04/02/2026

Who Knows Chords by Daniel Caesar

Tuning: E A D G B EKey: DbCapo: 1st fret

[Chords]

Cadd9: 33203x <– x is optional but more accurate

D9*: x54550

Fmaj7: xx3210

Fm7: 131111

Dbmaj7: x43111

C: x32010

C7: x32310

Em7: 020000

Am7: x02010

 

 

[Verse 1]

Cadd9 D9*

I’ll probably be a waste of your time, but who knows?

Fmaj7 Cadd9

Chances are I’ll step out of line, but who knows?

Cadd9

Lately, you’ve set up in my mind

D9*

Yeah, girl, you, and I like that

Fm7 Cadd9

 

 

[Chorus]

Cadd9 D9*

Lately, I’ve been thinking that perhaps I am a coward

Fmaj7 Cadd9

Hiding in a disguise of an ever-giving flower

Cadd9 D9*

Incompetent steward of all of that sweet, sweet power

Fm7 Cadd9

 

 

[Verse 2]

Cadd9 D9*

Yesterday was feeling so good, now it’s gone

Fmaj7 Cadd9

I’d feel like that always if I could, is that wrong?

Cadd9

Tell me ’bout the city you’re from

D9*

Is it hot? Does it snow there?

Fm7 Cadd9

 

 

[Chorus]

Cadd9 D9*

Lately, I’ve been thinking ’bout my precarious future

Fmaj7 Cadd9

Will you be there with me by my side, my girl, my shooter?

Cadd9 D9*

Who’s to say who calculates? Not me, I’m no computer

Dbmaj7 Cadd9

 

 

[Bridge]

C Cmaj7

Is it a crime to be unsure?

C7 Fmaj7

In time, we’ll find if it’s sustainable

Fm7 Em7 Am7

You’re pure, you’re kind, mature, divine

D9* Dbmaj7

You might be too good for me, unattainable

 

 

[Instrumental]

Cadd9 D9* Fmaj7 Cadd9

Cadd9 D9* Fm7 Cadd9

 

 

[Outro]

Cadd9 D9*

Maybe we’ll get married one day, but who knows?

Fmaj7 Cadd9

Think I’ll take that thought to the grave, but who knows?

Cadd9

I know that I’ll love you always

D9*

Yeah girl you, and I’d like that

Fm7 Cadd9