m: wbknox@unity.ncsu.edu
Subject: g/goldfinger/i_need_to_know.tab
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 1998 18:39:01 -0500 (EST)



Song: I Need to Know
Band: Goldfinger
Album: Hang-Ups (1997)
Written by John Feldman
Transcribed by Luke Knox (lukeknox@iname.com)

Here's one of Goldfinga's best. Enjoy, and let me know what you think!

(p-pull off)
(h-hammer on)
(s-slide)

[Intro]:
1st guitar plays this 4x, until bass comes in:
E------------------------
B------------------------
G------------------------
D------------------------
A----7-7-7-7-7-------5---
E--5-----------5-7-7---7-

Lead guitar comes in with this riff:
E--5-----------5---5--7-5-4-4s5---------------------------
B--5h7p5-------5h7p5------------5h7p5-4-5h7p5-4-5-4--7-5--
G--------6-4-6--------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------

[Verse]:
    A   Bm  D   A           D   E   Bm
E---5---7---5---5---      --2---4---2---
B---5---7---7---5---      --3---5---3---
G---6---7---7---6---(then)--2---4---4---
D---7---9---7---7---      ----------4---
A-------9-----------      --------------
E-------7-----------      --------------
A        Bm               D                A      A
I run away cause I'm scared that you might leave. There's
           Bm                 D         A
nothing wrong, but that's not what I believe.
    D               E         D            E        D
And tell me it's alright, and tell me I'm okay, and tell me
            Bm
that you're staying, staying here tonight.

[Chorus]:
    A   Bm  D   E          C#m  F#m D   E
E---5---2---2---4--      --4----2---2---4---
B---5---3---3---5--      --5----2---3---5---
G---6---4---2---4--(then)--6----2---2---4---
D---7---4----------      --6----4-----------
A------------------      -------4-----------
E------------------      -------2-----------

A      Bm            D                    E     A
I feel stupid saying words you've heard before. The way I
Bm            D              E     C#m      F#m
feel today is all I know for sure. And if I scare you, I'm
D            E   C#m         F#m              D
only scaring me. I've got so much to say, why won't you

speak with me, I need to know.

[Verse]:
A           Bm              D           A   A
What you're feeling, do you feel like I do? Let's talk about
    Bm                   D            A
everything I wanna share my life with you.
D                      E            D         E         D
And tell me that you feel the way I feel with you. And tell
                     D         E
me that you love me, just like I love you.

[Repeat Chorus]
End of chorus:
D                                     F#m
Why won't you speak with me I need to know.

[Bridge]:
    G   Bm  Em  Gm
E---3---2---3---3---
B---3---3---5---3---
G---4---4---4---3---
D---5---4-------5---
A---------------5---
E---------------3---

G             Bm        Em                G
You're in my life, well I want to be sure I'm not wasting
Bm              Em             Gm
time, I've been through this before.  And I need to know.

[Solo]: (very cool!)
E---9---9---9---9--7--9--10---9--7--5------7-------7-----
B--10--10--10--10--9-10--12--10--9--7--5h7---7-----------
G----------------------------------------------5h7----7--
D--------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------

E---------9---9---9---9--7---9-9s7-10----14--14--14--12--14-
B-5-7-9--10--10--10--10--9--10--------7--15--15--15--14--15-
G-----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------

E--12-----
B--14s12--
G---------
D---------
A---------
E---------


And tell me that you feel the way I feel tonight. And tell

me that you know this feels right.

[Last Chorus]: (no guitar starting out, bass plays
                B  C#  E  F#)

    D#m G#m E   F#  B
E---6---4---4---6---7---
B---7---4---5---7---7---
G---8---4---4---6---8---
D---8---6-----------9---
A-------6---------------
E-------4---------------


Guitar comes in for:
D#m       G#m           E            F#  D#m         G#m
And if I scare you, I'm only scaring me. I've got so much to
         E                                 B
say, why won't you speak with me I need to know.


That's the song! Please send me any comments, ReQuEsTs, questions, or if
you wanna talk about ska/punk music.

Thanks

Luke