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I Always Knew

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[Intro]
 Cadd9   G   Em   D(x2)
[Verse]
Cadd9Hello, good morning.
GIt’s been a Cfew hours since the Emsky stopped pCouring out it’s Emshame.D  
Cadd9Hello, good morning.
GIt’s been a Clong night; the Emsun is finally Cshowing us her EmfaceD  
Amand she reminds me of Emyou Ccuz she shines like you Ddo.
[Chorus]
Cadd9And I Galways kEmnewD  
Cadd9that my Gheart was Emlooking for youD.
Cadd9And yoGu always tEmhoughtD  
Cadd9that love’s a Gsong we can’t be EmtaughtD.
 Cadd9   G   Em   D(x2)
[Verse]
Cadd9Hello, how are you?
GIt’s been a Clong time since we oEmpened up our Ceyes and saw the Emstars.D  
Cadd9Hello, how are you? GIt’s been a Clong while, and I dEmon’t believe Cin accidents at EmallD  
Amcuz they don’t hold their Emweight – Cthey leave no room for escapDe.
[Chorus]
Cadd9And I Galways kEmnewD  
Cadd9that my Gheart was Emlooking for youD.
Cadd9And yoGu always sEmaidD  
that Cadd9love’s a bitter Gsong stuck in our EmheadsD.
[Verse]
Cadd9It’s a broken Gworld around us but there’s Emgood for us to Dfind.
I wanna Cadd9hold you til the Gscarlet runs in Emstreaks across the sDky.
Cadd9Maybe there’s an Ganswer; I think, Emmaybe, we should Dtry.
Cadd9It’s all about us
GIt’s all about us
CIt’s all about us tonigDht.
[Chorus]
Cadd9And I Galways kEmnewD  
Cadd9that my Gheart was Emlooking for youD.
Cadd9And yoGu always sEmangD  
Cadd9that love is asking Gwhy and who’s to EmblameD.
Cadd9And I Galways kEmnewD  
Cadd9that my Gheart was Emlooking for youD.
Cadd9And yoGu’re always EmthereD  
to tell me Cadd9love is always Gjust, and never fEmair.D  
Cadd9Fair is always Gus, but Emjust is always Dtrue, and Cadd9love is just Ganother word for Dyou.

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I Always Knew

by Thomas Austin

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Cadd9

[Intro]

Cadd9 G Em D

(x2)

[Verse]

Cadd9

Hello, good morning.

G C Em C Em D

It’s been a few hours since the sky stopped pouring out it’s shame.

Cadd9

Hello, good morning.

G C Em C Em D

It’s been a long night; the sun is finally showing us her face

Am Em C D

and she reminds me of you cuz she shines like you do.

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G Em D

And I always knew

Cadd9 G Em D

that my heart was looking for you.

Cadd9 G Em D

And you always thought

Cadd9 G Em D

that love’s a song we can’t be taught.

Cadd9 G Em D

(x2)

[Verse]

Cadd9

Hello, how are you?

G C Em C Em D

It’s been a long time since we opened up our eyes and saw the stars.

Cadd9 G C Em C Em D

Hello, how are you? It’s been a long while, and I don’t believe in accidents at all

Am Em C D

cuz they don’t hold their weight – they leave no room for escape.

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G Em D

And I always knew

Cadd9 G Em D

that my heart was looking for you.

Cadd9 G Em D

And you always said

Cadd9 G Em D

that love’s a bitter song stuck in our heads.

[Verse]

Cadd9 G Em D

It’s a broken world around us but there’s good for us to find.

Cadd9 G Em D

I wanna hold you til the scarlet runs in streaks across the sky.

Cadd9 G Em D

Maybe there’s an answer; I think, maybe, we should try.

Cadd9

It’s all about us

C D

It’s all about us tonight.

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G Em D

And I always knew

Cadd9 G Em D

that my heart was looking for you.

Cadd9 G Em D

And you always sang

Cadd9 G Em D

that love is asking why and who’s to blame.

Cadd9 G Em D

And I always knew

Cadd9 G Em D

that my heart was looking for you.

Cadd9 G Em D

And you’re always there

Cadd9 G Em D

to tell me love is always just, and never fair.

Cadd9 G Em D Cadd9 G D

Fair is always us, but just is always true, and love is just another word for you.

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