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You Never Knew My Mind

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"You Never Knew My Mind"
Tuned 1/2 step down
[Chords]
 Em022000
  G320033
  CX32010
 AmX02210
 B7X21202
 B7X24242
  DXX0232
 A7X02020
[Intro]
Em
[Verse]
I Emknow you feel the Gway I change, but Emyou can't change the Gway I feel
CSometimes I'm a Gstranger to you, B7one of a kindAm  B7  
And I Emthink someway you'll Gmake it, though you Emdon't know how to Gtake it
CSometimes you're a Gstranger to me, B7one of a kindAm  B7  
[Chorus]
There were Ctimes of lots of Dlaughter
And you Gfelt you underCstood
We were Ccarefree, open and Dhonest
Loving Geasy, kind and Ctrue
And I supCpose you never Ddoubted
That we were B7all together EmfineD  A7  
You never really knew Gmy minCd
You never really knew Gmy minGd
[Verse]
My Emsilence holds the Gsecrets when I Emanswer but don't Ganswer
You Cdid not see me Gwell enough to B7recognize the AmsignB7s
You Emdidn't want to Gnotice or Emknow that it was Gover
I Cdid not see you Gwell enough to B7recognize the AmsignsB7  
[Chorus]
And there were Ctimes of lots of Dlaughter
And you Gfelt you underCstood
We were Ccarefree, open and Dhonest
Loving Geasy, kind and Ctrue
And I supCpose you never Ddoubted
That we were B7all together Cfine
Then you Amsaw the changes Empainfully
And you Dknew, B7you never really knew my EmmindA7  Em  A7  
[Solo]
C       D      G      C
C       D      G      C
[Chorus]
And I supCpose you never Ddoubted
That we were B7all together Emfine
CSometimes I'm a Gstranger to you
And Csometimes you're a Gstranger to me
CSometimes, maybe Gall the time
EmYou never really Gknew my mind
I never Creally knew your Gmind

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You Never Knew My Mind

by Chris Cornell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

"You Never Knew My Mind"

Tuned 1/2 step down

[Chords]

022000

320033

X32010

X02210

X21202

X24242

XX0232

X02020

[Intro]

[Verse]

Em G Em G

I know you feel the way I change, but you can't change the way I feel

C G B7 Am B7

Sometimes I'm a stranger to you, one of a kind

Em G Em G

And I think someway you'll make it, though you don't know how to take it

C G B7 Am B7

Sometimes you're a stranger to me, one of a kind

[Chorus]

C D

There were times of lots of laughter

G C

And you felt you understood

C D

We were carefree, open and honest

G C

Loving easy, kind and true

C D

And I suppose you never doubted

B7 Em D A7

That we were all together fine

G C

You never really knew my mind

G G

You never really knew my mind

[Verse]

Em G Em G

My silence holds the secrets when I answer but don't answer

C G B7 Am B7

You did not see me well enough to recognize the signs

Em G Em G

You didn't want to notice or know that it was over

C G B7 Am B7

I did not see you well enough to recognize the signs

[Chorus]

C D

And there were times of lots of laughter

G C

And you felt you understood

C D

We were carefree, open and honest

G C

Loving easy, kind and true

C D

And I suppose you never doubted

B7 C

That we were all together fine

Am Em

Then you saw the changes painfully

D B7 Em A7 Em A7

And you knew, you never really knew my mind

[Solo]

C D G C

[Chorus]

C D

And I suppose you never doubted

B7 Em

That we were all together fine

C G

Sometimes I'm a stranger to you

C G

And sometimes you're a stranger to me

C G

Sometimes, maybe all the time

Em G

You never really knew my mind

C G

I never really knew your mind

About You Never Knew My Mind Chords by Chris Cornell

Learn how to play You Never Knew My Mind by Chris Cornell with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “You Never Knew My Mind chords”, “You Never Knew My Mind guitar chords”, or “Chris Cornell You Never Knew My Mind chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy You Never Knew My Mind chords and for experienced players who want accurate You Never Knew My Mind lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Em, G, C, Am, B7, D.

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The chords for "You Never Knew My Mind" show the original chord names (including Em, G, C, Am, B7, D). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.