"NEEDYOUTONIGHT " INXS As heard on Kick (ATL AN TIC) Words and Music by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence • Transcribed by Jeff Perrin
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IB]1st and 2.nd Ver ses
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4-· -- 2 (Srh time
(0:18, o:58)
0 112nd
verse) ski/J ahead to p re-cho rus (ID
1. All
you
this moment century 's you want yeah So
2.
I need you 'cause I'mnot There 's something makes me that
tonight
got is Thetwenly·flrst care all You can Everybody does
yesterday that's
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II
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okay you
girl
N.C.(C#S)
sleeping about sweat
(F#S}
Gtr. I plays Rh\'. Fill I fifth time on 2nd l'erse (see next page) · (pla,· 5 timt>.t/ · - -·- - -· • ··- ••• • •• -· • - •••• •• • • • • • •• • ·- ••• • • - • • • • • - - •• - --- ••• - • • • •• • ••• ••• ••• ••• • •• • • • • • • • • - • • - • • • ••••••• ' •• - • , p M. ••••••••••• ••••••••• •••• - • - •••••• - . • - - • - • - - - • - -· - - ••••••••••••••••••••• - •• - ••• - ••••••••••• - - - - - • - - •• - - ••••••••• -- •• - ••• ,
Gtr J Riff A ••••••••••••••••
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..NEEDYOUTONIGHT" (£] 1st and
(2nd time on I st clroms) go back to 2nd verse (ID
2nd Choru ses (0:40)
slide over here got to let youknow
(2nd time
and
C#
11
give
me a moment Your movesareso raw You'reoneof my kind
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0 112nd
Gtr. 1 plays Rhy. Fig.} four times (see meas. 5) Gtr. 2 plays Rhy. Fig. I a fo11r times (see meas . 5) Ctr. 3 RiffC •••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••••.••• .. .•.. . •••••••••••••••••••• , P.M•..••••• ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••.••••. ___ . __. ____ ,
Bass: Bass Fig. 2 pl,1y /st timl!.onlt-- - -----
[ID1st Pre-chorus
cho rus) .rkip ahead to 3rd l'trse[ID
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I've
to let you
know
I've
2
end Bass Fig. 2 ---- - ----.
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(1:20)
(3 rd time) ga back to chorus[£)
How do you feel What do you think What 'cha gonnado
I'm Can't Gonna
lonely think at all live my life
So
N.C.(C#S)
(F#S)
Gtr. 3 plays Riff A three times (see meas . 9)
Gtr. I s11bstit111 es Rhy. Fill 2 third time (see below)
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(1:50)
I needyou tonight There 'ssomething about
C#
(F#S)
C#m
Gtr. 3 plays RiffAffre times (see meas. 9) Gtr. 4 plays Riff Bfi11e times (see meas. 9)
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Bass plays Bass Fig. I five times (see meas. 9)
Rhy. Fill J (1:15)
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'causeI'm notsleeping that makes mesweat
(F#S)
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Rhy. Fill 2 (1:28, 2:26,2:30)
G1r. I (w/modulation effect )
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Bass play s Bass Fig. I three times (see meas. 9)
rn]3rd Verse
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(C#S)
(F#S)
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2n d Pr e-chorus
(2:12)
how doyoufeel Whatdo you think What'cha gonnado (C#S)
So
I'm lonely Can't thinkat ail Gonnalive mylife (F#S)
Gtr. 3 pluys Riff A three limes one and one ha(( (see meas. 9) Gtr. 4 plays Riff D three rimes (see mt.as. 15)
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Howdo you feel
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Whatdo you think What'cha gonnado Slide over here moves areso raw (C#m)
(F#S)
(C#m)
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Can't Gonna and I've
thinkat all live mylife give mea moment got to let you know (F#S)
Gtr. I plays Rlty. Fill 2 Mi ce (see / st puge ) Gtr. 3 play s Rif!Cfourri mes (see meas. II ) don't play 3rd and 4th times •••••••••••••••••••••
Gtr. I play s Rhy. Fi/12 (see / st page ) Gtr. 4
So
Your I've
(play 4 rimes) ... •••••• . .•• . .. ..... ,
Bass
(m
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Bass plays Bass Fig. I rhree times r~·ee meas. 9)
lonely
I'm
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11:-
(p lay 3 rimes)
(play 4 rimes)
(2:48)
got to let you know C#m G#m C#m
So
slide over here N.C.(C#S)
and
give (F#5)
I've
me a moment
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got
I've
got to let
you know
You'reone of
my kind
N.C.
(C#S)
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