Should Have Known Better chords by
Sufjan Stevens

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Key: E minor

Intro 1

Em

A

G

C

D

C

C

Verse 1
Em Em 
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I should have known better
A A 
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G G 
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To see what I could see
C C 
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My black shroud
D D 
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Holding down my feelings
C C 
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A pillar for my enemies
Em Em 
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I should have wrote a letter
A A 
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G G 
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And grieve what I happen to grieve
C C 
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My black shroud
D D 
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I never trust my feelings
C C 
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I waited for the remedy

Pre-chorus 1

Am

C

D

When I was three, three maybe four

C

D

She left us at that video store

Chorus 1

G

D

C

D

Oh, be my rest, be my fantasy

G

D

C

Oh, be my rest, be my fantasy

Interlude 1

Em

A

G

C

D

C

C

Verse 2
Em Em 
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I'm light as a feather
A A 
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G G 
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I'm bright as the Oregon breeze
C C 
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My black shroud
D D 
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Frightened by my feelings
C C 
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I only wanna be a relief
Em Em 
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No, I'm not a go-getter
A A 
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G G 
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The demon had a spell on me
C C 
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My black shroud
D D 
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Captain of my feelings
C C 
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The only thing I wanna believe

Pre-chorus 2

Am

C

D

When I was three, and free to explore

C

D

I saw her face on the back of the door

Chorus 2

G

D

C

D

Oh, be my rest, be my fantasy

G

D

C

Oh, be my rest, be my fantasy

Interlude 2

G

C

D

G

D

Em

C

D

Em

D

Bridge 1
G G 
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I should have known better
C C 
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D D 
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Nothing can be changed
G G 
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The past is still the past
D D 
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The bridge to nowhere
Em Em 
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I should have wrote a letter
C C 
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D D 
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(I should have wrote a letter)
Em Em 
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D D 
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Explaining what I feel, that empty feeling

Bridge 2
G G 
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C C 
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D D 
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Don't back down, concentrate on seeing
G G 
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The breakers in the bar,
D D 
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the neighbor's greeting
Em Em 
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My brother had a daughter
C C 
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D D 
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(my brother had a daughter)
Em Em 
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D D 
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The beauty that she brings, illumination

Bridge 3
G G 
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C C 
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D D 
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Don't back down, there is nothing left
G G 
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The breakers in the bar,
D D 
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no reason to live
Em Em 
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I'm a fool in the fetter
C C 
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D D 
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(I'm a fool in the fetter)
Em Em 
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Rose of Aaron's beard,
D D 
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where you can reach me

Bridge 4
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C C 
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D D 
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Don't back down, nothing can be changed
G G 
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D D 
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Cantilever bridge, the drunken sailor
Em Em 
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My brother had a daughter
C C 
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D D 
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(my brother had a daughter)
Em Em 
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D D 
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The beauty that she brings, illumination
C C 
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D D 
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(illumination) Illumination

Outro 1

C

Bm

Am

G

F#dim

Em

D

C

Bm

Am

D

D

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