Somewhere Only We Know Uke tab by Keane

4 Chords used in the song: C, Em, Dm, G

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Year:  2013
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3.25
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Key: C, AmChords
C C                           Em Em
I walked across an empty land
Dm Dm G G
I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
C C Em Em
I felt the earth beneath my feet
Dm Dm G G
Sat by the river and it made me complete

C C Em Em
Oh simple thing, where have you gone?
Dm Dm G G
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
C C Em Em
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
Dm Dm G G
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin

C C Em Em
I came across a fallen tree
Dm Dm G G
I felt the branches of it looking at me
C C Em Em
Is this the place we used to love?
Dm Dm G G
Is this the place that I've been dreaming of?

C C Em Em
Oh simple thing, where have you gone?
Dm Dm G G
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
C C Em Em
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
Dm Dm G G
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin


Dm Dm C C G G
And if you have a minute, why don't we go
Dm Dm C C G G
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
Dm Dm C C G G
This could be the end of everything
Dm Dm G G C C Dm Dm
So why don't we go somewhere only we know?
G G C C
Somewhere only we know


C C Em Em
Oh simple thing, where have you gone?
Dm Dm G G
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
C C Em Em
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
Dm Dm G G
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin


Dm Dm C C G G
And if you have a minute, why don't we go
Dm Dm C C G G
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
Dm Dm C C G G
This could be the end of everything
Dm Dm C C G G
So why don't we go? So why don't we go?

Dm Dm C C G G
Oh, this could be the end of everything
Dm Dm G G C C Dm Dm
So why don't we go somewhere only we know?
G G C C Dm Dm
Somewhere only we know
G G C C
Somewhere only we know

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SNVM avatar
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i find it works better if you add an F in the verses between the Dm and G to line up with "back" or equivalent
20 Dec 2023
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emilieprd avatar
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i use the stumminh patter : DDDDU-DUDUDUU
07 Aug 2018
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klharris avatar
flag for US(ISO2) (Richmond)
The "C" in the choruses need to be "Am"
04 Aug 2011
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gameguru avatar
the chords are close, but could use some fine tuning
03 Aug 2011
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lalakers avatar
flag for US(ISO2) (Somewhere over the Rainbow)
[I fell in love with this song after I saw it on Glee and I just had to figure out how to play. Most
people use F instead of Dm but I think it sounds better with Dm. So for the first verse (I walked across),
second verse (I came across), and both bridges (Oh simple thing), I use the strum DUD-UUUDUDU but It works with most strums like DDUUDU-DDUUDU. And then the chorus (And if you have a minute), I use for Dm (DUDUD-UUDD), then C (DUDD), and G (DUDD). Good luck trying to figure it out, but mostly just experience with different strums- the one you're most comfortable with is usually the best one.]
03 Aug 2011
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About this song: Somewhere Only We Know

Contrary to popular belief, this song is most likely not about lovers. Tim Rice-Oxley has said that the 'somewhere only we know' can be a great variety of things, and when writing the song, left it to be ambiguous, though he has thought of it as a sort of escape, such as a good memory or a favorite place. Rice-Oxley told The Daily Mirror "It's about being able to draw strength from a place or experience you've shared with someone. I think its an idea a lot of people can relate to." (Source Somewhere Only We Know Songfacts).

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