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"I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER" by The Beatles www.thebeatles.com
From their 1964 album A Hard Day's Night
Words and music by LENNON/McCartney
Transcribed by T-rev www.t-rev.net

Original key in G major (no capo) with C major diatonic
 harmonica (in 2nd position)

G  D  G  D

G  D  G  D                 G             D          G  D
I------- should have known better with a girl like you
             G         D               Em
That I would love everything that you do
       C           D          G  D  G
And I do, hey hey hey, and I do

D     G  D  G  D        G            D           G  D
Whoa, I------- never realized what a kiss could be
           G    D          Em
This could only happen to me
           C              B7
Can't you see, can't you see

  Em            C                G         B7
    That when I tell you that I love you, oh
  Em              C              G   G7
    You're gonna say you love me too--- oh
  C            D              G   Em
    And when I ask you to be mine---
  C               D               G  D  G
    You're gonna say you love me too

D   G  D  G  D              G              D         G  D
So, I------- should have realized a lot of things before
           G                  D        Em
If this is love you've got to give me more
         C             D            G  D  G
Give me more, hey hey hey, give me more

Transcribed 2022-06-24 by T-rev
More tab available at www.t-rev.net

320003 G
xx0232 D
022000 Em
x32010 C
x21202 B7
320001 G7

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"I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER" by The Beatles www.thebeatles.com
From their 1964 album A Hard Day's Night
Words and music by LENNON/McCartney
Transcribed by T-rev www.t-rev.net

In D (transposed down a fourth from original key) with G major
 diatonic harmonica

D  A  D  A

D  A  D  A                 D             A          D  A
I------- should have known better with a girl like you
             D         A               Bm
That I would love everything that you do
       G           A          D  A  D
And I do, hey hey hey, and I do

A     D  A  D  A        D            A           D  A
Whoa, I------- never realized what a kiss could be
           D    A          Bm
This could only happen to me
           G              F#7
Can't you see, can't you see

  Bm            G                D         F#7
    That when I tell you that I love you, oh
  Bm              G              D   D7
    You're gonna say you love me too--- oh
  G            A              D   Bm
    And when I ask you to be mine---
  G               A               D  A  D
    You're gonna say you love me too

A   D  A  D  A              D              A         D  A
So, I------- should have realized a lot of things before
           D                  A        Bm
If this is love you've got to give me more
         G             A            D  A  D
Give me more, hey hey hey, give me more

Transcribed 2022-06-24 by T-rev
More tab available at www.t-rev.net

xx0232 D
x02220 A
x24432 Bm
320003 G
242322 F#7
xx0212 D7

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