I Need To Know chords by Tom Petty

SONG:   I NEED TO KNOW
ARTIST: TOM PETTY
ALBUM:  TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS GREATEST HITS


I NEED TO KNOW by TOM PETTY

INTRO:

E   RIFF 1  RIFF 1  D  RIFF 2
E -7---7-7-7---7-7-7---5--7-7-7--|
B -9---9-7-9---9-7-9---7--8-8-7--|
G -9---9-7-9---9-7-9---7--7-7-7--|
D -9---9-7-9---9-7-9---7--9-9-7--|
A -7---7-7-7---7-7-7---5--7-7-7--|
E -7---7-7-7---7-7-7---5--7-7-7--|

VERSE:
D
Well the talk on the street

*RIFF 1, D, RIFF 2
Says you might go solo
                       E --7-7-7--5--7-7-7-|
                       B --9-7-9--7--8-8-7-|
                       G --9-7-9--7--7-7-7-|
                       D --9-7-9--7--9-9-7-|
                       A --7-7-7--5--7-7-7-|
                       E --7-7-7--5--7-7-7-|

D
A good friend of mine
                                  *RIFF 1, D, RIFF 2
Saw you leavin' by your back door



CHORUS:
E
I need to know, (I need to know)
            D
I need to know, (I need to know)
         C
If you think you're gonna leave
          D
Then you better say so
           E
I need to know, (I need to know)
           D
I need to know, (I need to know)
          C
'Cause I don't know how long
D
I can hold on
            C
If you're makin' me wait,
            D
If you're leadin' me on
           RIFF 1, D, RIFF 2
I need to know, (I need to know)
           RIFF 1, D, RIFF 2
I need to know, (I need to know)

VERSE:
D
Who would've thought that
                         *RIFF 1, D, RIFF 2
You'd fall for his line
D
All of a sudden
                      *RIFF 1, D, RIFF 2
It's me on the outside

CHORUS:
E
I need to know, (I need to know)
            D
I need to know, (I need to know)
         C
If you think you're gonna leave
          D
Then you better say so
           E
I need to know, (I need to know)
           D
I need to know, (I need to know)
          C
'Cause I don't know how long
D
I can hold on
            C
If you're makin' me wait,
            D
If you're leadin' me on
           *RIFF 1, D, RIFF 2
I need to know, (I need to know)
           *RIFF 1, D, RIFF 2
I need to know, (I need to know)

INSTRUMENTAL:  A  E  A  E  B

CHORUS:
E
I need to know, (I need to know)
            D
I need to know, (I need to know)
         C
If you think you're gonna leave
          D
Then you better say so
           E
I need to know, (I need to know)
           D
I need to know, (I need to know)
          C
'Cause I don't know how long
D
I can hold on
            C
If you're makin' me wait,
            D
If you're leadin' me on
           *RIFF 1, D, RIFF 2
I need to know, (I need to know)
           *RIFF 1, D, RIFF 2
I need to know, (I need to know)
   *RIFF 1, D, RIFF 2
I need to know

CHORDS USED:
   E    D  E9sus4/B  Emin7/B

E -7-  -5-   -7-      -7-|
B -9-  -7-   -7-      -8-|
G -9-  -7-   -7-      -7-|
D -9-  -7-   -7-      -9-|
A -7-  -5-   -7-      -7-|
E -7-  -5-   -7-      -7-|