Chords for Jonathan Coulton - You Oughta Know
Tempo:
126.75 bpm
Chords used:
D
F#m
A
E
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F#m] I want [F#] you to know [D] that I'm happy [A] for you.
[F#m] I wish nothing but [D] the best for you both.
[A] An [C] older version of me, is she perverted like me?
Would she [D] go down on you in a theater?
Does she [C] speak eloquently?
And would she have your baby?
I'm sure she'd make a really excellent mother.
[F#m] Cause the love that you gave that we made
Wasn't able [F#] to make it enough for me to be [D] open.
No.
[E] [F#m] Every time you speak her name
[F#] Does she know how you told me you'd hold me
[D] Until you died, until you died
[E] But you're still alive and I'm [A] here
To remind you of the [D] mess you [D] left when you [F] went away
It's [E] not fair to [A] deny me
Of the [D] cross I bear that [F] you gave to me
You, you ought to [A] know
[F#m] You seem [F#] very well
[D] Things look [A] peaceful
[F#m] I'm not quite as well
[D] I thought you should know
[A] Did [C] you forget about [G] me, Mr.
Duplicity?
I'd hate [D] to fuck you in the middle of dinner
It [G] was a slap in the face
How quickly I was replaced
And [D] are you thinking of me when you fuck her?
[F#m] Cause the love that you gave that we made
[F#] Wasn't able to make it enough for me to [D] be open Why?
No.
[E]
[F#m] Every time you speak her name
Does she know how you told me you'd hold me
[D] Until you died, until you died
[B] But you're still alive and I'm [E] here
[A] To [C#] remind you [E] of
[D] the mess you left when you [F] went away
It's [E] not fair to [Em] deny me
Of [D] the cross I bear that you [F] gave to me
You, you [F] [A] ought to know
[F#m] Cause the drug that you laid on the bed, that was me
And [F#] I'm not gonna fade as soon as you [D] close your eyes
You know it
[E] [F#m] Every time I scratch my nails [F#] down someone else's back
I hope [D] you feel it
[E] Can you feel it?
Cause I'm here
[A] To [Em] remind [D] you of the mess you left when [F] you went away
It's [E] not fair to [C#] deny me
[E] Of the [D] cross I bear that [F] you gave to me
You, you ought to [A] know
[F#m]
[F#m] I wish nothing but [D] the best for you both.
[A] An [C] older version of me, is she perverted like me?
Would she [D] go down on you in a theater?
Does she [C] speak eloquently?
And would she have your baby?
I'm sure she'd make a really excellent mother.
[F#m] Cause the love that you gave that we made
Wasn't able [F#] to make it enough for me to be [D] open.
No.
[E] [F#m] Every time you speak her name
[F#] Does she know how you told me you'd hold me
[D] Until you died, until you died
[E] But you're still alive and I'm [A] here
To remind you of the [D] mess you [D] left when you [F] went away
It's [E] not fair to [A] deny me
Of the [D] cross I bear that [F] you gave to me
You, you ought to [A] know
[F#m] You seem [F#] very well
[D] Things look [A] peaceful
[F#m] I'm not quite as well
[D] I thought you should know
[A] Did [C] you forget about [G] me, Mr.
Duplicity?
I'd hate [D] to fuck you in the middle of dinner
It [G] was a slap in the face
How quickly I was replaced
And [D] are you thinking of me when you fuck her?
[F#m] Cause the love that you gave that we made
[F#] Wasn't able to make it enough for me to [D] be open Why?
No.
[E]
[F#m] Every time you speak her name
Does she know how you told me you'd hold me
[D] Until you died, until you died
[B] But you're still alive and I'm [E] here
[A] To [C#] remind you [E] of
[D] the mess you left when you [F] went away
It's [E] not fair to [Em] deny me
Of [D] the cross I bear that you [F] gave to me
You, you [F] [A] ought to know
[F#m] Cause the drug that you laid on the bed, that was me
And [F#] I'm not gonna fade as soon as you [D] close your eyes
You know it
[E] [F#m] Every time I scratch my nails [F#] down someone else's back
I hope [D] you feel it
[E] Can you feel it?
Cause I'm here
[A] To [Em] remind [D] you of the mess you left when [F] you went away
It's [E] not fair to [C#] deny me
[E] Of the [D] cross I bear that [F] you gave to me
You, you ought to [A] know
[F#m]
Key:
D
F#m
A
E
F#
D
F#m
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] I _ want [F#] you to know _ [D] that _ I'm happy [A] for you. _ _
[F#m] I _ wish nothing but _ [D] the best _ for you both.
