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The Great Unknown

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One of my favorite Rob Thomas songs. If you haven't heard it, look it up. The G D Cadd9/G part of progression
goes by quickly so you may want to listen for the timing. Enjoy
Intro:  Em7   D   G   D   Cadd9/Gx2
[Verse 1]
Em7People are Dtalking what you Gcan't DunCadd9/Gknow
Em7And what you Dwanted wasn't Greal Dat Cadd9/Gall
Em7So many Dpeople never Gcross Dthat Cadd9/Groad
Em7Staring out the Dwindow of a GcomDbat Cadd9/Gzone
[Chorus]
So just Em7hold Don, GDriving the Cadd9/Gvalley of the Em7great unDknown
GHoping that the Cadd9/Gheadlights Em7shining Don
GEveryone aCadd9/Ground you has a Em7heart of Dstone, But you Gjust Dhold Cadd9/Gon
You just hold on
 Em7   D   G   DCadd/G
[Verse 2]
Em7People are Dtalking, But you Gcan't Dbe Cadd9/Gsure
Em7So many Dwhispers at your Gown Dfront Cadd9/Gdoor
Em7And when you Dopen up you Glose Dthat Cadd9/Ghope
Em7Now you start to Dwonder if you're Gall Da-Cadd9/Glone
[Chorus]
So just Em7hold Don, GDriving the Cadd9/Gvalley of the Em7great unDknown
GHoping that the Cadd9/Gheadlights Em7shining Don
GEveryone aCadd9/Ground you has a Em7heart of Dstone, But you Gjust Dhold Cadd9/Gon
[Bridge]
 DRemember Em7walking when you Gthought you couldn't Cadd9/Gstand
Remember what it feels like
 DI know you Em7think that they could Gnever underCadd9/Gstand
Oh but you don't want to be right
 DAnd now you Em7only want to Gmake it out aCadd9/Glive
[Chorus]
So just Em7hold Don, GDriving the Cadd9/Gvalley of the Em7great unDknown
GHoping that the Cadd9/Gheadlights Em7shining Don
GEveryone aCadd9/Ground you has a Em7heart of Dstone, But you Gjust Dhold Cadd9/Gon
You just hold on
 Em7   D   G   DCadd/G x2

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The Great Unknown

by Rob Thomas

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Cadd9/G

One of my favorite Rob Thomas songs. If you haven't heard it, look it up. The G D Cadd9/G part of progression

goes by quickly so you may want to listen for the timing. Enjoy

Em7 D G D Cadd9/G

Intro: x2

[Verse 1]

Em7 D G D Cadd9/G

People are talking what you can't unknow

Em7 D G D Cadd9/G

And what you wanted wasn't real at all

Em7 D G D Cadd9/G

So many people never cross that road

Em7 D G D Cadd9/G

Staring out the window of a combat zone

[Chorus]

Em7 D G Cadd9/G Em7 D

So just hold on, Driving the valley of the great unknown

G Cadd9/G Em7 D

Hoping that the headlights shining on

G Cadd9/G Em7 D G D Cadd9/G

Everyone around you has a heart of stone, But you just hold on

You just hold on

Em7 D G D

Cadd/G

[Verse 2]

Em7 D G D Cadd9/G

People are talking, But you can't be sure

Em7 D G D Cadd9/G

So many whispers at your own front door

Em7 D G D Cadd9/G

And when you open up you lose that hope

Em7 D G D Cadd9/G

Now you start to wonder if you're all a-lone

[Chorus]

Em7 D G Cadd9/G Em7 D

So just hold on, Driving the valley of the great unknown

G Cadd9/G Em7 D

Hoping that the headlights shining on

G Cadd9/G Em7 D G D Cadd9/G

Everyone around you has a heart of stone, But you just hold on

[Bridge]

D Em7 G Cadd9/G

Remember walking when you thought you couldn't stand

Remember what it feels like

D Em7 G Cadd9/G

I know you think that they could never understand

Oh but you don't want to be right

D Em7 G Cadd9/G

And now you only want to make it out alive

[Chorus]

Em7 D G Cadd9/G Em7 D

So just hold on, Driving the valley of the great unknown

G Cadd9/G Em7 D

Hoping that the headlights shining on

G Cadd9/G Em7 D G D Cadd9/G

Everyone around you has a heart of stone, But you just hold on

You just hold on

Em7 D G D

Cadd/G x2

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