Chris Cornell – You Never Knew My Mind Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

Chris Cornell – You Never Knew My Mind Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

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This is the chord progression of You Never Knew My Mind by Chris Cornell on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]

Em                              B
I know you feel the way I change,
Em                                                     B
But you can’t change the way I feel,
Em                           B                                 D
Sometimes I’m a stranger to you, one of a kind.
Em                                                     B
And I think someway we’ll make it,
Em                                                          B
Though you don’t know how to take it,
Em                           B                           D                  D
Sometimes you’re a stranger to me, one of a kind.

[Chorus]
Em                           D                           Em                           D
There were times of lots of laughter, And you felt you understood,
Em                           D                           Em                           D
We were carefree all biding honest, Loving easy kind and true,
Em                           D                           Em                                 D
And I suppose you never doubted, That we were all together fine,
Em                           D                           Em                                                     D
You never really knew my mind, You never really knew my mind,

[Verse 2]
Em                                                     B
My silence holds the secrets planned,
Em                           B
I answer but don’t answer,
Em                           B                           D                           D
You did not see me wearing out, to recognize the signs.
Em                           B
You didn’t want to notice,
Em                           B
Or know that it was over,
Em                           B                           D                           D
I did not see you well enough, to recognize the signs.

[Chorus 2]
Em                           D                           Em                                                     D
There were times of lots of laughter, And you felt you understood,
Em                           D                           Em                           D
We were carefree all biding honest, Loving easy kind and true,
Em                           D                           Em                           D
And I suppose you never doubted, That we were all together fine,
Em                           D                           Em                           D
Then you saw the changes painfully, and you knew,
Em                                                     D
You never really knew my mind.

[end]
Em                                                     D
And I suppose you never doubted,
Em                           D
That we were all together fine,
Em                                                     D
Sometimes I’m a stranger to you,
Em                                                     D
Sometimes you’re a stranger to me,
Em                                                     D
Sometimes, baby all the time,
Em                           D                           Em                           D
You never knew my mind, I never really knew your mind.

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How to play You Never Knew My Mind: key, chords and progression

You Never Knew My Mind by Chris Cornell sits in E minor (one sharp: F♯), and you need 3 chords to play it: Em, B and D.

The backbone of the song is B – Em – B – D (V – i – V – VII in E minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Dm, A, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A

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You Never Knew My Mind chords: questions

What key is You Never Knew My Mind in?

You Never Knew My Mind by Chris Cornell is in the key of E minor (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in You Never Knew My Mind?

You Never Knew My Mind uses 3 chords: Em, B, D.

What is the chord progression of You Never Knew My Mind?

The main progression is B – Em – B – D (V – i – V – VII).

Is You Never Knew My Mind easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Dm, A, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo).

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