Should Have Known Better by Sufjan Stevens, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

Should Have Known Better

Biography:

Sufjan Stevens (Born July 1, 1975) is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Petoskey, Michigan. He is known for his lyrically focused and instrumentally rich songs that often relate to faith and family. He has enjoyed wide critical success in the United States. He is considered part of the folk revival through indie pop, but his influences are very broad, including experimental electronic music, the jazz of Vince Guaraldi, and the academic minimalism of Steve Reich and Philip Glass.

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Sufjan Stevens - Should Have Known Better (2015)
Tuning: Standard (Capo 7th fret)

Have spiced up some of the chords to add to the open fingerstyle feel of the song and to tease out
the overall harmonies.

Chord List

Am x02210
Amadd11 x00210
Dadd9/11 x54030
C x32010
Fmaj7/A x03210
Fmaj7/C x33210
Fmaj7 1x221x
G6/B x20030
G/B x2003x
F 1332xx
F6/A x0323x
G 320003
Cadd9 x32030
F/C x33211

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[INTRO]
| Am Amadd11 | Dadd9/11 | C | Fmaj7/A Fmaj7/C | G6/B | F | F |

[Verse]
Am Amadd11 Dadd9/11
...I should have known better

C
To see what I could see

Fmaj7/A
My black shroud

Fmaj7/C G/B
Holding down my feelings

F F
A pillar for my enemies

Am Amadd11 Dadd9/11
...I should have wrote a letter

C
And grieve what I happen to grieve

Fmaj7/A
My black shroud

Fmaj7/C G/B
I never trust my feelings

F F
I waited for the remedy

[CHORUS]
F6/A Fmaj7/A G/B
....When I was three, three maybe four

F Fmaj7 G C
She left us at that video store

G F Fmaj7 G C
Be my rest, be my fantasy

G F F
Be my rest, be my fantasy

[INTERLUDE]
| Am Amadd11 | Dadd9/11 | C | Fmaj7/A Fmaj7/C | G6/B | F | F |

{VERSE II]
Am Amadd11 Dadd9/11
...I’m light as a feather

C
I’m bright as the Oregon breeze

Fmaj7/A
My black shroud

Fmaj7/C G/B
Frightened by my feelings

F F
I only wanna be a relief

Am Amadd11 Dadd9/11
...No, I’m not a go-getter

C
The demon had a spell on me

Fmaj7/A
My black shroud

Fmaj7/C G/B
Captain of my feelings

F F
The only thing I wanna believe

[CHORUS]
F6/A Fmaj7/A
....When I was three, and free to explore

F Fmaj7 G C
I saw her face on the back of the door

G F Fmaj7 G C
Be my rest, be my fantasy

G F F
Be my rest, be my fantasy

[INTERLUDE II]

| Cadd9 | Fmaj7/C | G6/B | C G6/B |

| Fmaj7/A | F | G | Am7 G6/B |

[VERSE III]
C Fmaj7/C
...I should have known better

G/B
Nothing can be changed

C
The past is still the past

G/B Fmaj7/A
The bridge to nowhere

Fmaj7 G
I should have wrote a letter

Am7 G/B
Explaining what I feel, that empty feeling

[OUTRO]
C Fmaj7/C G/B
....Don’t back down, concentrate on seeing

C G/B Fmaj7/A
The breakers in the bar, the neighbor’s greeting

Fmaj7 G
My brother had a daughter

Am7 G/B
The beauty that she brings, illumination

C Fmaj7/C G/B
....Don’t back down, there is nothing left

C G/B Fmaj7/A
The breakers in the bar, no reason to live

Fmaj7 G
I’m a fool in the fetter

Am7 G/B
Rose of Aaron’s beard, where you can reach me

C Fmaj7/C G/B
....Don’t back down, nothing can be changed

C G/B Fmaj7/A
Cantilever bridge, the drunken sailor

Fmaj7 G
My brother had a daughter

Am7 G
The beauty that she brings, illumination

F G
....illumination

[INSTRUMENTAL OUTRO]

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