I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER Diamond & Lyle Jim Diamond
E Eb-4 Eb7
||: / / ~ And=I should=have^known | bet^ter / / ~ ^to | lie^with^one^as beau^ti^ful^as |
G#m F# E
| yo^u / ~ Yeah=I should=have^known | bet^ter / / ~ ^to |
Eb-4 Eb G#m
| take^a^chance^on ev^er ~ ^los | ing^you u^u=u uu (~ But^I) |
C#m7
| thought^you^’d^un der^stan d ~ | ~ Can^you^for give me |
B E F# B
1. | I^I / / / | saw^you walk^ing=by y^the^oth^er | day / / ~ ^I |
E F# G#m F# E Eb
| know^that^you^saw me^you^turned^a | way ~ ^And I was^lost | tt tt / ~ ^You |
B E F# B
| se^e / / ~ ^I've | nev^er^loved^no one^as^much^as | yo^u uu / ~ ^I've |
E F# G#m F# E
| fooled^a=round d^but tell^me=now w^just | who ~ ^is hurt ing^who | oo / / / :||
B E F#
2. | ~ ^I..(.I^I^I) I^I..(.I^I^I) | (I^I^I) I should=have^known n^bet=ter |
B E F# B
| r^I..(.I^I^I) I^I..(.I^I^I) | (I^I^I) I should=have^known n^bet=ter | rr rr / / |
E F# B E F# B E F#
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / ~ ^Its | tr^ue / / ~ ^I | took^our love^for=grant t^ed^all^a |
B E F# G#m F#
| long / / ~ ^And | try^ing^to^ex plain^where^I^went | wrong ~ ^I just don’t^know |
E Eb B E F#
| ww ww / ~ ^I | cr^y / / ~ ^But | tears^don’t^seem^to help^me^car^ry |
B E F#
| o^n nn / ~ ^And | now^there=is s^no chance^you'll=come e^back |
G#m F# E
| home ~ ^got too much^pride | ee / / / :||
B E F#
3. | ~ ^I..(.I^I^I) I^I..(.I^I^I) | (I^I^I) I should=have^known n^bet=ter |
B E F# B
| r^I..(.I^I^I) I^I..(.I^I^I) | (I^I^I) I should=have^known n^bet=ter | rr rr / / |
E F# B E F# B E F#
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | ~ La=la la (~^la^la) (la^la^la) | l^a a^I love ee |
B E
| yo^u / (~^la^la) (la^la^la) | l^a aa yea hh | / / ~ And=I should=have^known |
Eb-4 Eb7 G#m
| bet^ter / / ~ ^to | lie^with^one^as beau^ti^ful^as | y^o uu / / | / / / / ||
About this song:
I Should Have Known Better is performed by Jim Diamond and written by Diamond & Lyle.
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