Thought I Knew You — Matthew Sweet

Chords and lyrics for Thought I Knew You by Matthew Sweet (key of Am).

Intro

[Asus2] [Am] [G] [D] [E] [Am] [G/D] [D]

Verse 1

I thought I [E]knew [Am]you.
I was [G]in for a surprise.
I let my love [D]flow from my heart into your eyes.
[E]And then I found [Am]out there was [G]nothing I could know.
Guess about [D]you.
It goes far as you could go.
[E]And it took me years [F/C]to figure out that [C]there was nothing [D]I could give [E]to you.

Chorus 1

Years [Fm]to figure out that [C/E]there was nothing [D]you would take from [E]me.
And how [F]can I describe [C]the way you slowly [D]put my hope away in all of the time?
I thought I knew [Am]you.

Interlude

[G/D] [D/A] [Amaj7] [E] [Am] [G] [D] [E]

Verse 2

I thought I [Am]knew you.
But I [G]wasn't even close.
I had my heart [D]set.
A little more than it goes.
[E]And I thought I'd show [Am]you.
There was [G]no way we could lose.
I thought I'd force [D/A]you to realize and choose.
[E/G#]And it took me years [F]to figure out that [C/G]there was nothing I [D]could show [E]to you.

Chorus 2

Years [Fm]to figure out that [C/G]you were never [D]really going to [E]choose.
And how [Fm]can I describe [C]the way I slowly [D]lost my love for you?
And all of the time, I thought I knew [Am]you.

Interlude 2

[G] [D] [Am] [E] [Amaj7] [G] [D/A] [A] [E]

Outro

And it took me years [F]to figure out [C]that there was nothing [D]I could show [E]to you.
Years [Fm/C]to figure out that [C]you were never [D]really going to [E]choose.
And how [Fm/C]can I describe [C]the way I slowly [D]lost my love for you?
And all of the time, I thought I knew you.
[Am]