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[Intro]
D  A
A  D
A
[Verse 1]
SiDlent sea, tAell this to me
              A7,           D  
Where are the children that we used to be
At picDture shows where noAbody knows
And oA7nly the heart can sDee
[Verse 2]
StaDrry skies, sAoft lullabies
WhAere do they A7go when their melDodies die    
DTo a day, fAar, far away
That oAnly the heA7art may knDow
[Chorus]
FriDends we kD7new foGllow G/F#us tGhrough
BmAll of the dAays of our liGves
LDove we shD7ared waGits for G/F#us thGere
Where our wBmishes forEever A7sus4resi-idA7e
[Verse 3]
FalDling tears, memAories' mirrors
WhA7ere are summers, oh, whDere are the years?
CarDried far to a wanAdering star
That oA7nly the heart may knDow
[Chorus]
FriDends we kD7new foGllow G/F#us thGrough
BmAll of the dAays of our lGivesA  
LDove we shD7ared waGits foG/F#r us tGhere
Where our wBmishes forEmever A7sus4resi-iA7de
[Verse 4]
StDarry skies, sAoft lullabies
WhA7ere do they go when their meloDdies die?  
DTo a day fAar, far away
TAhat only the hA7eart may kDnow
[Outro]
WhAere only the heaA7r-eart may Dknow

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Only The Heart May Know

by Dan Fogelberg

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

A7sus4

[Intro]

D A

A D

[Verse 1]

D A

Silent sea, tell this to me

A7 D

Where are the children that we used to be

D A

At picture shows where nobody knows

A7 D

And only the heart can see

[Verse 2]

D A

Starry skies, soft lullabies

A A7 D

Where do they go when their melodies die

D A

To a day, far, far away

A A7 D

That only the heart may know

[Chorus]

D D7 G G/F# G

Friends we knew follow us through

Bm A G

All of the days of our lives

D D7 G G/F# G

Love we shared waits for us there

Bm E A7sus4 A7

Where our wishes forever resi-ide

[Verse 3]

D A

Falling tears, memories' mirrors

A7 D

Where are summers, oh, where are the years?

D A

Carried far to a wandering star

A7 D

That only the heart may know

[Chorus]

D D7 G G/F# G

Friends we knew follow us through

Bm A G A

All of the days of our lives

D D7 G G/F# G

Love we shared waits for us there

Bm Em A7sus4 A7

Where our wishes forever resi-ide

[Verse 4]

D A

Starry skies, soft lullabies

A7 D

Where do they go when their melodies die?

D A

To a day far, far away

A A7 D

That only the heart may know

[Outro]

A A7 D

Where only the hear-eart may know

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