Young the Giant - Mr. Know-It-All: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Mr. Know-It-All" 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 Mr. Know-It-All Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Young the Giant

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 "Mr. Know-It-All" smoothly on your guitar.

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

D           Em
Jack, from school
                D
He listened to Bowie
                      Em
People thought he was cool
            D            Em
He used to live for the thrill
         F#m                        G
Skating around up in the Hollywood Hills

             D  Em
But no one knows
                D Em
He's talking it up
                   D Em
That it's all for show
               F#m G
He's boring as fuck

Chorus:
                   D
You're Mr. Know-It-All
                     Em
She's staring at her phone
                    F#m
And even though you sit together
             G
You feel so alone
                  D
It's such a tragedy
                    Em
When people hardly speak
               F#m                          Em
Try to live up to the person you pretend to be
                   D  Em F#m G
You're Mr. Know-It-All
You're Mr. Know-It

Jill liked art
She listened to Mozart,
people thought she was smart
She used to quote Hemingway
Trippin' on acid in the Palisades

But no one knows
That it's all for show

Chorus:
You're Mrs. Know-It-All
He's staring at his phone
And even though you sit together
You feel so alone
It's such a tragedy
When people hardly speak
Try to live up to the person
You pretend to be

You must have known
    D                  F#m            Em
I tried to change with love to say hello
A
Please, don't hang up
D        F#m
Afraid of what I'd say
Em                A
Hello, hello, hello
                 D
I'm Mr. Know-It-All

Chorus:
I'm Mr. Know-It-All
Staring at my phone
And even though we sit together
I feel so alone
It's such a tragedy
We always used to speak
Try to live up to the person
I pretend to be

I'm Mr. Know-It.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

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 "Mr. Know-It-All" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Mr. Know-It-All" by Young the Giant.