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Shoulda Known Better

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[Intro]
A C#m B E
[Verse 1]
ADon't know why I still prC#metend
Can’t deny you always wBin
I shoulda known betEter
AI let you slide into my C#mhead
Now we're right back heBre again
BI know I was gonna let yEou
[Pre Chorus]
AI never thought I'd give in sC#mo easy
BBut baby, then you come over mEe
ATry to resist your touch, so daC#mngerous
BBody, body, your body, you put it down on me
[Chorus]
AI don’t drink no Bmore 'cause eC#mvery time I do
AI don't think beBfore I eC#mnd up calling you
I can't Aquit, no, Boh
I C#mbeen trying forever
AI-I-I BshouC#mlda known better
AI don’t drink no Bmore 'cause eC#mvery time I do
AI don't think befBore I enC#md up calling you
I can't qAuit, no, Boh
I beC#men trying forever
AI-I-BI shC#moulda known better
[Verse 2]
ALate nights ain’t no good fC#mor me
C#mAlways end up at your plBace
I shoulda known betteEr
AThree shots in, I’m on my C#mway
C#mI should turn around, but it's too Blate
BIt’s too late now, babe
[Pre Chorus] 
But I never thought AI
AI never thought I'd give in so C#measy
C#m(I never thought I'd give Bin)
BBut baby, then you come over me
B(Baby, then yEou come over meA)
AI thought I'd resist your touch, so dangeroC#mus
C#m(Ooh, dangeroBus)
BBody, body, your body, you put it down on me
[Chorus]
AI don’t drink no Bmore 'cause eC#mvery time I do
AI don't think beBfore I eC#mnd up calling you
I can't Aquit, no, Boh
I C#mbeen trying forever
AI-I-I BshouC#mlda known better
[Bridge]
AEvery time I try to give you Bup
All I think aboC#mut is you baby, my brain is stuck
How can I forgAet you, forgetting it ain't enoBugh
BCause honestly, C#mI'd never give you, I'd never give you up
AFriends keep on draggBing me to the club
C#mAll of them other girls, they ain't ever living up to your touch
AFly around the world, but no maBtter where I end up
YoC#mu hit me in the heart like a suckerpunch
[Chorus]
AI don’t drink no Bmore 'cause eC#mvery time I do
AI don't think beBfore I eC#mnd up calling you
I can't Aquit, no, Boh
I C#mbeen trying forever
AI-I-I BshouC#mlda known better
[Outro]
AI don’t drink no Bmore 'cause eC#mvery time I do
AI don't think beBfore I eC#mnd up calling you
I can't Aquit, no, Boh
I C#mbeen trying forever
AI-I-I BshouC#mlda known better
AI-I-I BshouC#mlda known better

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Shoulda Known Better

by MKTO

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C#m

[Intro]

A C#m B E

[Verse 1]

A C#m

Don't know why I still pretend

Can’t deny you always win

I shoulda known better

A C#m

I let you slide into my head

Now we're right back here again

B E

I know I was gonna let you

[Pre Chorus]

A C#m

I never thought I'd give in so easy

B E

But baby, then you come over me

A C#m

Try to resist your touch, so dangerous

Body, body, your body, you put it down on me

[Chorus]

A B C#m

I don’t drink no more 'cause every time I do

A B C#m

I don't think before I end up calling you

A B

I can't quit, no, oh

C#m

I been trying forever

A B C#m

I-I-I shoulda known better

A B C#m

I don’t drink no more 'cause every time I do

A B C#m

I don't think before I end up calling you

A B

I can't quit, no, oh

C#m

I been trying forever

A B C#m

I-I-I shoulda known better

[Verse 2]

A C#m

Late nights ain’t no good for me

C#m B

Always end up at your place

I shoulda known better

A C#m

Three shots in, I’m on my way

C#m B

I should turn around, but it's too late

It’s too late now, babe

[Pre Chorus]

But I never thought I

A C#m

I never thought I'd give in so easy

C#m B

(I never thought I'd give in)

But baby, then you come over me

B E A

(Baby, then you come over me)

A C#m

I thought I'd resist your touch, so dangerous

C#m B

(Ooh, dangerous)

Body, body, your body, you put it down on me

[Chorus]

A B C#m

I don’t drink no more 'cause every time I do

A B C#m

I don't think before I end up calling you

A B

I can't quit, no, oh

C#m

I been trying forever

A B C#m

I-I-I shoulda known better

[Bridge]

A B

Every time I try to give you up

C#m

All I think about is you baby, my brain is stuck

A B

How can I forget you, forgetting it ain't enough

B C#m

Cause honestly, I'd never give you, I'd never give you up

A B

Friends keep on dragging me to the club

C#m

All of them other girls, they ain't ever living up to your touch

A B

Fly around the world, but no matter where I end up

C#m

You hit me in the heart like a suckerpunch

[Chorus]

A B C#m

I don’t drink no more 'cause every time I do

A B C#m

I don't think before I end up calling you

A B

I can't quit, no, oh

C#m

I been trying forever

A B C#m

I-I-I shoulda known better

[Outro]

A B C#m

I don’t drink no more 'cause every time I do

A B C#m

I don't think before I end up calling you

A B

I can't quit, no, oh

C#m

I been trying forever

A B C#m

I-I-I shoulda known better

A B C#m

I-I-I shoulda known better

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