I Thought You Should Know Chords by Steve Earle

Tempo:
61.575 bpm
Chords used:

D

Bm

F#m

G

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Steve Earle-I thought you should know chords
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[D] I've been watching you watching me, a few eyes from way across the room, [Bm] but now that
I'm holding you [B] close I can [Bm] see, ain't no way I'm gonna get around you.
[D] I won't tell you I don't need you tonight, I won't pretend I ain't burning [Bm] inside, your
skin glowing soft in the silver moonlight, the shadows where the promises [G] hide, the bittersweet
taste of your kiss, [Gm] it's something I can't resist.
[D] [Bm] But if you're thinking about breaking [F#] my heart, [F#m]
[D] you might as well just [Bm] pick up your little
black dress [F#m] and go,
[A] [D] [B] somebody's [Bm] already [F#] torn [F#m] apart, and I thought [G] you should know.
[Gm] [D] Maybe this is all that you want, maybe you're just as lonesome as [Bm] me, a shoulder that you
can cry on, a warm safe place you can lay, [D] someone to call in the middle of the night,
and a goose in your bedroom won't [Bm] rest, two arms to hold you tight, I promise that I'll
do my [G] best to give you everything I got to [Gm] give, keep your secrets as long as I [D] live.
[Bm] But if you're thinking about breaking [F#m] my heart, [A] [D] you might as well just pick [B] up your little
[Bm] black dress [F#m] and go, [D]
[Bm] somebody's already [F#m] torn apart, [A] and I thought [G] you should know.
[Gm] [D] But
[Bm]
[G] [Gm]
[G] [D] [Bm] if you're thinking about breaking [F#] my heart, [F#m]
[D] you might as well just put [B] that little black
[Bm] dress on [F#m] and go,
[D] [Bm] somebody's already [F#m] torn apart,
[A] [F#m] and I thought [G] you should know.
[Gm] [D]
[Bm] But if you're thinking about breaking my [F#m] heart, [D] you might as well just pick [Bm] up your little
black dress [F#m] and go, [A] [F#m] [D]
[Bm] somebody's already torn [F#m] apart, [A] and [G] I thought you should know.
[Gm] [D] [Dm]
[C#] Um, probably [N] a drum intro.
Key:  
D
1321
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
G
2131
Gm
123111113
D
1321
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
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Learn the basic chords of Steve Earle - I Thought You Should Know chords, with this master sequence: D, Bm, F#m, D, Gm, D, Bm, G, A and F#m. Set your pace at 30 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 62. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of D Major in mind.

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[D] I've been watching you watching me, a few eyes from way across the room, [Bm] but now that
I'm holding you [B] close I can [Bm] see, ain't no way I'm gonna get around you.
[D] I won't tell you I don't need you tonight, I won't pretend I ain't burning [Bm] inside, your
skin glowing soft in the silver moonlight, the shadows where the promises [G] hide, the bittersweet
taste of your kiss, [Gm] it's something I can't resist.
_ [D] _ [Bm] But if you're thinking about breaking [F#] my heart, [F#m] _
_ [D] you might as well just [Bm] pick up your little
black dress [F#m] and go, _
[A] _ _ [D] _ [B] somebody's [Bm] already [F#] torn [F#m] apart, and I thought [G] you should know.
[Gm] _ _ [D] Maybe this is all that you want, maybe you're just as lonesome as [Bm] me, a shoulder that you
can cry on, a warm safe place you can lay, [D] someone to call in the middle of the night,
and a goose in your bedroom won't [Bm] rest, two arms to hold you tight, I promise that I'll
do my [G] best to give you everything I got to [Gm] give, keep your secrets as long as I [D] live.
[Bm] But if you're thinking about breaking [F#m] my heart, [A] _ [D] you might as well just pick [B] up your little
[Bm] black dress [F#m] and go, _ _ _ [D] _
[Bm] somebody's already [F#m] torn apart, _ [A] and I thought [G] you should know.
[Gm] _ _ [D] _ But _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ [Bm] if you're thinking about breaking [F#] my heart, [F#m] _
_ [D] you might as well just put [B] that little black
[Bm] dress on [F#m] and go, _
_ _ [D] _ [Bm] somebody's already [F#m] torn apart, _
[A] [F#m] and I thought [G] you should know.
[Gm] _ _ [D] _
[Bm] But if you're thinking about breaking my [F#m] heart, _ _ [D] you might as well just pick [Bm] up your little
black dress [F#m] and go, _ [A] _ [F#m] _ [D] _
[Bm] somebody's already torn [F#m] apart, [A] and [G] I thought you should know. _
[Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ Um, probably [N] a drum intro.

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This song finds its place within the The Revolution Starts Now album.

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