Carly Pearce – Shouldve Known Better Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Carly Pearce – Shouldve Known Better Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
Am G F C x2

[Verse 1]
 Am     G        F       C
I am my mother's daughter
 Am           G       F     C
I watched her with my father
 Am      G        F        C
I saw it all, the good and bad
Am              G           F   C
Should've known better than that
 Am          G      F         C
You found me at the right time
 Am         G         F          C
I loved you from that first night
 Am      G        F          C
Bet everything on what we had
Am              G           F
Should've known better than that

[Chorus]
              F
I gave you my heart,
                 C
you let it go to waste
                   Am
You made me do the leaving and
                     G
you made me take the blame
                      F
Does it make you feel good,
                C
to make me feel bad?
          Am
Yeah, you should've known better,
G
should've known bеtter
        F                       C
Than to break what you couldn't fix
            Am
Boy, what a shame what
             G
you'rе gonna miss
                 F
Why'd you go and do what
                C
you can't take back?
          Am
Yeah, you should've known better,
G                           F C
should've known better than that

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[Verse 2]
Am          G    F    C
You sold me on a fantasy
Am           G        F       C
Damn, and it all felt real to me
Am                   G
Thought you were the man
       F    C
in the photograph
Am              G           F  C
Should've known better than that
      Am              G
Oh, I should've known better
     F   C
than that

[Chorus]
              F
I gave you my heart,
                 C
you let it go to waste
                   Am
You made me do the leaving and
                     G
you made me take the blame
                      F
Does it make you feel good,
                C
to make me feel bad?
          Am
Yeah, you should've known better,
G
should've known bеtter
        F                       C
Than to break what you couldn't fix
            Am
Boy, what a shame what
             G
you'rе gonna miss
                 F
Why'd you go and do what
                C
you can't take back?
          Am
Yeah, you should've known better,
G                           F C
should've known better than that

[Instrumental Break]
Am G F C

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

[Bridge]
Am G
           F
Still some nights,
                  C
I'm crying on the floor
            Am
But I'm not sleeping in
            G
the bed you made, no more

[Chorus]
              F
I gave you my heart,
                 C
you let it go to waste
                   Am
You made me do the leaving and
                     G
you made me take the blame
                      F
Does it make you feel good,
                C
to make me feel bad?
          Am
Yeah, you should've known better,
G
should've known bеtter
        F                       C
Than to break what you couldn't fix
            Am
Boy, what a shame what
             G
you'rе gonna miss
                 F
Why'd you go and do what
                C
you can't take back?
          Am
Yeah, you should've known better,
G                           F C
should've known better than that

[Outro]
            Am
Oh, oh, you should've
                  F C
known better than that
Am G C

How to play Shouldve Known Better: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Shouldve Known Better by Carly Pearce on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Shouldve Known Better by Carly Pearce sits in C major (no sharps or flats), and you need 4 chords to play it: Am, G, F and C.

Most of the song cycles through Am – G – F – C (vi – V – IV – I in C major). In solfa, that is lah – soh – fah – doh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Em, D, C, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G

Shouldve Known Better chords: questions

What key is Shouldve Known Better in?

Shouldve Known Better by Carly Pearce is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Shouldve Known Better?

Shouldve Known Better uses 4 chords: Am, G, F, C.

What is the chord progression of Shouldve Known Better?

The main progression is Am – G – F – C (vi – V – IV – I).

Is Shouldve Known Better easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Em, D, C, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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