Need A Little Time Chords by Courtney Barnett

Need A Little Time chords by Courtney Barnett

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Am

Difficulty: Novice

Chord set 1     Chord set 2
-----------     -----------
Am   x02210     Em  0220xx
Dm   xx0231     E   0221xx
G    320033     F   13321x
C    x32010
C/B  x22010


Verse 1:
Am                Dm
   I don’t know a lot about you but
G                     C
   You seem to know a lot about me so
Em   E             F
   I take a little time out
Em   E             F
   I take a little time out
Am                  Dm
   I’m sorry that I lost my patience
G              C      C/B
   You deserve better it’s true

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Chorus 1:
Em   E             F
   I need a little time out
Em   E             F
   I need a little time out
      Am        Dm        G           C
From me, me-ee-ee, me-ee-ee, me-ee-ee-ee-ee
     Em  E         F           Em E         F
And you,  ooh-ooh-ooh, you-ou-ou,  ooh-ooh-ooh


Verse 2:
Am              Dm
   Open up your inside show us
G                  C    C/B
   Your inner most lecherous
Em      E          F
   I’ll rip it out carefully
Em   E                 F
   I promise you won’t feel a thing
Am           Dm                  G
   Everybody wants to have their say
                C        C/B
Forever waiting for some car crash


Chorus 2:
Em   E             F
   I need a little time out
Em   E             F
   I need a little time out
      Am        Dm        G           C
From me, me-ee-ee, me-ee-ee, me-ee-ee-ee-ee
     Em  E         F           Em E         F
And you,  ooh-ooh-ooh, you-ou-ou,  ooh-ooh-ooh


Solo:
Am  Dm  G  C
Em  E  F
Em  E  F


Verse 3:
Am                    Dm
   Shave your head to see how it feels
G                   C        C/B
   Emotionally it’s not that different
Em     E                F
   But to the hand it’s beautiful
Em      E                F
   Yeah to the hand it’s beautiful
Am                      Dm
   You seem to have the weight of the world
G                 C               C/B
   Upon your bony shoulders, well hold on


Chorus 3:
Em     E             F
   You need a little time out
Em     E             F
   You need a little time out
      Am          Dm         G            C
From you, you-ou-ou, you-ou-ou, you-ou-ou-ou-ou
     Em E       F         Em E       F
And me,  me-ee-ee, me-ee-ee,  me-ee-ee
       Em E       F         Em E       F
Me-ee-ee,  me-ee-ee, me-ee-ee,  me-ee-ee


Outro:
G  C
G  C
Em  E  F
Em  E  F
Em  E  F
Em  E  F

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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