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Chris Stapleton - Second One To Know Chords

Chord reference C, G, F
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C] [G] [F] [C] [G] [F] [C]Don’t put my [G]love on your back [F]burner [C]Never let [G]anything that hot get [F]cold [C]And if you ever change your [G]mind, want to [F]leave my love behind Just [C]let me be the [G]second one to [F]know, yeah, the [F]second one to know

[C] [G] [F] [C]Hold up my right [G]hand, [F]swear to the Promised Land [C]Rather die [G]before I treat you [F]bad [C]All I ask from [G]you, [F]is to treat me the same way, too [C]’Cause I don’t want to [G]lose this thing we [F]have

[C]Don’t put my [G]love on your back [F]burner [C]Never let [G]anything that hot get [F]cold [C]And if you ever [G]change your mind, [F]want to leave my love behind [C]Just let me be the [G]second one to [F]know, yeah, the [F]second one to know

[C]First, you stole my [G]heart, [F]that was the easy part [C]Don’t ever tell [G]me that crime don’t [F]pay [C]Now that it’s in your [G]hands, [F]want you to understand [C]I would have given it [G]to you anyway [F]

[C]Don’t put my [G]love on your back [F]burner [C]Never let [G]anything that hot get [F]cold [C]And if you ever change your [G]mind, want to [F]leave my love behind Just [C]let me be the [G]second one to [F]know, yeah, the [F]second one to know [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G]

Album From A Room: Volume 1
Year 2017
Key C

How to Play Second One To Know on Guitar?

Chris Stapleton - Second One To Know can be played in the key of C using the C, G, F chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Second One To Know with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.