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Like I Never Knew You

Jason Mraz
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
this is the main riff thing:
(1)
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------8-----8---------7-----7-------5-----5-------------5-----5-|
|------7-----7---------7-----7-------4-----4-------------4-----4-|
|----5-----5---------7-----7-------5-----5-------------5-----5---|
|--7-----------7---9-----------9-3-----------------3-3-----------|
|--------7---------------7-------------3-------------------3-----|
 (1)
 tell me a secret, tell me anything
 what's your weapon? what's your middle name?
 what do you believe in ? what's your animal?
 are you a cat or a dog person?
 what's your outlook? what's your favourite saying?
 hey, maybe you laugh, maybe you laugh a lot
 maybe you started, but you somehow quit the part mm
 and you may be a hippie and a democrat,
 yeah i remember that, i think
 and you might like wine, but you're not the type who likes to drink
 why make me, forget everything i know? (break)
 all my beliefs, replaced by scenarios (break)
 (2)
 for part 2, it's chords being picked:
 ,  , (bar) (x2)  ,  , /  , ,  , then
D
|--x- --x-|
|--1- --3-|
|--2- --2-|
|--2- --0-|
|--x- --x-|
|--3- --2-|
 (2)
 of unintelligent life,  echoing in stereo
 on invisible  mics,  winding to my mind
so  i would like  another look  inside you,
 yeah i would love  the chance to love  you, like i've never  known you
 (1)
 yeah, maybe you're sleeping on a telephone.
 and maybe you're dreaming of an anglophone with a crooked smile
 and maybe your profile, posts a brand new nose
 and maybe your new job, it requires that you cannot wear any clothes.
 why make me, forget everything i know?(break)
 all my beliefs, replaced by scenarios(break)
 (2)
 of unintelligent life,  echoing in stereo
 on invisible  mics,  winding to my mind
so  i would like  another look  inside you,
 yeah i would love  the chance to love  you, like i've never  known you
 these are chords for (3)(instrumental/scatty part?)
 this is picked the same.
Y X Cadd9
|--x-------3---x--|
|--3-------5---8--|
|--2-------4---7--|
|--2-------5---7--|
|--3-------3---x--|
|--x-----------8--|
then part (4) but each chord strummed once.
these chords are variations of the part(1):
|----------x-|
|--8---7---8-|
|--7---7---7-|
|--5---7---7-|
|--7---x---x-|
|------7---8-|
 maybe your favourite colour is brown,
 and maybe your crying and you're not sure why
 maybe you're living in a whole new town
 and maybe you're back with your old boyfriend and you're busy going down.
 why make me, forget everything,
 all my beliefs, are my memories
 (2)
all  the episodes  of you,  especially the ones that hurt
and  the few that made me laugh
 well i can't get them back,
 that's why i'm asking  for some more of you  now
 yes i would love  the chance to  love you
and  i would love to love you!
 (1)
 why make me, forget everything i know?
 all my beliefs, replaced by scenarios(break)
 (2)
 of unintelligent life,  echoing in stereo
 on invisible  mics,  winding to my mind
so  i would like  another look  inside you,
 yeah i would love  the chance to love  you, like i've never  known you
i  would, i  would, i would love to look inside of you (x4)

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Readable chord sheet for Like I Never Knew You by Jason Mraz

this is the main riff thing:
(1)
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------8-----8---------7-----7-------5-----5-------------5-----5-|
|------7-----7---------7-----7-------4-----4-------------4-----4-|
|----5-----5---------7-----7-------5-----5-------------5-----5---|
|--7-----------7---9-----------9-3-----------------3-3-----------|
|--------7---------------7-------------3-------------------3-----|

(1)
tell me a secret, tell me anything
what's your weapon? what's your middle name?
what do you believe in ? what's your animal?
are you a cat or a dog person?
what's your outlook? what's your favourite saying?

hey, maybe you laugh, maybe you laugh a lot
maybe you started, but you somehow quit the part mm
and you may be a hippie and a democrat,
yeah i remember that, i think
and you might like wine, but you're not the type who likes to drink

why make me, forget everything i know? (break)
all my beliefs, replaced by scenarios (break)

(2)
for part 2, it's chords being picked:
[G] , [F] , (bar) [E](x2) [Am] , [Am/G] , [F#]/[D] , [Em], [Bm] ,  then [C]

[Am/G]  [F#] [D]
|--x- --x-|
|--1- --3-|
|--2- --2-|
|--2- --0-|
|--x- --x-|
|--3- --2-|

(2)
of u[G]nintell[F]igent [E]life, echoing in ster[Am]eo
on i[Am/G]nvisible mi[F#]cs,[D] winding to my mind
[Em]so i would l[Bm]ike another [C]look inside you,
yeah i would [Em]love the chance to [Bm]love you, like i've [C]never known you

(1)
yeah, maybe you're sleeping on a telephone.
and maybe you're dreaming of an anglophone with a crooked smile
and maybe your profile, posts a brand new nose
and maybe your new job, it requires that you cannot wear any clothes.

why make me, forget everything i know?(break)
all my beliefs, replaced by scenarios(break)

(2)
of u[G]nintell[F]igent [E]life, echoing in stereo     [Am]
on i[Am/G]nvisible mi[F#]cs,[D] winding to my mind
[Em]so i would l[Bm]ike another [C]look inside you,
yeah i would [Em]love the chance to [Bm]love you, like i've [C]never known you

these are chords for (3)(instrumental/scatty part?)
this is picked the same.

  Y        X   Cadd9
|--x-------3---x--|
|--3-------5---8--|
|--2-------4---7--|
|--2-------5---7--|
|--3-------3---x--|
|--x-----------8--|

then part (4) but each chord strummed once.
these chords are variations of the part(1):
|----------x-|
|--8---7---8-|
|--7---7---7-|
|--5---7---7-|
|--7---x---x-|
|------7---8-|

maybe your favourite colour is brown,
and maybe your crying and you're not sure why
maybe you're living in a whole new town
and maybe you're back with your old boyfriend and you're busy going down.

why make me, forget everything,
all my beliefs, are my memories

(2)
[G]all the episo[F]des of you[E], especially the ones that h[Am]urt
[Am/G]and the few that made [F#]me [D]laugh
well i can't get them [Em]back,
that's why i'm [Bm]asking for some more of [C]you now
yes i would [Em]love the chance to[Bm] love you
[C]and i would love to love you!

(1)
why make me, forget everything i know?
all my beliefs, replaced by scenarios(break)

(2)
of u[G]nintell[F]igent [E]life, echoing in ster[Am]eo
on i[Am/G]nvisible mi[F#]cs,[D] winding to my mind
[Em]so i would l[Bm]ike another [C]look inside you,
yeah i would [Em]love the chance to [Bm]love you, like i've [C]never known you

[Em]i wou[Bm]ld, [C]i would, i would love to look inside of you (x4)

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