VERSE/INTERLUD
       
e|------(1)---
B|------------
G|(2)----0----
D|-2-----3----
A|-0----------
E|------------

E CHORDS:
         
--------------
--------------
(0)-----------
-2----(2)----0
-3-----2-----2
-------0-----0

/
-----|
-----| * a tip for playing the verses is to keep your 1st
-----|   finger on the 2nd fret of the D string the entire
-----|   time until there's a Bm/E.
-----|   play Fsus2 with your 3rd finger, play C and E5 with your 2nd finger
-----|

CHORUS CHORDS:
        
e|------------
B|------------
G|-0-----2----
D|-2-----2----
A|-0-----0----
E|------------

      
(0)---(1)----|
(1)---(1)----| * on the last strum of Em/A before A5, play x021xx to transition
-0-----2-----|   similarly, do the same with x321xx between C and F
-2-----3-----|
-3-----3-----|
-------------|

BRIDGE CHORDS:
         
e|(0)----1----
B|(1)---(1)---
G|-2-----2----
D|-2-----3----
A|-0----(0)---
E|------------

           
-0----(0)---(1
(1)---(0)---(1
-0----(1)---(2
-2-----2-----3
-3-----2-----3
-------0-----1

     
)---(3)----|
)---(3)----|
)---(4)----|
-----5-----|
-----5-----|
-----3-----|

OUTRO CHORDS:
       
e|-------1----
B|------------
G|-2-----0----
D|-2-----3----
A|-0----------
E|------------

         
--------------
--------------
-0-----------1
-2-----2-----2
-3-----2-----2
-------0------

         
----(1)-------
--------------
-----2-----1--
-----3-----2--
-----------0--
--------------

   
---------|
---------|
---2-----|
---3-----|
---3-----|
---1-----|

[Intro] (uses verse and chorus chords)
                       
              
              
                                 
                                 


[Verse 1]
       
   Your hand o

      
n his arm
        
   Haystack ch

            
arm around you

  
r neck
         
   Strung out 

    
and thin
         
   Calling som

             
e friend, tryi

            
ng to cash som

  
e check
         
   He's acting

 
 dumb
         
   That's what

        
 you've come t

o expect


[Chorus]
          
   Needle in t

    
he hay
             
   Needle in t

    
he hay
          
   Needle in t

    
he hay
             
   Needle in t

    
he hay


[Interlude]
               
               

[Verse 2]
       
   He's wearin

       
g your clothes
         
   Head down t

           
o toes a react

       
ion to you
           
   You say you

            
 know what he 


did
         
   But you idi

   
ot kid
            
   You don't h

      
ave a clue
         
   Sometimes t

       
hey just get c

             
aught in the e


ye you're pull

ing him throug

h


[Chorus]
          
   Needle in t

    
he hay
             
   Needle in t

    
he hay
          
   Needle in t

    
he hay
             
   Needle in t

    
he hay

[Interlude]
               
               

[Bridge]
                   
                             
             



[Verse 3] around halfway through, start to use fuller chords and strum open chords during transitions
       
      Now on t

   
he bus
        
   Nearly touc

            
hing this dirt

     
y retreat
      
   Falling out
        
   6th and Pow

            
ell, a dead sw

          
eat in my teet

h
         
   Gonna walk,

        
 walk, walk
         
   Four more b

             
locks plus the

             
 one in my bra


in
         
   Down downst

      
airs to the ma

n
              
   He's gonna 

            
make it all ok


ay
           
   I can't be 

 
myself
           
   I can't be 

          
myself and I d

             
on't want to t

 
alk
         
   I'm taking 

          
the cure so I 

          
can be quiet w

         
herever I want
              
   So leave me

   
 alone
             
   You ought t

            
o be proud tha

      
t I'm getting 

good marks

[Chorus]
          
   Needle in t

    
he hay
             
   Needle in t

    
he hay
          
   Needle in t

    
he hay
             
   Needle in t

    
he hay
          
   Needle in t

    
he hay
             
   Needle in t

    
he hay
          
   Needle in t

    
he hay
             
   Needle in t

    
he hay

[Outro]
               
               
              
                  
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