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Rhett Akins - Somebody Knew
CAPO: 1st Fret
Cadd9Susie said she'd D/F#seen you and you were doing fGine
Then Cadd9Billy butted in and changed the D/F#subject for the umpteenth Gtime
Cadd9Julie walked up and D/F#said hello Gthen pretended Cadd9she didn't know
But Am7I could tell when the Cadd9tears welled up in her GeyesD/F#  
Chorus:
Cadd9Somebody knew but D/F#they weren't saying
GAll of my friends would Cadd9just look away
And Am7change the subject when the D/F#subject came to yGou
Cadd9They'd act like D/F#they knew nothing
GBut I knew they were Cadd9hiding something
SAm7omebody knew you found Cadd9someboD/F#dy newG  
Johnny said last he'd heard you were moving away
Well I think he knew where to but he wouldn't say
Molly walked up and said there's a new girl in town
Would it be okay if she brought her around
And answered what I'd been wondering about all day
Chorus:
Somebody knew but they weren't saying
All of my friends would just look away
And change the subject when the subject came to you
They'd act like they knew nothing
But I knew they were hiding something
Somebody knew you found somebody new
Somebody knew you found somebody new

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Somebody Knew

by Rhett Akins

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

D/F#

Am7

Rhett Akins - Somebody Knew

CAPO: 1st Fret

Cadd9 D/F# G

Susie said she'd seen you and you were doing fine

Cadd9 D/F# G

Then Billy butted in and changed the subject for the umpteenth time

Cadd9 D/F# G Cadd9

Julie walked up and said hello then pretended she didn't know

Am7 Cadd9 G D/F#

But I could tell when the tears welled up in her eyes

Chorus:

Cadd9 D/F#

Somebody knew but they weren't saying

G Cadd9

All of my friends would just look away

Am7 D/F# G

And change the subject when the subject came to you

Cadd9 D/F#

They'd act like they knew nothing

G Cadd9

But I knew they were hiding something

Am7 Cadd9 D/F# G

Somebody knew you found somebody new

Johnny said last he'd heard you were moving away

Well I think he knew where to but he wouldn't say

Molly walked up and said there's a new girl in town

Would it be okay if she brought her around

And answered what I'd been wondering about all day

Chorus:

Somebody knew but they weren't saying

All of my friends would just look away

And change the subject when the subject came to you

They'd act like they knew nothing

But I knew they were hiding something

Somebody knew you found somebody new

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