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Who's Gonna Know

Kathy Mattea
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D-DU-UDU
 On the top  of my desk mid the clutter  and dust
 sits an old  5x8 black and white
 It's one  of my favorite pictures  of us
 I'll carry  with me all my life
I  must have been a-bout  five or six
 Mom's hair  was still brown and Dad's  was still thick
 But to look  at it now  some-times  I get scared
 To think  that some-day  they might  not be there
 'Cause who's  gonna know  but me
 Who'll help  me recall  those small  mem-o-ries
I'm  all that's left  of this family  of three
Who's  gonna know  but me?
Down  in the cellar under  the steps
 Sits an old  box of junk that I've saved
Newspaper  clippings, letters  and cards
Even  some code-a-phone tapes
Slices  of life I can hold  in my hand
 And show  to my kids so they might  under-stand
 In those  years to come  when they ask  me some night
 What Grandma  and Grandpa used  to be like
 'Cause who's  gonna know  but me
 Who'll help  me recall  those small  mem-o-ries
I'm  all that's left  of this family  of three
Who's  gonna know  but me?
 If life  were a video I  could rewind
 I'd go  back and slow down each moment  in time
 Then I'd  disconnect the fast  forward button
 So I'd  have for-ever  to tell  'em I love  'em
 The older  I get,  I can't get  enough of  'em
 'Cause who's  gonna know  but me
 Who'll help  me recall  all those  mem-o-ries
I'm  all that's left  of this family  of three
Who's  gonna know  but me?
Who's  gonna know  but me?

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Readable chord sheet for Who's Gonna Know by Kathy Mattea

[Gm7]   [Cm7]   [Gm7]    [Cm7]
On the [Gm7]top of my desk mid the [Cm7]clutter and dust
sits an [Gm7]old 5x8 black and [Cm7]white
It's [Gm7]one of my favorite [Cm7]pictures of us
I'll [C]carry with me all my [D]life
[Am7]I must have been a-[D]bout five or [G]six
Mom's [Am]hair was still brown and [C]Dad's was still [G]thick
But to [C]look at it [Em]now some-[C]times I get [G]scared
To [C]think that some-[Em]day they [C]might not be [D]there

'Cause [C]who's gonna [D]know but [G]me
Who'll [C]help me re[D]call those [G]small mem-o-[C]ries
[Am]I'm all that's [D]left of this [G]family of [C]three
[Am]Who's gonna [D]know but [Gm7]me?      [Cm7]

[Gm7]Down in the cellar [Cm7]under the steps
Sits an [Gm7]old box of junk that I've [Cm7]saved
[Gm7]Newspaper clippings, [Cm7]letters and cards
[C]Even some code-a-phone [D]tapes
[Am7]Slices of life I can [D]hold in my [G]hand
And [Am]show to my kids so they [C]might under-[G]stand
In t[C]hose years to [Em]come when they [C]ask me some [G]night
What [C]Grandma and [Em]Grandpa [C]used to be [D]like

'Cause [C]who's gonna [D]know but [G]me
Who'll [C]help me re[D]call those [G]small mem-o-[C]ries
[Am]I'm all that's [D]left of this [G]family of [C]three
[Am]Who's gonna [D]know but [G]me?

If [Bm]life were a video [Cm7]I could rewind
I'd [Bm]go back and slow down each [Cm7]moment in time
Then [Bm]I'd disconnect the f[C]ast forward b[G]utton
So [C]I'd have for-[G]ever to [C]tell 'em I [D]love 'em
The [C]older I [G]get, I can't [C]get enough [D]of 'em

'Cause [C]who's gonna [D]know but [G]me
Who'll [C]help me re[D]call all [G]those mem-o-[C]ries
[Am]I'm all that's [D]left of this [G]family of [C]three
[Am]Who's gonna [D]know but [G]me?
[C]Who's gonna [D]know but [G]me?

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