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Originally By Murray Hachey
Cleaned up and edited by Joshua A. Hurst
   C#m7x46454
F#m7   x9-11-9-10-9
     B7797877
      Ex79997
     A7575655
[Intro]
  C#m7    F#m7    B7    Ex4
[Verse]
C#m7I heard this old story before if the
F#m7people keep killing for the metaphores
B7don't leave much up to the Eimagination so I
C#m7wanna give this imagery back but I
F#m7know it just ain't so easy like that so
B7I turn the page I read the story Eagain and again and again.
[Pre-chorus]
A7sure seems the same
F#m7with a different name
B7we're breaking and rebuilding and we're growing always gussing never
[Chorus]
C#m7Know - F#m7ing
we're B7shocking but we're Enothing, we're just
C#m7mo - F#m7ments
we're B7clever but we're Eclueless we're just
C#m7Hu - F#m7man
B7amusing and Econfusing
C#m7try - F#m7ing
B7but where is this all Eleading
C#m7We'll never know
F#m7We'll never know
B7We'll never know
EIt all happened so much
[Verse]
C#m7faster than you could say disaster
wanna F#m7take a time lapse and take a look at backwards
from the lB7ast one,
or maybe thats just the Eanswer that we're after
but after C#m7all we're just a bubble in a boiling pot
we're just F#m7warm breath and a chain of thought
B7moments just combusting
feel Ecertain but we'll never never know
[Pre-chorus]
A7sure seems the same
F#m7give it a different name
B7we're begging and we're needing and we're trying and we're breathing never
[Chorus]
C#m7KnowingF#m7  
we're B7shocking but we're Enothing
We're just C#m7momentsF#m7  
we're B7clever but we're Eclueless we're just
C#m7humaneF#m7  
B7amusing and cEonfusing
C#m7We're HellF#m7bent
but B7where is this all gEoing
we'll never kC#m7now
we'll never F#m7know
we'll never B7know
E
[Verse]
C#m7knock knock on the door to door
F#m7tell you that the metaphore is better than yours
B7and you can either sink or swim
Ethings are looking pretty grim
if C#m7you don't believe in what they're spoon F#m7feeding
It's got no B7feeling
so I read it aEgain and again and again
[Pre-chorus]
  A7sure seems the same
  F#m7so many different names
B7are hearts are strong our heads are weak we'll always be competing never
[Chorus]
C#m7KnowingF#m7  
we're B7shocking but we're nEothing
we're just C#m7momentsF#m7  
we're B7clever but we're cElueless
we're just C#m7humanF#m7  
B7amusing and conEfusing
but the C#m7truth F#m7is
B7All we got is Equestions
we'll never C#m7know
never F#m7know
never B7know
      E

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Never Know

by Jack Johnson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#m7

F#m7

Originally By Murray Hachey

Cleaned up and edited by Joshua A. Hurst

C#m7

x46454

F#m7 x9-11-9-10-9

797877

x79997

575655

[Intro]

C#m7 F#m7 B7 E

[Verse]

C#m7

I heard this old story before if the

F#m7

people keep killing for the metaphores

B7 E

don't leave much up to the imagination so I

C#m7

wanna give this imagery back but I

F#m7

know it just ain't so easy like that so

B7 E

I turn the page I read the story again and again and again.

[Pre-chorus]

sure seems the same

F#m7

with a different name

we're breaking and rebuilding and we're growing always gussing never

[Chorus]

C#m7 F#m7

Know - ing

B7 E

we're shocking but we're nothing, we're just

C#m7 F#m7

mo - ments

B7 E

we're clever but we're clueless we're just

C#m7 F#m7

Hu - man

B7 E

amusing and confusing

C#m7 F#m7

try - ing

B7 E

but where is this all leading

C#m7

We'll never know

F#m7

We'll never know

It all happened so much

[Verse]

C#m7

faster than you could say disaster

F#m7

wanna take a time lapse and take a look at backwards

from the last one,

or maybe thats just the answer that we're after

C#m7

but after all we're just a bubble in a boiling pot

F#m7

we're just warm breath and a chain of thought

moments just combusting

feel certain but we'll never never know

[Pre-chorus]

sure seems the same

F#m7

give it a different name

we're begging and we're needing and we're trying and we're breathing never

[Chorus]

C#m7 F#m7

Knowing

B7 E

we're shocking but we're nothing

C#m7 F#m7

We're just moments

B7 E

we're clever but we're clueless we're just

C#m7 F#m7

humane

B7 E

amusing and confusing

C#m7 F#m7

We're Hellbent

B7 E

but where is this all going

C#m7

we'll never know

F#m7

we'll never know

[Verse]

C#m7

knock knock on the door to door

F#m7

tell you that the metaphore is better than yours

and you can either sink or swim

things are looking pretty grim

C#m7 F#m7

if you don't believe in what they're spoon feeding

It's got no feeling

so I read it again and again and again

[Pre-chorus]

sure seems the same

F#m7

so many different names

are hearts are strong our heads are weak we'll always be competing never

[Chorus]

C#m7 F#m7

Knowing

B7 E

we're shocking but we're nothing

C#m7 F#m7

we're just moments

B7 E

we're clever but we're clueless

C#m7 F#m7

we're just human

B7 E

amusing and confusing

C#m7 F#m7

but the truth is

B7 E

All we got is questions

C#m7

we'll never know

F#m7

never know

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