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Ryan Adams
Everybody Knows
Easy Tiger
Standard tuning
Capo 3
Chords:
e  D2     A7sus40      C0  F1   Am0   G3  D72    Cadd93
B  3     3      1  1   1   0  1    3
G  2     0      0  2   2   0  2    0
D  0     2      2  3   2   0  0    2
A  x     0      3  3   0   2  x    3
E  x     x      x  x   x   3  x    x
Lick 1:
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------0-----------|
A|-------0h2-0h2-------------|
E|---2h3---------------------|
Lick 2:
e|---2-3-5-3---2-----0-----------|
B|---------------3---------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
[Intro]
D A7sus4  Cadd9 (hammer on D-string 2nd fret)  (Lick 1) D  A7sus4 Cadd9
[Verse 1]
          D         A7sus4                 Cadd9(Lick 1)
You come for me in the worst of places
DYou come foA7sus4r me, you come and tCadd9ry to take me home
             D                      A7sus4       Cadd9(Lick 1)
I'm always in need, and it's hard to be reciprocating
DThe fabric of our A7sus4life gets tornD  D7  
[Chorus]
And Ceverything's Gchanging, so hoFw am I to Amknow
How I'm Cgoing to hold oGn to you when I'm sFpinning out of cAmontrol
CYou and I tGogether, but only oFne of us in lAmove
         D7   (Lick 2)   Am  D7 (Lick 2)  Am
And everybody knows
[Verse 2]
         D                  A7sus4           Cadd9(Lick 1)
He says a name, it echoes in my head like it was a canyon
DHe says a nA7sus4ame, he says it and Cadd9I know what's up
          D                   A7sus4                             Cadd9(Lick 1)
You come to me sometimes when I'm thinking like a cannonball shooting out a cannon
DAnd I forget A7sus4whatever it was I was Dthinking D7about
[Chorus]
And Ceverything's Gchanging, so hoFw am I to Amknow
How I'm Cgoing to hold oGn to you when I'm sFpinning out of cAmontrol
CYou and I tGogether, but only oFne of us in lAmove
         D7   (Lick 2) Am  D7 (Lick 2) Am
And everybody knows
          D7 (Lick 2)  Am  D7 (Lick 2)  Am
Everybody knows
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Everybody Knows

by Ryan Adams

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

Ryan Adams

Everybody Knows

Easy Tiger

Standard tuning

Capo 3

Chords:

D A7sus4 C F Am G D7 Cadd9

e 2 0 0 1 0 3 2 3

B 3 3 1 1 1 0 1 3

G 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 0

D 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 2

A x 0 3 3 0 2 x 3

E x x x x x 3 x x

Lick 1:

e|---------------------------|

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

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

D|---------------0-----------|

A|-------0h2-0h2-------------|

E|---2h3---------------------|

Lick 2:

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

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

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

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

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

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

[Intro]

D A7sus4 Cadd9 (hammer on D-string 2nd fret) (Lick 1) D A7sus4 Cadd9

[Verse 1]

D A7sus4 Cadd9

(Lick 1)

You come for me in the worst of places

D A7sus4 Cadd9

You come for me, you come and try to take me home

D A7sus4 Cadd9

(Lick 1)

I'm always in need, and it's hard to be reciprocating

D A7sus4 D D7

The fabric of our life gets torn

[Chorus]

C G F Am

And everything's changing, so how am I to know

C G F Am

How I'm going to hold on to you when I'm spinning out of control

C G F Am

You and I together, but only one of us in love

D7 (Lick 2) Am D7 (Lick 2) Am

And everybody knows

[Verse 2]

D A7sus4 Cadd9

(Lick 1)

He says a name, it echoes in my head like it was a canyon

D A7sus4 Cadd9

He says a name, he says it and I know what's up

D A7sus4 Cadd9

(Lick 1)

You come to me sometimes when I'm thinking like a cannonball shooting out a cannon

D A7sus4 D D7

And I forget whatever it was I was thinking about

[Chorus]

C G F Am

And everything's changing, so how am I to know

C G F Am

How I'm going to hold on to you when I'm spinning out of control

C G F Am

You and I together, but only one of us in love

D7 (Lick 2) Am D7 (Lick 2) Am

And everybody knows

D7 (Lick 2) Am D7 (Lick 2) Am

Everybody knows

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About Everybody Knows Chords by Ryan Adams

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