Should Have Known Better — Sufjan Stevens
Chords and lyrics for Should Have Known Better by Sufjan Stevens (key of F).
Verse 1
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Intro
[Am] [D] [C] [Fmaj7/A] [G/B] [F6]
Verse
[Am]I should have known better[D]
To see what I could [C]see
My black [Fmaj7/A]shroud
Holding down my [G/B]feelings
A pillar for my [F6]enemies
[Am]I should have wrote a [D]letter
And grieve what I happen to [C]grieve
My black [Fmaj7/A]shroud
I never trust my [G/B]feelings
I waited for the [F6]remedy
Chorus
[Dm]When I was [F/C]three, three maybe [G/B]four
F6 ( F/A - G/B ) C
She left us at that video store
G F6 ( F/A - G/B ) C
Be my rest, be my fantasy
Be my [G]rest, be my [F6]fantasy
Interlude
[Am] [D] [C] [Fmaj7/A] [G/B] [F6]
Verse
[Am]I'm light as a feather[D]
I'm bright as the Oregon [C]breeze
My black [Fmaj7/A]shroud
Frightened by my [G/B]feelings
I only want to be a [F6]relief
[Am]No, I'm not a go-getter[D]
The demon had a spell on [C]me
My black [Fmaj7/A]shroud
Captain of my [G/B]feelings
The only thing I want to [F6]believe
Chorus
[Dm]When I was [F/C]three, and free to [G/B]explore
F6 ( F/A - G/B ) C
I saw her face on the back of the door
G F6 ( F/A - G/B ) C
Be my rest, be my fantasy
Be my [G]rest, be my [F6]fantasy
Instrumental
[C] [Fmaj/C] [G6/B] [C] [G6/B]
[Fmaj/A] [Fmaj7] [G6] [Am7] [G6/B]
Verse
[C]I should have known [Fmaj7/C]better
Nothing can be [G6/B]changed
The past is still the [C]past
The [G6/B]bridge to nowhere[Fmaj/A]
I should've wrote a [Fmaj7]letter[G6]
Explaining what I [Am7]feel, that [G6/B]empty feeling
[C]Don't back [Fmaj7/C]down,
concentrate on [G6/B]seeing
The breakers in the [C]bar
the [G6/B]neighbor's greeting[Fmaj/A]
My brother had a [Fmaj7]daughter[G6]
The beauty that [Am7]she brings, [G6/B]illumination
[C]Don't back [Fmaj7/C]down,
there is nothing [G6/B]left
The breakers in the [C]bar,
no [G6/B]reason to live[Fmaj/A]
I'm a fool in the [Fmaj7]fetter[G6]
Rose of Aaron's [Am7]beard, where [G6/B]you can reach me
[C]Don't back [Fmaj7/C]down:
nothing can be [G6/B]changed
Cantilever [C]bridge,
the [G6/B]drunken sailor[Fmaj/A]
My brother had a [Fmaj7]daughter[G6]
The beauty that she [C]brings, [G6/B]illumination,[Fmaj7] [G6]illumination[F]
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