[A] _ An [C] older version of me, is she perverted like me?
Would she [D] go down on you in a theater? _
Does she [C] speak eloquently?
And would she have your baby?
I'm sure she'd make a really excellent mother. _ _
[F#m] Cause the love that you gave that we made
Wasn't able [F#] to make it enough for me to be [D] open. _ _ _
No.
_ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] Every time you speak her name
[F#] Does she know how you told me you'd hold me
[D] Until you died, until you died
[E] But you're still alive and I'm [A] here
_ To remind you of the [D] mess you [D] left when you [F] went away
It's [E] not fair to [A] deny me
Of the [D] cross I bear that [F] you gave to me
_ You, you _ ought to [A] know _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] You _ seem _ [F#] very well _ _
[D] _ Things look _ [A] peaceful
_ _ _ [F#m] I'm _ not quite as well
[D] I thought you should know
[A] _ Did [C] you forget about [G] me, Mr. _
Duplicity?
I'd hate [D] to fuck you in the middle of dinner
It [G] was a slap in the face
How quickly I was replaced
And [D] are you thinking of me when you fuck her?
_ _ [F#m] Cause the love that you gave that we made
[F#] Wasn't able to make it enough for me to [D] be open Why?
_ No.
_ [E] _ _ _
[F#m] Every time you speak her name
Does she know how you told me you'd hold me
[D] Until you died, until you died
[B] But you're still alive and I'm [E] here
[A] _ To [C#] remind you [E] of _
[D] the mess you left when you [F] went away
It's [E] not fair to [Em] deny me
Of [D] the cross I bear that you [F] gave to me
You, _ you [F] _ [A] ought to know
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] Cause the drug that you laid on the bed, that was me
And [F#] I'm not gonna fade as soon as you [D] close your eyes
You know it
[E] _ _ _ [F#m] Every time I scratch my nails [F#] down someone else's back
I hope [D] you feel it
[E] Can you feel it?
Cause I'm here
[A] _ To [Em] remind [D] you of the mess you left when [F] you went _ away
It's [E] not fair to [C#] deny me
[E] Of the [D] cross I bear that [F] you gave to me
You, you _ ought to [A] know _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] I _ want [F#] you to know _ [D] that _ I'm happy [A] for you. _ _
[F#m] I _ wish nothing but _ [D] the best _ for you both.
[A] _ An [C] older version of me, is she perverted like me?
Would she [D] go down on you in a theater? _
Does she [C] speak eloquently?
And would she have your baby?
I'm sure she'd make a really excellent mother. _ _
[F#m] Cause the love that you gave that we made
Wasn't able [F#] to make it enough for me to be [D] open. _ _ _
No.
_ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] Every time you speak her name
[F#] Does she know how you told me you'd hold me
[D] Until you died, until you died
[E] But you're still alive and I'm [A] here
_ To remind you of the [D] mess you [D] left when you [F] went away
It's [E] not fair to [A] deny me
Of the [D] cross I bear that [F] you gave to me
_ You, you _ ought to [A] know _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] You _ seem _ [F#] very well _ _
[D] _ Things look _ [A] peaceful
_ _ _ [F#m] I'm _ not quite as well
[D] I thought you should know
[A] _ Did [C] you forget about [G] me, Mr. _
Duplicity?
I'd hate [D] to fuck you in the middle of dinner
It [G] was a slap in the face
How quickly I was replaced
And [D] are you thinking of me when you fuck her?
_ _ [F#m] Cause the love that you gave that we made
[F#] Wasn't able to make it enough for me to [D] be open Why?
_ No.
_ [E] _ _ _
[F#m] Every time you speak her name
Does she know how you told me you'd hold me
[D] Until you died, until you died
[B] But you're still alive and I'm [E] here
[A] _ To [C#] remind you [E] of _
[D] the mess you left when you [F] went away
It's [E] not fair to [Em] deny me
Of [D] the cross I bear that you [F] gave to me
You, _ you [F] _ [A] ought to know
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] Cause the drug that you laid on the bed, that was me
And [F#] I'm not gonna fade as soon as you [D] close your eyes
You know it
[E] _ _ _ [F#m] Every time I scratch my nails [F#] down someone else's back
I hope [D] you feel it
[E] Can you feel it?
Cause I'm here
[A] _ To [Em] remind [D] you of the mess you left when [F] you went _ away
It's [E] not fair to [C#] deny me
[E] Of the [D] cross I bear that [F] you gave to me
You, you _ ought to [A] know _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _