Chords of: Only God Knows Why by: Kid Rock. (E, A, B, C#m) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Only God Knows Why” by Kid Rock is in E Major and runs at about 129 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 104 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, A, B, C#m.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 5:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → E → B → A → E6 → Emaj7 → B → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 2:10 | 40% |
| A | 0:53 | 16% |
| B | 0:49 | 15% |
| A6 | 0:15 | 5% |
| C#m | 0:14 | 4% |
| D | 0:12 | 4% |
| Amaj7 | 0:10 | 3% |
| F# | 0:09 | 3% |
B – E – B – C#m – A – E – E6 – F# – Emaj7 – B – A6 – A – A6 – E – B6 – Amaj7 – E – B – A6 – A – E – B – A – E – B – Amaj7 – A6 – E – D6 – A – E – A/E – C#m – F#7 – C#m – F# – A6 – A – F#m7 – E6 – E – B – E6 – D6 – A6 – E – E6 – B – …
