Thought I Knew You Chords by Matthew Sweet
Tempo:
158.35 bpm
Chords used:
D
E
Am
G
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [Am]
I
[G] [Am] [D] [E]
[Am]
[G] [Am] [D] [E]
thought I [Am] knew you, [G] I was in for a surprise, I let my [D] love flow from my heart into [E] your eyes.
Then [Am] I found out that [G] there was nothing I could know or [D] guess about you.
You'd go as far as you [E] could go, and it took [F] me years to figure [C] out that there [D] was nothing
I could [E] give to you, [F] years to [C] figure out that there was [D] nothing you would [E] take from [F] me.
And how can [C] I describe the way you [D] slowly put my hope away?
And all of the time I thought [Am] I knew you, [G] [Am] [D]
[E] [Am]
[G] [D]
[E] thought [Am] I knew you, [G] but I wasn't even close.
I had [D] my heart set a little more [E] than it goes, so I thought [Am] I'd show you.
[G] There was no way we could lose, I thought [D] I'd force you to realize [E] and choose.
And it took [F] me years to figure [C] out that there [D] was nothing I could [E] show to you, [F] years to
figure [C] out that you were [D] never really [E] going to choose.
And [F] how can I [C] describe the way I [D] slowly lost my love for you?
And all of the time I thought [Am] I knew you,
[G]
[D]
[E]
[Am]
[G]
[D]
[E] and it took [F] me years to figure [C] out that there
was [D] nothing I could [E] show to you, [F] years to figure [C] out that you were [D] never really [E] going to choose.
And [F] how can [C] I describe the way I [D] slowly lost my love for you?
And all of the time I thought [Am] I knew you.
I
[G] [Am] [D] [E]
[Am]
[G] [Am] [D] [E]
thought I [Am] knew you, [G] I was in for a surprise, I let my [D] love flow from my heart into [E] your eyes.
Then [Am] I found out that [G] there was nothing I could know or [D] guess about you.
You'd go as far as you [E] could go, and it took [F] me years to figure [C] out that there [D] was nothing
I could [E] give to you, [F] years to [C] figure out that there was [D] nothing you would [E] take from [F] me.
And how can [C] I describe the way you [D] slowly put my hope away?
And all of the time I thought [Am] I knew you, [G] [Am] [D]
[E] [Am]
[G] [D]
[E] thought [Am] I knew you, [G] but I wasn't even close.
I had [D] my heart set a little more [E] than it goes, so I thought [Am] I'd show you.
[G] There was no way we could lose, I thought [D] I'd force you to realize [E] and choose.
And it took [F] me years to figure [C] out that there [D] was nothing I could [E] show to you, [F] years to
figure [C] out that you were [D] never really [E] going to choose.
And [F] how can I [C] describe the way I [D] slowly lost my love for you?
And all of the time I thought [Am] I knew you,
[G]
[D]
[E]
[Am]
[G]
[D]
[E] and it took [F] me years to figure [C] out that there
was [D] nothing I could [E] show to you, [F] years to figure [C] out that you were [D] never really [E] going to choose.
And [F] how can [C] I describe the way I [D] slowly lost my love for you?
And all of the time I thought [Am] I knew you.
Key:
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[E] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ thought I [Am] knew you, _ _ [G] I was in for a surprise, I let my [D] love flow _ _ from my heart into [E] your eyes.
Then [Am] I found out _ that [G] there was nothing I could know or [D] guess about you. _ _
_ You'd go as far as you [E] could go, and it took [F] me years to figure [C] out that there [D] was nothing
I could [E] give to you, [F] years to [C] figure out that there was [D] nothing you would [E] take from [F] me.
And how can [C] I describe the way you [D] slowly put my hope away?
And all of the _ time _ _ I thought [Am] I knew you, _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ thought [Am] I knew you, _ _ [G] but I wasn't even close.
I had [D] my heart set _ _ a _ little more [E] than it goes, so I thought [Am] I'd show you.
_ _ _ _ [G] There was no way we could lose, I thought [D] I'd force you _ _ to _ realize [E] and choose.
And it took [F] me years to figure [C] out that there [D] was nothing I could [E] show to you, [F] years to
figure [C] out that you were [D] never really [E] going to choose.
And [F] how can I [C] describe the way I [D] slowly lost my love for you?
And all of the _ time _ _ _ I thought [Am] I knew _ you, _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ and it took [F] me years to figure [C] out that there
was [D] nothing I could [E] show to you, [F] _ years to figure [C] out that you were [D] never really [E] going to choose.
And [F] how can [C] I describe the way I [D] slowly lost my love for you?
And all of the _ time _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I thought [Am] I knew you. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ thought I [Am] knew you, _ _ [G] I was in for a surprise, I let my [D] love flow _ _ from my heart into [E] your eyes.
Then [Am] I found out _ that [G] there was nothing I could know or [D] guess about you. _ _
_ You'd go as far as you [E] could go, and it took [F] me years to figure [C] out that there [D] was nothing
I could [E] give to you, [F] years to [C] figure out that there was [D] nothing you would [E] take from [F] me.
And how can [C] I describe the way you [D] slowly put my hope away?
And all of the _ time _ _ I thought [Am] I knew you, _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ thought [Am] I knew you, _ _ [G] but I wasn't even close.
I had [D] my heart set _ _ a _ little more [E] than it goes, so I thought [Am] I'd show you.
_ _ _ _ [G] There was no way we could lose, I thought [D] I'd force you _ _ to _ realize [E] and choose.
And it took [F] me years to figure [C] out that there [D] was nothing I could [E] show to you, [F] years to
figure [C] out that you were [D] never really [E] going to choose.
And [F] how can I [C] describe the way I [D] slowly lost my love for you?
And all of the _ time _ _ _ I thought [Am] I knew _ you, _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ and it took [F] me years to figure [C] out that there
was [D] nothing I could [E] show to you, [F] _ years to figure [C] out that you were [D] never really [E] going to choose.
And [F] how can [C] I describe the way I [D] slowly lost my love for you?
And all of the _ time _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I thought [Am] I knew you. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _