Placebo - I Know: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "I Know" 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.

Intro: G# G Cm Cm
       G# G Cm Cm


G#    G        Cm               Cm           G#
  I Know, You Love The Song But Not The Singer
    G          Cm              Cm             G#
I Know You've Got Me Wrapped Around Your Finger
        G       Cm              Cm           G#
And I Know You Want The Sin Without The Sinner
    G       Cm     Cm
I Know, I Know

Chorus:
Fm     G        G#
   I Know, The Past Will Catch
    G#             Fm
You Up As You Run Faster
    G       G#
I Know The Last In Line
   G#               Fm
Is Always Called A Bastard
        G       G#
And I Know The Past Will Catch
    G#             Fm
You Up As You Run Faster
    G      G#    G#
I Know I Know

G#    G        Cm              Cm          G#
  I know, you cut me loose from contradiction
    G       Cm                 Cm       G#
I know, I'm all wrapped up in my addiction
        G       Cm             Cm        G#
And I know, I'm asking for your benediction
    G       Cm    Cm
I know, I know

Chorus:
Fm     G        G#
   I Know, The Past Will Catch
    G#             Fm
You Up As You Run Faster
        G       G#
And I Know The Last In Line
   G#               Fm
Is Always Called A Bastard
    G       G#
I Know The Past Will Catch
    G#            Fm
You Up As You Ru-u-u-un
    G      G#            G#
I Know I Know I Know I Know I Know I

G# G# G# G#
G  G  G  G
Cm Cm Dm Dm
D# D# Fm Fm

G# G# G# G#
G  G  G# G
Cm Cm Dm Dm
D# D# Fm Fm

G# G# G# G#
G  G  G# G
Cm Cm Dm Dm
D# D# Fm Fm

G# G# G# G#
G  G  G# G
Cm Cm Dm Dm
D# D# Fm Fm

G# G# G# G#
G  G  G# G
Cm Cm Cm Cm
Cm Cm Cm Cm

Fm     G        G#
   I Know, The Past Will Catch
    G#             Fm
You Up As You Run Faster
        G       G#
And I Know The Last In Line
   G#               Fm
Is Always Called A Bastard
    G       G#
I Know The Past Will Catch
    G#            Fm
You Up As You Ru-u-u-un
    G      G#    G#
I Know I Know

G#    G        Cm               Cm           G#
  I Know, You Love The Song But Not The Singer
    G       Cm
I Know, I Know


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

D#

Guitar chord D#

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

G

Guitar chord G

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 "I Know" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I Know" by Placebo.