gpoolroom life I’m Aliving
DI’m gonna quit this Ajob and go to Gschool, or head back Ahome
Vox up to the high 3
DAnd I’m not Aaskin’ to be Gloved or be forAgiven
Hold the IV and the second V twice as long as usual
DHey, I just Acan’t face shakin’ Gin this bedroom, Aone more night alone
A cappella, chords implied, all up at the high 3
DI need a Alover that Gwon’t drive me Acrazy
DI need a Alover that Gwon’t drive me Acrazy
DI need a Alover that Gwon’t drive me Acrazy
DSome girl that knows the Ameaning of, uh, Ghey, hit the hAighway
FCA#Cx4
I hear the melody differently this time, because the 3 would be really high now,
instead the melody starts on the 1 of the new key
FI need a Clover that A#won’t drive me Ccrazy
FSome girl to Cthrill me and A#then go aCway
Triplets on “won’t drive me crazy”
FI need a Clover that A#won’t drive me Ccrazy
FSome girl that knows the Cmeaning of, uh, A#hey, hit the Chighway, you betcha
FCA#Cx4
F→ CA#→ G#F#→ F