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      D* = x54030
 Cmaj9+11= x32032
 Fmaj7+11= 133200
ORDER: I V1 V2 C1 INT V3 PC C2 PsC FC O
[INTRO]
  Gadd9/B    Cadd9| |   Gadd9/B   Cadd9|    |
                                    Yeah...
(band)
   Em7   Cadd9|  Cadd9   D* |    Em7   Cadd9|  Cadd9   D* |
   Em7   Cadd9|  Cadd9   D* |    Em7   Cadd9|   Cmaj9+11|
[VERSE 1]
        Em7    Cadd9          Cadd9   D*
   Woke up today, something is gone
           Em7                Cadd9         Cadd9   D*
   Looked for my   heart, but it couldn't be found
     Em7             Cadd9       Cadd9   D*
   Easy to   tell, this feeling inside
   Em7This kind Cadd9of   pain, baby D/F#you just can't Ghide
[VERSE 2]
                         1    +  2+    3 +
     Em7              Cadd9      Cadd9    Cadd9   D*
   Whatever  happened to me   and you?
   4   +
                   Em7   Cadd9           Cadd9   D*
   Was it something I said? What did I do?
   When it's Em7late at Cadd9night, I Cadd9wonder whyD  
   Em7I'm all Cadd9a  -  lone with this D/F#feeling inGside
[CHORUS 1]
   Only Emheaven Dknows Bmwhat went Cwrong
   EmJust when I Dneeded youD/F#  G  
   Only Emheaven Dknows Bmwhat went Cwrong
   EmCan't find Dthe answers Fmaj7+11when    the feeling is gone
[INTERLUDE]
   Em7   Cadd9|  Cadd9   D* |    Em7   Cadd9|  Cadd9   D* |
[VERSE 3]
          Em7                 Cadd9       Cadd9   D*
   Just like an   old book, some pages are gone
   Em7And now Cadd9our  story can D/F#never be Gtold
          Em7               Cadd9     Cadd9   D*
   These lonely   nights, it's hard to bear
       Em7        Cadd9               Cadd9   D*
   Heaven knows, why do   I still care?
[PRE-CHORUS]
           Em7          Cadd9        Cadd9   D*
   Send me an an - swer so I    can be free
   Em7So I Cadd9can  forget how it D/F#used to Gbe
[CHORUS 2]
   Only Emheaven Dknows Bmwhat went Cwrong
   EmCan't find Dthe answers when the D/F#feeling is Ggone
   Only Emheaven Dknows Bmwhat went Cwrong
   CJust when I Dneeded you
[POST-CHORUS]
 Bm7   C|                       |
       Just when I needed you...
 Bm7   C|
[FINAL CHORUS]
1+ 2 + |1 +2   +    3+4+|
                 Em7   Bm7                 Cmaj9+11   D*
   Only heaven knows            what went wrong
               Em7      Bm7   Cadd9   D*
   Just when I needed you
                 Em7   Bm7                 Cmaj9+11   D*
   Only heaven knows            what went wrong
   Em7    Bm7   Cadd9|           Cadd9   D*
                   Just when I needed you
[OUTRO]
   Em7    Bm7   Cadd9|           Cadd9   D*
                   Just when I needed you
           Em7   Bm7   Cadd9|           Cadd9   D*
Feeling's gone...         Just when I needed you
             Em7    Bm7   Cadd9|           Cadd9   D*
   Just like an open book    Just when I needed you
(to fade)
   Em7    Bm7   Cadd9|  Cadd9   D* |
   Em7    Bm7   Cadd9|  Cadd9   D* |

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Only Heaven Knows

by Dokken

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj9+11

Fmaj7+11

Gadd9/B

Cadd9

Em7

D/F#

Bm7

* = x54030

Cmaj9+11

= x32032

Fmaj7+11

= 133200

ORDER: I V1 V2 C1 INT V3 PC C2 PsC FC O

[INTRO]

Gadd9/B Cadd9 Gadd9/B Cadd9

| | | |

Yeah...

(band)

Em7 Cadd9 Cadd9 D Em7 Cadd9 Cadd9 D

| * | | * |

Em7 Cadd9 Cadd9 D Em7 Cadd9 Cmaj9+11

| * | | |

[VERSE 1]

Em7 Cadd9 Cadd9 D

Woke up today, something is gone

Em7 Cadd9 Cadd9 D

Looked for my heart, but it couldn't be found

Em7 Cadd9 Cadd9 D

Easy to tell, this feeling inside

Em7 Cadd9 D/F# G

This kind of pain, baby you just can't hide

[VERSE 2]

1 + 2+ 3 +

Em7 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 D

Whatever happened to me and you?

4 +

Em7 Cadd9 Cadd9 D

Was it something I said? What did I do?

Em7 Cadd9 Cadd9 D

When it's late at night, I wonder why

Em7 Cadd9 D/F# G

I'm all a - lone with this feeling inside

[CHORUS 1]

Em D Bm C

Only heaven knows what went wrong

Em D D/F# G

Just when I needed you

Em D Bm C

Only heaven knows what went wrong

Em D Fmaj7+11

Can't find the answers when the feeling is gone

[INTERLUDE]

Em7 Cadd9 Cadd9 D Em7 Cadd9 Cadd9 D

| * | | * |

[VERSE 3]

Em7 Cadd9 Cadd9 D

Just like an old book, some pages are gone

Em7 Cadd9 D/F# G

And now our story can never be told

Em7 Cadd9 Cadd9 D

These lonely nights, it's hard to bear

Em7 Cadd9 Cadd9 D

Heaven knows, why do I still care?

[PRE-CHORUS]

Em7 Cadd9 Cadd9 D

Send me an an - swer so I can be free

Em7 Cadd9 D/F# G

So I can forget how it used to be

[CHORUS 2]

Em D Bm C

Only heaven knows what went wrong

Em D D/F# G

Can't find the answers when the feeling is gone

Em D Bm C

Only heaven knows what went wrong

C D

Just when I needed you

[POST-CHORUS]

Bm7 C

| |

Just when I needed you...

Bm7 C

[FINAL CHORUS]

1+ 2 + |1 +2 + 3+4+|

Em7 Bm7 Cmaj9+11 D

Only heaven knows what went wrong

Em7 Bm7 Cadd9 D

Just when I needed you

Em7 Bm7 Cmaj9+11 D

Only heaven knows what went wrong

Em7 Bm7 Cadd9 Cadd9 D

| *

Just when I needed you

[OUTRO]

Em7 Bm7 Cadd9 Cadd9 D

| *

Just when I needed you

Em7 Bm7 Cadd9 Cadd9 D

| *

Feeling's gone... Just when I needed you

Em7 Bm7 Cadd9 Cadd9 D

| *

Just like an open book Just when I needed you

(to fade)

Em7 Bm7 Cadd9 Cadd9 D

| * |

Em7 Bm7 Cadd9 Cadd9 D

| * |

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