Chord/Tab song: I Need to Know

Subject: g/goldfinger/i_need_to_know.tab
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 1998 18:39:01 -0500 (EST)


Song: I Need to Know
Band: Goldfinger
Album: Hang-Ups (1997)
Written by John Feldman
Transcribed by Luke Knox (lukeknox@iname.com)

Here's one of Goldfinga's best. Enjoy, and let me know what you think!

(p-pull off)
(h-hammer on)
(s-slide)

[Intro]:
1st guitar plays this 4x, until bass comes in:

E------------------------
B------------------------
G------------------------
D------------------------
A----7-7-7-7-7-------5---
E--5-----------5-7-7---7-

Lead guitar comes in with this riff:

E--5-----------5---5--7-5-4-4s5---------------------------
B--5h7p5-------5h7p5------------5h7p5-4-5h7p5-4-5-4--7-5--
G--------6-4-6--------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------

[Verse]:
[A] [Bm] [D] [A] [D] [E] [Bm]

E---5---7---5---5--- --2---4---2---
B---5---7---7---5--- --3---5---3---
G---6---7---7---6---(then)--2---4---4---
D---7---9---7---7--- ----------4---
A-------9----------- --------------
E-------7----------- --------------

[A]I run awa[Bm]y cause I'm scare[D]d that you might [A]leave. [A]There's
nothing wro[Bm]ng, but that's not [D]what I bel[A]ieve.
And [D]tell me it's alr[E]ight, and [D]tell me I'm o[E]kay, and [D]tell me
that you're [Bm]staying, staying here tonight.

[Chorus]:
[A] [Bm] [D] [E] [C#m] [F#m] [D][E]

E---5---2---2---4-- --4----2---2---4---
B---5---3---3---5-- --5----2---3---5---
G---6---4---2---4--(then)--6----2---2---4---
D---7---4---------- --6----4-----------
A------------------ -------4-----------
E------------------ -------2-----------

[A]I feel [Bm]stupid saying [D]words you've heard be[E]fore. [A]The way I
[Bm]feel today is [D]all I know for [E]sure. [C#m]And if I [F#m]scare you, I'm
[D]only scaring [E]me. [C#m]I've got so [F#m]much to say, why [D]won't you

speak with me, I need to know.

[Verse]:
[A]What you're [Bm]feeling, do you [D]feel like I [A]do? [A]Let's talk about
ever[Bm]ything I wanna share [D]my life with [A]you.
[D]And tell me that you fe[E]el the way I [D]feel with [E]you. And t[D]ell
me that you love me, [D]just like [E]I love you.

[Repeat Chorus]
End of chorus:
[D]Why won't you speak with me I need to [F#m]know.

[Bridge]:
[G] [Bm] [Em] [Gm]

E---3---2---3---3---
B---3---3---5---3---
G---4---4---4---3---
D---5---4-------5---
A---------------5---
E---------------3---

[G]You're in my l[Bm]ife, well [Em]I want to be sure [G]I'm not wasting
[Bm]time, I've been [Em]through this be[Gm]fore. And I need to know.

[Solo]: (very cool!)

E---9---9---9---9--7--9--10---9--7--5------7-------7-----
B--10--10--10--10--9-10--12--10--9--7--5h7---7-----------
G----------------------------------------------5h7----7--
D--------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------
E---------9---9---9---9--7---9-9s7-10----14--14--14--12--14-
B-5-7-9--10--10--10--10--9--10--------7--15--15--15--14--15-
G-----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------
E--12-----

[B--14s12--]

G---------
D---------
A---------
E---------

And tell me that you feel the way I feel tonight. And tell

me that you know this feels right.

[Last Chorus]: (no guitar starting out, bass plays
[B] [C#] [E] [F#)]
[D#m] [G#m] [E] [F#] [B]

E---6---4---4---6---7---
B---7---4---5---7---7---
G---8---4---4---6---8---
D---8---6-----------9---
A-------6---------------
E-------4---------------

Guitar comes in for:
[D#m]And if I s[G#m]care you, I'm [E]only scaring [F#]me. [D#m]I've got so [G#m]much to
say, why [E]won't you speak with me I need to [B]know.

That's the song! Please send me any comments, ReQuEsTs, questions, or if
you wanna talk about ska/punk music.

Thanks

Luke