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How Could I Ever Know

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[Verse]
D(add2)How could I know I would G/Dhave to leave you?
D(add2)How could I know I would G/Dhurt you so?
Em7You were the one I was D/F#born tBbo love,
Oh, Asushow cAould I ever Bsus2know?Bm  
G(add2)How coulGd I ever D(add2)know?G  
[Verse]
D(add2)How can I say to go G/Don without me?
D(add2)How, when I know you still G/Dneed me so?
Em7How can I say not to D/F#dream Bbabout me?
EmHow could I ever Bmknow?Dmaj9  
GHow could I Aever D(add2)know?
[Chorus]
GsusForgiGmve Ame, can you forF#mgive Bmme,
Em7And hold me iEm9n your hF#7suseart?
And Gfind sAome new way to A(add2)love me,
Em7Now that we're A7susapart?
[Verse]
D(add2)How could I know I would Em7never hold you?
D(add2)Never again in this Em7world, but oh -
Em(add4)Sure as you breathe, I am D/F#there inC/Bbside Bbyou.
DHoF#mw---G(add2)--------G/Acould I ever Bmknow?D/A  
G/AHow could I ever D(add2)know?G/D  D  

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How Could I Ever Know

by Lucy Simon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D(add2)

G/D

Em7

D/F#

Asus

Bsus2

G(add2)

Dmaj9

Gsus

F#m

Em9

F#7sus

A(add2)

A7sus

Em(add4)

C/Bb

G/A

[Verse]

D(add2) G/D

How could I know I would have to leave you?

D(add2) G/D

How could I know I would hurt you so?

Em7 D/F# Bb

You were the one I was born to love,

Asus A Bsus2 Bm

Oh, how could I ever know?

G(add2) G D(add2) G

How could I ever know?

[Verse]

D(add2) G/D

How can I say to go on without me?

D(add2) G/D

How, when I know you still need me so?

Em7 D/F# Bb

How can I say not to dream about me?

Em Bm Dmaj9

How could I ever know?

G A D(add2)

How could I ever know?

[Chorus]

Gsus Gm A F#m Bm

Forgive me, can you forgive me,

Em7 Em9 F#7sus

And hold me in your heart?

G A A(add2)

And find some new way to love me,

Em7 A7sus

Now that we're apart?

[Verse]

D(add2) Em7

How could I know I would never hold you?

D(add2) Em7

Never again in this world, but oh -

Em(add4) D/F# C/Bb Bb

Sure as you breathe, I am there inside you.

D F#m G(add2) G/A Bm D/A

How-----------could I ever know?

G/A D(add2) G/D D

How could I ever know?

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