Key:
Introduction:
Am F Am
your hand on his arm
F C E Am
the hay stack charm around your neck
F Am
strung out and thin
F C E Am
calling some friend trying to cash some check
F Am
he's acting dumb
F C E Am
that's what you've come__ to expect
Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay
Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay
Am F Am
he's wearing your clothes
F C E Am
head down to toes a reaction to you
F Am F C
you say, you know what he did but you idiot kid
E Am
you don't have a clue
F Am F E
sometimes they just get caught in the eye
Am
you're pulling him through
Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay
Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay
Am F Am F C E
F G E Am F Am
F Am
now on the bus
F C E Am
nearly touching this dirty retreat
F Am F C E Am
falling out 6th and powell a dead sweat in my teeth
F Am
gonna walk walk walk
F C E Am
four more blocks plus the one in my break
F Am F C
down downstairs to the man
E Am
he's gonna make it all ok
F Am
I can't beat myself
F C
I can't beat myself
E Am
and I don't want to talk
F Am F C
I'm taking the cure so I can be quiet
E F
whenever I want
G
so leave me alone
E Am F Am
you ought to be proud that I'm getting good marks
Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay
Am C
needle in the hay
F
needle in the hay
Am F Am F C E
F G E Am F E F/C
(The end chord is F/C: 0 3 3 0 1 0)