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[Intro]
        Dsus2/ / /  / / /
        C/DHow can I be Dsure
        C/DIn a world that's Dconstantly changing
        C/DHow can I be Dsure
        FWhere I Emstand with Dyou
[Verse 1]
        Whenever DmI...Dmmaj7  Dm7  
        Whenever Dm6I am aEm7way     A7from Em7youA7  
        I wanna DmdieDmmaj7  Dm7  
        'Cause you Dm6know I wanna Em7stay    A7with Em7youA7  
        How do F#m7I  kBm7now
        Em7Maybe you're A7trying to F#m7use  Bm7me
        Em7Flying too A7high can conFmaj7fuse  Dm7me
        Gm7Touch me but C7don't take me Ddown
[Verse 2]
        Whenever DmI...Dmmaj7  Dm7  
        Whenever Dm6I am aEm7way     A7from Em7youA7  
        My aDmlibiDmmaj7  Dm7  
        Is telling Dm6people I don't Em7care    A7for Em7youA7  
        Maybe F#m7I'm  Bm7just Em7hangin' aA7round
        With my F#m7head Bm7up,  Em7upside A7down
        It's a Fmaj7pi -  Dm7ty, I Gm7can't seem to C7find someone
        Fmaj7Who's Dm7as  Gm7pretty and C7lovely as Dyou
[Break]
        C/DHow can I be Dsure
        I C/Dreally, really, really wanna Dknow
        I C/Dreally, really, really wanna Dknow, hey ey hey
        |    Dm|  Dmmaj7|   Dm7|    Dm6|   Em7|    A7|    Em7|    A7|
                         oh oh oh oh   whoa oh oh   whoa oh oh oh
        |    Dm|  Dmmaj7|   Dm7|    Dm6|   Em7|    A7|    Em7|    A7|
                         oh oh oh oh   whoa oh oh   whoa oh oh oh
[Verse 3]
        How's the F#m7wea- Bm7ther
        Em7Whether or A7not we're F#m7toge-Bm7ther
        ToEm7gether we'll A7see it much Fmaj7bet - Dm7ter
        I'll Gm7love you, I'll C7love you forFmaj7e  -  Dm7ver
        Gm7You know where C7I can be Dfound
[Coda]
        C/DHow can I be Dsure
        C/DIn a world that's Dconstantly changing
        FHow can I   Embe Dsure
        FI'll be Emsure with Dyou

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How Can I Be Sure

by The Young Rascals

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Dsus2

C/D

Dmmaj7

Dm7

Dm6

Em7

F#m7

Bm7

Fmaj7

Gm7

[Intro]

Dsus2

/ / / / / /

C/D D

How can I be sure

C/D D

In a world that's constantly changing

C/D D

How can I be sure

F Em D

Where I stand with you

[Verse 1]

Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7

Whenever I...

Dm6 Em7 A7 Em7 A7

Whenever I am away from you

Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7

I wanna die

Dm6 Em7 A7 Em7 A7

'Cause you know I wanna stay with you

F#m7 Bm7

How do I know

Em7 A7 F#m7 Bm7

Maybe you're trying to use me

Em7 A7 Fmaj7 Dm7

Flying too high can confuse me

Gm7 C7 D

Touch me but don't take me down

[Verse 2]

Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7

Whenever I...

Dm6 Em7 A7 Em7 A7

Whenever I am away from you

Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7

My alibi

Dm6 Em7 A7 Em7 A7

Is telling people I don't care for you

F#m7 Bm7 Em7 A7

Maybe I'm just hangin' around

F#m7 Bm7 Em7 A7

With my head up, upside down

Fmaj7 Dm7 Gm7 C7

It's a pi - ty, I can't seem to find someone

Fmaj7 Dm7 Gm7 C7 D

Who's as pretty and lovely as you

[Break]

C/D D

How can I be sure

C/D D

I really, really, really wanna know

C/D D

I really, really, really wanna know, hey ey hey

Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6 Em7 A7 Em7 A7

| | | | | | | | |

oh oh oh oh whoa oh oh whoa oh oh oh

Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6 Em7 A7 Em7 A7

| | | | | | | | |

oh oh oh oh whoa oh oh whoa oh oh oh

[Verse 3]

F#m7 Bm7

How's the wea- ther

Em7 A7 F#m7 Bm7

Whether or not we're toge-ther

Em7 A7 Fmaj7 Dm7

Together we'll see it much bet - ter

Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 Dm7

I'll love you, I'll love you fore - ver

Gm7 C7 D

You know where I can be found

[Coda]

C/D D

How can I be sure

C/D D

In a world that's constantly changing

F Em D

How can I be sure

F Em D

I'll be sure with you

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