You Oughta Know

CHORDS:
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EADGBE          EADGBE
F#  (244322)    F#2 (x-9-11-11-11-x)
B   (x24442)    B2  (x-14-16-16-16-x)
E   (022100)    A7  (57565x)
A   (x02220)    B7  (x24242)


This is my first try tabbing this GREAT song. Comments, additions,
corrections, better tabs, everything is very welcome. Please mail them
to me. [and qualitytabs ;)]
The `+' above the tab represents the beat; `~~~' indicates the length
of a sustained note (so it is not a vibrato-sign!)
N.C. means 'no chord', don't play anything.
Guitar 1 (overdriven) plays the chords that are indicated above the
lyrics in the tab. An `x' means a scratch.
Guitar 2 plays the tab. It is a clean guitar, with tremolo. Maybe the
tab for guitar 2 is an octave too high, I'm not sure.

OK, here we go.


VERSE 1:
--------
N.C.
I want you to know that I'm happy for you.
I wish nothing but the best for you both.

| +       +       +       +     | +       +       +       +      |
E|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-14---------17~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|
G|-----14------------------------|-----------------------------14-|
D|---------14--------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Another  version of me;     Is   she  perverted  like me? Would  she
go

| +       +       +       +     | +       +       +       +        |
E|-------------------------17~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
B|-16----------17----------------|----------------------------------|
G|-----16------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---------16--------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
down on you in          a theatre?                 Does she speak

| +       +       +       +       | +         +        +       +       |
E|--------------17----14~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~16----------|
B|-14------------------------------|----------------------------14------|
G|-----14--------------------------|---------------------------------14-|
D|---------14----------------------|------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e-  lo- quently?   And  would she have your baby?        I'm sure
she'd

| +       +       +       +     | +       +       +       +             |
E|-------------19~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
B|-16----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-----16------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|---------16--------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
make a  really  excel-  lent    mother.                      Cause the



PRE-CHORUS:
-----------
| +                 +                 +                 +             |
E|---------------------------17-----------------16-------14------------|
B|-14-----------------------------------------------------------17-----|
G|----------14---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------14------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
       F#2
love     that you gave    that we made       wasn't   a------ble to

| +         +        +         +        | +       +       +       +      |
E|-14------------------------------------|-------------19------17------16-|
B|------17-------16--------14------------|-16-----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|-----16-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|---------16---------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
x x  B2
make it enough for you to    be      o--pen wide.

| +    +    +    +    | +        +        +        +            |
E|-------------19------|--------------17--------16---------------|
B|---19---17-----------|-14------------------------------17------|
G|---------------------|-----14----------------------------------|
D|---------------------|---------14------------------------------|
A|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|
x x   F#2
No.             And   every--time you speak her name does she

| +            +             +             +        |
E|-14------------------------------------------------|
B|-----17-------------16------------14---------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
x x
know how you told me you'd hold me       un--til

| +       +       +       +      | +            +           +       +     |
E|-------------17------16---------|--------------------19------------------|
B|-16--------------------------17-|-16-------------------------------------|
G|-----16-------------------------|-------16-------------------------------|
D|---------16---------------------|--------------16------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
       B2
you died?   Til you died, but    you're still alive.         And I'm
here


CHORUS:
-------
            F#         E
And I'm here, to remind you
           A                      B
of the mess you left when you went away.
             F#        E
It's not fair to deny me
           A                     B
of the cross I bear that you gave to me.
B             N.C.
You, you, you oughta know.


VERSE 2: (guitar 1 plays the F#2 and B2 chords softly)
--------
| +       +       +       +     | +       +       +       +       |
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-14----------16~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----|
G|-----14------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------14--------------------|-----------------------------16--|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
       F#2
You               seem          very     well.

| +       +       +       +     | +       +       +       +       |
E|-------------17~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------16------|
B|-16----------------------------|---------------------19----------|
G|-----16------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------16--------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
       B2
Things           look          peaceful.

| +       +       +       +     | +       +       +       +       |
E|-------------17------16--------|-14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----|
B|-14-------------------------17-|---------------------------------|
G|-----14------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------14--------------------|-----------------------------16--|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
       F#2
I'm               not           quite as well.           I thought

| +       +       +       +     | +       +       +       +       |
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-16----------17~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
G|-----16------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------16--------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
       B2
you       should know.                 Did you for-

| +       +       +       +     | +       +       +       +       |
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-14----------16------14~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
G|-----14------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------14--------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
       F#2
get  a--bout me      Mr.     Du-------plici-ty?      I  hate to

| +       +       +       +     | +       +       +       +       |
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-17----------16~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
G|-----16------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------16--------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
       B2
bug  you in  the middle  of      dinner.             It  was a

| +       +       +       +     | +       +       +       +       |
E|-17----------16----------14----|---------------------------------|
B|-----14-------------17---------|---------------------------------|
G|---------14--------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
       F#2
slap in  the face   how  quickly I was   replaced,   and are you

| +       +       +       +      | +       +       +       +       |
E|-----------------------------19-|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
B|-16-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----16--------------16---------|---------------------------------|
D|---------16---------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
       B2
thinking of   me     when you        fuck    her?            Cause the



