Know It All
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[Verso 1]
C Am Em F
We were taught that honesty would set you right and keep you free
C G F
Don't seem much like that anymore
C Am
I've never been afraid to say what I think
Em F
It just got worse the more I drank
C G F
So I put that down to find peace I never knew
F
What do I know?
[Verso 2]
C Am
Every generation says it's worse than the last
Em
If we had nine lives
F
I think eight have passed
C G F
I can't believe what I look out and see
C Am
Call it what you will, for progress made
Em F
From where I stand, a spade's a spade
C G F
Some things are still black and white
Dm
What do I know?
Am
What do I know?
C
What do I know?
[Verso 3]
C Am
Got a teenage girl and a shaggy-haired boy
Em F
Their mama's still my pride and joy
C G F
We hope our kids have learned from our mistakes
C Am
And they've seen fire and they've seen rain
Em F
It seems that we're leaving them a world insane
C G F
We just pray we prepared them for their way
Dm
But what do we know?
Am
What do we know?
C
What do we know?
[Refrão]
Dm
There's things I know that I don't know
Am
In plain sight but do not show
C G
And there are words that I can't find, and I never will
Dm
There's truth that I seek desperately
Am
There's so much more than we can't see
C
And it's a different kind of thirst
G
Now that gets my fill
Dm
What do I know?
Interlude
Am C Dm Am C G
[Refrão]
Dm
There's things I know that I don't know
Am
In plain sight but do not show
C G
And there are words that I can't find, and I never will
Dm
There's truth that I seek desperately
Am
There's so much more than we can't see
C
And it's a different kind of thirst
G
Now to get my fill
Dm
What do I know?
Am
What do I know?
C G
What do I know?
Dm
What do we know?
Am
What do we know?
C
What do we know?
Outro
C Am Em F
We were taught that honesty would set you right and keep you free
How to play Know It All
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.