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Should Have Known Better (Capo 7 Version)

Should Have Known Better (Capo 7 Version) by Sufjan Stevens

Guitar Tabs & Chords

folkHenry Reith
AmDCFmaj7/AFmaj7/CG6/BFGAm7Fmaj7
Intro
Em A G C D C 
 
Verse 1
EmI  should have known Abetter
 To see what I could Gsee
 My Cblack  shroud
DHolding  down my feelings
CA  pillar for my enemies
EmI  should have wrote a Aletter
 And grieve what I happen to Ggrieve
 My Cblack  shroud
DI  never trust my feelings
CI  waited for the remedy
 
Pre-Chorus 1 
AmWhen  I was Cthree,  three maybe Dfour
CShe  left us at Dthat  video store
 
Chorus 1
GOh, Dbe  my Crest,  be Dmy  fantasy
GOh, Dbe  my Crest,  be my fantasy
 
Interlude 1
Em A G C D C 
 
Verse 2
EmI'm  light as a Afeather
 I'm bright as the Oregon Gbreeze
 My Cblack  shroud
DFrightened  by my feelings
CI  only wanna be a relief
EmNo,  I'm not a Ago-getter
 The Gdemon  had a spell on me
 My Cblack  shroud
DCaptain  of my feelings
 The Conly  thing I wanna believe
 
Pre-Chorus 2 
AmWhen  I was Cthree,  and free to exDplore
CI  saw her face on Dthe  back of the door
 
Chorus 2
GOh, Dbe  my Crest,  be Dmy  fantasy
GOh, Dbe  my Crest,  be my fantasy
 
Interlude 2
G C D G D Em C D Em D 
 
Bridge 1
GI  should have known Cbetter
DNothing  can be changed
GThe  past is still the past
DThe  bridge to nowhere
EmI  should have wrote a Cletter
D(I  should have wrote a letter)
EmExplaining  what I Dfeel,  that empty feeling
 
Bridge 2
GDon't  back Cdown, Dconcentrate  on seeing
GThe  breakers in the bar,
Dthe  neighbor's greeting
EmMy  brother had a Cdaughter
D(my  brother had a daughter)
EmThe  beauty that she Dbrings,  illumination
 
Bridge 3
GDon't  back Cdown, Dthere  is nothing left
GThe  breakers in the bar,
Dno  reason to live
EmI'm  a fool in the Cfetter
D(I'm  a fool in the fetter)
EmRose  of Aaron's Dbeard,  where you can reach me
 
Bridge 4
GDon't  back Cdown, Dnothing  can be changed
GCantilever Dbridge,  the drunken sailor
EmMy  brother had a Cdaughter
D(my  brother had a daughter)
EmThe  beauty that she Dbrings,  illumination
C  (illumination) D  Illumination
 
Outro
C Bm Am G F#dim Em D C Bm Am D 

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