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I Should Have Known Better Tab by The Beatles

I Should Have Known Better tab by The Beatles

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  • Capo on 2nd
Title:  I Should Have Known Better
Artist: The Beatles

Time:  4/4
Tempo: Q=120

Play bass quarters with your right-hand thumb and insert eighths.
The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position.
Play the E-string (6th) bass in D chord with your left-hand thumb wrap around.
Play Chorus after every 2nd Verse, and applying the appropriate Bridge.

Intro:
   G
E|-----------------0---1---0-------|-----------------0---1---0-------|
B|-3---------------------------3---|-----------------------------3---|
G|-----0-------0-------------------|-----0-------0-------------------|
D|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3---------------3---------------|-3---------------3---------------|
                                                                  I
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Verse:

E|-----------------0---1---0-------|-----------------0---------------|-----------------------------0---|
B|-----------------------------3---|---------------------3---3---0---|-3-------3---0---3---3-----------|
G|-----0-------0-------------------|-----0-------0-------------------|-----0---------------------------|
D|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3---------------3---------------|-3---------------3---------------|-3---------------3---------------|
                                                     should have known better  with a  girl like   you,

                                                                       Em
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------0---|---------------------0---0---0---|
B|---------------------3---3---0---|-3-------3---0---3---3-----------|---------------------------------|
G|-----0-------0-------------------|-----0---------------------------|-----0-------0-------------------|
D|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3---------------3---------------|-3---------------3---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
                       that I  would love    ev'-ry thing that you do,                     and I   do


BridgeToVerse:
   C                                 D
E|-------------------------0---2---|---------------------0---2---3---|
B|---------------------3-----------|---------------------------------|
G|-----0-------0-------------------|-----2-------2-------------------|
D|---------2---------------2-------|---------0---------------0-------|
A|-3---------------3---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                       hey hey hey                       and I   do.

   G
E|-----------------0---1---0-------|-----------------0---1---0-------|
B|-----------------------------3---|-----------------------------3---|
G|-----0-------0-------------------|-----0-------0-------------------|
D|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3---------------3---------------|-3---------------3---------------|
                                                     whoa,   whoa

BridgeToChorus:

                                     B7
E|---------------------0---0---2---|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
G|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|
D|---------0---------------0-------|---------1---------------1-------|
A|-0---------------0---------------|-2---------------2---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                       can't you see?

Chorus:
   Em                                C                                 G
E|-----------------0-------2-------|-3-------2-------0---------------|-0-------------------------------|
B|---------0-----------------------|-------------------------3-------|---------0-----------------------|
G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-----------|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
D|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|---------0---------------0-------|
A|---------------------------------|-3---------------3---------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0---------------0---------------|---------------------------------|-3---------------3---------------|
           That    when    I         tell    you     that    I         love    you,

   B7                                Em                                C
E|---------------------------------|-----------------0-------2-------|-3-------2-------0-------3-------|
B|-0-------------------------------|---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
D|---------1---------------1-------|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|-2---------------2---------------|---------------------------------|-3---------------3---------------|
E|---------------------------------|-0---------------0---------------|---------------------------------|
   oh,                                       you're  gon-    na  say   you     love    me      too,

   G                                                             G7
E|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-0-------0-------0-------------------|-------------0-------------------|
G|-----0-------0-------0---------------|-----0---------------0-------0---|
D|---------0---------------0-h-2-p-0---|---------0---------------3-------|
A|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3---------------3-------------------|-3---------------3---------------|
   hoo-    hoo-    hoo-    hoo                       oh-     oh

   C                                 D                                 G                           Am high
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------/7---|
B|---------1-------0-------1-------|-3-------1-------0---------------|-3-------------------0---3-------|
G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-------------------------2-------|-----0-------0-------------------|
D|---------2---------------2-------|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|---------0---------------0-------|
A|-3---------------3---------------|---------0---------------0-------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-2---------------2---------------|-3---------------3---------------|
           And     when    I         ask     you     to      be        mine-               ah- ah- ine

                                     Am                                D7
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------0---1-------3---|-------------1---0---------------|
G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----2-------2-------------------|---------------------2-------2---|
D|---------0---------------0-------|---------2---------------2-------|-----0---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-0---------------0---------------|---------0---------------0-------|
E|-7---------------7---------------|---------------------------------|-2---------------2---------------|
                                                 You're gonna    say               you love me     too.

   G
E|-----------------0---1---0-------|-----------------0---1---0-------|
B|-----------------------------3---|-----------------------------3---|
G|-----0-------0-------------------|-----0-------0-------------------|
D|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3---------------3---------------|-3---------------3---------------|
                                                     Soo-    ooh

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| /    Slide up
| h    Hammer-on
| p    Pull-off

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