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You Never Know (featured in the 1991 Movie "Curly Sue")
music and lyrics by Ringo Starr, John Bettis, Steve Dorff
[Verse 1]
CLife Dmgoes Emon  no Fone gets rGehearsals
CLife Dmgoes Emon throuFgh everyday Amreversals
with FeveGry dAmawn F#m7-5every day is fulFml of chances
tCo find some good beforAme itDm/Gs goneG  
CYou never C/Bknow which way
Am7a day is gonna Gsustake Gyou
theres Em7always some sAm7urprise
Fthat comes along to Am7shake you
Em7a simple rule of Edimthumb
thats oDmften been EnegleE7cted is
Amtake life as it cD7omes
Fexpect the uneGxpected
Cyou'll never sEmee exactly where
Fthe road will leGad you
Emand when it comes to Am7love
you gaFmble when you Am7need too
Em7youll maybe break yoEdimur heart
Dmon one unlucky Edimthrow
Dmbut then again yoGu never knCow
[Verse 2]
CWho kDmnows Emwhy Fanything can haGppen
Ca cloDmudy Emsky can suFddenly breAmak open
bFefore yGour eAm7yes theres thF#m7-5e smiling face
Fmof summer chaCsing all the Amrain Dm/GawayG  
Cyou never C/Bknow which way
Am7a day is gonna tGsusake yGou
theres Em7always some Am7surprise
Fthat comes along to Am7shake you
Em7a simple rule of Edimthumb thatDms often
bEeen nE7eglected is taAmke life as it D7comes
Fexpect the uneGxpected
Cyoull never Emsee exactFly where the road
will leaGsusd you Gand whEm7en it comes to loveAm7  
you Fgamble when you nAm7eed to
Em7youll maybe break your Edimheart on one
Dmunlucky throEdimw but Dmthen again yoGu never Cknow
[Refrain]
Em7a simple rule of Edimthumb thaDmts often
been neE7glected is Ctake life as it cD7omes
Fexpect the unexpeGcted
[Modulation]
C#I never sA#m7aw exactly where thF#e road would leG#ad me
C#one day I A#m7woke to fiF#nd somebody needs A#m7me
Fmi thought id taFdimken luck aEbms far as Fdimit would go
but Ebminthen again you Abnever C#know

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You Never Know

by Ringo Starr

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m7-5

Dm/G

C/B

Am7

Gsus

Em7

Edim

A#m7

Fdim

Ebm

Ebmin

You Never Know (featured in the 1991 Movie "Curly Sue")

music and lyrics by Ringo Starr, John Bettis, Steve Dorff

[Verse 1]

C Dm Em F G

Life goes on no one gets rehearsals

C Dm Em F Am

Life goes on through everyday reversals

F G Am F#m7-5 Fm

with every dawn every day is full of chances

C Am Dm/G G

to find some good before its gone

C C/B

You never know which way

Am7 Gsus G

a day is gonna take you

Em7 Am7

theres always some surprise

F Am7

that comes along to shake you

Em7 Edim

a simple rule of thumb

Dm E E7

thats often been neglected is

Am D7

take life as it comes

F G

expect the unexpected

C Em

you'll never see exactly where

F G

the road will lead you

Em Am7

and when it comes to love

F Am7

you gamble when you need too

Em7 Edim

youll maybe break your heart

Dm Edim

on one unlucky throw

Dm G C

but then again you never know

[Verse 2]

C Dm Em F G

Who knows why anything can happen

C Dm Em F Am

a cloudy sky can suddenly break open

F G Am7 F#m7-5

before your eyes theres the smiling face

Fm C Am Dm/G G

of summer chasing all the rain away

C C/B

you never know which way

Am7 Gsus G

a day is gonna take you

Em7 Am7

theres always some surprise

F Am7

that comes along to shake you

Em7 Edim Dm

a simple rule of thumb thats often

E E7 Am D7

been neglected is take life as it comes

F G

expect the unexpected

C Em F

youll never see exactly where the road

Gsus G Em7 Am7

will lead you and when it comes to love

F Am7

you gamble when you need to

Em7 Edim

youll maybe break your heart on one

Dm Edim Dm G C

unlucky throw but then again you never know

[Refrain]

Em7 Edim Dm

a simple rule of thumb thats often

E7 C D7

been neglected is take life as it comes

F G

expect the unexpected

[Modulation]

C# A#m7 F# G#

I never saw exactly where the road would lead me

C# A#m7 F# A#m7

one day I woke to find somebody needs me

Fm Fdim Ebm Fdim

i thought id taken luck as far as it would go

Ebmin Ab C#

but then again you never know

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