Unknown  Nth - Hozier

Unknown Nth

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Intro: Bm D
D Bm D
D Bm D
A Bm F#m
D2 G G D D2 Bm
 
[Verso 1]
D D4 D
You know the distance never made
D2 Bm D
A difference to me
D D4 D
I swam a lake of fire, I'd have
D2 Bm D
Walked across the floor of any
Sea
D D4 D
Ignored the vastness between all
D2 A Bm
That can be seen
F#m
And all that we believe
 
[Refrão]
A G G
So I thought you were like an angel
D D2
To me
 
( D D2 Em7 Bm7 )
 
[Verso 2]
D D4 D
Funny how true colors shine in
D2 Bm D
Darkness and in secrecy
D D4 D
If there were scarlet flags
D2 Bm D
They washed out in thе mind of
Me
D D4 D
Where a blinding light shonе on
D2 A Bm
You every night
F#m
Either side of my sleep
 
[Refrão]
A
Where you were held frozen like an
G D D2
Angel to me
 
[Pós-Refrão]
D2
It ain't the being alone
Em7
Sha-la-la
D2 Em7
It ain't the empty home, baby
Bm7 Em7
You know I'm good on my own
D2
Sha-la-la, baby, no, it's more the
G D D2
Being unknown
 
So much of the living, love, is the
G D
Being unknown
 
( D Bm D )
 
[Verso 3]
D D4 D
You called me angel for the
D2 Bm D
First time, my heart leapt from
Me
D D4 D
You smile now, I can see its
D2 Bm D
Pieces still stuck in your teeth
D D4
And what's left of it, I listen to
D D2 A Bm
It tick
F#m
Every tedious beat
 
[Refrão]
A G D
Going unknown as any angel to me
D2
 
[Ponte]
Em7 Bm G
Do you know I could break beneath
 
The weight
Em7 A
Of the goodness love I still carry
G
For you
Em7 Bm G
That I'd walk so far just to take
D A G
The injury of finally knowing you
 
[Pós-Refrão]
D2
It ain't the being alone
Em7
Sha-la-la, sha-la-la, la, la-la
D2 Em7
It ain't the empty home, baby
G
(Sha-la-la, la-la-la)
Bm7 Em7
You know I'm good on my own
D2
Sha-la-la, baby, no, it's more the
G G D D2
Being unknown
 
And there are some people, love, who
G D
Are better unknown
 
( D Bm D )
( D Bm D )
( A Bm F#m )
( D2 G G D )
( D2 D )
 
D Bm G
Do you know I could break beneath the weight
 
D A G
Of the goodness love I still carry for you
 
D Bm G
That I'd walk so far just to take
 
D A G
The injury of finally knowing you
 
[Pós-Refrão]
D2
It ain't the being alone
Em7
Sha-la-la, sha-la-la, la, la-la
D2 Em7
It ain't the empty home, baby
G
(Sha-la-la, la-la-la)
Bm7 Em7
You know I'm good on my own
D2
Sha-la-la, baby, no, it's more the
G D D2
Being unknown
 
And there are some people, love, who
G D
Are better unknown
 
Final: D Bm D
D Bm D
A Bm F#m
D2 G G D
D2 D

How to play Unknown Nth

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 Bm. 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.

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