F:  0 0 3 0 1 0
C:  0 3 2 0 1 0
E:  0 2 2 0 1 0
Am: 0 0 2 2 1 0
G:  3 2 0 0 0 0


[Verse 1]

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


[Chorus]

Am                    C
 needle in the hay
                F
 needle in the hay
Am                    C
 needle in the hay
                F
 needle in the hay


[Verse 2]

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


[Chorus]

Am                   C
 needle in the hay
                F
 needle in the hay
Am                   C
 needle in the hay
                F
 needle in the hay


[Interlude]

Am F Am F C E (x3)
F G E Am F Am


[Verse 3]

 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


[Chorus] (x2)

Am                   C
 needle in the hay
                F
 needle in the hay
Am                   C
 needle in the hay
                F
 needle in the hay


[Ending]

Am F Am F C E (x3)
F G E Am F E F/C
(The end chord is F/C: 0 3 3 0 1 0)