When I Knew chords by
Eleanor Friedberger

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Tabs

Key: C major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1
C C 
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I could see
the tops of her white socks
Dm Dm 
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Just beneath the desk
C C 
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Her pants didn't reach all
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the way down her legs
F F 
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And you know what happened next
Em Em 
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I said hi politely and we went
G G 
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to time for coffee

Verse 2
F F 
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Yeah yeah yeah that was when I knew
G G 
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Em Em 
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That was when I knew I   was
wrong wrong wrong all along
G G 
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That was when I knew, yeah
F F 
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That was when I knew

Verse 3
C C 
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They said we both write weird music
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And she played me Soft Machine
C C 
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And lent me a record that badly warped
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which screwed up everything
F F 
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I was broke, just fifteen
Em Em 
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I scoured London for a replacement
G G 
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I found it cheap in an Oxford
Street basement

Verse 4
F F 
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Yeah yeah yeah that was when I knew
G G 
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That was when I knew I was
Em Em 
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wrong wrong wrong wrong
G G 
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That was when I knew, yeah
F F 
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That was when I knew

Interlude 1

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Verse 5
C C 
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I met her in my bedroom
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Oh at a party, Halloween
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And she was wearing a pair of overalls
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So I sang "Come On Eileen"
F F 
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I was be ing slightly mean
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And that just made her smile
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Which made me feel childish

Verse 6
F F 
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Yeah yeah yeah that was when I knew
G G 
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Em Em 
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That was when I knew I
was wrong wrong wrong
G G 
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That was when I knew, yeah
F F 
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That was when I knew

Verse 7
C C 
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We played a song for scratch that night
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And when she done up singing
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She just took off, stage left
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And left us there winging it
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The band went down swinging
Em Em 
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As she made her exit, arms in the air
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I caught her eye, I was unprepared

Verse 8
Dm Dm 
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When I couldn't get her out of my head
C C 
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So I got her out of hers instead
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F F 
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No I couldn't get her out of my head
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C C 
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So  I got her out of hers instead
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I know I couldn't get her out of my head
A A 
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And then we ended up

Interlude 2

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Verse 9
C C 
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She glided by on antique roller skates
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And overtook our car
C C 
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Just down the street
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Up from where we parked
F F 
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Just south of Market
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In the Castro sun she seemed to glisten
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And when she spoke I listened

Verse 10
F F 
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Yeah yeah yeah that was when I knew
G G 
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That was when I knew I was
Em Em 
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wrong wrong wrong
G G 
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That was when I knew, yeah
F F 
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That was when I knew