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I Know Him So Well

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Chords By: CHARLIE EDSEL VALERA
Original in Bb, so Capo 3 to play along YouTube.
[Intro]
e|-C--0---2-5---3-2-3---|-G--------------------|
B|---------------------|-3-------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|
e|-Em--0---2-5---3-2-3---|-Am10------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|
[Verse 1]
    NGothing is so gDood it lasts etGernally,
    Emperfect situations mDust go wrCong.
    GBut this has nDever yet prevCented me,
    from Amwanting far too mGuch, for fCar too lDong.Cm  
[Verse 2]
    LGooking back, I coDuld have done it dGifferently,
    Emwon a few more mDoments, who can tCell?
    GBut it took tDime to understCand the man,
    Amnow at least I knGow, I knCow him wDell.
[Chorus]
Wasn't it gGood (wasn't it good)?
Wasn't it fCine (wasn't it fine)?
Isn't it Cmmadness?  He can't be mGine.E  Am  
But Gin the end, he neDeds a little bit mEmore than befAore,
SecGurity (he needs his fDantasy and frCeedom)
I knDow him so wGell!Cm  G  D  D  
[Verse 3]
    GNo one in your lDife is with you cGonstantly,
    Emno one is compDletely on your sCide.
    GAnd though I mDove my world to Cbe with him,
    sAmtill the gap betweGen us Cis too wDide.Cm  F  
[Verse 4]
    LGooking back, I coDuld've played it dGifferently,
    lEmearned about the Dman before I fCell. 
    GBut I was Dever so much yCounger then,
    Amnow at least I knGow, I knCow him wDell.
[Chorus]
Wasn't it gGood (oh, so good)?
Wasn't it fCine (so fine)?
Isn't it Cmmadness?  He can't be mGine.
[Bridge]
    Didn't I kAmnow, how it would Emgo?
    If I knew from the stEart
    WDhy am I falling apGart?
Wasn't it fCine (so fine)?
Isn't it Cmmadness?  He can't be mGine.E  Am  
But Gin the end, he neDeds a little bit mEmore than befAore,
SecGurity (he needs his fDantasy and frCeedom)
I knDow him so wGell!
[Outro]
It took some tCmime to understGand himA  
Ooh, I knDow him so wGell.

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O22OOO

Minor chord - Sad, melancholic sound

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E minor

This shape is home. Capo 3 makes it sound in G minor. End the line on this chord.

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I Know Him So Well

by Whitney Houston

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Chords By: CHARLIE EDSEL VALERA

Original in Bb, so Capo 3 to play along YouTube.

[Intro]

C G

e|---0---2-5---3-2-3---|---------------------|

B|---------------------|-3-------------------|

G|---------------------|---------------------|

D|---------------------|---------------------|

A|---------------------|---------------------|

E|---------------------|---------------------|

Em Am

e|---0---2-5---3-2-3---|-10------------------|

B|---------------------|---------------------|

G|---------------------|---------------------|

D|---------------------|---------------------|

A|---------------------|---------------------|

E|---------------------|---------------------|

[Verse 1]

G D G

Nothing is so good it lasts eternally,

Em D C

perfect situations must go wrong.

G D C

But this has never yet prevented me,

Am G C D Cm

from wanting far too much, for far too long.

[Verse 2]

G D G

Looking back, I could have done it differently,

Em D C

won a few more moments, who can tell?

G D C

But it took time to understand the man,

Am G C D

now at least I know, I know him well.

[Chorus]

Wasn't it good (wasn't it good)?

Wasn't it fine (wasn't it fine)?

Cm G E Am

Isn't it madness? He can't be mine.

G D Em A

But in the end, he needs a little bit more than before,

G D C

Security (he needs his fantasy and freedom)

D G Cm G D D

I know him so well!

[Verse 3]

G D G

No one in your life is with you constantly,

Em D C

no one is completely on your side.

G D C

And though I move my world to be with him,

Am G C D Cm F

still the gap between us is too wide.

[Verse 4]

G D G

Looking back, I could've played it differently,

Em D C

learned about the man before I fell.

G D C

But I was ever so much younger then,

Am G C D

now at least I know, I know him well.

[Chorus]

Wasn't it good (oh, so good)?

Wasn't it fine (so fine)?

Cm G

Isn't it madness? He can't be mine.

[Bridge]

Am Em

Didn't I know, how it would go?

If I knew from the start

D G

Why am I falling apart?

Wasn't it fine (so fine)?

Cm G E Am

Isn't it madness? He can't be mine.

G D Em A

But in the end, he needs a little bit more than before,

G D C

Security (he needs his fantasy and freedom)

D G

I know him so well!

[Outro]

Cm G A

It took some time to understand him

D G

Ooh, I know him so well.

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