Should Have Known Better chords by Sufjan Stevens (Official Version)
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Intro 1
(E minor) (A major) (G major) (C major)
(D6) (C6) (C6)
Verse 1
(E minor) I should have known better
(A major) To see what I could see (G major)
My black (C major) shroud
Holding down my feelings (D6)
A pillar for my enemies (C6)
(E minor) I should have wrote a letter
(A major) And grieve what I happen to grieve (G major)
My black (C major) shroud
I never trust my feelings (D6)
I waited for the remedy (C6)
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Pre-chorus 1
(A minor/E) When I was three, (C/E) three maybe four (D6)
She left us at that (C6) video store (D major)
Chorus 1
(G major) Oh, be my rest, (D6) be my (C6) fantasy (D major)
(G major) Oh, be my rest, (D6) be my (C6) fantasy
Interlude 1
(E minor) (A major) (G major) (C major)
(D6) (C6) (C6)
Verse 2
(E minor) I'm light as a feather
(A major) I'm bright as the Oregon breeze (G major)
My black (C major) shroud
Frightened by my feelings (D6)
I only wanna be a relief (C6)
(E minor) No, I'm not a go-getter
(A major) The demon had a spell on (G major) me
My black (C major) shroud
Captain of my feelings (D6)
The only thing I wanna believe (C6)
Pre-chorus 2
(A minor/E) When I was three, (C/E) and free to explore (D6)
I saw her face on the (C6) back of the door (D major)
Chorus 2
(G major) Oh, be my rest, (D6) be my (C6) fantasy (D major)
(G major) Oh, be my rest, (D6) be my (C6) fantasy
Interlude 2
(G major) (C/G) (D/F#) (G major) (D/F#)
(E minor) (C major) (D major) (E minor7) (D/F#)
Bridge 1
(G major) I should have known better
(C/G) Nothing can be changed (D/F#)
The past is still the (G major) past
The (D/F#) bridge to nowhere
(E minor) I should have wrote a letter
(I (C major) should have wrote a letter) (D major)
Explaining what I feel, (E minor7) that (D/F#) empty feeling
Bridge 2
(G major) Don't back (C/G) down, concentrate on (D/F#) seeing
The breakers in the (G major) bar,
the (D/F#) neighbor's greeting
(E minor) My brother had a daughter
(my (C major) brother had a daughter) (D major)
The beauty that she (E minor7) brings, illumination (D/F#)
Bridge 3
(G major) Don't back (C/G) down, there is nothing (D/F#) left
The breakers in the (G major) bar,
no (D/F#) reason to live
(E minor) I'm a fool in the fetter
(I'm a (C major) fool in the fetter) (D major)
Rose of Aaron's (E minor7) beard,
where (D/F#) you can reach me
Bridge 4
(G major) Don't back (C/G) down, nothing can be changed (D/F#)
Cantilever (G major) bridge, the (D/F#) drunken sailor
(E minor) My brother had a daughter
(my (C major) brother had a daughter) (D major)
The beauty that she (E minor7) brings, illumination (D/F#)
(illumination) (C minoraj7) Illumination (D major)
Outro 1
(C/G) (B minor/F#) (A minor/E) (G/D)
(F sharpdim) (E minor/B) (D/A) (C/G)
(B minor/F#) (A minor/E) (Dsus4) (D major)
Should Have Known Better
Sufjan Stevens
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