Shoulda Known Better Chords by Unwritten Law

Tempo:
110.85 bpm
Chords used:

A

Bb

D

F

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Unwritten Law - Shoulda Known Better chords
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[Dm]
[A]
[D] [A] [G]
[Dm] [E] [Dm] I should have [G] known better.
[Bb] Nothing lasts forever.
[A]
[D]
[Dm]
[A] It all started out in a canned Dodge [F] van.
200 bucks that we stole from my [Bb] dad.
Out the back of the Smith [F] Lamb, took a [Em] .45,
out the [D] man that.
Little Barney, balcony, and [F] mommy came to California with John.
[Bb] They had it running with the law.
[A] She should have [Gm] listened to her ma.
[D] She said we'd be together.
[F] She used the word [Bb] forever.
Oh, my lovely lover.
[F] [Gm] Why'd I love to love [Bb] her?
[A] I should have known [D] better.
[E] Nothing lasts [C] forever.
[Bb] [A]
[Bb] I should have known [D] better.
I should have known better.
I should [A] have posed the [F] issue.
She did it with the hang of some [Bb] tissue.
Don't cry, dry your [F] eyes.
I'll be [Em] back on my feet tonight.
[D] I'll be walking the street [F] tonight.
These arms got to eat tonight.
[Bb] Then we made love like a [A] couple of drunk [Gm] buffalo.
Is that rough [D] enough?
It was the last time I'd ever [F] see her.
I tried to thank her, who's gonna [Bb] read her?
But then she split, stole my [F] sweater.
[Gm] Dude, I should have known [Bb] better.
[A] I [Db] should have known [D] better.
[E] Nothing lasts [F] forever.
Yeah, [Bb] it lasts forever.
[E]
[A] [C] Should have known [D] better.
Should have ended in a tanned Dodge van with $200 [D] worth of partying.
But instead, I'm sitting on [A] sunset, telling myself, for here.
Yeah.
[Bb] Yeah, I [A] should have known [D] better.
[E] Nothing lasts forever, [F] yeah.
[Bb] When you say you'd [A] never leave and [Db] we'd be [D] together.
Nothing lasts [E] [Dm] forever, nothing [Bb] ever.
[Bbm]
[A] Oh, should have known [D] better.
Hello.
I should have known better.
Hello.
I should have known better.
Hello.
I should have known better. Hello.
Hello.
I should have known.
Key:  
A
1231
Bb
12341111
D
1321
F
134211111
E
2311
A
1231
Bb
12341111
D
1321
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To learn Unwritten Law - Shoulda Known Better chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Gm, D, F, Bb, A, D, E, F, Em, D, A and Gm. Use ChordU to start at a slow tempo and accelerate as you improve. With F Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [E] _ _ _ [Dm] _ I should have [G] known better.
[Bb] _ Nothing lasts forever.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ It all started out in a canned Dodge [F] van.
200 bucks that we stole from my [Bb] dad.
Out the back of the Smith [F] Lamb, took a [Em] .45,
out the [D] man that.
Little Barney, balcony, and [F] mommy came to California with John.
[Bb] They had it running with the law.
[A] She should have [Gm] listened to her ma.
[D] She said we'd be together.
[F] She used the word [Bb] forever.
Oh, my lovely lover.
[F] _ [Gm] Why'd I love to love [Bb] her? _ _
_ [A] I should have known [D] better.
[E] Nothing lasts [C] forever.
_ [Bb] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bb] I should have known [D] better. _ _
_ I should have known better. _
_ _ I should [A] have posed the [F] issue.
She did it with the hang of some [Bb] tissue.
Don't cry, dry your [F] eyes.
I'll be [Em] back on my feet tonight.
[D] I'll be walking the street [F] tonight.
These arms got to eat tonight.
[Bb] Then we made love like a [A] couple of drunk [Gm] buffalo.
Is that rough [D] enough?
It was the last time I'd ever [F] see her.
I tried to thank her, who's gonna [Bb] read her?
But then she split, stole my [F] sweater.
[Gm] Dude, I should have known [Bb] better. _ _
_ [A] I [Db] should have known [D] better.
[E] Nothing lasts [F] forever.
Yeah, [Bb] it lasts forever.
[E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ [C] Should have known [D] better.
Should have ended in a tanned Dodge van with $200 [D] worth of partying.
But instead, I'm sitting on [A] sunset, telling myself, for here.
_ _ Yeah.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ Yeah, I [A] should have known [D] better.
[E] Nothing lasts forever, [F] yeah.
[Bb] _ _ _ When you say you'd [A] never leave and [Db] we'd be [D] together.
Nothing lasts [E] [Dm] forever, nothing [Bb] ever.
_ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [A] Oh, should have known [D] better. _ _
Hello.
I should have known better.
Hello.
I should have known better.
Hello.
_ I should have known better. Hello.
Hello.
I should have known. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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