ALANIS MORISSETTE - "You Oughta Know" Tablature
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I DON'T KNOW WHO IS ORIGINALY MADE THIS TAB AND THAT'S WHY I CAN'T THANK HIM/HER
FOR THIS WORK. I HAVE ADDED AND MADE FEW CORRECTIONS HERE AND I THINK THAT THIS IS
NOW VERY, VERY CLOSE TO PERFECT.
BY THE WAY, FLEA IS ON BASS ON THIS ONE.
REMEMBER THAT THE RHYTM IS MORE THAN IMPORTANT ON THIS SONG!
Tabber: I don't know
Tab corrections: Meelis "Gains" Saard (e-mail address: m_saard@hotmail.com)
Notation legend: h = hammer on; p = pull off;
/ = slide up; *x* = pluck note x (hard)
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VERSE 1
I want you to know that I'm happy for you.
I wish nothing but the best for you both.
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Another version of me; is she per- verted like me? Would she go
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down on you in a thea- tre? Does she speak
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eloquently? And would she have your baby? I'm sure she'd
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|-2-2-------2-2-2-----2-2-----2---|-2-2-------2-2-2---2-2---2-------|
make a really excellent mother. Cause the
PRE-CHORUS
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love that you gave that we... make it enough for you to be o-
...made wasn't able to
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-pen wide. No. And
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everytime you speak her... know how you told me you'd...
...name does she ...hold me until
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|-2-2---------2-2---------------0-|-2-2-----------------------------|
you died? Til you died, but you're still alive. And I'm here
CHORUS
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to remind you of the mess
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you left when you went away. It's not fair
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to deny me of the cross
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I bear that you gave to me. You, you,
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you oughta know....
VERSE 2
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|-2-2-------2-2-2-----------------|-2-2---------2-2-----------------|
You seem very well.
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|-2-2---------2-2-------------0---|-2-2---------2-------------------|
Things look peaceful.
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|-2-2----------2-2----------------|-2-2-------2-2-2----2-2-------0--|
I'm not quite as well. I thought
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|-2-2---------2-2-----0-----------|-2-2---------2-2-----------------|
you should know. Did you for-
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|-------------4-4-----2-----------|-----------4-4-4---------------4-|
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|-2-2-----------------------------|-2-2-----------------------------|
get about me Mr. Du---plicity? I hate to
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bug you in the middle of dinner. It was a
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slap in the face how quickly I was replaced, and are you
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|-2-2-------2-2-2-------------0---|-2-2---2------------------2--0---|
thinking of me when you *** her? Cause the
PRE-CHORUS
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|---------------------------------|---------------------2---4-2-----|
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|-2---2-----2-2-2-2-----------0---|-2-2-----------------------------|
love that you gave that... make it enough for you to be
...we made wasn't able to
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|---------------------2-----1--2--|-4-4----7-7------9-----------9---|
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|-2-2---------2-2-----------------|---------------------------------|
open wide. No. And
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|---------------------------------|-2-2---------2-2---2-----------0-|
everytime you speak her... know how you told me...
...name does she ...you'd hold me until
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|---------------------0---2-4-----|---------------4-------2-4-2-0---|
|-2-2---------2-2-----------------|-2-2-----------------------------|
you died? Til you died, but you're still alive. And I'm here
CHORUS
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to remind you of the mess
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you left when you went away. It's not fair
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to deny me of the cross
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I bear that you gave to me. You, you,
you oughta know....
QUIET PART'
[Sixteen bars rest]
PRE-CHORUS
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Cause the joke that you laid in the... not gonna fade as soon as you
...bed that was me, and I'm
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|-2-2---------2-2-----------------|-2-2-------1-2-----------------0-|
close your eyes, and you know it. And
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|-2-2-------2-2-2-----------------|-2-2-------2-2-2-----------------|
everytime I scratch my nails down someone else's back I hope you
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feel it. Can you feel it? And I'm here
CHORUS
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to remind you of the mess
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you left when you went away. It's not fair
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This musical interpretation has been removed due to a legal threat from Moses & Singer LLP, representing the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) and The Music Publisher's Association of the United States (MPA).
Unfortunately, these threats are fueled by greed and being masked by a "copyright infringement." They claim tab sites are "hurting the songwriters," but it's a known fact that the publishing companies garner most of the revenue. Instead, they would prefer you to purchase the official ALANIS MORISSETTE tablature which is an option we've always given our users. And due to the highly error-prone nature of tabs on the internet, many choose to go this route. These companies also do not realize that tablature sites help to promote their artists.
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