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High School Musical – You Never Know Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsE A C#m B

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[Intro]
E  A  C#m  B

[Verse 1]
  E
A chapter begins the pages
turn in the wind
             A
The story is so unpredictable
        C#m                     B
But the best is yet to come, woah
  E
I open my eyes and
I can see the horizon
        A
And the thrill is indescribable
       C#m                    B
In the California sun, it shows

[Chorus]
          A          E
You never know which way the
           B
ride could take you
   C#m   B          A
Or how a breeze can make you
      E                B
start down a brand new road
    C#m B   A         E
You ne..ver know what place
             B
you're gonna end up
     C#m    B        A
Even better than you dreamt of,
      E                      B
right where you’re meant to go
    C#m B   A     E   B
You ne..ver know, know
    C#m B   A     E   B   C#m   B
You ne..ver know, know

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[Verse 2]
     E
This summer is mine,
I'm gonna give it a try
        A
Another season of life for me
            C#m
And I don't know what
               B
happens next, no
           E
But I’ll embrace the mystery,
        A
see the forest for the trees
                 C#m
'Cause branching out, there's
                          B
no telling how much I can grow

[Chorus]
          A          E
You never know which way
               B
the ride could take you
   C#m   B          A
Or how a breeze can make you
      E                B
start down a brand new road
    C#m B   A         E
You ne..ver know what place
             B
you're gonna end up
     C#m    B        A
Even better than you dreamt of,
      E                      B
right where you’re meant to go
    C#m B   A     E   B
You ne..ver know, know
    C#m B   A     E   B
You ne..ver know, know
     C#m B   A
(You ne..ver know)

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[Bridge]
                E         B
So, this is eighteen for me
                     C#m      B  A
There's something waiting for me
                E         B
So, this is eighteen for me

[Chorus]
    C#m B   A*         E*
You ne..ver know which way the
           B*
ride could take you
   C#m*  B*         A*
Or how a breeze can make you
      E*               B*
start down a brand new road
          A         E
You never know what place
             B
you're gonna end up
     C#m    B        A
Even better than you dreamt of,
      E                      B
right where you’re meant to go
    C#m B   A     E   B
You ne..ver know, know
    C#m B   A     E   B
You ne..ver know, know
    C#m B   A
You ne..ver know, know
                 E         B
(So, this is eighteen for me)
                      C#m      B
(There’s something waiting for me)
          A
You never know, know
                 E         B
(So, this is eighteen for me)
    C#m B   A
You ne..ver know

How to play You Never Know: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for You Never Know by High School Musical on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

You Never Know by High School Musical sits in E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯), and you need 4 chords to play it: E, A, C#m and B.

The progression the song keeps returning to is B – A – E – B (V – IV – I – V in E major). In solfa, that is soh – fah – doh – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, G, Bm, A (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.