The Piano Knows Something I Don't Know
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G F#
I won't cut my beard and I won't change my hair
Em Bsus4
It grows like fancy flowers but it grows nowhere
G F#
My hair, my hair
Em Bsus4
If I could build my house just like the Trojan horse
G F#
I'd put a statue of myself upon the shelf
Em Bsus4 G F#
Of course, of course, of course
Bsus2 / F# / E {REPEAT 2X)
G / E / F / G / Bb / F / G
G
She's the smoke
She's dancin' fancy pirouettes
Swan diving off of the deep end
Of my tragic cigarette
Bsus2
She's steam
F# E
Laughing on the windowpanes
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(G#m / Gm / F# / Gm / G# / G#m / G# / G#m)
The never-ending swaying haze
F# E Bsus2
Oh, that ever smiling maze
F# E (G#m / Gm / F# / F / E / Ebm / Dm C#m Cm )
Oh, that ever smiling maze
Ballet
Bsus2 / F# / E {REPEAT 2X)
G / E / F / G / Bb / F / G
G
Everything's gone missing
Am Bsus4 Dsus2
I've lost more songs to floods
G
I can't prove this makes any sense but
I sure hope that it does
Bsus2
Perhaps
F# E
I was born with curiosity
(G#m / Gm / F# / Gm / G# / G#m / G# / G#m)
The likes of those of old crows
F# E Bsus4
The likes of those of old crows
F# E
And oh, how the piano knows
(G#m / Gm / F# / Gm)
G#m Gm F#
The piano knows something
F E
I don't know
G F#
I won't cut my beard and I won't change my hair
Em Bsus4
It grows like fancy flowers but it grows nowhere
G F#
My hair, my hair
Em Bsus4
If I could build my house just like the Trojan horse
G F#
I'd put a statue of myself upon the shelf
Em Bsus4 G F#
Of course, of course, of course
How to play The Piano Knows Something I Don't Know
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. 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.