This is a live acoustic session of luke playing on his own in donna
The A* is an optional chord, can be played as just an A, but luke hammers on and
of the top E string whilst playing the A, using his thumb found below
Tuning: standard
e | - - - - - - - - - -
b | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 - -
g | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 - -
d | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 - -
a | - - - - - - - - - -
E | - - 0 2 2 2 0 - - -
Intro
A, Bm, F#m, D
A*,Bm, F#m, D
Verse 1
A Bm F#m
She don't know who she is,
D
Oh,I can take her anywhere,
A Bm F#m
Do whatever comes naturally to you,
D
You know she just don't care,
A
You know she just don't care,
Chorus
D A
'Cause I'm always where,
Em F#m
I need to be,
D A
And I always thought,
Em F#m A
I would end up with you eventually,
Bm F#m D
Do do do dododo, do do do dododo,
A Bm F#m D
Do do do dododo, do do do dododo
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_kooks/always_where_i_need_to_be_live_acoustic_crd.html ]
Verse 2
A Bm F#m
Now I see her again,
D
I have to be a hummingbird,
A Bm F#m
Whisper words in her ear,
D
Oh, You know I just don't care,
A
You know she just don't care,
Chorus
D A
'Cause I'm always where,
Em F#m
I need to be,
D A
And I always thought,
Em F#m A
I would end up with you eventually,
Bm F#m D
Do do do dododo, do do do dododo,
A Bm F#m D
Do do do dododo, do do do dododo
Luke plays a D and a F#m here and just plucks a few strings from each chord
Outro
D F#m
Oooh oh I'm a man I'm a man Oh I'm a man on the scene,
D F#m
I'm a man and I can be so obscene,
D F#m
'Cause I always think I know how to be,
D A Em F#m
A
But I always thought I would end up with you eventually,
Bm F#m D A
Bm F#m D
Do do do dododo, do do do dododo, Do do do dododo, do do do dododo
End on the D chord by palm mutting it, there you go, 100% perfect : )
