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Ebminor

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[Intro]
F#    C#/E#  F#    C#/E#
B/D#  C#     B/D#  C#/E#
F#    C#/E#  F#    C#/E#
B/D#  C#     B/D#  C#/E#
[Verse 1]
  F#Cold hC#/E#ands, white liF#ght
  Yellow lC#/E#amps on blackened sB/D#kies
  Duffel C#hoods and deep brown B/D#eyes
  I'll sing you a C#/E#song that I think you'll F#like
  And we'll walk to plC#/E#aces we always F#go
  A million fC#/E#aces I don't kB/D#now
  I'll say the C#words you'd always B/D#hope
  Set our hearts on rC#/E#acing even though
[Chorus]
  BI know what you told me
  G#m7I know that it's all over
  And D#mI know I can't keep calling
  C#Every time I run, yea
  BI know what you told me
  G#m7I know that it's all over
  And D#mI know I can't keep calling
  C#Every time I run, yea
  I keep on falling on F#you
[Interlude]
F#    C#/E#  F#    C#/E#
B/D#  C#     B/D#  C#/E#
[Verse 2]
  F#On the way you sC#/E#tand, on the way you sF#way
  The way your C#/E#hair curls in the B/D#rain
  The little C#lines that write your B/D#face
  Or the winter C#/E#nights you'd come and sF#tay
  Or the way you hC#/E#it me when you wanna fF#ight
  The way I yC#/E#earn, the way I B/D#cry
  The way our C#love rolls with the B/D#tides
  But we know we'll C#/E#make up every time
[Chorus]
  BI know what you told me
  G#m7I know that it's all over
  And D#mI know I can't keep calling
  C#Every time I run, yea
  BI know what you told me
  G#m7I know that it's all over
  And D#mI know I can't keep calling
  C#Every time I run, yea
  I keep on falling on youB  
[Bridge]
  G#mOh  oC#h   D#moh
  Oh won't you A#bring me all the things I Bneed
  G#mOh  oC#h   D#moh
  Like falling A#rain to a rolling seaB  
  G#mOh  oC#h   D#moh
  Oh won't you A#bring me all the things I Bne-G#m-----C#-ed
[Chorus]
  BI know what you told me
  G#m7I know that it's all over
  And D#mI know I can't keep calling
  C#Every time I run, I keep on falling
  BI know what you told me
  G#m7I know that it's all over
  And D#mI know I can't keep calling
  C#Every time I run
  I keep on falling and
[Chorus]
  BI know what you told me
  G#m7I know that it's all over
  And D#mI know I can't keep calling
  C#Every time I run, yea
  BI know what you told me
  G#m7I know that it's all over
  And D#mI know I can't keep calling
  C#Every time I run, yea
  I keep on falling on Byou

All chords in this song (9)

Ebm

X68876

Minor chord - Sad, melancholic sound

✕ Mute Open Press6 Fret

Skill · find home

Eb minor

This shape is home. Capo 1 makes it sound in E minor. End the line on this chord.

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I Know

by Tom Odell

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C#/E#

B/D#

G#m7

D#m

G#m

Put capo on 1 and transpose to -1

or capo on 6 and transpose to -6

for easier chords on guitar

[Intro]

F# C#/E# F# C#/E#

B/D# C# B/D# C#/E#

F# C#/E# F# C#/E#

B/D# C# B/D# C#/E#

[Verse 1]

F# C#/E# F#

Cold hands, white light

C#/E# B/D#

Yellow lamps on blackened skies

C# B/D#

Duffel hoods and deep brown eyes

C#/E# F#

I'll sing you a song that I think you'll like

C#/E# F#

And we'll walk to places we always go

C#/E# B/D#

A million faces I don't know

C# B/D#

I'll say the words you'd always hope

C#/E#

Set our hearts on racing even though

[Chorus]

I know what you told me

G#m7

I know that it's all over

D#m

And I know I can't keep calling

Every time I run, yea

I know what you told me

G#m7

I know that it's all over

D#m

And I know I can't keep calling

Every time I run, yea

I keep on falling on you

[Interlude]

F# C#/E# F# C#/E#

B/D# C# B/D# C#/E#

[Verse 2]

F# C#/E# F#

On the way you stand, on the way you sway

C#/E# B/D#

The way your hair curls in the rain

C# B/D#

The little lines that write your face

C#/E# F#

Or the winter nights you'd come and stay

C#/E# F#

Or the way you hit me when you wanna fight

C#/E# B/D#

The way I yearn, the way I cry

C# B/D#

The way our love rolls with the tides

C#/E#

But we know we'll make up every time

[Chorus]

I know what you told me

G#m7

I know that it's all over

D#m

And I know I can't keep calling

Every time I run, yea

I know what you told me

G#m7

I know that it's all over

D#m

And I know I can't keep calling

Every time I run, yea

I keep on falling on you

[Bridge]

G#m C# D#m

Oh oh oh

A# B

Oh won't you bring me all the things I need

G#m C# D#m

Oh oh oh

A# B

Like falling rain to a rolling sea

G#m C# D#m

Oh oh oh

A# B G#m C#

Oh won't you bring me all the things I ne-------ed

[Chorus]

I know what you told me

G#m7

I know that it's all over

D#m

And I know I can't keep calling

Every time I run, I keep on falling

I know what you told me

G#m7

I know that it's all over

D#m

And I know I can't keep calling

Every time I run

I keep on falling and

[Chorus]

I know what you told me

G#m7

I know that it's all over

D#m

And I know I can't keep calling

Every time I run, yea

I know what you told me

G#m7

I know that it's all over

D#m

And I know I can't keep calling

Every time I run, yea

I keep on falling on you

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