Who Knows Avril Lavigne
Avril Lavigne
Who Knows
Under my Skin
2004 Arista/RCA Records
There are three guitarists in a band, they're Avril, Evan, Craig and it requires
three guitars to play the song 2 electrics for Craig and Evan then 1 acoustic for Avril.
all guitars are tuned in standard EADGBe
~ means hold a note only in electric (Hold) for acoustic
pm means palm mute
h means hammer
p means pull off
Avril Chords
Em- 022000
C- x32010
G- 320033
D- xx0232
Am7- x02010
G/B- x20033
Cadd9- x32033
Evan Power Chords
E5- x799xx
C5- x355xx
G5- 355xxx
D5- x577xx
A5- 577xxx
Am7- 5350xx
B5- x244xx
F#5- x-9-11-11-x-x--| G5+- x-10-12-12-x-x-|
Craig (He doesn't do chords but riffs, harmonics and distortions)
Then the song starts
Intro Part 1:
Craig (intro riff will start at time 0:04 and sound like his
trembling fingers but that is a sound effect came from a pedal)
[Em] [C] [G] [D]
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------0--2--| B|--------2-----|--------1--0--|--------0-----|--------------| G|-----0-----0--|--------------|-----0-----0--|-----2--------| D|--2-----------|-----2--------|--------------|--0-----------| A|--------------|--3-----------|--------------|--------------| E|--------------|--------------|--3-----------|--------------|
[Em] [C] [G] [D]
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| B|--------2-----|--------1--0--|--------0-----|--3-----------| G|-----0-----0--|--------------|-----0-----0--|--2-----------| D|--2-----------|-----2--------|--------------|--0-----------| A|--------------|--3-----------|--------------|--------------| E|--------------|--------------|--3-----------|--------------|
Evan (tremolo effect and the note held)
E|--10~---------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|
Intro part 2: (distortion starts at time 0:18)
Avril (strumming)
[Em] Yeah[C] Yeah[G] [D]
Yeah Yeah [Em]Yeah[C]
Yeah Yeah [G]yeah[D]
Evan (strumming at power chords E5-C5-G5-D5--| (x2)
E|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|--9--5-----7-------------------------------| (x2) D|--9--5--5--7-------------------------------| A|--7--3--5--5-------------------------------| E|--------3----------------------------------|
Craig
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------2h3---| B|--------2~----|--------0h1p0-|--------3~----|--------------| G|-----0--------|--------------|-----0--------|-----2--------|(x2) D|--2-----------|-----2--------|--------------|--0-----------| A|--------------|--3-----------|--------------|--------------| E|--------------|--------------|--3-----------|--------------|
Verse 1:
Avril
[Em]Why do you lo[C]ok so fami[G]liar[D] [Em]
Craig
e|--3~----------------p2-------------------| B|----------------------------5~-----------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------|
Avril
I could [C]swear that I have [G]seen your face be[D]fore[Em]
Craig
e|---------------------------2----h3~------| B|--5~-------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------|
Avril
I think I [C]like that you seem sin[G]cere[D] [Em]
Craig
e|--------------------------0h2------------| B|----3~-----1p0-----3~--------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------|
Avril
I think I'd [C]like to get to [G]know you a little bit [D]more
Craig
e|-----------------------------------------| B|----3~-----1p0-----3~--------------------| G|------------------------------pm(x4)-----| D|------------------------------pm(x4)-----| A|------------------------------pm(x4)-----| E|------------------------------pm(x4)-----|
Refrain:
Avril
Am7 G/B(Hold)-C
I think there's something more
Life's worth living for
Evan (at power chords A5-B5(Hold)-C5)
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-------------4~--5------------| D|--7----------4~--5------------| A|--7----------2~--3------------| E|--5---------------------------|
Chorus 1:
Avril
[G]Who knows what could happen
[Cadd9]Do what you do Just keep on laughing
Evan (at power chords G5~-C5~)
