Understanding by Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band
This song was previously unreleased by Bob Seger until the 2003 release of the Greatest
2 album. It's from the motion picture "Teachers"
The words are correct and the chords, well, as far as I can tell, are good, well, maybe ok?
But hey, knock yourself out! It's a good, easy song any schlub can sing and belt out on
string!
Standard tuning.
Intro- Slowly drop your pick down on an A chord, strumming only the A,D,G,B strings,
strum a 4 count beat on chords A(4 beats) D(4) A(3) D(1) A(1)
D(1) A(1) D(1) E(6) D(3) and A. This is also the chord progression throughout the
of the song.
The chords of the song are:
A
D
E
Bm
A D A
It seems like only yesterday
D A D A D E
I didn't have a clue
D A
I stood alone not knowing where to turn
D A
Now suddenly I look around
D A D A D E
And everything looks new
D A
I don't know why, but I think I'm starting to learn
Bm A
They call it understanding
E
A willingness to grow
Bm A
I'm finally understanding
E D A
There's so much I can know
D A
Until the day you came along
D A D A D E
I used to just get lost
D A
I only heard the things I wanted to hear
D A
It always seemed like no one cared
D A D A D E
But then you took the time
D A
And now I look and everything seems so clear
Bm A
You've got me understanding
E
You've really helped me see
Bm
I'm finally understanding
A E
It's meant so much to me
Bm
You've got me understanding
A E
You've given me some pride
Bm
I'm finally understanding
A E D
You're really on my side, you're really on my side
A D E A
Yeah, yeah
A
You've got me understanding
D A D A D A D E
Understanding
D A
Ya got met understanding
D A D A D A D E
Understanding
A
Ya got me understanding
D A D A D E
For the first time
A
ya got me understanding
