I Know Him So Well chords by Elaine Paige, Barbara Dickson, Chess (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Eb
Bb
Gm
Dm
F
Cm
F7/C
Bb/D
Bb/A
Bb/F
F/Eb
Eb/D
Cm/Bb
Eb/Bb
Ebm/Bb
Ebm/Gb
F/A
C7/E
F7sus4
Gm/F
Em7b5
C
C/Bb
Gm7
F7
C/E
Ebm6
C7
Cm7

Intro 1

Verse 1
Bb 
F7/C 
Bb/D 
Bb 
Bb/A 
 (B flat major) Nothing it so  (F7/C) good   it lasts e (B flat/D) ternally  (B flat major)  (B flat/A) 
Gm 
Eb 
 (G minor) Perfect situations must go  (E flat major) wrong
Bb/F 
F/Eb 
Eb 
 (B flat/F) But this has  (F/Eb) never  yet pre (E flat major) vented me
Cm 
F 
 (C minor) Wanting far too much for far too  (F major) long
Bb 
F7/C 
 (B flat major) Looking back, I  (F7/C) could  have
Bb/D 
Bb 
Bb/A 
played it  (B flat/D) differently  (B flat major)  (B flat/A) 
Gm 
Eb 
 (G minor) Won a few more moments, who can  (E flat major) tell
Bb/F 
F/Eb 
 (B flat/F) But it took  (F/Eb) time
Eb 
Eb/D 
to under (E flat major) stand the man  (E flat/D) 
Cm 
Cm/Bb 
F 
 (C minor) Now at least I  (C minor/Bb) know     I know him  (F major) well

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Chorus 1
Bb 
Wasn't it good?  (B flat major) (Oh so good)
Eb/Bb 
Wasn't he fine?  (E flat/Bb) (Oh so fine)
Ebm/Bb 
Isn't it mad (E flat minor/Bb) ness?
Bb 
Ebm/Gb 
He can't be mine  (B flat major)  (E flat minor/Gb) 
Bb 
F/A 
But  (B flat major) in  the end he  (F/A) needs a little bit
Gm 
C7/E 
Bb/F 
 (G minor) more than me, more  (C7/E) se (B flat/F) curity
F/Eb 
Eb 
(His  (F/Eb) fantasy and  (E flat major) freedom)
F7sus4 
F 
I  (F7sus4) know      him  (F major) so well
Bb 
Ebm/Bb 
F7sus4 
F 
 (B flat major)  (E flat minor/Bb)  (F7sus4)  (F major) 

Verse 2
Bb 
F7/C 
 (B flat major) No  one in your  (F7/C) life
Bb/D 
Bb 
Bb/A 
is with you  (B flat/D) constantly  (B flat major)  (B flat/A) 
Gm 
Gm/F 
Eb 
 (G minor) No  one is completely  (G minor/F) on     your  (E flat major) side
Bb/F 
F/Eb 
 (B flat/F) And though I  (F/Eb) move   my world
Eb 
Eb/D 
to  (E flat major) be  with him  (E flat/D) 
Cm 
Cm/Bb 
F 
 (C minor) Still the gap be (C minor/Bb) tween    us is too  (F major) wide
Bb 
F7/C 
 (B flat major) Looking back, I  (F7/C) could  have
Bb/D 
Bb 
Bb/A 
played it  (B flat/D) differently  (B flat major)  (B flat/A) 
Gm 
Gm/F 
Eb 
 (G minor) Learned about the man before  (G minor/F) I  (E flat major) fell
Bb/F 
F/Eb 
Eb 
Eb/D 
 (B flat/F) But I was  (F/Eb) ever   so much  (E flat major) younger then  (E flat/D) 
Cm 
Cm/Bb 
F 
 (C minor) Now at least I  (C minor/Bb) know     I know him  (F major) well

Chorus 2
Bb 
Wasn't it good?  (B flat major) (Oh so good)
Eb/Bb 
Wasn't he fine?  (E flat/Bb) (Oh so fine)
Ebm/Bb 
Isn't it ma (E flat minor/Bb) dness?
Bb 
He won't be mine  (B flat major) 
Em7b5 
Gm 
Didn't I know,  (E minor7b5) how it would go?  (G minor) 
Gm/F 
C 
C/Bb 
If I knew  (G minor/F) from the start  (C major)  (C/Bb) 
F/A 
Gm7 
F 
Why  (F/A) am  (G minor7) I     fa (F major) lling apart?
Bb 
 (B flat major) Wasn't it good?
Eb/Bb 
 (E flat/Bb) Wasn't he fine?
Ebm/Bb 
Isn't it ma (E flat minor/Bb) dness?
Bb 
Ebm/Gb 
He won't be mine  (B flat major)  (E flat minor/Gb) 
Bb 
F/A 
But  (B flat major) in  the end he  (F/A) needs a little bit
Gm 
C7/E 
Bb/F 
 (G minor) more than me, more  (C7/E) se (B flat/F) curity
F/Eb 
Eb 
(His  (F/Eb) fantasy and  (E flat major) freedom)
F7sus4 
F7 
I  (F7sus4) know      him  (F7) so  well
C/E 
Ebm6 
Bb/D 
C7 
 (C/E) It took  (E flat minor6) time   to under (B flat/D) stand  him,  (C7) 
Cm7 
F7sus4 
F7 
Bb 
Bb 
 (C minor7) I  (F7sus4) know      him  (F7) so   (B flat major) well  (B flat major) 

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Eb
Bb
Gm
Dm
F
Cm
F7/C
Bb/D
Bb/A
Bb/F
F/Eb
Eb/D
Cm/Bb
Eb/Bb
Ebm/Bb
Ebm/Gb
F/A
C7/E
F7sus4
Gm/F
Em7b5
C
C/Bb
Gm7
F7
C/E
Ebm6
C7
Cm7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: Bb majorBPM: 70

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
F7/C: x-3-3-2-4-x
Bb/D: x-5-3-3-6-x
Bb/A: x-0-3-3-3-x
Bb/F: 1-x-3-3-3-x
F/Eb: x-x-1-2-1-1
Eb/D: x-x-0-3-4-3
Cm/Bb: 6-x-5-5-4-x
Eb/Bb: 6-x-8-8-8-x
Ebm/Bb: 6-x-8-8-7-x
Ebm/Gb: x-x-4-3-4-2
F/A: x-0-3-2-1-x
C7/E: 0-3-2-3-1-x
F7sus4: 1-3-1-3-1-1
Gm/F: x-x-3-3-3-3
Em7b5: x-x-2-3-3-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
C/Bb: x-1-2-0-1-0
Gm7: 3-5-3-3-3-3
F7: 1-3-1-2-1-1
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
Ebm6: x-6-4-5-4-x
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x
Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x

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This is the definitive original version of I Know Him So Well by Elaine Paige, Barbara Dickson, Chess, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Bb major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Elaine Paige, Barbara Dickson, Chess.