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Step 1 / 8Position: 1
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Capo: 1st Fret
Note: I also did a Guitar Pro version in the right tuning 1/2 step down, you may want to check it,
I tabbed this on with capo because at the time I didn't want to retune my guitar everytime,
e|--G3--G/F#-3---Am0--Dsus-3---D2---Em0---Bm2---C0--|
B|--0---0---1---3---3---0---3---1--|
G|--0---0---2---2---2---0---4---0--|
D|--0---0---2---0---0---2---4---2--|
A|--2---x---0-----------2---2---3--|
E|--3---2---------------0----------|
*Note: the 'x' means mute note,
So in G/F# just press with you index finger the 6th string in 2nd fret,
and mute the 5th string
For the Dsus-D, just do a regular D [--0232] and press the 1st string with your pinky
in 3rd fret, then lift it up for a standard D
[Intro]
G- G/F#- Am- Dsus- D[x2]
[Verse]
GI walked across G/F#- an empty land
AmI knew the pathway like the Dsusback of my Dhand
GI felt the earth G/F#- beneath my feet
AmSat by the river and it Dsusmade me complDete
EmOh simple thing! BmWhere have you gone?
CI'm getting old and I need something to Drely on
EmSo tell me when Bmyou're gonna let me in
CI'm getting tired and I need somewhere to beDgin
GI came across G/F#- a fallen tree
AmI felt the branches of it Dsuslooking at Dme
GIs this the place G/F#- we used to love?
AmIs this the place that I've been Dsusdreaming Dof…?
EmOh simple thing! BmWhere have you gone?
CI'm getting old and I need something to Drely on
EmSo tell me when Bmyou're gonna let me in
CI'm getting tired and I need somewhere to beDgin
[Chorus]
AmAnd if you have a Gminute why don't Dwe go…
AmTalk about it Gsomewhere only Dwe know?
AmThis could be the Gend of everyDthing
CSo why don't we go, Dsomewhere only Gwe know?
[Bridge]
C- D- C  D  
Somewhere only we know
EmOh simple thing! BmWhere have you gone?
CI'm getting old and I need something to Drely on
EmSo tell me when Bmyou're gonna let me in
CI'm getting tired and I need somewhere to beDgin
[Chorus]
AmAnd if you have a Gminute why don't Dwe go…
AmTalk about it Gsomewhere only Dwe know?
AmThis could be the Gend of everyDthing
CSo why don't we go, so why don't Dwe go…?
Am- G- D[x2]
AmThis could be the eGnd of eDverything
CSo why don't we go
DSomewhere only we knowC  
DSomewhere only we knowC  
DSomewhere only Cwe knowG  
Enjoy, it's a really nice song, this version is in Ab, Keane plays it in A,
so for their version is capo 2.
This is the way I play it, but maybe Jason plays it without capo
1/2 step down (he usually does), you can try it, just change the chords:
G= A[-02220]
G/F#= Amaj7[-02120]
Am= Bm[-24432]
Dsus= Esus  022200  
D= E  022100  
Em= F#m  244222  
Bm= C#m[-46654]
C= D[--0232]
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The story behind the song

This song paints a picture of a special, secret place that holds deep personal meaning and memories. It evokes a sense of nostalgia for childhood haunts and shared experiences, like a specific spot in Sussex where the band members grew up, or a familiar pathway. While rooted in these specific memories, the song also offers a broader theme, suggesting that this "somewhere only we know" can be a feeling or a memory unique to each person. It plays like a journey back to a cherished, intimate space, both physical and emotional.

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