Apr302020

HAIM – I Know Alone Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of I Know Alone by HAIM on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
C/E F
Been a couple days since I’ve been out
C
Calling all my friends but they won’t pick up
C/E F
Found another room in a different place
C
Sleeping through the day and I dream the same

[Pre-Chorus]
(I don’t wanna)
C/E
I don’t wanna give
F
I don’t wanna give too much
I don’t wanna feel
C
I don’t wanna feel at all

[Chorus]
Am C F
‘Cause nights turn into days
Am
That turn to grey
C F
Keep turning over
Am C F
Some things never grow
Am C F
I know alone like no one else does
Am C F
Some things never change
Am C
They never fade
F
It’s never over
Am C F
Some things never grow
Am C F
I know alone like no one else does

[Verse 2]
C/E F
Been a couple days since I’ve been around
C
Woke up at the wheel on the edge of town
C/E F
It all looked the same every mile
C
Screaming every word of “both sides now”

[Pre-Chorus]
(I don’t wanna)
C/E
I don’t wanna give
F
I don’t wanna give too much
I don’t wanna feel
C
I don’t wanna feel at all

[Verse 3]
Am C F
Days get slow like counting cell towers on the road
Am C F
I know alone and I don’t wanna talk about it
Am C F
Friday hits and I feel like wasting everybody’s time
Am C
F Am C F
When Sunday comes they expect me to shine
Am C F Am C
(When Sunday comes they expect me to shine)
F Am C
(When Sunday comes they expect me to shine)
F
When Sunday comes they expect me to shine
Am C F x3

[Outro]
Am C F x4
Am C F
Some things never change
Am C F
They never fade
Am C F
Some things never grow
Am C F
I know alone
Am C F x4

How to play I Know Alone: key, chords and progression

I Know Alone by HAIM keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 4 chords: C/E, F, C and Am.

The backbone of the song is Am – C – F – Am (vi – I – IV – vi in C major). In solfa, that is lah – doh – fah – lah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, C, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.