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The Big Unknown

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Tempo: BPM 72
[Intro]
|        Am|        Am|    Fmaj7/A|     Em7/A|
|        Am|      Am/G|       Am/F|      Am/F|
Ooh, ooh
|        Am|        Am|  Fmaj7    Em|       Em7|
Hmm, mmm
|        Am|      Am/G|       Am/F|Am/F  
[Verse 1]
Only lAmove could bring usAm  
Bring us to Fmaj7this bitter planeEm7  
AmOnly one of usG  
Who's gonna walk Fmaj7awayEm/G  
Here in the dAmeep belowG  
That only darkness reFmaj7ally knowsEm7  
AmI'm hoping for a humble sGeed to growFmaj7  Em7  
Fmaj7No, I won't surrender to this Fmaj7hard hearted night
AmThough I know the sun's gonna bring the paAmlest of light
Fmaj7And all that remains is eFmaj7verything has gone
    Em7This life is mine so I'lE7l carry on
[Chorus]
AmI'm just trying to Em7hold on     Fmaj7I'm falling in the dark below
AmI feel I'm Gfalling in the bFmaj7ig unknown
AmHere in the E/G#deep belowEm  
I will D/F#rise
Dm7I will rise again
   Em7A humble seE7ed will growAm  Am  
[Verse 2]
AmI have to go back
AmTo pull me from the wreck
Fmaj7I know it's not over yetEm7  
AmThere's no fire and no flame GOn this cold, cold plane
Fmaj7No way to measure my painEm7  
[Chorus]
AmI'm just trying to Em7hold on    I'm Fmaj7falling in the dark below
AmI feel I'm faGlling in the bFmaj7ig unknown
AmI will riseE/G#  Em/G  
I will rD/F#ise
Dm7I will rise again
  Em7A humble E7seed will gAmrowAm/G  Fmaj7  Em7  Am  

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The Big Unknown

by Sade

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7/A

Em7/A

Am/G

Am/F

Fmaj7

Em7

Em/G

E/G#

D/F#

Dm7

Tempo: BPM 72

[Intro]

Am Am Fmaj7/A Em7/A

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Am Am/G Am/F Am/F

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Ooh, ooh

Am Am Fmaj7 Em Em7

| | | | |

Hmm, mmm

Am Am/G Am/F Am/F

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[Verse 1]

Am Am

Only love could bring us

Fmaj7 Em7

Bring us to this bitter plane

Am G

Only one of us

Fmaj7 Em/G

Who's gonna walk away

Am G

Here in the deep below

Fmaj7 Em7

That only darkness really knows

Am G Fmaj7 Em7

I'm hoping for a humble seed to grow

Fmaj7 Fmaj7

No, I won't surrender to this hard hearted night

Am Am

Though I know the sun's gonna bring the palest of light

Fmaj7 Fmaj7

And all that remains is everything has gone

Em7 E7

This life is mine so I'll carry on

[Chorus]

Am Em7 Fmaj7

I'm just trying to hold on I'm falling in the dark below

Am G Fmaj7

I feel I'm falling in the big unknown

Am E/G# Em

Here in the deep below

D/F#

I will rise

Dm7

I will rise again

Em7 E7 Am Am

A humble seed will grow

[Verse 2]

I have to go back

To pull me from the wreck

Fmaj7 Em7

I know it's not over yet

Am G

There's no fire and no flame On this cold, cold plane

Fmaj7 Em7

No way to measure my pain

[Chorus]

Am Em7 Fmaj7

I'm just trying to hold on I'm falling in the dark below

Am G Fmaj7

I feel I'm falling in the big unknown

Am E/G# Em/G

I will rise

D/F#

I will rise

Dm7

I will rise again

Em7 E7 Am Am/G Fmaj7 Em7 Am

A humble seed will grow

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