Heaven Only Knows Song Lyrics and Chords by Emmylou Harris
Heaven Only Knows
Recorded by Emmylou Harris
Written by Paul Kennerley
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Every night it's the same
I feel your heart turn
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cold as rain
And know that you'll be
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gone
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I hear the front door close
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You say you got to go downtown
I guess there's someone
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else you've found
So why you're still
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coming
round
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Heaven only
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knows
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Heaven only knows just why loving you should
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make me cry
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Make me feel like
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I could die
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That's the way it goes
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Heaven only ever sees
How love's made a
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fool of me
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I guess that's how it's
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meant to be but
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Heaven only
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knows
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I've heard it said that talk is cheap
But still your words they
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cut so deep
Lay me crying
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in my sleep
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And the pain just grows
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I don't know who's right or wrong
But all we had is
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dead and gone
So why you keep me
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hanging
on
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Heaven only
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knows
Repeat # 2
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I'm going to turn and walk away
There's nothing left for
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me to say
It wouldn't change thing
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s
anyway
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Though I suppose
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The love I gave was always true
Well I don't know what
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else to do
And how I'll ever get
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over
you
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Heaven only
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knows
Repeat # 2
FAQ
Who sang the the song Heaven Only Knows?
- The song Heaven Only Knows was sang by Emmylou Harris.
Who is Emmylou Harris?
- Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She has released dozens of albums and singles over the course of her career and has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, including induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 2018, she was presented the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.Harris' work and recordings include work as a solo artist, a bandleader, an interpreter of other composers' works, a singer-songwriter, and a backing vocalist and duet partner. She has worked with numerous artists.
