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Who Knew

Barenaked Ladies

RockEasy for beginners3 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

G○○○
D××○
Cadd9×○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro 
G, D, Cadd9, G 
G, D, Cadd9, D 
G, D, Cadd9, G 
G, D, Cadd9, G 
 
verse 1 
(G) 
I could have changed my mind, but tried to change you, 
          Cadd9 
What do I have to do? What do I have to do?, 
  G 
I should have seen it coming; should have seen it through, 
          Cadd9 
What do I have to do? What do I have to do? 
 
 
G   D         Cadd9      G 
Who knew? Did you have a clue, 
(G)               D        Cadd9      D 
That we'd be the ones to stand in the sun, 
G   D      Cadd9       G 
Who knew what we could do?, 
(G)            D       Cadd9       G 
Carved out our names close to the flame. 
 
verse 2 
I tried to land; I tried my hand at something new, 
What do I have to do? What do I have to do?, 
I'd rather turn away than sit and wait my turn, 
Will you return? Will you return?. 
 
Chorus 
Who knew? I'd love to prove, 
Without a doubt; dig our way out, 
Who knew? Never talked it through, 
Remember the day parting ways. 
 
Bridge 
G 
How did I get it wrong, 
          Cadd9 
Played my part; played along, 
         G 
With it all; all to lose, 
       Cadd9 
Here I stand by you. 
 
Chorus 
Who knew the best we could do?, 
Led out the door; nothing said; nothing more, 
Who knew? Left with no clue, 
We were the ones to stand in the sun (we were the ones), 
We were the ones to stand in the sun (we were the ones), 
We were the ones to stand in the sun.

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Chord set

G · D · Cadd9

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.