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Needles and Pins

The Searchers
Tab
4.7(15)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

(play 2x)

v v v v v v v v

e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----2---0-2---0-|-3---2---0-2-0-2-|
G|-2---2---2-2---2-|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|
D|-2---2---2-2---2-|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|
A|-0---0---0-0---0-|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

^

first time only

Verse 1

A

I saw her today, I saw her face

F#m

It was the face I loved, and I knew

A F#m

I had to run away and get down on my knees and pray

That they'd go away

A (intro riff)

But still they'd begin

F#m

Those needles and pins

D

Because of all my pride

E

The tears I gotta hide

Verse 2

Hey, I though I was smart, I'd won her heart

Didn't think I'd do, but now I see

She's worse to him than me, let her go ahead

Take his love instead, and one day she will see

Just how to say please

And get down on her knees

Hey, that's how it begins

She'll feel those needles and pins, hurtin' her, hurtin' her

Bridge

E D# D C#

B

Why can't I stop and tell myself I'm wrong, I'm wrong, so wrong

A G#

Why can't I stand up and tell myself I'm strong

Verse 3

C#

Because I saw her today, I saw her face

A#m

It was the face I loved, and I knew

C# A#m

I had to run away and get down on my knees and pray

That they'd go away

C# (outro riff)

But still they'd begin

A#m

Needles and pins

F#

Because of all my pride

G#

The tears I gotta hide

Coda

v v v v v v v v

e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----6---4-6---4-|-7---6---4-6-4-6-|
G|-----6---6-6---6-|-6---6---6-6-6-6-|
D|-----6---6-6---6-|-6---6---6-6-6-6-|
A|-----4---4-4---4-|-4---4---4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

C# (repeat riff from here)

Oh, needles and pins

Needles and pins

Needles and pins

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