Ellie Goulding - I Know You Care: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "I Know You Care" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn I Know You Care Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Ellie Goulding

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "I Know You Care" smoothly on your guitar.

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

A
Clinging to me
F#m     E     A
Like a last breath you would breathe
F#m       E    Dmaj7
You were like home to me
   E          Dmaj7
I don't recognize this street

Please don't close your eyes
Don't know where to look without them
Outside the cars speed by
I'd never heard them until now

Chorus:
F#m
I know you care,
  A/E          D             Dmaj7
I know it is always been there
              Bm
But there is trouble ahead, I can feel it
              Dmaj7                         D
You were just saving yourself when you hide it
     E F#m
Yeah I know you care,
  A/E            D
I see it in the way you stare
   F#m/C#          Bm
As if  there was trouble ahead and you knew it
       Dmaj7                       D
I'll be saving myself from the ruin
                A
And I know you care

I used to run down the stairs
To the door when I thought you were there
Do you shape through the comfort of us
Two lovers locked out of love

Chorus:
Oh, but I know you care
I know it has always been there
But there's trouble ahead, I can feel it
You are just saving yourself when you hide it
Yeah, I know you care
I see it in the way that you stare
As if there was trouble ahead and you knew it
I'll be saving myself from the ruin

           E                 F#m
I know it wasn't always wrong,
    D                            F#m/C#
but I've never known a winter so cold
       E                            F#m
No, I don't want my hands in a coat,
             Bm7 Bm7 F#m/C#
But I still hope
         E                 F#m
'Cause this is how things ought to have been
       D
And I know the words are there
                         F#m/C#
Wasn't all that it seemed
               E  F#m
Why can't I dream?
              Bm
Why can't I dream?

Because I know you care
And I know you care
I know you care
I know you care
I know it's always been there


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Dmaj7

Guitar chord Dmaj7

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Bm7

Guitar chord Bm7

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 "I Know You Care" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I Know You Care" by Ellie Goulding.