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G*: 320013
[Intro] 
G*  C   F  C  
C Am G C
C F C F C G
[Verse]
 G*                   C  
How could I have known
You were the Fone for meC?
CHow could I Amhave knowGnC  
CYou were the Fair I breCathe
If I Fdon't belCieve in Glove?
[Verse]
 G*             C  
How was I to know
I couldn't Flive withoCut
CYour arms aroAmund meG?C  
CIf you'd only Fcome back Cnow
I'd not Flet you Cdown agGain
[Verse]
 G*                   C  
And how could you allow
One little lFove you sCaw?
CHow could I AmthinkG  C  
CIf you'd only Fhold me Cclose
I'd not Flet you Cgo againG?
[Chorus]
 FGuess GI could've Ambeen
 FA Gbetter manAm  
 FI Gshould have held Amonto your FcoatF  
But how Gcould I've Cknown?
[Verse]
 G*               C  
And now looking back
Should have been Fon my kneeCs
CBut I can be AmcoldG  C  
CShoulda said F"Stay with Cme
FPlease don't Cleave me alGone"
[Verse]
 G*              C  
And those other girls
They never Fmade me Cfeel
CThe way I do AmnowG  C  
CKnow that our Flove was Creal
But I Fbroke the Cdeal
And Gnow...
[Verse]
 G*             C  
I'm out in the cold
Baby come Fhold me Cclose
CPlease don't let me AmdrownG  C  
CWoman I Flove the Cmost
My Fholy Cghost
GoddGamn
[Chorus]
 FGuess GI could have Amtried
 FA little hGarderAm  
 FI see Gcomfort in Ambeing alFoneF  
How Gcould I have Cknown? 
[Outro]
G*  C   F  C  
C Am G C
C F C F C G
G*  C   F  C  
C Am G C
C F C F C G
C

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How Could I Have Known

by Keaton Henson

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Chords in this song · guitar

G*: 320013

[Intro]

C F C

C Am G C

C F C F C G

[Verse]

G C

How could I have known

F C

You were the one for me?

C Am G C

How could I have known

C F C

You were the air I breathe

F C G

If I don't believe in love?

[Verse]

G C

How was I to know

F C

I couldn't live without

C Am G C

Your arms around me?

C F C

If you'd only come back now

F C G

I'd not let you down again

[Verse]

G C

And how could you allow

F C

One little love you saw?

C Am G C

How could I think

C F C

If you'd only hold me close

F C G

I'd not let you go again?

[Chorus]

F G Am

Guess I could've been

F G Am

A better man

F G Am F F

I should have held onto your coat

G C

But how could I've known?

[Verse]

G C

And now looking back

F C

Should have been on my knees

C Am G C

But I can be cold

C F C

Shoulda said "Stay with me

F C G

Please don't leave me alone"

[Verse]

G C

And those other girls

F C

They never made me feel

C Am G C

The way I do now

C F C

Know that our love was real

F C

But I broke the deal

And now...

[Verse]

G C

I'm out in the cold

F C

Baby come hold me close

C Am G C

Please don't let me drown

C F C

Woman I love the most

F C

My holy ghost

Goddamn

[Chorus]

F G Am

Guess I could have tried

F G Am

A little harder

F G Am F F

I see comfort in being alone

G C

How could I have known?

[Outro]

C F C

C Am G C

C F C F C G

C F C

C Am G C

C F C F C G

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