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AM G Capo 5
AmIn August I went out to the country for resting
There was a famiGly of swallows in the barn there nesting
AmI saw the little ones and their feathers were breezy
I Gpictured their life and I thought it was easy
AmI said these guys just have to sit there and squeak
And their mother Gcomes back with insects in her beak to feed themAm  
You said, Gman,
AmSwallows migrate Gand it is amaziAmng
AmThey fly from AlGaska to ArgentinAma with their little wings
AmAnd I said I had never heard of such a jGourney
AmBut someone knows better Gthan meAm  
AmSomeone knows better thaGn meAm  
AmAnd then we were in Stockholm and it was beautiful in July
And Gthe day after this famous Swedish director Ingmar Bergman died
AmAnd all the national papers had some special issues
GWith beautiful pictures and interesting interviews
AmI figured it was unlikely that they would gather all this stuff overnight
They musGt have needed much more time than this to write
And it felt rancAmid
GAnd you said David
AmDavid don't you knoGw about obituAmaries
AmThey keep them at hand fGor the death of celebrAmities
AmAnd I said I will never get used to how twisted news Gcan be
AmBut someone knows better Gthan meAm  
AmSomeone knows better thaGn meAm  
And then I rememAmbered one month of June in Coney Island
When I was hidinGg a bottle of beer in the sand
It was tAmoo late for the ride(?) and it was too late for the Cyclone
Then I dGidn't have a girlfriend, but I didn't feel alone
I didAmn't need anyone to watch the sunset or maybe my brother
And now Gevery time the sun goes down I hope we will be together kissin'Am  
GBaby listen
AmBaby I don't wanGt to be witAmhout you
It would mAmake me so mad, GI wouldn't know Amwhat to do
I was bliAmnd but Gnow I can seeAm  
AmBut someone knows better Gthan meAm  
AmSomeone knows better thaGn meAm  

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Someone Knows Better Than Me

by Herman Düne

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

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AM G Capo 5

In August I went out to the country for resting

There was a family of swallows in the barn there nesting

I saw the little ones and their feathers were breezy

I pictured their life and I thought it was easy

I said these guys just have to sit there and squeak

G Am

And their mother comes back with insects in her beak to feed them

You said, man,

Am G Am

Swallows migrate and it is amazing

Am G Am

They fly from Alaska to Argentina with their little wings

Am G

And I said I had never heard of such a journey

Am G Am

But someone knows better than me

Am G Am

Someone knows better than me

And then we were in Stockholm and it was beautiful in July

And the day after this famous Swedish director Ingmar Bergman died

And all the national papers had some special issues

With beautiful pictures and interesting interviews

I figured it was unlikely that they would gather all this stuff overnight

They must have needed much more time than this to write

And it felt rancid

And you said David

Am G Am

David don't you know about obituaries

Am G Am

They keep them at hand for the death of celebrities

Am G

And I said I will never get used to how twisted news can be

Am G Am

But someone knows better than me

Am G Am

Someone knows better than me

And then I remembered one month of June in Coney Island

When I was hiding a bottle of beer in the sand

It was too late for the ride(?) and it was too late for the Cyclone

Then I didn't have a girlfriend, but I didn't feel alone

I didn't need anyone to watch the sunset or maybe my brother

G Am

And now every time the sun goes down I hope we will be together kissin'

Baby listen

Am G Am

Baby I don't want to be without you

Am G Am

It would make me so mad, I wouldn't know what to do

Am G Am

I was blind but now I can see

Am G Am

But someone knows better than me

Am G Am

Someone knows better than me

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