I Never Knew You Chords

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I Never Knew You by Vince Gill is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, C, A and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			                            Key of: D 
Intro: D D G G 
 
       G                 G                    D           D 
Well I never really knew you til you said goodbye 
D                      D                  G             G 
You said it's finally over, here's the reasons why 
     G                   G                   C             C 
You said you've heard enough of all those little lies 
D                D           G               G 
I never really knew you til you said goodbye 
 
          G               G                       D        D 
I thought I made you happy but you've proved me wrong 
D                    D                 G           G 
I thought I was the one that really turned you on 
     G                  G                     C        C 
When I came home tonight all my things were gone 
D                       D               G            G 
I guess gettin' over me didn't take you long 
 
       G                 G                    D           D 
Well I never really knew you til you said goodbye 
D                      D                  G             G 
You said it's finally over, here's the reasons why 
     G                   G                   C             C 
You said you've heard enough of all those little lies 
D                D           G               G 
I never really knew you til you said goodbye 
 
(Key change from D to A) 
 
(Guitar solo) 
A A E E E E A A A A D D E E A A 
 
       A                 A                    E           E 
Well I never really knew you til you said goodbye 
E                      E                  A             A 
You said it's finally over, here's the reasons why 
     A                   A                   D             D 
You said you've heard enough of all those little lies 
E                E           A               A 
I never really knew you til you said goodbye 
 
       A                 A                    E           E 
Well I never really knew you til you said goodbye 
E                      E                  A             A 
You said it's finally over, here's the reasons why 
     A                   A                   D             D 
You said you've heard enough of all those little lies 
E                E           A               A 
I never really knew you til you said goodbye 
 
A                   A                   D             D 
Well, you said you've heard enough of all those little lies 
E                E           A               A 
I never really knew you til you said goodbye 
E                E           A               A 
No I never really knew you til you said goodbye 
    	

Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante