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 Haley Reinhart - You Oughta Know
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No capo
* = Bass note
[Verse]
G#*                     B*
I want you to know that I'm happy for you
C#*                    G#*
I wish nothing but the best for you both
An older G#mversion of me, is she preverted like me?
Would she go C#/G#down with you to the theater?
Does she speak G#meloquently? And would she have your baby?
I'm sure she'd C#/G#make a really excellent mother
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause the G#mlove that you gave that we made wasn't able 
To make it enough for you to be C#/G#open wide, no
And G#mevery time you speak her name
Does she know how you told me 
You'd hold me uC#/G#ntil you died? 
'Til you died, but you're still alive
[Chorus]
And I'm G#here to reF#mind you
Of the Bmess you left when you C#went away
It's not G#fair to deF#ny me
Of the cBross I bare that you C#gave to me
            N.C. 
You, you, you oughta know
[Verse]
G#mYou seem very well, C#/G#things look peaceful
G#mI'm not quite as well, I C#/G#thought you should know
Did you foG#mrget about me Mr. Duplicity?
I hate to C#/G#bug you in the middle of dinner
It was a G#mslap in the face how quickly I was replaced
And are you C#/G#thinking of me when you're with her?
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause the G#mlove that you gave that we made wasn't able 
To make it enough for you to be C#open wide, no
And G#meverytime you speak her name
Does she know how you told me 
You'd hold me uC#ntil you died? 
'Til you died, but you're still alive
[Chorus]
And I'm G#here to reF#mind you
Of the Bmess you left when you C#went away
It's not G#fair to deF#ny me
Of the cBross I bare that you C#gave to me
            N.C. 
You, you, you oughta know
[Instrumental]
G#m C# G#m C#
G#m C# G#m C#
[Bridge]
'Cause the G#mjoke that you laid in the bed
That was me, and I'm not gonna fade
As soon as you C#/G#close your eyes, and you know it
And G#mevery time I scratch my nails
Down someone else's back I hope you C#/G#feel it
Well, can you feel it?
[Chorus]
And I'm G#here to reF#mind you
Of the Bmess you left when you C#went away
It's not G#fair to deF#ny me
Of the cBross I bare that you C#gave to me
You, you, you oughta know
And I'm G#here to reF#mind you
Of the Bmess you left when you C#went away
It's not G#fair to deF#ny me
Of the cBross I bare that you C#gave to me
            N.C. 
You, you, you oughta know

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You Oughta Know

by Haley Reinhart

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G#m

C#/G#

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Haley Reinhart - You Oughta Know

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No capo

* = Bass note

[Verse]

G# B

* *

I want you to know that I'm happy for you

C# G#

* *

I wish nothing but the best for you both

G#m

An older version of me, is she preverted like me?

C#/G#

Would she go down with you to the theater?

G#m

Does she speak eloquently? And would she have your baby?

C#/G#

I'm sure she'd make a really excellent mother

[Pre-Chorus]

G#m

'Cause the love that you gave that we made wasn't able

C#/G#

To make it enough for you to be open wide, no

G#m

And every time you speak her name

Does she know how you told me

C#/G#

You'd hold me until you died?

'Til you died, but you're still alive

[Chorus]

G# F#

And I'm here to remind you

B C#

Of the mess you left when you went away

G# F#

It's not fair to deny me

B C#

Of the cross I bare that you gave to me

N.C.

You, you, you oughta know

[Verse]

G#m C#/G#

You seem very well, things look peaceful

G#m C#/G#

I'm not quite as well, I thought you should know

G#m

Did you forget about me Mr. Duplicity?

C#/G#

I hate to bug you in the middle of dinner

G#m

It was a slap in the face how quickly I was replaced

C#/G#

And are you thinking of me when you're with her?

[Pre-Chorus]

G#m

'Cause the love that you gave that we made wasn't able

To make it enough for you to be open wide, no

G#m

And everytime you speak her name

Does she know how you told me

You'd hold me until you died?

'Til you died, but you're still alive

[Chorus]

G# F#

And I'm here to remind you

B C#

Of the mess you left when you went away

G# F#

It's not fair to deny me

B C#

Of the cross I bare that you gave to me

N.C.

You, you, you oughta know

[Instrumental]

G#m C# G#m C#

[Bridge]

G#m

'Cause the joke that you laid in the bed

That was me, and I'm not gonna fade

C#/G#

As soon as you close your eyes, and you know it

G#m

And every time I scratch my nails

C#/G#

Down someone else's back I hope you feel it

Well, can you feel it?

[Chorus]

G# F#

And I'm here to remind you

B C#

Of the mess you left when you went away

G# F#

It's not fair to deny me

B C#

Of the cross I bare that you gave to me

You, you, you oughta know

G# F#

And I'm here to remind you

B C#

Of the mess you left when you went away

G# F#

It's not fair to deny me

B C#

Of the cross I bare that you gave to me

N.C.

You, you, you oughta know

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