I Know You Can Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays472

I Know You Can by Third Day is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, Em and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
Speed
  			
              G       C 
Give me the words to say 
               Em          D 
Bring me the strength to stand 
               G    C 
Take all the doubt away 
          Em       D 
Jesus, I know You can 
                 G    C 
For if I’m to follow You 
          Em        D 
It’s only by Your hand 
            G         C 
Help me to make it through 
          Em       D 
Jesus, I know You can 
                      (X2) 
Solo: 
     E|------------------------| 
     B|------------------------| 
     G|-----0--------0---------| 
     D|-0-2------0-2---2-0-2---| 
     A|------------------------| 
     E|----------------------3-| 
                                (X2) 

              G       C 
Give me the words to say 
               Em          D 
Bring me the strength to stand 
               G    C 
Take all the doubt away 
          Em       D 
Jesus, I know You can 
                 G    C 
For if I’m to follow You 
          Em        D 
It’s only by Your hand 
            G         C 
Help me to make it through 
          Em       D 
Jesus, I know You can 


G  C                      Em       D 
     So close that I can taste it 
                        G      C 
I stand at the great unknown 
                     Em             D 
Second chance and I don’t want to waste it 
           G      C 
I gotta know, I gotta know 
Em  D                         G     C 
      You speak and I will listen 
                   Em  D 
You ask and I will go  
                G             C 
Lord, will You be there with me 
            Em   D 
I gotta know, I gotta know 


              G       C 
Give me the words to say 
               Em          D 
Bring me the strength to stand 
               G    C 
Take all the doubt away 
          Em       D 
Jesus, I know You can 
                 G    C 
For if I’m to follow You 
          Em        D 
It’s only by Your hand 
            G         C 
Help me to make it through 
          Em       D 
Jesus, I know You can 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante