If I Didn't Know Better Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays879

If I Didn't Know Better by Nashville Cast is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, E and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Am
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Am 
If I didn't know better I'd hang my hat right there 
E                             Am 
If I didn't know better I'd follow you up the stairs 
Am 
Stop saying those sweet things you know I like to hear 
E                             Am 
The horns are blowing louder and they're destroying me 

Dm                  Am 
Why do I keep drinking 
Dm                  Am 
Wasting my time on you 
Dm                  E 
If I didn't know better 

Well damnit I do 

verse 2 

(Same chords as first verse) 
Am 
There's a hole in what you're saying that I can plainly see 
E                                   Am 
You have a lover that's waiting but baby you're right here with me 
Am 
Ooh, you might as well be the devil Oh, keeping me out past three 
E                                  Am 
Oh, you're the one with that apple so baby you can't blame me 

Dm                  Am 
Why do I keep drinking 
Dm                  Am 
Wasting my time on you 
Dm                  E 
If I didn't know better 

Well damnit I do 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante