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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: Bb
Difficulty: Novice
Verse 1: Kehlani:
G Am
All the back and forth getting complicated
Em G
Running me around got me frustrated, no
That's why I been laying low
G Am
If you wanna make it work, baby, gotta say it
Em
Need a little more than participation
G
Or, I could go be on my own
Pre-Chorus: Hayley Kiyoko:
C Bm
Sure I would kiss you, I'll lay with you
Em
You're broke, no, I can't fix you
G
I won't, no, I won't diss you
But babe, yeah, I might miss you
C Bm
If you're cold and needed shelter
Em
I'd hold you, but not sweat ya
G
And know we're not together
But babe, I won't forget ya
Chorus: Kehlani & Hayley Kiyoko:
Em C
What I need, what I need, what I need
G
Is for you to be sure, no no no
G/F# Em C
For you to be sure, no no no
G G/F#
For you to be sure, no no no
Em C
What I need, what I need, what I need
G
Is to tell me that it's yours, no no no
G/F# Em
And who you do it for, no no no
G
Need you to be sure, no no no, no no
Em C
Need you to be sure
G
Need you to be sure
Verse 2: Hayley Kiyoko:
G Am
When we're all alone, girl, you wanna own it
Em
When we're with your fam, you don't wanna show it
G
Oh, you try to keep us on the low
G Am
I only want a girl who ain't afraid to love me
Em
Not a metaphor of what we really could be
G
Oh, I ain't putting on a show
Pre-Chorus: Hayley Kiyoko:
C Bm
Sure I would kiss you, I'll lay with you
Em
You're broke, no, I can't fix you
G
I won't, no, I won't diss you
But babe, yeah, I might miss you
C Bm
If you're cold and needed shelter
Em
I'd hold you, but not sweat ya
G
And know we're not together
But babe, I won't forget ya
Chorus: Kehlani & Hayley Kiyoko:
Em C
What I need, what I need, what I need
G
Is for you to be sure, no no no
G/F# Em C
For you to be sure, no no no
G G/F#
For you to be sure, no no no
Em C
What I need, what I need, what I need
G
Is to tell me that it's yours, no no no
G/F# Em C
And who you do it for, no no no
G
Need you to be sure, no no no, no no
Em C
Need you to be sure
G
Need you to be sure
Em C
Need you to be sure
G
Need you to be sure
Bridge: Kehlani & Hayley Kiyoko:
Em C G
We could be bigger and brighter than space
Ain't no running away
Em C G
No, real loving is sure
Em C G
The way that I love, there's no taking my place
Staring you right in your face
Em C G
No, don't look away no more
Pre-Chorus: Kehlani & Hayley Kiyoko:
C Bm
Sure I would kiss you, I'll lay with you
Em
You're broke, no, I can't fix you
G
I won't, no, I won't diss you
But babe, yeah, I might miss you
C Bm
If you're cold and needed shelter
Em
I'd hold you, but not sweat ya
G
And know we're not together
G/F#
But babe, I won't forget ya
Chorus: Kehlani & Hayley Kiyoko:
Em C
What I need, what I need, what I need
G
Is for you to be sure, no no no
G/F# Em C
For you to be sure, no no no
G G/F#
For you to be sure, no no no
Em C
What I need, what I need, what I need
G
Is to tell me that it's yours, no no no
G/F# Em
And who you do it for, no no no
G
Need you to be sure, no no no, no no
Em C
Need you to be sure
G
Need you to be sure
Em C
Need you to be sure
G
Need you to be sure
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Last Updated: September 10, 2025