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The Roches - Only You Know How
CAPO: 5th Fret
[Intro]
  G    Am7    C    Bm(2x)
[Verse 1]
GDid you Cever Gask yourCself
GHow did we get Dhere?
CFloating on a Gsea of Am7sorrow
GNothing else is Dclear
D7Nothing else is Gclear
[Chorus]
And Cyou might be a Gpuppy dog
CYou Gmight Am7be  Ga FcowD7___
COnly love can Gsave Am7you 
And Gonly D7you know Ghow
[Instrumental]
  G    Am7    C    Bm(2x)
[Verse 2]
GDid you Cever Gtake a Cwalk 
GTo the edge of Dtown?
CBack before the Gairplanes Am7came 
And Gtook the buildings Ddown
D7Took the buildings Gdown
[Chorus]
And Cwhen this life is Gover
CThen Git Am7will Gbe FnowD7___
COnly love can Gsave Am7you 
And Gonly D7you know GhowF  
[Bridge]
Will you accept an aGpology Dm  
From the bottom of my GheartC  
And will you send me a Gletter F  
From the bottom Cof your deep blue GseaF___C___D_
[Instrumental]
G  C  G  C  G    D    C  D  G  C  G  D  G
[Verse 3]
Did you Cever Gthink that CI 
Would Gsing a song like Dthis?
CAsking all these Gquestions Am7when
GAll I want's a Dkiss
D7All I want's a Gkiss
[Chorus]
And Cwhen the day is Gover 
And Cyou Gput Am7down Gyour FploD7ugh
COnly love can Gsave Am7you 
And Gonly D7you know Ghow
COnly love can Gsave Am7you 
And Gonly D7you know Fhow_C____G__

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Only You Know How

by The Roches

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

The Roches - Only You Know How

CAPO: 5th Fret

[Intro]

G Am7 C Bm

(2x)

[Verse 1]

G C G C

Did you ever ask yourself

G D

How did we get here?

C G Am7

Floating on a sea of sorrow

G D

Nothing else is clear

D7 G

Nothing else is clear

[Chorus]

C G

And you might be a puppy dog

C G Am7 G F D7

You might be a cow___

C G Am7

Only love can save you

G D7 G

And only you know how

[Instrumental]

G Am7 C Bm

(2x)

[Verse 2]

G C G C

Did you ever take a walk

G D

To the edge of town?

C G Am7

Back before the airplanes came

G D

And took the buildings down

D7 G

Took the buildings down

[Chorus]

C G

And when this life is over

C G Am7 G F D7

Then it will be now___

C G Am7

Only love can save you

G D7 G F

And only you know how

[Bridge]

G Dm

Will you accept an apology

G C

From the bottom of my heart

G F

And will you send me a letter

C G F C D

From the bottom of your deep blue sea_______

[Instrumental]

G C G C G D C D G C G D G

[Verse 3]

C G C

Did you ever think that I

G D

Would sing a song like this?

C G Am7

Asking all these questions when

G D

All I want's a kiss

D7 G

All I want's a kiss

[Chorus]

C G

And when the day is over

C G Am7 G F D7

And you put down your plough

C G Am7

Only love can save you

G D7 G

And only you know how

C G Am7

Only love can save you

G D7 F C G

And only you know how_______

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