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Editorβs notes
In this lesson, Iβll teach you how to pick up your guitar and play βIssuesβ by Julia Michaels. This is a βeasyβ acoustic guitar tutorial for this song, where youβll need a capo on the 1st fret. Iβll teach you the chords needed to play the verse, pre-chorus, and chorus of the song. Tabs included!
Capo 1st fret
This is so you can use open standard chord shapes and still be able to play along with the album version of this song.
Chords needed
E |βββ3ββββββ2βββββ3βββββ3βββ
B |βββ3ββββββ3βββββ3βββββ3βββ
G |βββ0ββββββ2βββββ0βββββ0βββ
D |βββ2ββββββ0βββββ2βββββ0βββ
A |βββ2ββββββββββββ3βββββ2βββ
E |βββ0ββββββββββββββββββ3βββ
Em D Cadd9 G
Acoustic tabs
Hereβs how to play each section of the song.
Verse
E |ββββββββββ3ββββββ|ββββββββββ2ββββββ|ββββββββββ3βββββββ|ββββββββββ3βββββ|
B |ββββββββββ3ββββββ|ββββββββββ3ββββββ|ββββββββββ3βββββββ|ββββββββββ3βββββ|
G |ββββββββββ0ββββββ|ββββββββββ2ββββββ|ββββββββββ0βββββββ|ββββββββββ0βββββ|
D |ββββββββββ2ββββββ|ββ0ββββββββββββββ|ββββββββββ0βββββββ|ββββββββββ2βββββ|
A |ββ3ββββββββββββββ|βββββββββββββββββ|ββ2βββββββββββββββ|ββ3βββββββββββββ|
E |βββββββββββββββββ|βββββββββββββββββ|ββββββββββββββββββ|ββββββββββββββββ|
Cadd9 D G/B Cadd9
Pre-Chorus
E |ββββββββββ3ββββββ|ββββββββββ2ββββββ|ββββββββββββββββββ|ββββββββββ3βββββ|
B |ββββββββββ3ββββββ|ββββββββββ3ββββββ|ββββββ0βββββββββββ|ββββββββββ0βββββ|
G |ββββββββββ0ββββββ|ββββββββββ2ββββββ|βββββββββ2ββ0βββββ|ββββββββββ0βββββ|
D |ββββββββββ2ββββββ|ββ0ββββββββββββββ|βββββββββββββββ4ββ|ββ2βββββββββββββ|
A |ββ3ββββββββββββββ|βββββββββββββββββ|ββββββββββββββββββ|ββββββββββββββββ|
E |βββββββββββββββββ|βββββββββββββββββ|ββ3βββββββββββββββ|ββββββββββββββββ|
Cadd9 D G Em
Chorus
E |ββ3βββ3βββ3βββ3ββ|ββ3βββ3βββ3βββ3ββ|ββ3βββ3βββ3βββ3βββ|ββ3βββ3βββ3βββ3β|
B |ββ3βββββββ3ββββββ|ββ3βββββββ3ββββββ|ββ3βββββββ3βββββββ|ββ3βββββββ3βββββ|
G |ββ0βββββββ0ββββββ|ββ2βββββββ2ββββββ|ββ0βββββββ0βββββββ|ββ0βββββββ0βββββ|
D |ββ2βββββββ2ββββββ|ββ0βββββββ0ββββββ|ββ0βββββββ0βββββββ|ββ2βββββββ2βββββ|
A |ββ3βββββββ3ββββββ|βββββββββββββββββ|ββ2βββββββ2βββββββ|ββ2βββββββ2βββββ|
E |βββββββββββββββββ|βββββββββββββββββ|ββ3βββββββ3βββββββ|ββ0βββββββ0βββββ|
Cadd9 Dsus4 G Em
Lyrics with chords
VERSE
Cadd9 D
I'm jealous, I'm overzealous...
G/B Cadd9
When I'm down, I get real down, when I'm high, I don't come down
Cadd9 D
I get angry... baby, believe me
G/B Cadd9
I could love you just like that... and I could leave you just as fast
PRE-CHORUS
Cadd9 D
But you don't... judge me...
G Em
'Cause if you did, baby, I would judge you too
Cadd9 D
No, you don't... judge me
G Em
'Cause if you did, baby, I would judge you too
CHORUS
Cadd9 D
'Cause I got issues... But you got 'em too
G Em
So give 'em all to me and I'll give mine to you
Cadd9 D
Bask in the glory...of all our problems
G Em
'Cause we got the kind of love it takes to solve 'em
Cadd9 D
Yeah, I got issues..... and one of them is how bad I need you
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