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Kelly Willis          I Know Better Now   written by Jim Lauderdale
Kelly Willis      lead vocals
Kevin Welch       acoustic guitar
Glenn Worf        bass
Mike Henderson    guitar
Benmont Tench     keyboards
Fats Kaplan       fiddle
Dan Dugmore       steel guitar
Harry Stinson     drums
Kieran Kane       mandolin/bazuki
GOh I must have left some Bmstones unturned
Or Ccould be Dquite a Gfew
GThere's a lot I've overlBmooked and  never kCnewD  
There's some Gthings you learn while Bmgetting burned
CDon't feel good Dat the Gtime
GPlaying by your Bmset of AmrulCes
PreGtending that Bmyou'll never Am7loseD  
GBut I know Bmbetter Am7now
GI know Bmbetter Am7now
GIt just Bmtook a Cwhile to fDigure oGutAm  
GThere's so much to take for Bmgranted
When Clife is Dgoing wGell
And when the tides will Bmturn no one can CtellD  
GSome wise men knew that Bmplayed the blues
That Cno one has Dhardly Gheard
GThe high cost of Bmfooling yAmoursCelf
GNot mentioBmning everyone Am7elseD  
GBut I know Bmbetter Am7now
GI know Bmbetter Am7now
GIt just Bmtook a Cwhile to fDigure oGut
FSome mysterGies Fhang on the Dbreeze
SOLO
And we'll Gall go to some Bmbig hotel
Where Cweary hDearts can rGest
            Bm     Am   C        G            Bm           Am7  D
Getting and giving more of the faith and the hope and the love
GBut I know Bmbetter Am7now
GI know Bmbetter Am7now
GIt just Bmtook a Cwhile to fDigure oGut
From Kelly Willis "Kelly Willis"
MCA Records 1993
                              BMI
Mighty Nice Music/Laudersongs

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I Know Better Now

by Kelly Willis

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Am7

Kelly Willis I Know Better Now written by Jim Lauderdale

Kelly Willis lead vocals

Kevin Welch acoustic guitar

Glenn Worf bass

Mike Henderson guitar

Benmont Tench keyboards

Fats Kaplan fiddle

Dan Dugmore steel guitar

Harry Stinson drums

Kieran Kane mandolin/bazuki

G Bm

Oh I must have left some stones unturned

C D G

Or could be quite a few

G Bm C D

There's a lot I've overlooked and never knew

G Bm

There's some things you learn while getting burned

C D G

Don't feel good at the time

G Bm Am C

Playing by your set of rules

G Bm Am7 D

Pretending that you'll never lose

G Bm Am7

But I know better now

G Bm Am7

I know better now

G Bm C D G Am

It just took a while to figure out

G Bm

There's so much to take for granted

C D G

When life is going well

Bm C D

And when the tides will turn no one can tell

G Bm

Some wise men knew that played the blues

C D G

That no one has hardly heard

G Bm Am C

The high cost of fooling yourself

G Bm Am7 D

Not mentioning everyone else

G Bm Am7

But I know better now

G Bm Am7

I know better now

G Bm C D G

It just took a while to figure out

F G F D

Some mysteries hang on the breeze

SOLO

G Bm

And we'll all go to some big hotel

C D G

Where weary hearts can rest

Bm Am C G Bm Am7 D

Getting and giving more of the faith and the hope and the love

G Bm Am7

But I know better now

G Bm Am7

I know better now

G Bm C D G

It just took a while to figure out

From Kelly Willis "Kelly Willis"

MCA Records 1993

Mighty Nice Music/Laudersongs

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