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Intro: |  Hm|  D|  Em|  G|
Verse 1
HmIt’s late in Dthe afteEmrnoon Gthe light falls through the window and draws a cross above my bed.
HmWhere you're Don a different Emmoon wheGre violent winds blow with no course inside your head.
EmYou think thHmat maybe Dsomething wrAong with you to make you doubt your love like this.
EmWell, I gHmuess I’m sDinging ouAt this song to you to let you know I think there is.
Chorus
But Emyou Gknow better than me.
You knoHmw beGtter than anyone.
You knoEmw beGtter than me.
You knoHmw better than me.
|  Hm|  D|  Em|  G|
Verse 2
Hm"Well, Dmaybe Emit selfGishness" you say "all the promises I’ve broken thoughtlessly. I know
no way to live."
Hm"Or, maDybe it's mere diEmstress" I say G"fear to anyone close enough to see that you got
to give."
EmYou say Hmyou neeDd to traAvel far away to make you think of something else.
EmWell, I thHmink yoDu’d find out Aif you dared to stay that far away is a place inside yourself.
Chorus
But Emyou Gknow better than me.
You knoHmw beGtter than anyone.
You knoEmw beGtter than me.
You knoHmw beHmtter than me.
Interlude
COh, dHmid you evDer plAace a bet? Did you ever gamble anything for love?
COh, what yHmou gGive is whEat you get. And now you know its not enough.
EmYou say Gyou neDed to trAavel far away to make you think of something else.
EmWell, I thHmink yoDu’d find out Aif you dared to stay that far away is a place inside yourself.
Chorus
But Emyou Gknow better than me.
You knoHmw beGtter than anyone.
You knoEmw beGtter than me.
You knoHmw better than me.

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You Know Better

by Tina Dico

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Hm D Em G

Verse 1

Hm D Em G

It’s late in the afternoon the light falls through the window and draws a cross above my bed.

Hm D Em G

Where you're on a different moon where violent winds blow with no course inside your head.

Em Hm D A

You think that maybe something wrong with you to make you doubt your love like this.

Em Hm D A

Well, I guess I’m singing out this song to you to let you know I think there is.

Chorus

Em G

But you know better than me.

Hm G

You know better than anyone.

Em G

You know better than me.

Hm D Em G

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Verse 2

Hm D Em G

"Well, maybe it selfishness" you say "all the promises I’ve broken thoughtlessly. I know

no way to live."

Hm D Em G

"Or, maybe it's mere distress" I say "fear to anyone close enough to see that you got

to give."

Em Hm D A

You say you need to travel far away to make you think of something else.

Em Hm D A

Well, I think you’d find out if you dared to stay that far away is a place inside yourself.

Chorus

Em G

But you know better than me.

Hm G

You know better than anyone.

Em G

You know better than me.

Hm Hm

You know better than me.

Interlude

C Hm D A

Oh, did you ever place a bet? Did you ever gamble anything for love?

C Hm G E

Oh, what you give is what you get. And now you know its not enough.

Em G D A

You say you need to travel far away to make you think of something else.

Em Hm D A

Well, I think you’d find out if you dared to stay that far away is a place inside yourself.

Chorus

Em G

But you know better than me.

Hm G

You know better than anyone.

Em G

You know better than me.

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