Chords for Sufjan Stevens, "Should Have Known Better" (Official Audio)

Tempo:
121.35 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

D

Em

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sufjan Stevens, "Should Have Known Better" (Official Audio) chords
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[Em] [A] .
[Em] [G] .
[C] [G] .
[C] .
[Em] .
I should have known [A] better To see what I could [G] see.
My [C] black shroud Holding down [Bm] my feelings.
A pillar for my [C] enemies I .
[Em] should have wrote a letter.
[A] And breathed what I [G] happened to grieve My black [C] shroud.
I never [Bm] trust my feelings I waited for the [C] remedy .
When [Am] .
I [C] was three Three, [Bm] maybe four.
She left us at [C] that video store [G] Oh, [D] be my rest, [C] be my fantasy.
[G] Oh, be my rest, be [C] my fantasy.
[Em] [A] .
[G] .
[C] [Bm] .
[C] .
[Em] I'm like a nasty [A] feather A bright, nasty hurricane [G] breeze.
My [C] black shroud Frightened by [G] my feelings.
I only wanna be your [C] relief .
[Em] No one better go get [A] out.
The demon that is now [G] on me My black [C] shroud.
I'm the captain of my [D] feelings The only thing I wanna [C] believe.
[Am] And when I [C] was three And free to [D] explore.
I saw her face [C] on the back of the door [G] Oh, be my rest, [C] be my fantasy.
[Em] Oh, [G] .
[D] be my rest, [C] be my fantasy .
[G] [C] .
[Bm] .
[G] [D] [C] .
I .
[D] [Em] .
[Bm] [G] should have known [C] better Nothing can [D] be changed.
The past is [G] still the past [D] The bridge to nowhere.
[C] I should have wrote a letter [D] Explaining what [Em] I feel.
[D] That empty [G] feeling Oh, bad [C] girl.
I concentrate [D] on seeing The breakers in [G] the bar.
[D] The neighbors [G] breathing My brother had a [C] daughter.
[D] The beauty that [Em] she brings [D] [G] Illumination.
Oh, bad [C] girl There is [D] nothing left.
The breakers [G] in the bar [D] No reason to [G] live .
I'm a foot in the feather [C] A [D] rose flower [G] in the spear.
[D] Where you can [G] reach me I'm your [C] best friend.
Nothing can [Bm] be changed Can't [G] believe the bridge.
[D] The drunken .
[G] sailor My brother had a [C] daughter.
[D] The beauty that [G] she brings [D] [C] Illumination Illumination [G] [C] Illumination .
[Am] .
[Em] .
[F#] [Em] .
[Am] .
[G] .
[F#] .
[Em] [A] .
[Em] .
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
Em
121
A
1231
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
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To learn Sufjan Stevens - Should Have Known Better chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: C, D, G, D, G, C, Em, A and G. A good strategy is to initiate at 60 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 121 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: G Major.

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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
_ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ .
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ .
I should have known [A] better _ To see what I could [G] see.
_ My [C] black shroud _ Holding down [Bm] my feelings.
A pillar for my [C] enemies _ I _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ should have wrote a letter.
[A] _ And breathed what I [G] happened to grieve _ My black [C] shroud.
I never [Bm] trust my feelings I waited for the [C] remedy _ _ .
When _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ .
_ _ _ I [C] was three _ Three, [Bm] maybe four.
She left us at [C] that video store _ [G] _ Oh, [D] be my rest, [C] be my fantasy.
_ [G] Oh, _ be my rest, be [C] my fantasy.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ I'm like a nasty [A] feather _ A bright, nasty hurricane [G] _ breeze.
My [C] black shroud _ Frightened by [G] my feelings.
I only wanna be your [C] relief _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Em] _ _ No one better go get [A] out.
The demon that is now [G] on me _ My black [C] shroud.
I'm the captain of my [D] feelings The only thing I wanna [C] _ believe.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Am] _ _ And when I [C] was three And free to [D] explore.
I saw her face [C] on the back of the door [G] Oh, _ be my rest, [C] be my fantasy.
[Em] Oh, [G] _ .
_ [D] be my rest, [C] be my fantasy _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ .
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ .
_ _ I _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ .
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ should have known [C] better _ Nothing can [D] be changed.
The past is [G] still the past [D] The bridge to nowhere.
[C] _ I should have wrote a letter _ _ _ [D] Explaining _ _ _ what [Em] I feel.
[D] That empty [G] feeling _ Oh, bad [C] girl.
I concentrate [D] on seeing The breakers in [G] the bar.
[D] The neighbors [G] breathing _ My brother had a [C] daughter.
_ _ _ [D] The _ _ beauty that [Em] she brings [D] _ [G] Illumination.
_ _ Oh, bad [C] girl There is [D] nothing left.
The breakers [G] in the bar [D] No reason to [G] live _ .
I'm a foot in the feather [C] _ _ _ A [D] _ _ rose flower [G] in the spear.
[D] Where you can [G] reach me I'm your [C] best friend.
_ Nothing can [Bm] be changed Can't [G] believe the bridge.
[D] The drunken _ .
[G] sailor My brother had a [C] _ daughter.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ The beauty that [G] she brings _ [D] _ [C] Illumination Illumination [G] _ [C] Illumination _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ .
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ .
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Facts about this song

This song, written by Sufjan Stevens, is featured on the album Carrie & Lowell.

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