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I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER
As recorded by The Beach Boys
(From the 1965 Album BEACH BOYS' PARTY!)
[Intro]
G  D  G  D
G  D  G  D
G  D  G  D
[Verse 1]
GIiDiiGi Dshould have known Gbetter with a Dgirl like yGouD  
That I would Glove everyDthing that you Emdo
And I Cdo, hey hey Dhey, and I Gdo
[Verse 2]
DWoah-oh GIiDiiGi Dshould have realGized what a Dkiss could GbeD  
that this could Gonly Dhappen to Emme
Can't you Csee, can't you sBee
[Bridge]
EmThat when I Ctell you that I Glove you, Bmoh
EmYou're going to say Cyou love me too, Goo oo G7oo oo
Bow bow Cbow
And when I Dask you to be Gmi-i-Emi-ine
CYou're going to sDay you love me Gtoo
GYou love me too
[Outro]
G   D
You Glove me DtooG  D  
You Glove me DtooG  D  G  

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I Should Have Known Better

by The Beach Boys

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I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER

As recorded by The Beach Boys

(From the 1965 Album BEACH BOYS' PARTY!)

[Intro]

G D G D

[Verse 1]

G D G D G D G D

Iiiii should have known better with a girl like you

G D Em

That I would love everything that you do

C D G

And I do, hey hey hey, and I do

[Verse 2]

D G D G D G D G D

Woah-oh Iiiii should have realized what a kiss could be

G D Em

that this could only happen to me

C B

Can't you see, can't you see

[Bridge]

Em C G Bm

That when I tell you that I love you, oh

Em C G G7

You're going to say you love me too, oo oo oo oo

Bow bow bow

D G Em

And when I ask you to be mi-i-i-ine

C D G

You're going to say you love me too

You love me too

[Outro]

G D

G D G D

You love me too

G D G D G

You love me too

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