I Needed A Hug

Intro
Em    C    G    B
Em    C    G    D

Verse 1
They Called Me EmStrong When I Needed A CHug
Said You'll Be GFine When I'd Had EDnough
So I Wiped My Own EmTears And Said "Yeah, That's CRight"
Then I Cried Myself To GSleep Alone At BNight
I Learned If You EmSmile They'll Leave You AClone
If You Say "You're GGood" They Don't Ask For DMore
So I Made It Look EmEasy, I Covered It CUp
Nobody GKnew I Was Hurting That BMuch

Pre-Chorus
I Didn't Need CAnswers, I DDidn't Need EmMuch
I Didn't Need AmFixing, I Just Needed BLove

Chorus
I Didn't Want To Be EmStrong, I Just Needed A AmHug
Didn't Need You To DFix Me Or Clean This All GUp
I G/F#Needed SomebCody To Tell Me It's FAmine
To Not Have It ToBgether All Of The BTime
I Needed SomeEmbody To See Through My AmSmile,
To Tell Me It's ODkay To Break For A GWhile
I G/F#Didn't Need SCaving, I've Been Through EnAmough
I Didn't Want To Be BStrong
I Just Needed A EmHug  Am     D    G I Didn't G/F#Wanna Be
C Strong Am      HBmm - MBmm

Verse 2
Now Everybody EmCalls When Their World Falls AAmpart
I Know What To DSay, I Know Where To GStart
I G/F#Pick Up The PCieces, I Stay On The PAmhone
They Hang Up On BMe And I Handle My BOwn
And They Still Say "You're EmStrong"
Like It's Something I AmChose
Like I Never Get DTired, Like I Never Get GLow
But The G/F#Stronger I LCook, The Less They Show UAmp
Funny How BStrong Never Gets You BLoved

Pre-Chorus
I Don't Need CAnswers, Don't DTell Me I'Emm Tough
Don't Tell Me I'll AmMake It, Just Show Me Some BLove

Chorus
I Didn't Want To Be EmStrong, I Just Needed A AmHug
Didn't Need You To DFix Me Or Clean This All GUp
I G/F#Needed SomebCody To Tell Me It's FAmine
To Not Have It ToBgether All Of The BTime
I Needed SomeEmbody To See Through My AmSmile
To Tell Me It's ODkay To Break For A GWhile
I G/F#Didn't Need SCaving, I've Been Through EnAmough
I Didn't Want To Be BStrong
I Just Needed A EmHug  Am     D    G I Didn't G/F#Wanna Be
C Strong Am      OhBhhh OhBhhhh

Bridge
Maybe You're EmStrong 'Cuz You Had To AmBe
Maybe Nobody DAsked What You Really GNeed
G/F#Maybe You're TCired Of Holding It UAmp
Maybe ToBnight You Just Need A Hug

You Don't Have To EmProve That You're Doing AlAmright
You Don't Have To DHold It Together ToGnight
You've G/F#Carried EnCough, You've Been Strong EnAmough
Maybe ToBnight ... You Just Need A Hug

Chorus
I Didn't Want To Be EmStrong, I Just Needed A AmHug
Didn't Need You To DFix Me Or Clean This All GUp
I G/F#Needed SomebCody To Tell Me It's FAmine
To Not Have It ToBgether All Of The BTime
I Needed SomeEmbody To See Through My AmSmile
To Tell Me It's ODkay To Break For A GWhile
I G/F#Didn't Need SCaving, I've Been Through EnAmough
I Didn't Want To Be BStrong
I Just Needed A EmHug  Am     D​

Outro
G They G/F#Call Me  CStrong .Am..   B​
When I Needed A EmHug Am    Bm    Em​