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* This is a very difficult song because of all the key changes.
  If you want easier chords, I recommend transposing -7 and singing it a bit lower.
[Intro]   
   A D A    A    A D A    A
[Verse 1]
   I thAought I dDid what's rAight, I tAhought I hDad the aEnswers
   I F#mthought I cBmhose the sC#murest rDoad, But tBmhat road brDought me hEere
   So AI put Dup a fAight, and tAold you hDow to hEelp me
   Now F#mjust when BmI have C#mgiven Dup, the tBmruth is comDing cleEarE7  
[Chorus]
   YAou kDnow Bmbetter than EI
   C#mYou kDnow the wEay E7  
   I've C#mlet gDo the Bmneed to know Ewhy
   For BmYou kDnow beEtter than AI
[Verse 2]
   If Athis has Dbeen a Atest, I Acannot Dsee the Ereason
   But F#mmaybe kBmnowing C#mI don't kDnow, is pBmart of geDtting thErough
   I tAried to Ddo what's bAest, but fAaith has mDade it eEasy
   To F#msee the Bmbest thing C#mI can Ddo, is Bmput my tDrust in YEou.
[Chorus]
   FE7or yoAu knDow bBmetter than IE  
   C#mYou kDnow the wEay E7  
   I've C#mlet gDo the Bmneed to know Ewhy
   For BmYou kDnow beEtter than AI
[Bridge]
   I sFaw one clCoud and thAmought it wGas the sAky
   I sFaw a biCrd and thAmought that GI could fDollow
   But iFt was YCou who tAmaught that bGird to fDly
   If I let You Bmreach me
   Will You Eteach me?
[Final Chorus]
   YBou kEnow C#mbetter than F#I
   D#mYou kEnow the wF#ay 
   I've Dlet Ggo the Emneed to know Awhy
   IF#'ll tG#make what anF#swers yBou suppAly
   BFor C#mYou know bF#etter than I
[Outro]
   B E B    B    B E B    B

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You Know Better Than I

by Dallyn Vail Bayles

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

D#m

G#m

* This is a very difficult song because of all the key changes.

If you want easier chords, I recommend transposing -7 and singing it a bit lower.

[Intro]

A D A A A D A A

[Verse 1]

A D A A D E

I thought I did what's right, I thought I had the answers

F#m Bm C#m D Bm D E

I thought I chose the surest road, But that road brought me here

A D A A D E

So I put up a fight, and told you how to help me

F#m Bm C#m D Bm D E E7

Now just when I have given up, the truth is coming clear

[Chorus]

A D Bm E

You know better than I

C#m D E E7

You know the way

C#m D Bm E

I've let go the need to know why

Bm D E A

For You know better than I

[Verse 2]

A D A A D E

If this has been a test, I cannot see the reason

F#m Bm C#m D Bm D E

But maybe knowing I don't know, is part of getting through

A D A A D E

I tried to do what's best, but faith has made it easy

F#m Bm C#m D Bm D E

To see the best thing I can do, is put my trust in You.

[Chorus]

E7 A D Bm E

For you know better than I

C#m D E E7

You know the way

C#m D Bm E

I've let go the need to know why

Bm D E A

For You know better than I

[Bridge]

F C Am G A

I saw one cloud and thought it was the sky

F C Am G D

I saw a bird and thought that I could follow

F C Am G D

But it was You who taught that bird to fly

If I let You reach me

Will You teach me?

[Final Chorus]

B E C#m F#

You know better than I

D#m E F#

You know the way

D G Em A

I've let go the need to know why

F# G#m F# B A

I'll take what answers you supply

B C#m F#

For You know better than I

[Outro]

B E B B B E B B

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