What You Thought You Need tab

What You Thought You Need

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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 D string hard and keep strumming till the last chord 

Intro + most of song 
         C 
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" 
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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" 
         C                       Dm 
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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…” 
   Dm                            Cm 
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” 
         C 
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) 
         Dm 
Well its all 
        Cm                      C 
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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