Carrie Underwood - What I Never Knew I Always Wanted: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "What I Never Knew I Always Wanted" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Cm                     G#                      D# A#
Never was the kind to think about dressing in white
       Cm                     G#
Wasn't waiting on a prince to come riding into
   D#   A#
my life
               Cm         G#
Thought I was happy on my own
          D#                  A#
'Til you came and proved me wrong

 Chorus:
           G#           D#                  Cm A#
I finally found what I never knew I always wanted
           G#          D#                     Cm  A#
I couldn't see; I was blind 'til my eyes were opened
          G#               D#
I didn't know there was a hole
          Cm             A#
Something missing in my soul
          G#            A#
'Til you filled it up with your love, yeah

Never pictured myself singing lullabies
Sittin' in a rocking chair in the middle of
the night
In the quiet, in the dark
You're stealing every bit of my heart with
your daddy's eyes
What a sweet surprise

Chorus:
And now I'm holdin' what I never knew
I always wanted
I couldn't see; I was blind 'til my eyes
were opened
I didn't know there was a hole
Something missing in my soul
'Til you filled it up, oh, with your love

G#                  A#                       Cm
Life has a way of showing you just what you need
                         A#
And who you were made to be, yeah

Chorus:
I finally found what I never knew I always wanted
I couldn't see; I was blind 'til my eyes were opened
I didn't know there was a hole
Something missing in my soul
'Til you filled it up with your love
Yeah, you filled it up with your love, yeah
(Yeah, yeah)
(Yeah, yeah)

I never was the kind to think about dressin'
in white
I never pictured myself singing lullabies


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#

Guitar chord D#

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "What I Never Knew I Always Wanted" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "What I Never Knew I Always Wanted" by Carrie Underwood.

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