Song: What You Thought You Need chords (live) Artist: Jack Johnson Album: Sleep Through the Static My first tab! This is from the video on Yahoo! music. I'm thinking its only 3 to 4 real chords. On of being a noob, I'm not gonna tackle that amazing outro. Hammer on fret 2 on the string hard and keep strumming till the last chord Intro + most of song e|-0-----0---0--0----0-0-00--0-|-0-----0---0--0----0-0-00--0-| B|-1-----1---1--1----1-1-11--1-|-1-----1---1--1----1-1-11--1-| G|-0-----0---0--0----0-0-00--0-|-0-----0---0--0----0-0-00--0-| D|-0h2---2---2--2----2-2-22--0-|-0h2---2---2--2----2-2-22--0-| A|-3-----3---3--3----3-3-33--3-|-3-----3---3--3----3-3-33--3-| E|-0-----0---0--0----0-0-00--0-|-0-----0---0--0----0-0-00--0-| Verse: "Well I can't give you everything you want" e|-0-----0---0--0----0-0-00--0-|-0-----0---0--0----0-0-00--0-| B|-1-----1---1--1----1-1-11--1-|-1-----1---1--1----1-1-11--1-| G|-0-----0---0--0----0-0-00--0-|-0-----0---0--0----0-0-00--0-| D|-0h2---2---2--2----2-2-22--0-|-0h2---2---2--2----2-2-22--0-| A|-3-----3---3--3----3-3-33--3-|-3-----3---3--3----3-3-33--3-| E|-0-----0---0--0----0-0-00--0-|-0-----0---0--0----0-0-00--0-| "But I can give you what you thought you need" e|-0-----0---0--0----0-0-00--0-|-5----5-5-XX---5-5---5-5-XX--| B|-1-----1---1--1----1-1-11--1-|-6----6-6-XX---6-6---6-6-XX--| G|-0-----0---0--0----0-0-00--0-|-7----7-7-XX---7-7---7-7-XX--| D|-0h2---2---2--2----2-2-22--0-|-7----7-7-XX---7-7---7-7-XX--| A|-3-----3---3--3----3-3-33--3-|-5----5-5-XX---5-5---5-5-XX--| E|-0-----0---0--0----0-0-00--0-|----------XX-------------XX--| "A map to keep beneath your seat you read to me in time I'll get you …” e|-5----5-5-XX---5-5---5-5-XX--|-5----5-5-XX---5-5---5-5-XX--| B|-6----6-6-XX---6-6---6-6-XX--|-6----6-6-XX---6-6---6-6-XX--| G|-7----7-7-XX---7-7---7-7-XX--|-7----7-7-XX---7-7---7-7-XX--| D|-7----7-7-XX---7-7---7-7-XX--|-7----7-7-XX---7-7---7-7-XX--| A|-5----5-5-XX---5-5---5-5-XX--|-5----5-5-XX---5-5---5-5-XX--| E|----------XX-------------XX--|----------XX-------------XX--| “…there” e|-0-----0---0--0----0-0-00--0-|-0-----0---0--0----0-0-00--0-| B|-1-----1---1--1----1-1-11--1-|-1-----1---1--1----1-1-11--1-| G|-0-----0---0--0----0-0-00--0-|-0-----0---0--0----0-0-00--0-| D|-0h2---2---2--2----2-2-22--0-|-0h2---2---2--2----2-2-22--0-| A|-3-----3---3--3----3-3-33--3-|-3-----3---3--3----3-3-33--3-| E|-0-----0---0--0----0-0-00--0-|-0-----0---0--0----0-0-00--0-| "But fold it up so we don’t find our way back so nobody knows we’re…” e|-5----5-5-XX---5-5---5-5-XX--|-5----5-5-XX---5-5---5-5-XX--| B|-6----6-6-XX---6-6---6-6-XX--|-6----6-6-XX---6-6---6-6-XX--| G|-7----7-7-XX---7-7---7-7-XX--|-7----7-7-XX---7-7---7-7-XX--| D|-7----7-7-XX---7-7---7-7-XX--|-7----7-7-XX---7-7---7-7-XX--| A|-5----5-5-XX---5-5---5-5-XX--|-5----5-5-XX---5-5---5-5-XX--| E|----------XX-------------XX--|----------XX-------------XX--| “…here” e|-0-----0---0--0----0-0-00--0-|-0-----0---0--0----0-0-00--0-| B|-1-----1---1--1----1-1-11--1-|-1-----1---1--1----1-1-11--1-| G|-0-----0---0--0----0-0-00--0-|-0-----0---0--0----0-0-00--0-| D|-0h2---2---2--2----2-2-22--0-|-0h2---2---2--2----2-2-22--0-| A|-3-----3---3--3----3-3-33--3-|-3-----3---3--3----3-3-33--3-| E|-0-----0---0--0----0-0-00--0-|-0-----0---0--0----0-0-00--0-| Verse 2, play the same: Well we can park the van and walk to town Find the cheapest bottle of wine we can find Talk about the road behind how getting lost is not a waste of time the (waterlo?) will take us home in the morning we will sing as the forest sleeps Chorus: “Well its all… For the sake of arriving…” e|-5----5-5-XX---5-5---5-5-XX--|-3----3-3-XX---3-3---3-3-XX--| B|-6----6-6-XX---6-6---6-6-XX--|-4----4-4-XX---4-4---4-4-XX--| G|-7----7-7-XX---7-7---7-7-XX--|-5----5-5-XX---5-5---5-5-XX--| D|-7----7-7-XX---7-7---7-7-XX--|-5----5-5-XX---5-5---5-5-XX--| A|-5----5-5-XX---5-5---5-5-XX--|-3----3-3-XX---3-3---3-3-XX--| e|----------XX-------------XX--|----------XX-------------XX--| “…with you” e|-0-----0---0--0----0-0-00--0-|-0-----0---0--0----0-0-00--0-| B|-1-----1---1--1----1-1-11--1-|-1-----1---1--1----1-1-11--1-| G|-0-----0---0--0----0-0-00--0-|-0-----0---0--0----0-0-00--0-| D|-0h2---2---2--2----2-2-22--0-|-0h2---2---2--2----2-2-22--0-| A|-3-----3---3--3----3-3-33--3-|-3-----3---3--3----3-3-33--3-| E|-0-----0---0--0----0-0-00--0-|-0-----0---0--0----0-0-00--0-| (play chorus again) Well its all For the sake of arriving with you Verse 2: Well I will make the table into a bed The candles burnin down its time to rest Take back things already gone I can give you promises for keeps And I’ll only take them back If they become yours and you give them to me Chorus Well its all For the sake of arriving with you Well its all For the sake of arriving with you Bridge: (Same as the chorus) We can make this into anything We can make this grow and become what will be This can make this into anything It can make us become more then what we seek Outro: ?
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