No One Knows
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[Verso 1]
B
Cancellin' plans
F#
When I need people most
B G#m
Grievin' my old life
E
But I'm not that old
B
They say, "You look well"
F#
But there's a war in my mind
B G#m
And I don't get outside much
E
'Cause the sunlight hurts my eyes
[Refrão]
E
Day by day, feelin' more fragile
B
And I'm not thinkin' straight
G#m
I'm tired of bein' exhausted
E
And livin' in this state
E
It's hard makin' sense of this suffering
B F# G#m
When I feel like no one knows
F# E
What I go through
G#m F# B E B
But no one knows suffering better than You
[Verso 2]
B
Can't wait for the day
F#
That I feel like myself
G#m
And all this surviving's
F# E
A chapter of life tucked away on a shelf
B
But I find comfort in knowing
F#
That You were human, too
G#m
'Cause You empathize when I
F# E
Feel ostracized in a crowded room
[Refrão]
E
I've never felt so lonely
B F#
And I've never felt so low
G#m
But just like You felt in the garden
E F#
In Your anguish, cryin' alone
E
You had to make sense of this sufferin'
B F# G#m F# E
Now I have a loving Savior to run to
G#m F# B F# G#m
And no one knows suffering better than You
[Verso 3]
B
On this side of Heaven
F#
I may never know
G# G#
Why some of Your children
F# E
Get to the end of their rope
E
But You paved the way for the hopeless
B F#
So I can run to the One
G#m F# E
Who felt all that I do
G#m F# B
'Cause no one knows suffering better than You
Final
B
Can't wait for the day
F#
That I feel like myself
G#m
And all this surviving's
F# E
A chapter of life tucked away on a shelf
How to play No One Knows
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. 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.