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4 Chords used in the song: C, Em, Dm, G
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I walked across an empty land
I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
I felt the earth beneath my feet
Sat by the river and it made me complete
Oh simple thing, where have you gone?
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin
I came across a fallen tree
I felt the branches of it looking at me
Is this the place we used to love?
Is this the place that I've been dreaming of?
Oh simple thing, where have you gone?
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin
And if you have a minute, why don't we go
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go somewhere only we know?
Somewhere only we know
Oh simple thing, where have you gone?
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin
And if you have a minute, why don't we go
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go? So why don't we go?
Oh, this could be the end of everything
So why don't we go somewhere only we know?
Somewhere only we know
Somewhere only we know
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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
[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.]
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
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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