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I Should Have Known Better Chords

Music by: Jim Diamond · 1984
Genre Rock Tone F major BPM 79 Views 344
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[Intro 1]
[C][C]

[Chorus 1]
And I should have known [F]better
to [E]lie to one as beautiful as [Am]you
[G]Yeah, I should have known bet[F]ter
to [E]take a chance on ever los[Am]ing you
But [Dm]I thought you'd understand,
[F]can you forgive me?

[Verse 1]
[C]I s[F]aw you walking b[G]y
the other [C]day
I [F]know that you saw [G]me, you turned a[Am]way
and [G]I was l[F]ost, y[E]ou see,[C]
I've [F]never loved no [G]one as much as [C]you
I've [F]fooled around but [G]tell me now just
[Am]who is h[G]urting w[F]ho?

[Chorus 2]
And I should have known [F]better
to [E]lie to one as beautiful as [Am]you
[G]Yeah, I should have known bet[F]ter
to [E]take a chance on ever los[Am]ing you
But [Dm]I thought you'd understand,
[F]can you forgive me?

[Bridge 1]
[C]I I I I I I I I I[F] I shou[G]ld have known better,
[C]I I I I I I I I I[F] I shou[G]ld have known better

[Interlude 1]
[C][F][G]
[C][F][G]

[Verse 2]
It's [C]true, [F]I took our love
for [G]granted all a[C]long
And [F]trying to ex[G]plain where I went [Am]wrong,
[G]I just d[F]on't know
[E]I cry[C] but tea[F]rs don't seem
to [G]help me carry [C]on
[F]Now there is no [G]chance
you'll come [Am]back home,
[G]got too [F]much pride

[Chorus 3]
And I should have known [F]better
to [E]lie to one as beautiful as [Am]you
[G]Yeah, I should have known bet[F]ter
to [E]take a chance on ever los[Am]ing you
But [Dm]I thought you'd understand,
[F]can you forgive me?

[Bridge 2]
[C]I I I I I I I I I[F] I love[G] you[C]
I I I I I I I [F]I I I l[G]ove

[Interlude 2]
[C](you)[F][G]
[C][F][G]

[Bridge 3]
[C]Woah, no, no, no, no, no,[F] no, lov[G]e you[C]
No, no, no, no, [F]no, no, [G]yeah![F]

[Outro 1]
And I should have known [F]better
to [E]lie to one as beautiful as [Am]you
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