Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know Standard tune THE RHYTM IS VERY IMPORTANT ON THIS SONG (Flea's playing bass on this one.) Tab symbols: h = hammer on p = pull off / = slide up *x* = pluck the x-note (hard) r = rest - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VERSE 1 I want you to know that I'm happy for you. I wish nothing but the best for you both. | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | --------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| --------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| --------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| --------|-2---2-----2-2-2-----2-------2---|-2-2---------2-2-----2-2-----2---| Another version of me; is she per- verted like me? Would she go | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-------2---|-2-2---------2-2-----2-2-----2---| down on you in a thea- tre? Does she speak | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-2-------2-2-2-----2-------2---|-2-2-------2-2-2-----2-------2---| eloquently? And would she have your baby? I'm sure she'd | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------0---| |-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 | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------4-4-----------------|---------------------2-2-----1---| |---------------------0---2-------|---------------------------------| |-2-2-------------------------0---|-2-2---------2-2-----------------| love that you gave that we... make it enough for you to be o- ...made wasn't able to | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------4-4----------------|-------------2-2-----------------| |---------------------0---2-------|---------------------0---2---2---| |-2-2-------------------------0---|-2-2-----------------------------| -pen wide. No. And | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | |---------------------------------|---------------------2---1-------| |--------------4-4--------2-2-----|----------------------------(2)--| |---------------------0-----------|---------------------------------| |-2-2-------------------------0---|-2-2---------2-2-------------0---| everytime you speak her... know how you told me you'd... ...name does she ...hold me until | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------4------2----|-----------2-4-4-4--2------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------4--2--0---| |-2-2---------2-2---------------0-|-2-2-----------------------------| you died? Til you died, but you're still alive. And I'm here CHORUS | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| to remind you of the mess | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---2---2---2--/9-9-9-9-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| you left when you went away. It's not fair | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| to deny me of the cross | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2-----------------------| |---------------------------------|------------0---0---2---0---0---2| I bear that you gave to me. You, you, | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | |---------------------------------| |---------------------2---4-------| |-2---------------------------0---| |---------------------------------| you oughta know.... VERSE 2 | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | |---------------------------------|-------------------2-------------| |---------------------1---2-------|-------------------------2h4-----| |-----------------------------0---|-----------------------4-----4---| |-2-2-------2-2-2-----------------|-2-2---------2-2-----------------| You seem very well. | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | |---------------------8---9-------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------2---1-----------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------0---2---| |-2-2---------2-2-------------0---|-2-2---------2-------------------| Things look peaceful. | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------0-------0---|-------------------------2-------| |-2-2----------2-2----------------|-2-2-------2-2-2----2-2-------0--| I'm not quite as well. I thought | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------1---2-------| |-------------------------4---2---|----------------------------2--0-| |-2-2---------2-2-----0-----------|-2-2---------2-2-----------------| you should know. Did you for- | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | |---------------------------------|--------------------2----4--2----| |-------------4-4-----2-----------|-------------4-4---------------4-| |---------------------------4-2---|---------------------------------| |-2-2-----------------------------|-2-2-----------------------------| get about me Mr. Du---plicity? I hate to | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------4-4-----------------|-------------------7---6---------| |---------------------0---2-------|---------------------------7-----| |-2-2-------------------------0---|-2-2--------2-2/-----------------| bug you in the middle of dinner. It was a | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | |---------------------------------|--------------------*2*----------| |---------------------4---2-------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------4--0--|---------------------------------| |-2-2---------2-2-----------------|-2-2---------2---2---------------| slap in the face how quickly I was replaced, and are you | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------0---2-------|---------0-----0-2--2--0---------| |-2-2-------2-2-2-------------0---|-2-2---2------------------2--0---| thinking of me when you *** her? Cause the PRE-CHORUS | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | |---------------------------------|------------2-2------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------2---4-2-----| |---------------------0---2-------|-----------------------------2---| |-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 | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | |---------------------------------|------------------------6-9------| |---------------------2-----1--2--|-4-4------7-7-------7-9-----9----| |------------------------4--------|---------------------------------| |-2-2---------2-2-----------------|---------------------------------| open wide. No. And | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-4-4-------4-4-4-----2---4-2-----|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------4---|----------------------0----2-0---| |---------------------------------|-2-2---------2-2---2-----------0-| everytime you speak her... know how you told me... ...name does she ...you'd hold me until | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------2---|---------4-4-----2-2-------------| |---------------------0---2-4-----|---------------4-------2-4-2-0---| |-2-2---------2-2-----------------|-2-2--------------------------(0)| you died? Til you died, but you're still alive. And I'm here CHORUS | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| to remind you of the mess | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---2---2---2--/9-9-9-9-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| you left when you went away. It's not fair | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| to deny me of the cross | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---7-/-|-10--7-/-10--7-/-10--7-/-10--| I bear that you gave to me. You, you, you oughta know.... QUIET PART' [Sixteen bars rest] PRE-CHORUS | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + | repeat| . | ---------|---------------------------------|-------------------|-------|---| ---------|-------------1-2-----------------|-------------------|---2-4-|---| ---------|---------------------0---2-------|-------------------|-4-----|0--| ---(14)-|-2-2-------------------------0---|-2-2-------2-2-2----|-------|---| Cause the joke that you laid in the... not gonna fade as soon as you ...bed that was me, and I'm | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------2-------|---------------------------------| |---------------------4-------0---|----------------0-h2-h3-h4-2-0---| |-2-2---------2-2-----------------|-2-2-------1-2-----------------0-| close your eyes, and you know it. And | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------2---4---|---------------------4---2-------| |---------------------4-----------|-----------------------------4---| |-2-2-------2-2-2-----------------|-2-2-------2-2-2-----------------| everytime I scratch my nails down someone else's back I hope you | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------2-4-4-----------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------4---2---0----|-------0---2-r-2-r-2-r-2--0------| |-2-2-----------------------------|-2-2------------------------2-0--| feel it. Can you feel it? And I'm here CHORUS | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| to remind you of the mess | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---2---4h5p4---2---0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| you left when you went away. It's not fair | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---2---/9--9--9--9--9--| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------3--2--1--| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---0---0-----------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2----------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------0--0--2--0--0--2--0--0--2-| That's all about it