The Only Thing I Know
GotyeVersion1
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I'm living with your memory
In the attic in my mind
And you've been getting by without me
But I've been spending all my time
With a girl that I remember
Who'll never leave or need to grow
'Cos when you left, you left your memory
Now it's the only thing I know
When the past gives me discomfort
And the future is a cost
The way I'm choosing to remember
I'll forever be the man I never was
And y----o----u, you f---a---d---e
But the memory remains, the same Em
Em
And I---------I, I can't ch---a---nge
And I think that living with your memory
Is slowly driving me insane
You were perfect but you're empty
And it gets so lonely in my mind
'Cos your image in my memory's
The only shred of you that's left behind
You were real but then you left me
And that's the part I can't accept
So I'll keep on living with your memory
Because it's all that I've got left
It's all that I've got left
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Readable chord sheet for The Only Thing I Know by Gotye
[G] [Am] [Em] [Em]
[G]I'm [Am]living with your [Em]memory
[G]In the [Am]attic in my [Em]mind
[G]And you've been [Am]getting by wit[Em]hout me
[G]But I've been spending [Am]all my [Em]time
[G]With a [Am]girl that I r[Em]emember
[G]Who'll never [Am]leave or need to [Em]grow
[G]'Cos when you [Am]left, you left your [Em]memory
[G]Now it's the only [Am]thing I [Em]know
[G]When the [Am]past gives me dis[Em]comfort
[G]And the [Am]future is a [Em]cost
[G]The way I'm [Am]choosing to r[Em]emember
I'll forever be the [G]man I [Am]never [Em]was
[G] [Am] [Em] [G] [Am] [Em]
And y----o----u, you f---a---d---e
But the [G]memo[Am]ry re[Em]mains, the [G]same[Am] [Em]
[G] [Am] [Em] [G] [Am] [Em]
And I---------I, I can't ch---a---nge
And I think that [G]living [Am]with your [Em]memory
Is slowly [G]driving [Am]me ins[Em]ane
[G]You were [Am]perfect but you're [Em]empty
[G]And it gets so [Am]lonely in my [Em]mind
[G]'Cos your [Am]image in my [Em]memory's
The only shred of [G]you that's [Am]left behin[Em]d
[G]You were [Am]real but then you [Em]left me
[G]And that's the [Am]part I can't ac[Em]cept
[G]So I'll keep on [Am]living with your [Em]memory
Because it's [G]all that [Am]I've got l[Em]eft
It's all that [G]I've got lef[Am]t [Em]