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Steve Earle - I Thought You Should Know
(use barre chords except for the D)
DI been watchin' you watchin' me
DI could feel your eyes from way across the room
BmBut now that I'm holdin' you close I can see
BmAin't no way I'm gonna get around you
DI won't tell you I don't need you tonight
DI won't pretend I ain't burnin' inside
BmYour skin glowin' soft in the silver moonlight
BmThe shadows where the promises hide
GThe bittersweet taste of your kiss
GmIt's all more than I can resist
Chorus:
   DIf you're Bmthinkin' 'bout breakin' my F#mheartA  
DYou might as well just pick up your Bmlittle black dress and goF#m  A  
   DSomebody Bmelse already tore it aF#mpartA  
And I thought you should GknowGm  
Verse 2:
DMaybe this is all that you want
DMaybe you're just as lonesome as me
BmA shoulder that you can cry on
BmA warm safe place you can be
DSomeone to call in the middle of the night
DWhen the ghosts in your bedroom won't rest
BmTwo arms to hold you tight
BmI promise that I'll do my best
GTo give you everything I got to give
GmAnd keep your secrets for as long as I live
Chorus
Harmonica Solo (use D and Bm from verse)
Chorus
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I Thought You Should Know

by Steve Earle

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Steve Earle - I Thought You Should Know

(use barre chords except for the D)

I been watchin' you watchin' me

I could feel your eyes from way across the room

But now that I'm holdin' you close I can see

Ain't no way I'm gonna get around you

I won't tell you I don't need you tonight

I won't pretend I ain't burnin' inside

Your skin glowin' soft in the silver moonlight

The shadows where the promises hide

The bittersweet taste of your kiss

It's all more than I can resist

Chorus:

D Bm F#m A

If you're thinkin' 'bout breakin' my heart

D Bm F#m A

You might as well just pick up your little black dress and go

D Bm F#m A

Somebody else already tore it apart

G Gm

And I thought you should know

Verse 2:

Maybe this is all that you want

Maybe you're just as lonesome as me

A shoulder that you can cry on

A warm safe place you can be

Someone to call in the middle of the night

When the ghosts in your bedroom won't rest

Two arms to hold you tight

I promise that I'll do my best

To give you everything I got to give

And keep your secrets for as long as I live

Chorus

Harmonica Solo (use D and Bm from verse)

Chorus

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