PRE-CHORUS: [guitar 1 plays the F#2 and B2 chords loudly]
-----------
| +                 +                 +                 +             |
E|---------------------------17-----------------16-------14------------|
B|-14-----------------------------------------------------------17-----|
G|----------14---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------14------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
       F#2
love     that you gave    that we made       wasn't   a------ble to

| +         +        +         +        | +       +       +       +      |
E|-14------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------17-------16--------14------------|-16--------17p16----------------|
G|---------------------------------------|-----16----------16-------------|
D|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
x x  B2
make it enough for you to    be      o--pen wide.

| +      +     +     +        | +        +        +        +            |
E|----19--------17----17-------|--------------17--------16---------------|
B|-----------------19----------|-14------------------------------17------|
G|-----------------------------|-----14----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|---------14------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
x x F#2
No.                      And every--time you speak her name does she

| +            +             +             +        |
E|-14------------------------------------------------|
B|-----17-------16----14------17----16---------------|
G|------------------------------------------14-------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
x x
know how you told me you'd hold me       un--til

| +       +       +       +     |  +            +           +       +     |
E|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-16----------16----------------|--16-----------------16------------------|
G|-----16----------16------------|--------16-------------------------------|
D|---------16----------16--------|---------------16------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
       B2
you died?   Til you died, but    you're still alive.         And I'm
here


CHORUS:
-------
            F#         E
And I'm here, to remind you
           A                      B
of the mess you left when you went away.
             F#        E
It's not fair to deny me
           A                     B
of the cross I bear that you gave to me.
B             N.C.
You, you, you oughta know.


BRIDGE: [QUIET PART]
-------
Guitar 1: feedback-effects

Guitar 2 (clean, with effects) plays this:

A7  B7  A7  B7  A7  B7  B7  B7 (each chord eight counts)


PRE-CHORUS:
-----------
| +              +              +              +             |
E|----------------------------------------------14------------|
B|-14----------------------------------17--------------17-----|
G|--------14--------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------14------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
                F#2
Cause the   joke that you laid  in  the   bed  that was me,  and I'm

| +        +        +         +        | +       +       +       +      |
E|--------------------------------------|-------------19------17---------|
B|-----16-------14---17---16------------|-16--------------------------19-|
G|-----------------------------14-------|-----16-------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|---------16---------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
x x  B2
not gonna fade as  soon  as  you   close  your eyes,       and  you
know

| +        +       +       +       | +        +         +         +         |
E|-17--16---------------------------|--------------17---------16-------------|
B|----------17---16~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|-14-------------------------------17----|
G|----------------------------------|-----14---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------14-----------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
x x  F#2
it.                            And  every---time  I scratch my nails
down

| +       +        +        +        |
E|-14------14-------------------------|
B|-----17-------16------14------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
x x
someone  else's   back I   hope you

| +       +       +       +      | +            +           +       +     |
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-16----------17--16-------------|-16~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
G|-----16--------------16---------|----------------------------------------|
D|---------16------------------16-|----------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
       B2
feel it.               Can you  feel it?                     And I'm
here


CHORUS:
-------
            F#         E
And I'm here, to remind you
           A                      B
of the mess you left when you went away.
             F#        E
It's not fair to deny me
           A                     B
of the cross I bear that you gave to me.
    B
You, you, you oughta know.



Repeat chorus but this time guitar 1 plays the tab below (with vibrato)
overdriven, and guitar 2 plays the chords overdriven

| +   +   +   + | +   +   +   +  |  +    +    +      +  | +    +    +    +  |
E|---------------|----------------|----------------------|-------------------|
B|-19--19--19--19|-19--19--19--19-|--19---19---19-----19-|-19---19---19---19-|
G|---------------|----------------|----------------------|-------------------|
D|---------------|----------------|----------------------|-------------------|
A|---------------|----------------|----------------------|-------------------|
E|---------------|----------------|----------------------|-------------------|
       F#            E               A                       B
to remind you   of the mess you left when you went away.
It's not
| +   +   +   + | +   +   +    +    | +    +    +    + | +   +   +   +        |
E|---------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------------|
B|-19--19--19--19|------------19--19-|-19---19---19---19|--19------------------|
G|---------------|-18--18--18---18---|------------------|--18---18--18---18--18|
D|---------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------------|
A|---------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------------|
E|---------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------------|
       F#            E                 A                    B
fair    to deny   me     of the cross I bear that you gave to me. You
you you

N.C.
oughta know.


source: tabsrus.nl

Chords

F#2
205
B2
205
F#
E
A
B

External links

en: You Oughta Know
LyricWiki
Q521234
SecondHandSongs
Songfacts

lyricist: Alanis Morissette
composer: Alanis Morissette; Glen Ballard
musicbrainz_work_id: b6025a57-0821-3bdd-9b03-ca24e2e08b37
Language: english