KNOW BY NOW
As recorded by Elijah Scott
(2026 release)
Capo 2nd fret
Intro
[Em] [D] [Cmaj7] [Am]
Verse 1
[Em] [D] [G]
Brown eyes like what's in this cup
[Cmaj7] [Em] [D] [Am]
The put it down kind, girl, if you said jump
[Em]
I'd say, "How high?"
[D] [G]
'Cause there's nothing I won't do
[Cmaj7] [D]
I know I shouldn't want to, but want you to
[Em] [D]
Come and leave me burning
[Cmaj7] [Am]
Yeah, I guess I never learned
[Am]
No, I never learned
Chorus
[Em] [D]
Baby, I've been here before
[Cmaj7]
I oughta know by now
[Am]
Pick up your heart off the floor
[Em]
For you to throw mine out
[D]
You end up pulling me closer
[Cmaj7]
Hoping for closure
[Am] [Em]
Knowing I should've known how to say no by now
[D]
Know by now
[Cmaj7]
I should've known by now
[Am]
You think that I oughta know
Verse 2
[Em]
How to say no when I miss you
[D] [Cmaj7]
When I'm way too drunk from the last shot
[Am]
When I'm past that line
[Em] [D]
But girl, you make it hard
[Cmaj7] [Am]
Love me in the night, leave me in the dark
[Am]
In the coldest part
Chorus
[Em] [D]
Baby, I've been here before
[Cmaj7]
I oughta know by now
[Am]
Pick up your heart off the floor
[Em]
For you to throw mine out
[D]
You end up pulling me closer
[Cmaj7]
Hoping for closure
[Am] [Em]
Knowing I should've known how to say no by now
[D]
Know by now
[Cmaj7]
I should've known by now
[Am]
You think that I oughta know
[Em]
How to say no by now
Bridge
[D] [Cmaj7]
Know how to quit it before it even starts
[Am] [Em]
Put out the fire before it even sparks
[D] [Cmaj7]
Why can't I leave you, girl, right where you are?
[Am] [Em]
It shouldn't be this damn hard
Chorus
[Em] [D]
Baby, I've been here before
[Cmaj7]
I oughta know by now
[Am]
Pick up your heart off the floor
[Em]
For you to throw mine out
[D]
You end up pulling me closer
[Cmaj7]
Hoping for closure
[Am] [Em]
Knowing I should've known how to say no by now
[D]
Know by now
[Cmaj7]
I should've known by now
[Am]
You think that I oughta know
[Em]
How to say no by now
Outro
[D] [Cmaj7]
Know by now, know by now
[Am]
You think that I oughta know
N.C.
How to say no by now
