Intro: Ab Cm7 Db Fm Verse: Ab Cm7 Ab It gets harder every day, but I can't seem to shake the pain Cm7 I'm trying to find the words to say, please stay Ab Cm7 It's written all over my face, I can't Db Function the same when you're not here Fm I'm calling your name and no one's there Db Eb Ab And I hope one day you'll see nobody has it easy, Cm7 Db I still can't believe you found somebody new Eb But I wish you the best, I guess. Chorus: Ab Cm7 Db 'Cause everybody knows, that nobody really knows Fm Eb How to make it work or how to ease the hurt Ab Cm7 Db We've heard it all before, that everybody knows Fm Eb Bbm Fm How to make it right, I wish we gave it one more try ( try ) Ab Cm7 One more try ( try ) Bbm One more try Eb Ab 'Cause everybody knows, but nobody really knows Interlude: Ab Cm7 Db Fm Verse: Ab Cm7 Ab I don’t care what people say, they’re probably lonely anyway Cm7 Ab BG#y don’t fill up your head, with he said, she said Cm7 It seems like you just don’t know, ( don’t know ) Db The radios on, you tuning me out Fm I’m trying to speak, you’re turning me down Db Eb Ab And I know one day you'll see nobody has it easy, Cm7 Db I still can't believe you found somebody new Eb But I wish you the best, I guess Chorus: Ab Cm7 Db 'Cause everybody knows, that nobody really knows Fm Eb How to make it work, or how to ease the hurt Ab Cm7 Db We've heard it all before, that everybody knows Fm Eb Bbm Fm How to make it right, I wish we gave it one more try ( try ) Ab Cm7 One more try ( try ) Bbm One more try Eb Ab 'Cause everybody knows, but nobody really knows Bridge: Fm Bbm Oh I wish you'd understand Bdim Eb Oh, just an ordinary man Fm Bbm Wish that we'd have known Eb Everybody knows, but nobody really knows Db Eb Ab And I know one day you'll see, nobody has it easy Cm7 Db I still can't believe you found somD#ody new Eb I wish you the best, I guess. Chorus: Ab Cm7 Db 'Cause everybody knows, that nobody really knows Fm Eb How to make it work, or how to ease the hurt Ab Cm7 Db We've heard it all before, that everybody knows Fm Eb Bbm Fm How to make it right, I wish we gave it one more try ( try ) Ab Cm7 One more try ( try ) Bbm One more try Eb Ab 'Cause everybody knows, but nobody really knows This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Everybody Knows chords by John Legend
Suggested strumeverywhere 4/4
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Prefer something simpler: whole-bar ballad d – – –
How to play Everybody Knows on ukulele
On ukulele, Everybody Knows comes down to the everywhere 4/4: d – d u – u d –. Expect a relaxed pace, around 68 bpm. On this page the song is in Ab major. This one leans on trickier shapes, with the chords at the expert level. Let each chord ring and add soft down-ups as the vocal lifts.
7 ukulele chords used in "Everybody Knows" by John Legend: Bbm, Bdim, Cm7, Db, Eb, Fm and Ab
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