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When I Knew chords by
Eleanor Friedberger
Eleanor Friedberger

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Intro 1
C
Dm
F
Em
G

Verse 1
C

I could see

the tops of her white socks
Dm

Just beneath the desk
C

Her pants didn't reach all
Dm

the way down her legs
F

And you know what happened next
Em

I said hi politely and we went
G

to time for coffee
Verse 2
F

Yeah yeah yeah that was when I knew
G
Em

That was when I knew I was

wrong wrong wrong all along
G

That was when I knew, yeah
F

That was when I knew
Verse 3
C

They said we both write weird music
Dm

And she played me Soft Machine
C

And lent me a record that badly warped
Dm

which screwed up everything
F

I was broke, just fifteen
Em

I scoured London for a replacement
G

I found it cheap in an Oxford

Street basement
Verse 4
F

Yeah yeah yeah that was when I knew
G

That was when I knew I was
Em

wrong wrong wrong wrong
G

That was when I knew, yeah
F

That was when I knew
Interlude 1
F
C
Dm
F
Em
G


Verse 5
C

I met her in my bedroom
Dm

Oh at a party, Halloween
C

And she was wearing a pair of overalls
Dm

So I sang "Come On Eileen"
F

I was be ing slightly mean
Em

And that just made her smile
G

Which made me feel childish
Verse 6
F

Yeah yeah yeah that was when I knew
G
Em

That was when I knew I

was wrong wrong wrong
G

That was when I knew, yeah
F

That was when I knew
Verse 7
C

We played a song for scratch that night
Dm

And when she done up singing
C

She just took off, stage left
Dm

And left us there winging it
F

The band went down swinging
Em

As she made her exit, arms in the air
G

I caught her eye, I was unprepared
Verse 8
Dm

When I couldn't get her out of my head
C

So I got her out of hers instead
Dm
F

No I couldn't get her out of my head
Em
C

So I got her out of hers instead
Dm

I know I couldn't get her out of my head
A

And then we ended up
Interlude 2

in...
G
C
Dm

F
Em
G

Verse 9
C

She glided by on antique roller skates
Dm

And overtook our car
C

Just down the street
Dm

Up from where we parked
F

Just south of Market
Em

In the Castro sun she seemed to glisten
G

And when she spoke I listened
Verse 10
F

Yeah yeah yeah that was when I knew
G

That was when I knew I was
Em

wrong wrong wrong
G

That was when I knew, yeah
F

That was when I knew

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