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You Know Better Than I

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No capo, Standard tuning
[Verse 1]
I Athought I Ddid what's Aright
I Athought I Dhad the Eanswers
I Athought I Dchose the Esurest Droad
But Bmthat road brought me hEere
ASo I put up Da fighAt
AAnd told you Dhow to Ehelp me
Now Ajust when DI have Egiven Dup
The Bmtruth is coming cElear
[Chorus 1]
AYou knDow bBmetter than EI
AYou Dknow the Eway 
I've Alet Dgo the nBmeed to know Ewhy
AFor YDou know betEter than AI
[Verse 2]
If Athis has Dbeen a Atest
I Acannot Dsee the Ereason
But Amaybe Dknowing EI don't Dknow 
is Bmpart of getting Ethrough
I Atried to Ddo what's Abest
But Afaith has Dmade it Eeasy
To Asee the Dbest thing EI can Ddo
Is to Bmput my trust in YEou.
[Chorus 2]
For, AYou Dknow Bmbetter than EI
AYou Dknow the Eway
I've Alet Dgo the Bmneed to know Ewhy
AFor DYou know betEter than AI
[Outro]
I Fsaw one Ccloud and Gthought it was the Dsky
I Fsaw a Cbird and Gthought that I could Dfollow
But Fit was CYou who Gtaught that bird to Dfly
If I let You Bmreach me
Will You tEeach me?
(Repeat Chorus, change of key)
For, BYou Eknow C#mbetter than IF#  
BYou kEnow the wF#ay
I've leDt gGo the neEmed to know Awhy
I'll tBake what F#answers Byou supAply
AYou know bF#etter than BI

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You Know Better Than I

by David Campbell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

No capo, Standard tuning

[Verse 1]

A D A

I thought I did what's right

A D E

I thought I had the answers

A D E D

I thought I chose the surest road

Bm E

But that road brought me here

A D A

So I put up a fight

A D E

And told you how to help me

A D E D

Now just when I have given up

Bm E

The truth is coming clear

[Chorus 1]

A D Bm E

You know better than I

A D E

You know the way

A D Bm E

I've let go the need to know why

A D E A

For You know better than I

[Verse 2]

A D A

If this has been a test

A D E

I cannot see the reason

A D E D

But maybe knowing I don't know

Bm E

is part of getting through

A D A

I tried to do what's best

A D E

But faith has made it easy

A D E D

To see the best thing I can do

Bm E

Is to put my trust in You.

[Chorus 2]

A D Bm E

For, You know better than I

A D E

You know the way

A D Bm E

I've let go the need to know why

A D E A

For You know better than I

[Outro]

F C G D

I saw one cloud and thought it was the sky

F C G D

I saw a bird and thought that I could follow

F C G D

But it was You who taught that bird to fly

If I let You reach me

Will You teach me?

(Repeat Chorus, change of key)

B E C#m F#

For, You know better than I

B E F#

You know the way

D G Em A

I've let go the need to know why

B F# B A

I'll take what answers you supply

A F# B

You know better than I

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