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I Should Have Known It

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I Should Have Known It
submitted by Greg B.
Tuning: standard
Chord Definitions:
 C6= xx5555
 B6= xx4444
Bb6= xx3333  
repeated lick.  the "G" riff
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------0--3b--0--------------------0-------------|
D|-------------0--3------------------------0--3---------------|
A|-----3---3-----------------------3---3----------------------|
E|---6---6---3-------------------6---6---3--------------------|
Intro:  do the "G" riff 5x's
"G" riff during verses
I shoulda known it
I shoulda seen
Leave it to you
To treat me mean
C6-C6-B6-Bb6, C6-C6-B6-Bb6  
Every promise was just a runaround
"G" riff
I shoulda known it
Yeah you're gonna let me down
C-       D  C-          D     C  Bb-C(3x)
Well it's over now you see
spoken:
It's the last time you're gonna hurt me
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---3-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----5-3----5-3------3-----------------------------|
A|---------5------5-3----5-3-------------------------|
E|---------------------------6--3--------------------|
"G" riff during verses
I shoulda known it
Hard to believe
It was all right there
In front of me
C6-C6-B6-Bb6  
Sold down the river
C6-C6-B6-Bb6  
Left for dead
"G" riff
Yeah you're putting ideas
In another man's head
C-       D  C-          D     C  Bb-C(3x)
And it's over now you see
spoken:
It's the last time you're gonna hurt me
Key change.
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------0-3-0--------------------------|
A|---------------5--------3-0----------------------|
E|---1b-3--1b-3------------------------------------|
C6-C6-B6-Bb6  
Thanks for nothin'
C6-C6-B6-Bb6  
Yeah thanks a lot
"G" riff
Go ahead baby
Take all I got
C-       D  C-          D     C  Bb-C(3x)
And it's over now ya see
spoken:
It's the last time you're gonna hurt me
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---3-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----5-3----5-3------3-----------------------------|
A|---------5------5-3----5-3-------------------------|
E|---------------------------6--3--------------------|
G-F-G, C5-C5-C5-Bb- C5(repeat pattern for a while, solo over it)
It's the last time you're gonna hurt me

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I Should Have Known It

by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

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Bb6

I Should Have Known It

submitted by Greg B.

Tuning: standard

Chord Definitions:

= xx5555

= xx4444

Bb6

= xx3333

repeated lick. the "G" riff

e|------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------0--3b--0--------------------0-------------|

D|-------------0--3------------------------0--3---------------|

A|-----3---3-----------------------3---3----------------------|

E|---6---6---3-------------------6---6---3--------------------|

Intro: do the "G" riff 5x's

"G" riff during verses

I shoulda known it

I shoulda seen

Leave it to you

To treat me mean

C6 C6 B6 Bb6 C6 C6 B6 Bb6

---, ---

Every promise was just a runaround

"" riff

I shoulda known it

Yeah you're gonna let me down

C D C D C Bb C

- - -(3x)

Well it's over now you see

spoken:

It's the last time you're gonna hurt me

e|---------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------|

G|---3-----------------------------------------------|

D|-----5-3----5-3------3-----------------------------|

A|---------5------5-3----5-3-------------------------|

E|---------------------------6--3--------------------|

"G" riff during verses

I shoulda known it

Hard to believe

It was all right there

In front of me

C6 C6 B6 Bb6

---

Sold down the river

C6 C6 B6 Bb6

---

Left for dead

"" riff

Yeah you're putting ideas

In another man's head

C D C D C Bb C

- - -(3x)

And it's over now you see

spoken:

It's the last time you're gonna hurt me

Key change.

e|-------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------0-3-0--------------------------|

A|---------------5--------3-0----------------------|

E|---1b-3--1b-3------------------------------------|

C6 C6 B6 Bb6

---

Thanks for nothin'

C6 C6 B6 Bb6

---

Yeah thanks a lot

"" riff

Go ahead baby

Take all I got

C D C D C Bb C

- - -(3x)

And it's over now ya see

spoken:

It's the last time you're gonna hurt me

e|---------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------|

G|---3-----------------------------------------------|

D|-----5-3----5-3------3-----------------------------|

A|---------5------5-3----5-3-------------------------|

E|---------------------------6--3--------------------|

G F G C5 C5 C5 Bb C5

--, ---- (repeat pattern for a while, solo over it)

It's the last time you're gonna hurt me

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