Tom Odell - I Thought I Knew What Love Was: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "I Thought I Knew What Love Was" 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.
Fm D# G# I thought it was easy Fm D# G# I thought you could choose Fm D# G# C# I thought that if you tried hard Fm D# G# Then you couldn't lose Fm D# G# I thought it was pleasure Fm D# G# I thought it was pure Chorus: Fm D# G# C# Oh I thought I knew what love was Fm D# G# till I met you Fm D# G# C# Oh I thought I knew what love was Fm D# G# till I met you C# Fm It's big and it's bright G# D#/G It's more like a storm C# Fm Gives you a pound boy G# D#/G No you wanted some more Fm D# G# C# Oh I thought I knew what love was Fm D# G# till I felt yours Thought it was simple Thought we on track I thought that if you kept on giving Then you'd get it back I thought it was loyal But I guess I was wrong Chorus: Oh I thought I knew what love was 'till you were gone Oh I thought I knew what love was 'till you were gone It's mean and it's darker And it's crueller than cruel It's long and it's harder And it don't got no rules Chorus: Oh I thought I knew what love was 'till I met you Oh I thought I knew what love was 'till I met you You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsC#  D#  Fm  G  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 Thought I Knew What Love Was" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I Thought I Knew What Love Was" by Tom Odell.