Should Have Known Better original guitar chords by
Sufjan Stevens 
Key: E minor•
Intro 1
Em
A
G
C
D6
C6
C6
Verse 1
A
G
To see what I could see
A
G
And grieve what I happen to grieve
Pre-chorus 1
Am/E
C/E
D6
When I was three, three maybe four
C6
D
She left us at that video store
Chorus 1
G
D6
C6
D
Oh, be my rest, be my fantasy
G
D6
C6
Oh, be my rest, be my fantasy
Interlude 1
Em
A
G
C
D6
C6
C6
Verse 2
A
G
I'm bright as the Oregon breeze
A
G
The demon had a spell on me
Pre-chorus 2
Am/E
C/E
D6
When I was three, and free to explore
C6
D
I saw her face on the back of the door
Chorus 2
G
D6
C6
D
Oh, be my rest, be my fantasy
G
D6
C6
Oh, be my rest, be my fantasy
Interlude 2
G
C/G
D/F#
G
D/F#
Em
C
D
Em7
D/F#
Bridge 1
C/G
D/F#
Nothing can be changed
C
D
(I should have wrote a letter)
Em7
D/F#
Explaining what I feel, that empty feeling
Bridge 2
G
C/G
D/F#
Don't back down, concentrate on seeing
C
D
(my brother had a daughter)
Em7
D/F#
The beauty that she brings, illumination
Bridge 3
G
C/G
D/F#
Don't back down, there is nothing left
C
D
(I'm a fool in the fetter)
Bridge 4
G
C/G
D/F#
Don't back down, nothing can be changed
G
D/F#
Cantilever bridge, the drunken sailor
C
D
(my brother had a daughter)
Em7
D/F#
The beauty that she brings, illumination
Cmaj7
D
(illumination) Illumination
Outro 1
C/G
Bm/F#
Am/E
G/D
F#dim
Em/B
D/A
C/G
Bm/F#
Am/E
Dsus4
D
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsEm A G C D6...
Chords
Em
A
G
C
D6
C6
Am/E
C/E
D
C/G
D/F#
Em7
Cmaj7
Bm/F#
G/D
F#dim
Em/B
D/A
Dsus4
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