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Should Have Known Better chords by
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens

2015Folk
5.0 (1)
Intro 1
Em
A
G
C

D
C
C

Verse 1
Em

I should have known better
A
G

To see what I could see
C

My black shroud
D

Holding down my feelings
C

A pillar for my enemies
Em

I should have wrote a letter
A
G

And grieve what I happen to grieve
C

My black shroud
D

I never trust my feelings
C

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

I'm light as a feather
A
G

I'm bright as the Oregon breeze
C

My black shroud
D

Frightened by my feelings
C

I only wanna be a relief
Em

No, I'm not a go-getter
A
G

The demon had a spell on me
C

My black shroud
D

Captain of my feelings
C

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

I should have known better
C
D

Nothing can be changed
G

The past is still the past
D

The bridge to nowhere
Em

I should have wrote a letter
C
D

(I should have wrote a letter)
Em
D

Explaining what I feel, that empty feeling
Bridge 2
G
C
D

Don't back down, concentrate on seeing
G

The breakers in the bar,
D

the neighbor's greeting
Em

My brother had a daughter
C
D

(my brother had a daughter)
Em
D

The beauty that she brings, illumination
Bridge 3
G
C
D

Don't back down, there is nothing left
G

The breakers in the bar,
D

no reason to live
Em

I'm a fool in the fetter
C
D

(I'm a fool in the fetter)
Em

Rose of Aaron's beard,
D

where you can reach me
Bridge 4
G
C
D

Don't back down, nothing can be changed
G
D

Cantilever bridge, the drunken sailor
Em

My brother had a daughter
C
D

(my brother had a daughter)
Em
D

The beauty that she brings, illumination
C
D

(illumination) Illumination
Outro 1
C
Bm
Am
G

F#dim
Em
D
C

Bm
Am
D
D

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Chords
  • Em

  • A

  • G

  • C

  • D

  • Am

  • Bm

    2
  • F#dim

    4

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Transpose: 0

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