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Title: Unknown
Artist: Lifehouse
Album: No Name Face
Tabbed By: Sean Maynard
Standard Tuning
Riff A
E-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-5-7-----9--10---9--7--5--4----------------------------
D-x-x-----x--x----x--x--x--x---------3------------------
A-3-5-----7--8----7--5--3--2---------x------------------
E------------------------------------1------------------
Intro:
Riff A
Dm - C - G
Play four times
Verse One:
Dm F
This doubt is screaming in my face
Am
in this familiar place
C
sheltered and concealed
Am
And if this night won't let me rest
C
Don't let me second guess
Dm G
What I know to be real
Put away all I know for tonight
And maybe I just might learn to let it go
Take my security from me and maybe finally
I won't have to know everything
Chorus:
Em Cmaj7 G D Em Cmaj7 G D/F#
I am falling into grace to the unknown to where you are and
Em Cmaj7 G D Em Cmaj7
Faith makes everybody scared it's the unknown the don't know
G D/F# F C/E
That keeps me hanging on and on to you
Intro Riff / Chords
Verse Two:
I got nothing left to defend
No I cannot pretend that everything makes sense
But does it really matter now
If I do not know how to figure this thing out
Chorus
Bridge:
Dm C G
I'm against myself again
Dm C G
Trying to fit these pieces in
Dm C G
Walking on a cloud of dust
Dm C G F
To get to you
Chorus
End with Intro
Dm: XX0231
C: X32010
G: 320033
Em: 022000
Cmaj7: X32000
D: X00232
D/F#: 2X0232
F: 133211
C/E: 032010
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Jimmy Rhythm Player |
#1 by Jimmy at Jan 2, 1970 at 3:48 AM EST |
| i think thgis song is about someone who knows all the scientific explanations for things but doesnt care and knows inside that there is a god and the line "And if this night won't let me rest Don't let me second guess What I know to be real" means, to me that they know god is real and doesnt want to second guess what he know is true and he doesnt care about the scientific explanations cause he knows god is there, great song, great meaning | |
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zach Wanna Be |
#2 by zach lilly at Sep 19, 1973 at 11:43 AM EST |
| At first the song starts off by saying, "Oh no, I'm failing again. I can't ever get anything right." (hence the lyrics, "THIS DOUBT IS SCREAMING IN MY FACE / IN THIS FAMILIAR PLACE". Then it turns into saying that the only reason they're still with the person/around the person is because they're so unpredictable. "And I am falling into grace / To the unknown / To where you are" describes the unpredictability. | |
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Matt Lead Player |
#3 by Matt Miller at Jan 31, 1992 at 3:21 AM EST |
| This song was wrote with lifehosue manager Jude Cole and producer Ron Aniello. Jaosn wasnt planning on co writing but Jude had the chorus. It fitted in with jasons other lyrics. Her wrote the verses to it and the bridge just all went together . so there isnt really a definate meaning, because is co written it is up to you what it means coz it cant mean the same to all of the writers | |
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Fat Man Goz Lead Player |
#4 by Fat Man Goz at Dec 28, 1992 at 11:26 PM EST |
| i definitely agree with nofamelost. i think he is struggling trying to fit together what the world says with his faith and trying to find explanations for everything, but he can't. i love the lines: "and faith makes everybody scared/ it's the unknown, the don't know/ that keeps me hanging on to you" because i feel like he's saying that what scares the hell out of everyone is what makes him realize that he needs God. jason's lyrics are brilliant. | |
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jga Average |
#5 by jga qup at Jan 4, 1993 at 12:09 AM EST |
| THANK YOU , no fame : ) i totally agree with your explanation...i wish i can have as much faith Jason Wade has in God...his songs are great~so real | |
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Niks Average |
#6 by Niks at Apr 23, 1993 at 7:00 AM EST |
| "It's the unknown, the don't-know, That keeps me hanging on to you".. I think this song is about the thrill of not knowing whats gunna happen next and the fact that he doesnt know the answer to everything but it doesnt matter in the end. Its an amazing song.. | |
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kelson Average |
#7 by kelson white at Jan 28, 1997 at 6:00 PM EST |
| I like this song a lot. My opinion is that this is about someone who can't stand to know everything. It's what he doesn't know, the mysterious nature of everything which sustains him and keeps him living. Almost like a scientist's vision of the world. | |
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Kempy Lead Player |
#8 by Kempy at Oct 28, 2004 at 8:32 PM EST |
| nofamelost- thank you for being so positive about Lifehouse. I'm glad you guys realize how truly Christian and beautiful Jason's lyrics are. | |
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Dr. Average |
#9 by Dr. Funkinstein at Apr 12, 2005 at 1:41 AM EST |
| Isn't this song beautiful? I love it! I think that what he's saying is maybe the reason why others don't embrace God is because faith scares them but it's what scares them that makes him cling even more to God... maybe thats not what he means but that's how I feel... Have a nice day! ~Chuckie~ (that's me;)) | |
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Scott Average |
#10 by Scott Anderson at Sep 29, 2007 at 12:59 PM EST |
| His fake world is being ripped from him. All of what society teaches about the world, is being proved false to him. He is pleading with God to let some of this facade be real. He was so secure and sure in his world. He gets to the point, where he needs to go out on a limb and take a chance in God. He eventually realizes that only God has life all figured out and that the unknown, the thing that frightens him, is the thing that keeps him hanging on to God. A good song for our time. | |
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Kyle Average |
#11 by Kyle Landers at Oct 1, 2007 at 1:17 AM EST |
| "Don't let me second guess what I know to be real". Amen to that.... "I cannot pretend that everything makes sense, but does it really matter now?" to me that part is like he's saying he can't explain everything or even pretend to have a tiny idea of the answer to the theological questions. but you get to a point where it doesn't really matter anymore. You get to a point where religion and beliefs fade away and all that's left is you and god and faith... that's when it's beautiful. | |
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Brad Lead Player |
#12 by Brad Vincent at Oct 7, 2007 at 11:40 AM EST |
| "It's the unknown, the don't-know, That keeps me hanging on to you".. I think this song is about the thrill of not knowing whats gunna happen next and the fact that he doesnt know the answer to everything but it doesnt matter in the end. Its an amazing song.. | |
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Lead Player |
#13 by Michael Leathers at Oct 9, 2007 at 4:37 AM EST |
| I think nofamelost nailed it. I also believe that it's about falling into God's grace and just letting Him have complete control of the singer's life. I love this song. The lyrics are very meaningful to me. "Faith makes everybody scared..." That line is so true because everyone has trouble with having total faith in God. This is definitely one of my Lifehouse favorites. | |
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