e------------------------------| B------------------------------| G------5~----------------------| D--5~--5~----------------------| A--5~--3~----------------------| E--3~--------------------------|
Avril
[G]One thing's true
There's always a brand new [C]day
Evan (at power chords G5~-C5~)
e------------------------------| B------------------------------| G------5~----------------------| D--5~--5~----------------------| A--5~--3~----------------------| E--3~--------------------------|
Post Chorus:
Avril
[Am7]I'm gonna live today like it's my [G/B]last [C]day
Evan (at power chords A5-B5(Hold)-C5)
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-------------4~--5------------| D|--7----------4~--5------------| A|--7----------2~--3------------| E|--5---------------------------|
Craig
e|--7~--7~--7~------------------| B|----8---8---3-5~--------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------|
(Repeat Intro Part 2)
Verse 2:
Avril
[Em]How do you [C]always have an o[G]pinion[D] [Em]
Craig
e|--3~----------------p2-------------------| B|----------------------------5~-----------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------|
Avril
And how do you [C]always find the [G]best way to compro[D]mise[Em]
Craig
e|---------------------------h2---h3~------| B|--5~-------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------|
Avril
We don't [C]need to have a [G]reason[D] [Em]
Craig (the heavy distortion in this part)
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|---pm(x2)-5~--pm(x2)-5~--pm(x2)-5~--pm(x2)-4h5~--| A|---pm(x2)-----pm(x2)-----pm(x2)------------------| E|---pm(x2)-----pm(x2)-----pm(x2)------------------|
Avril
We don't [C]need anything [G]we're just wasting [D]time
Craig
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|---pm(x2)-5~--pm(x2)-5~--pm(x2)-5~--pm(x2)-------| A|---pm(x2)-----pm(x2)-----pm(x2)------------------| E|---pm(x2)-----pm(x2)-----pm(x2)------------------|
(Repeat Refrain)
(Repeat Chorus 1 twice)
(Repeat Post chorus)
Bridge:
Avril
[G]Find yourself Cause I can't find you
[Am7]Be yourself who are you?
Who are you?
Evan (at power chords G5~-Am7~)
e------------------------------| B------------------------------| G--------------------0~--------| D--pm(x2)-5~--pm(x2)-5~--------| A--pm(x2)-5~--pm(x2)-3~--------| E--pm(x2)-3~--pm(x2)-5~--------|
Craig
e--------7~-----------| B------7--------------| G--0~-----------------| D---------------------| A---------------------| E---------------------|
Avril
[G]Find yourself Cause I can't find you
[Am7]Be yourself who are you?
Who are you?
Evan (at power chords G5~-Am7~)
e------------------------------| B------------------------------| G--------------------0~--------| D--pm(x2)-5~--pm(x2)-5~--------| A--pm(x2)-5~--pm(x2)-3~--------| E--pm(x2)-3~--pm(x2)-5~--------|
Craig
e-------7~--------8~--| B---------------------| G---------------------| D---------------------| A---------------------| E---------------------|
(Repeat Chorus 1 without any chords)
Evan (at power chords C5-D5-E5-F#5--|G5+)
e-----------------------------------| B-----------------------------------| G--5--7--9--11--12------------------| D--5--7--9--11--12------------------| A--3--5--7---9--10------------------| E-----------------------------------|
Chorus 2:
Avril
So you [G]go and make it happen
[C]Do your best just kep on laughing
Evan (at power chords G5~-C5~)
e------------------------------| B------------------------------| G------5~----------------------| D--5~--5~----------------------| A--5~--3~----------------------| E--3~--------------------------|
Avril
I'm [G]telling you
There's always a brand [C]new day
Evan (at power chords G5~-C5~)
e------------------------------| B------------------------------| G------5~----------------------| D--5~--5~----------------------| A--5~--3~----------------------| E--3~--------------------------|
(Repeat Chorus 1)
(Repeat Post Chorus)
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