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CAPO on 2nd Fret
AmThinking 'bout the Fthings I didn't CdoG  
AmThinking 'bout thFe times I didn't say I Clove youG  
AmThinking 'bout the Fmemories I'm hoClding now mean mGore to me
AmAnd how I'd do things Fdifferently if oCnly I had kGnown
AmBut you never really know till it's Fgone
Till Ctime, play this final sGong
You never really AmunderstaFnd till you lCose what you once Ghad
You never really Amtake the moments for wFhat they're worth
CAppreciate and pGut her first
I'Fm sorry I let you Ggo
I should have AmknownF  C  G  
I should have AmknownF  C  G  
AmPride in me, Fapologies too lCateG  
AmPaid the price the Fmoment you walked CawayG  
AmOnly left with Fonly this, Cshould or could or Gnever did and Amnow
I'm Fonly left with CthisG  
GYou never really kAmnow till it's Fgone
Till Ctime, play this final Gsong
You never really AmunderstFand till you Close what you once Ghad
You never really Amtake the moments for Fwhat they're worth
ACppreciate and Gput her first,
I'm sForry I let you Ggo
I should have Fknown that you were Gslipping through my Amhands
FKnown that you were Geverything I Amhad
FKnown that in a Gblink of an eye
I'd Amlose the best thing Fin my life
And I know Gwhy
You never really Amknow till it's Fgone
Till Ctime, play this final Gsong
You never really AmundersFtand till you Close what you once Ghad
You never really Amtake the moments for Fwhat they're worth
CAppreciate and Gput her first,
FI'm sorry, GI'm sorry, FI'm sorry I let you Ggo
I should have AmknownF  C  G  
I should have AmknownF  C  G  
(End on Am)

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I Should Have Known

by Chester See

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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CAPO on 2nd Fret

Am F C G

Thinking 'bout the things I didn't do

Am F C G

Thinking 'bout the times I didn't say I love you

Am F C G

Thinking 'bout the memories I'm holding now mean more to me

Am F C G

And how I'd do things differently if only I had known

Am F

But you never really know till it's gone

C G

Till time, play this final song

Am F C G

You never really understand till you lose what you once had

Am F

You never really take the moments for what they're worth

C G

Appreciate and put her first

F G

I'm sorry I let you go

Am F C G

I should have known

Am F C G

I should have known

Am F C G

Pride in me, apologies too late

Am F C G

Paid the price the moment you walked away

Am F C G Am

Only left with only this, should or could or never did and now

F C G

I'm only left with this

G Am F

You never really know till it's gone

C G

Till time, play this final song

Am F C G

You never really understand till you lose what you once had

Am F

You never really take the moments for what they're worth

C G

Appreciate and put her first,

F G

I'm sorry I let you go

F G Am

I should have known that you were slipping through my hands

F G Am

Known that you were everything I had

F G

Known that in a blink of an eye

Am F

I'd lose the best thing in my life

And I know why

Am F

You never really know till it's gone

C G

Till time, play this final song

Am F C G

You never really understand till you lose what you once had

Am F

You never really take the moments for what they're worth

C G

Appreciate and put her first,

F G F G

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry I let you go

Am F C G

I should have known

Am F C G

I should have known

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