by Ron Sexsmith
Capo 5
Intro: Dm - C D
Verse
[D]From the darkness to a [A]seed of l[G]ight,[A]
[D]From a garden to a [A]sheet of [G]ice.[A]
[F#m]Feel you move in every [Em]sunrise
[F#m]In the town with all th[Em]e leaves;
[G]This is now I [A]know you're [D]near me.
[D]From the ashes of a [A]broken [G]home[A]
[D]I sent a message to the [A]great un[G]known[A].
[F#m]Though the music on the [Em]radio
[F#m]Came to set me [Em]free;
[G]This is how I [A]know you [D]hear me.
Refrain
[D]This is how I [Cmaj7]know the trials are not in [D]vain.
[D]This is how I [Cmaj7]know We'll rise and love a[D]gain.
[D]This is how I [Dm]kno[C]w.[D]
Instrumental (same chords as the verse)
Refrain
Verse
[D]From a moment to a [A]sea of [G]days,[A]
[D]From an ocean to [A]single [G]wave.[A]
[F#m]Out of nothing came the [Em]miracle
[F#m]That brought us into [Em]being;
[G]This is how I [A]know it [D]will be.
[G]This is how I [A]know,
[Bm]This is how I [E]know,
[G]This is how I [A]know it [D]will be.
D - Dm - C D (repeat while singing "This is how I know" or "woo woo")
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Or, without a capo replace these:
Intro: Dm - C D
Verse
[D] [-] [A] [-] [G]
[D] [-] [A] [-] [G]
[F#m] [-] [Em]
[F#m] [-] [Em]
[G] [-] [A] [-] [D]
[(Bm] [-] [E] [-] [D)]
Refrain
[D] [-] [Cmaj7] [-] [D]
[D] [-] [Cmaj7] [-] [D]
[D] [-] [Dm] [-] [C] [-] [D]
... with these:
Intro: Gm - F - G
Verse
[G] [-] [D] [-] [C]
[G] [-] [D] [-] [C]
[Bm] [-] [Am]
[Bm] [-] [Am]
[C] [-] [D] [-] [G]
[(Em] [-] [A] [-] [C)]
Refrain
[G] [-] [Fmaj7] [-] [G]
[G] [-] [Fmaj7] [-] [G]
[G] [-] [Gm] [-] [F] [-] [G]
Capo 5
Intro: Dm - C D
Verse
[D]From the darkness to a [A]seed of l[G]ight,[A]
[D]From a garden to a [A]sheet of [G]ice.[A]
[F#m]Feel you move in every [Em]sunrise
[F#m]In the town with all th[Em]e leaves;
[G]This is now I [A]know you're [D]near me.
[D]From the ashes of a [A]broken [G]home[A]
[D]I sent a message to the [A]great un[G]known[A].
[F#m]Though the music on the [Em]radio
[F#m]Came to set me [Em]free;
[G]This is how I [A]know you [D]hear me.
Refrain
[D]This is how I [Cmaj7]know the trials are not in [D]vain.
[D]This is how I [Cmaj7]know We'll rise and love a[D]gain.
[D]This is how I [Dm]kno[C]w.[D]
Instrumental (same chords as the verse)
Refrain
Verse
[D]From a moment to a [A]sea of [G]days,[A]
[D]From an ocean to [A]single [G]wave.[A]
[F#m]Out of nothing came the [Em]miracle
[F#m]That brought us into [Em]being;
[G]This is how I [A]know it [D]will be.
[G]This is how I [A]know,
[Bm]This is how I [E]know,
[G]This is how I [A]know it [D]will be.
D - Dm - C D (repeat while singing "This is how I know" or "woo woo")
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Or, without a capo replace these:
Intro: Dm - C D
Verse
[D] [-] [A] [-] [G]
[D] [-] [A] [-] [G]
[F#m] [-] [Em]
[F#m] [-] [Em]
[G] [-] [A] [-] [D]
[(Bm] [-] [E] [-] [D)]
Refrain
[D] [-] [Cmaj7] [-] [D]
[D] [-] [Cmaj7] [-] [D]
[D] [-] [Dm] [-] [C] [-] [D]
... with these:
Intro: Gm - F - G
Verse
[G] [-] [D] [-] [C]
[G] [-] [D] [-] [C]
[Bm] [-] [Am]
[Bm] [-] [Am]
[C] [-] [D] [-] [G]
[(Em] [-] [A] [-] [C)]
Refrain
[G] [-] [Fmaj7] [-] [G]
[G] [-] [Fmaj7] [-] [G]
[G] [-] [Gm] [-] [F] [-] [G]