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Intro:  C   G   F(x2)
Verse 1:
CI just ran Ginto a few someFones todayG  
CSomeones that i Gnever really FknewG  
AmAnd i used to Cthink how i had them Dall so figured out
Chorus:
But Fno none of it's Ctrue 
Coz I never Amknew Gyou
And Fnow, the Ctruth of it is
Is i wanna Ambe like Gyou
So Fhello, good Cfriend
I Amwanna be next to Cyou
For my Fhead, for my Amheart, for it's Gtrue
Verse 2:
CSo I'm burning the Gthoughts of the things that Fi once saidG  
CBecause you tore down the Gwalls that the world has Fput inside my headG  
AmAnd i just get Csick of the things that we Dthink, we think we know
Chorus:
BFut no none of itC's true 
Coz I never Amknew Gyou
And Fnow, the Ctruth of it is
Is i wanna Ambe like Gyou
So Fhello, good Cfriend
I Amwanna be next to Cyou
For my Fhead, for my Amheart, for it's Gtrue
Verse 3:
So Ctake me, and Gsave me, and Fchange me, and then Gmake me
And Cembrace me, and then Gbrave my heart for Fyou
No, no, coz i can't Cgo on withGout you
And it's Dtime for something new, ohhhh
Chorus:
But Fno none of it's Ctrue 
Coz I never Amknew Gyou
And Fnow, the Ctruth of it is
Is i wanna Ambe like Gyou
So Fhello, good Cfriend
I Amwanna be next to Cyou
For my Fhead, for my Amheart, for it's Gtrue
Bridge:
And Amas they Gstrolled alFong
My heart broke Amout in song
DFrom all the things and the thoughts and assumptions that i had wrongAm  
And now i'll be on my Gway
To make this Amclaim, to make it famouGs, in every Fway 
             D                 (no chord)
I'll make it stay, when i will say..
Chorus (x3 on the third time, percussion stops and soft chords to end)
FBut no none of iCt's true 
Coz I never Amknew Gyou
And Fnow, the Ctruth of it is
Is i wanna Ambe like Gyou
So Fhello, good Cfriend
I Amwanna be next to Cyou
For my Fhead, for my Amheart, for it's Gtrue

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Never Knew

by The Rocket Summer

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C G F

Intro: (x2)

Verse 1:

C G F G

I just ran into a few someones today

C G F G

Someones that i never really knew

Am C D

And i used to think how i had them all so figured out

Chorus:

F C

But no none of it's true

Am G

Coz I never knew you

F C

And now, the truth of it is

Am G

Is i wanna be like you

F C

So hello, good friend

Am C

I wanna be next to you

F Am G

For my head, for my heart, for it's true

Verse 2:

C G F G

So I'm burning the thoughts of the things that i once said

C G F G

Because you tore down the walls that the world has put inside my head

Am C D

And i just get sick of the things that we think, we think we know

Chorus:

F C

But no none of it's true

Am G

Coz I never knew you

F C

And now, the truth of it is

Am G

Is i wanna be like you

F C

So hello, good friend

Am C

I wanna be next to you

F Am G

For my head, for my heart, for it's true

Verse 3:

C G F G

So take me, and save me, and change me, and then make me

C G F

And embrace me, and then brave my heart for you

C G

No, no, coz i can't go on without you

And it's time for something new, ohhhh

Chorus:

F C

But no none of it's true

Am G

Coz I never knew you

F C

And now, the truth of it is

Am G

Is i wanna be like you

F C

So hello, good friend

Am C

I wanna be next to you

F Am G

For my head, for my heart, for it's true

Bridge:

Am G F

And as they strolled along

My heart broke out in song

D Am

From all the things and the thoughts and assumptions that i had wrong

And now i'll be on my way

Am G F

To make this claim, to make it famous, in every way

D (no chord)

I'll make it stay, when i will say..

Chorus (x3 on the third time, percussion stops and soft chords to end)

F C

But no none of it's true

Am G

Coz I never knew you

F C

And now, the truth of it is

Am G

Is i wanna be like you

F C

So hello, good friend

Am C

I wanna be next to you

F Am G

For my head, for my heart, for it's true

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