Garth Brooks - How You Ever Gonna Know

From "Sevens" (1997)
(Kent Blazy, Garth Brooks)

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That old [G]wind that’s whippin’ out there
It’s whist[D/F#]lin’ your [E]tune
That wind blew [Am]pyramids to Egypt
And [C]footprints to the moon  [D]
And that old [G]star that you’ve been wishin’ on
Is shinin’ [D/F#]mighty [E]bright
But it’s a [Am]fire inside your [Bm]heart
That’s gonna [C]lead you to the light  [D]

CHORUS #1:
[NC]How you ever gonna [C]know, what’s it like to [G]live there
How you ever gonna [C]know, victo[G]ry
How you ever gonna [C]know
what it’s [G]like when dreams be[Am]come reali[D]ty
How you ever gonna [C]know, how it feels to [G]hold it 
How you ever gonna [C]know, what it’s like to [G]dance
How you ever gonna [C]know
If you [D]never [C]take the [G]chance

you know [G]failure isn’t failure
If a lesson [D/F#]from it’s [E]learned
I guess [Am]love would not be [Bm]love
Without a [C]risk of being [D]burned
Any[G]thing in life worth havin’
Lord, it has it’s [D/F#]sacri[E]fice
But the [Am]gift that you’re [Bm]receiving
Is [C]worth more than the [D]price

CHORUS #2:
How you ever gonna [C]know, what’s it like to live [G]there 
How you ever gonna [C]know, what you never [G]know 
How you ever gonna [C]know
If you’re down here [G]doin’ what the good Lord [Am]puts you here to [D]do
How you ever gonna [C]know, if you could have [G]done it
How you ever gonna [C]know, how it feels to [G]fly
How you ever gonna [C]know
If you [D]never [C]dare to [G]try

[G]Lis[D/F#]ten [Em]not to the [D]critics
Who put their [G]own dreams on the [C]shelf
If you [Am]wanna get the truth to [Bm]admit it
you’ve gotta [C]find out for [D]yourself

CHORUS #3:
How you ever gonna [C]know, what it’s like to be [G]there
How you ever gonna [C]know, if you’re the [G]best
How you ever gonna [C]know
What you be[G]lieve in if you don’t [Am]put it to the [D]test
How you ever gonna [C]know, how it feels to [G]hold it
How you ever gonna [C]know, what’ll never [G]change it
How you ever gonna [C]know
If you [D]never [C]chase the [G]dream

How you ever gonna [C]know your po[G]tential 
How you ever gonna [C]know, vic[G]tory
How you ever gonna [C]know
What it’s [G]like when dreams be[Am]come reali[D]ty
How you ever gonna [C]know, how it feels to hold [G]her
How you ever gonna [C]know, what it’s like to [G]dance
How you ever gonna [C]know
If you [D]never [C]take the [G]chance