You Ought To Know Me Chords by David Ruffin

Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bb

Gm

Ab

Bbm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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David Ruffin - You Ought To Know Me chords
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[G]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Gm] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
I
[Fm]
[Eb]
[Ab] just [Gm] don't understand what's going [Fm] down.
There's a whole lot of people I can't stand around.
[Ab] Friends and relatives, [Gm] even strangers I meet,
[C] want to try to change something inside of me.
[Db]
My love, it don't come easy,
but when it do, you ain't gonna quit it.
[Bb] My love, it don't come easy,
when it do, don't you be no fool.
[Bbm]
Baby, [Eb] you ought to know me by now.
[Gm] [Bb]
We've had some [Eb] misunderstandings,
but we always [Bb] work it out, baby.
Oh, [Eb] don't you know me by now.
If
[Bb] you
[Eb]
[Ab]
have a [Gm] heartache,
and if you [Fm] have pain,
if [Gm] you wake up at night,
[Ab]
and you call [Gm] out my name,
[C] I want you to know that I'll be there.
[Db] My love, it don't come easy,
but when you get it, you ain't gonna quit it.
[Bbm] My love, it don't come easy,
[Ab] but when it [Bbm] do, don't you be no fool.
[Bb]
You ought [Eb] to know me by now.
[Bb]
We've had some [Eb] misunderstandings,
but we always work it out, baby.
[Bbm]
Oh, [Eb] don't you know me by now.
We're the [Bb] relatives, [Eb] baby.
Oh, even strangers love [Bb] me.
They wanna try to [Eb] change me, [Gm] baby.
[Eb]
[Bb] But you know I love you, baby.
[Eb] I know you love me too.
[Bb]
Oh, [Eb] but I wonder if you know me by now.
[Bb]
Oh, baby, I just don't understand [Eb] what's going down.
[Bb] And the whole lot of people, I [Eb] can't stand being around.
[Bbm] Oh, you [Eb] ought to know me by now.
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
Ab
134211114
Bbm
13421111
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
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To learn David Ruffin - You Ought To Know Me chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Eb, Bb and Eb. Use ChordU to start at a slow tempo and accelerate as you improve. Given the song's key of Eb Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
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_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ I _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ just [Gm] don't understand what's going [Fm] down.
There's a whole lot of people I can't stand around.
[Ab] _ _ Friends and relatives, [Gm] even strangers I meet,
[C] want to try to change something inside of me.
[Db] _
My love, it don't come easy, _
but when it do, you ain't gonna quit it. _ _
[Bb] My love, it don't come easy, _ _
_ when it do, don't you be no fool.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Baby, [Eb] you ought to know me by _ now.
_ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ We've had some _ [Eb] _ misunderstandings,
but _ _ we always [Bb] work it out, baby.
_ _ Oh, _ [Eb] don't you know me by now.
If _ _ _
[Bb] you _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
have a [Gm] _ heartache,
and if you [Fm] have pain,
_ _ if [Gm] you wake up at night,
[Ab] _
and you call [Gm] out my name, _
[C] _ I want you to know that I'll be there.
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ My love, it don't come easy,
but when you get it, you ain't gonna quit it.
[Bbm] _ My love, it don't come easy,
[Ab] _ _ but when it [Bbm] do, don't you be no fool.
_ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ You ought [Eb] to know me by _ now.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ We've had some _ [Eb] misunderstandings,
_ but we always work it out, baby.
_ [Bbm] _ _ _
Oh, _ [Eb] don't you know me by now. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ We're the [Bb] relatives, _ [Eb] baby.
_ _ Oh, _ even strangers love [Bb] me.
_ They wanna try to [Eb] change me, [Gm] baby.
_ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] But you know I love you, baby.
_ _ [Eb] I know you love me too.
_ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ Oh, [Eb] but I wonder if you know me by now.
[Bb] _ _
Oh, baby, _ I just don't understand [Eb] what's going down. _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ And the whole lot of people, I [Eb] can't stand being around.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ Oh, _ _ _ _ you [Eb] ought to know me by now. _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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