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"I Know There's a Word"
Aimee Mann
Intro:    D    G    Em7   A(2X)
I Dknow there's a word for thiGsEm7  A  
I Dknow there's a word for the Gway I'm feelingEm7  A  
I Dknow there's a word for thisG  Em7  A  
I Dknow it and it's Con the tG/Bip of my Gmtongue
             D/A      E7   D- A  
And it won't go any further
I Dknow there's a wGord for thisEm7  A  
I Dknow cuz it's in the dictGionaryEm7  A  
And when DI find what it isG  Em7  A  
I'll Dwrite it down in case Cit comeG/Bs up againGm  
                        D/A      E7   D- A  
I'll be certain to avoid it
-CHORUS-
So takGe this dowDn:
I just feeEm7l   so       Em7/F#  Gbeat, and D/F#I
Gthink it's tD/F#ime
to admit Em7de  -   Em7/F#featG  
D/F#I thought I got miGneD/F#  
but that Cuphill climbing is
Enever  througDhA  
INTRO
I Dknow there's a word for thiGsEm7  A  
I Dknow cuz we've all at sometime Gsaid itEm7  A  
Like when Dwe were little kidsG  Em7  A  
We'd fight Deach other til someone would Cgive inG/B  Gm  
And you'd make him tD/Aell you uncleE7  D  A  
CHORUS
Repeat Intro, end on D chord

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I Know Theres A Word

by Aimee Mann

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

G/B

D/A

Em7/F#

D/F#

"I Know There's a Word"

Aimee Mann

D G Em7 A

Intro: (2X)

D G Em7 A

I know there's a word for this

D G Em7 A

I know there's a word for the way I'm feeling

D G Em7 A

I know there's a word for this

D C G/B Gm

I know it and it's on the tip of my tongue

D/A E7 D A

And it won't go any further

D G Em7 A

I know there's a word for this

D G Em7 A

I know cuz it's in the dictionary

D G Em7 A

And when I find what it is

D C G/B Gm

I'll write it down in case it comes up again

D/A E7 D A

I'll be certain to avoid it

-CHORUS-

G D

So take this down:

Em7 Em7/F# G D/F#

I just feel so beat, and I

G D/F#

think it's time

Em7 Em7/F# G

to admit de - feat

D/F# G D/F#

I thought I got mine

but that uphill climbing is

E D A

never through

INTRO

D G Em7 A

I know there's a word for this

D G Em7 A

I know cuz we've all at sometime said it

D G Em7 A

Like when we were little kids

D C G/B Gm

We'd fight each other til someone would give in

D/A E7 D A

And you'd make him tell you uncle

CHORUS

Repeat Intro, end on D chord

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