I Know — Fiona Apple
Chords and lyrics for I Know by Fiona Apple (key of C).
Verse 1
This is a gorgeous song, played in 6/4 time, very slowly.
Forgive the funny spacing, I've tried to lay out the chords in
correspondence
to the words. You really have to hear the song to get it precise though.
Intro
[C] [Fm] [C] [Fm]
[C] [Am] [G] [C]
Verse 1
[C]So be[Fm] it I'm your crowbar
[C]If that's what[Fm] I am so far
[C]Until you [Am]get [G]out of [C]this mess
[C]And I will [Fm]pretend
[C]That I don't know [Fm]of your sins
[C]Until you [Am]are ready[Gm] to [F]confess
Chorus
[F]But all the[Dm] [F7]time, [D7]all the time
[C]I'll [F]know, I'll[C] know[F]
[C]And you can [Fm]use my skin
[C]To bury [Fm]secrets in
[C]And I [Am]will [G]settle you [C]down
[C]And at my [Fm]own suggestion
[C]I will [Fm]ask no questions
[C]While I do my [Am]thing in the [Gm][F]background
[F]But all the [Dm]time,[F7] all[D7] the time
[C]I'll [F7]know, I'll [C]know[F7]
Bridge
E Am (two measures each chord)
[E]Baby -- I can't help you[Am] out
[F7]While she's still [C7]around
[C]So [Fm]for the [C]time being
[C]I'm [Fm]being [C][Am][G]patient[C]
[C]And amidst [Fm]this bitterness
[C]If you'll just [Fm]consider this
[C]Even if it[Am] don't [Gm]make [Fmaj7]sense
[Dm]All the [F7]time, [D7]give it time
[C]And when the [Fm]crowd becomes[C] your burden
And [Fm]you've early closed your [C]curtain
I'll [Am]wait by the [G]backstage [C]door
[C]While you [Fm]try to find
[C]The lines[Fm] to speak your mind
[C]And pry it open [Am]hoping [Gm]for an [F]encore
And if it [Dm]gets too late[F7] for me[D7] to wait
[C]For you to find you [Em]love me, and [C]tell me so
[Am]It's [D]ok, [F7]don't need to [G]say it...
Outro
C Fm (six measures, ending on C)
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