Should Have Known Better chords by
Sufjan Stevens 
Key: E minor•
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 ene mies
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 reme dy
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 re lief
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 be lieve
Pre-chorus 2
Am
C
D
When I was three, and free to ex plore
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
TunerE A D G B E
ChordsEm A G C D...
Em
A
G
C
D
Am
Bm
F#dim
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