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I Know Him So Well

by Elaine Paige & B Dickson

Written by: Andersson, Rice & Ulvaeus

I KNOW HIM SO WELL Andersson, Rice & Ulvaeus Elaine Paige & B Dickson Font key: Elaine Paige B Dickson Both C G7 C ||: Nothing is^so good^it lasts^e | ter^nally yy yy / | ||: Looking back^I could^have played^it | different ly yy / | Am F C G7 | perfect situ ations must^go=wrong. | gg gg gg / | ~ But^this^has never yet^prevent.| | won^a few^more moments who^can=tell.| ll ll ll / | ~ But^it^took time^to understand.| F Dm G G7 1. | t^ed=me ee ee / | wanting far^too much^for far^too | long gg gg gg :|| 2. | d^the=man nn nn / | Now^at least^I know^I know^him | [G] well ll ~ Wasnt^it^good | C F Fm | dd dd ~ wasnt^he^fine.| ee ee ~ Isnt^it^mad.| d^ness / He^cant be^mine.| | ~ Oh^so^good dd dd | ~ Oh^so^fine e^e ee | // He^cant be^mine.| C Fm C G7 Am D7 | ee e ~ / ~ ^But | in^the end^he needs^A little^bit | more^than me^more ee e^Se | C G F G C Fm F G | curi ty yy yy | / ~ ^I know^him so | well ll ll ll | // // | | ~ He^needs^his fanta sy^and | free dom mm / | // // | // // | C G7 C ||: No^one in^your life^is with^you | constant ly yy / | ||: Looking back^I could^have played^it | different ly yy / | ||: Looking back^I..I^could have^played.| d^things some oth e^r | Am F C G7 | no^one is^com pletely on^your | side ee ee / | ~ And^though^I move^my world^to | | Learned^a bout^the man^be fore^I | fell ll ll / | ~ But^I^was ever so^much | | way yy // | ~ I^was^just a little | careless ss maybe ee | F Dm G 1. | be^with=him mm mm / | still^the gap^be tween^us is^too | wide ee [G7] ee ee :|| 2. | young^er=then nn nn / | now^at least^I know^I know^him | well ll ~ Wasnt^it^good | | I^was so^much younger then.| nn n^I know^I know^him | well ll // | C F Fm C | dd dd ~ Wasnt^he^fine | ee ee ~^Isnt it^mad | ness / He^wont be^mine.| ee ee ~ ^Didnt I^know.| | ~ Oh^so^good dd dd | ~ Oh^so^fine ee ee | // He^wont be^mine.| ee ee ~ ^Didnt I^know.| Am6 Am D | ww ww ~ how=it would^go.| o^if I^knew w^from the^start.| tt tt tt ~ ^why.| G Am7 G C F | / / // | ~ ^wasnt it^good dd dd | ~ ^wasnt it^fine e^e ee | | y^am I^fall l^ing apart.| tt tt tt tt | // ~ ^Isnt it^mad.| Fm C Fm C G7 | // he^wont be^mine.| ee ee // | // // | | d^ness / he^wont be^mine.| ee ee / ~ ^But | in^the end^he needs^a little^bit | Am D7 C G F G7 | // // | ~ He^needs^his fanta sy^and | free dom mm / | | more^than me^More ee ~ ^se | curi ty yy yy | / ~ ^I know^him so | D7 Fm6 C D7 Dm7 G7 C | / It^took time^to under | stand him // | / ~ ^I know^him so | well ll ll ll | //// || | well ll ll ll | // // | / ~ ^I know^him so | well ll ll ll | //// ||

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I Know Him So Well is performed by Elaine Paige & B Dickson and written by Andersson, Rice & Ulvaeus. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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