I Should've Known Better chords by Nickel Creek

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Em
A
G
E
D
B
Bm
C
D#dim
Am
Dm
F#
Bb

Verse 1
Em 
A 
Em 
A 
G 
Em 
 (E minor) It's  (A major)  (E minor)  (A major) been a  (G major) long time  (E minor) comin'
And the cards were stacked
A 
It's been a long  (A major) hard road to
Em 
E 
Em 
hell and  (E minor) back  (E major)  (E minor) 
D 
Em 
Your love  (D major) meant  (E minor) trouble
From the day we met
A 
Em 
 (A major) You won every hand, I  (E minor) lost every bet

Verse 2
A 
Now you think that I,  (A major) 
B 
Bm 
Em 
I should've  (B major) known  (B minor) better (E minor) 
A 
Now I think that I,  (A major) 
Em 
I would've seen it come  (E minor) 
A 
C 
My  (A major) heart sank when I  (C major) read
Em 
D#dim 
Em 
that  (E minor) letter  (D sharpdim)  (E minor) 
D 
Am 
It  (D major) sank like a stone (A minor) ,
Dm 
Bm 
C 
F# 
it  (D minor)  (B minor) sank like a stone (C major)  (F sharp major) 
D 
 (D major) A cup of

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Verse 3
Em 
 (E minor) cold coffee
D 
Em 
Yester (D major) day's mail  (E minor) 
A 
Bad love like this  (A major) is always
Em 
bound to fail  (E minor) 
Your love meant trouble
A 
From the day we met  (A major) 
G 
A 
If you  (G major) want your things,  (A major) 
they're on the front step
Em 
 (E minor) 

Verse 4
C 
A 
Now you'd  (C major) think that  (A major) I,
Em 
I should've known  (E minor) better
C 
Em 
A 
Now I  (C major) think  (E minor) that I  (A major) should've
Em 
seen it come  (E minor) 
A 
C 
My  (A major) heart sank  (C major) when
Em 
I read that letter  (E minor) 
A 
D 
B 
It sank  (A major) like a stone,  (D major)  (B major) it sank like a stone

Interlude 1

Verse 5
Em 
D 
All alone in my kitchen  (E minor)  (D major) 
A 
Bm 
Em 
Bm 
 (A major) All alone in  (B minor) my   head  (E minor)  (B minor) 
Em 
Bm 
B 
A 
 (E minor) Some  (B minor) things  (B major) you can't  (A major) take
D 
A 
Em 
back  (D major)  (A major) once they've been  (E minor) said
C 
B 
Bb 
A 
I  (C major)  (B major)  (B flat major) don't know  (A major) what
G 
Em 
 (G major)  (E minor) this love is for
A 
Em 
All I know  (A major) is I don't want it any (E minor) more

Verse 6
Em 
 (E minor) 
Bm 
Am 
 (B minor) Now  you'd think  (A minor) that I,
G 
A 
Bb 
 (G major) I  should've  (A major) known better  (B flat major) 
A 
B 
Em 
D 
Em 
 (A major) I, I should've seen  (B major) it come  (E minor)  (D major)  (E minor) 
A 
C 
My heart  (A major) sank  (C major) when I
D#dim 
Em 
read  (D sharpdim) that     let (E minor) ter
A 
It sank  (A major) like a stone,
D 
Bm 
B 
Em 
 (D major) it  (B minor) sank  (B major) like a stone (E minor) 