I Know Better

John Legend
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Updated: Mar 2026 Version: #1

they say sing w[C]hat you know

but i’ve sung w[F]hat they want[F6]

some folks do wh[C]at they’re told

but baby this ti[F]me i won’t [F6]

will l[F]ook through that d[C/E]oor

i know the tr[Dm]uth won’t lie

[Dm]-[Em]some thi[F]ngs i’ve done b[C/E]efore

i can’t j[Dm]ustify

there are kings [C]in my past

things no one c[F]an be proud of [F6]

but i stand in the l[C]ight i’ve casted

and turn away from any la[F]ck of love[F6]

oh, and i w[F]alked through that d[C]oor

i say [Dm]here i go

[Dm]-[Em] you see[F] me and nothing [C/E]more

i’m singing w[Dm]hat i know

i k[C]now better [F]

i k[C]now better [F]

legend is ju[C]st a name

i know better than to b[F]e so prou[F6]d

i won’t drink in [C]all this fame

i’ll take more love than i[F]’m allowed[F6]

i won’t h[F]ave to cut it [C/E]off

from where it c[Dm]ame

my h[F]istory has bro[C/E]ught

me to this pla[Dm]ce

this [F]power and the [C/E]color

of my fa[Dm]ce..

and i kn[C]ow better, oh [F]hoo

i kn[C]ow better, [F]oh

i’ll [Am]rise from the f[C/G]loor if i don’t [F]win

i’ll [Am]bust open that [C/G]door so let me i[F]n

and t[Am]he music choose[C/G]s me to sing i l[F]et her

i’ll [Dm]sing what i [C]know, ye[F]s

and i kn[C]ow better, o[F]h

i kn[C]ow better, yes[F]s

i kn[C]ow better [F]

i kn[C]ow better [F]

Outro

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