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Jesse James Decker – Should Have Known Better Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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These are the chords for Should Have Known Better by Jesse James Decker on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

VERSE
                  C
You get what you give
         G             F
And you reap what you sow
 G                   C
Where you left your dirt
 G                 F
Boy, a flower has grown
 G                      C
Don't know what you've got
  G                    F
'Til it's out of your reach
G                      C
So I've been lovin' myself
 G                   F  G
Like you never loved me

PRE-CHORUS
Am                      F
  And if it hurts like hell
You can only blame yourself

CHORUS
 C
Shoulda known better than
 to break my heart
F    G
Oh, ain't it funny knowing
 Am
Nothing looks better
 when it's on your farm
F    G
Oh, sorry honey
          C
But it's alright
         G
Yeah. I moved on
      F
Hallelujah
      G
Hallelujah
     Am
You shoulda known better
 than to break my heart
 F
Shoulda known better
than to break my heart

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VERSE
             C
Forgive and forget
 G                 F
Well forget about that
 G               C
One look in the mirror
 G                        F
And I ain't ever looking back
 G                C
There's a karma's up that
 G                     F
But Imma make a scene sway
  G                    C
'Cause I'm dressed to kill
                G
Honey how's it feel
                 F  G
Knowing you lost me

PRE-CHORUS
Am                      F
  But if it hurts like hell
You can only blame yourself

CHORUS
 C
Shoulda known better
than to break my heart
F    G
Oh, ain't it funny knowing
 Am7
Nothing looks better
           Am
 when it's on your farm
F    G
Oh, sorry honey
          C
But it's alright
         G
Yeah. I moved on
      F
Hallelujah
      G
Hallelujah
     Am
You shoulda known better
 than to break my heart
 F
Shoulda known better
than to break my heart
C G F G
Am Am F G

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CHORUS
 C
Shoulda known better
                  F
than to break my heart
F    G
Oh, ain't it funny knowing
 Am7
Nothing looks better
                    F
 when it's on your farm
F    G
Oh, sorry honey
          C
But it's alright
         G
Yeah. I moved on
      F
Hallelujah
      G
Hallelujah

OUTRO
     Am
You shoulda known better
                   F
 than to break my heart
 F
Shoulda known better
                   G
than to break my heart
 Am
Break my heart
                  F
(Yeah, break my heart)
Shoulda known better
than to break my heart

How to play Should Have Known Better: key, chords and progression

To play Should Have Known Better by Jesse James Decker, think in C major (no sharps or flats). It takes 5 chords: C, G, F, Am and Am7.

Listen for C – G – F – G (I – V – IV – V in C major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – soh – fah – soh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, D, C, Em, Em7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Am7 chord on guitar (x02010) — Am7A C E G

Should Have Known Better chords: questions

What key is Should Have Known Better in?

Should Have Known Better by Jesse James Decker is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Should Have Known Better?

Should Have Known Better uses 5 chords: C, G, F, Am, Am7.

What is the chord progression of Should Have Known Better?

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

Is Should Have Known Better easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, D, C, Em, Em7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

These are the chords for Should Have Known Better by Jesse James Decker on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

How to play Should Have Known Better: key, chords and progression

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Should Have Known Better chords: questions

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