I want you to want me
Cheap Trick
This is the
rhythm guitar for this
song. It's played in a sort of
swing/
rockabilly rhythm that I don't have totally down. The chorus also goes into a bluesy
boogie pattern. I'm not sure exactly how that part goes, but it's built on the
chords I have listed there. Overall this song isn't a tough one to play recognizably
This is
tabbed from the live version of the song, and suggestions for how to play the chords follow. I've broken this up by
chorus,
verse, and
bridge. It's tough to define those for this song, but if anyone has a better suggestion as to how to break it up, let me know.
Intro
Right after the "I want you, to want me", the progression is:
A G D A
Verse
A A/G#
I want you to want me
F#m E
I need you to need me
D D/C#
I'd love you to love me
A A/G#
I'm begging you to beg me
F#m E
I want you you to want me
D D/C#
I need you to need me
A A/G#
I'd love you to love me
Bridge
F#m B7
I'll shine up my old brown shoes
G A A/G#
Put on a brand new shirt
F#m B7
Get home early from work
G F#m
If you say that you love me
Chorus
A E
Didn't I didn't I didn't I see you crying
F#m D7
Didn't I didn't I didn't I see you crying
A E
Feeling all alone without a friend you know I feel like dying
F#m D7
Didn't I didn't I didn't I see you crying
All of the above parts repeat several times. You can follow the top writeup above for a good sense of the flow of the song.
Chords
I play all the chords for this song as bar chords. Here's tab for each of the chords that I use in it.
A A/G# F#m E
--5-- --5-- --2-- --0--
--5-- --5-- --2-- --0--
--6-- --6-- --2-- --2--
--7-- --7-- --4-- --2--
--7-- --7-- --4-- --1--
--5-- --4-- --2-- --0--
D D/C# B7 G D7
--5-- --5-- --2-- --3-- --5--
--7-- --7-- --4-- --3-- --7--
--7-- --7-- --2-- --4-- --5--
--7-- --7-- --4-- --5-- --7--
--5-- --4-- --2-- --5-- --5--
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Let me know if you have any corrections, or changes you'd like to see.