Capo 6 (to match recording) 
 
 
G 
I guess he's working late again 
  G 
I don't need to wonder where he is 
      C 
But I do 
          G 
He oughta know that by now 
  G 
I know his job takes a lot of him 
G      
There's not much left for him to give 
      C 
But I need more 
          G  
He oughta know that by now 

C                        D 
It's not like he's gotta read my mind 
   G 
To know what I'm feeling after all this time 
          C                     D              C      D 
It's just too hard to hold onto what is never around 
          G 
He oughta know that by now  
 
 
He used to promise soon things would change 
It's been years and it's still the same 
And that hurts 
He oughta know that by now 
I've grown so used to being alone 
Couldn't be much worse if I were gone  
And in a way I am 
He oughta know that by now 
 
 
Chorus 
 
Guitar/mandolin break 
 
 
Heartache and coffee at midnight motel 
Leavin' him was hard as hell  
But I did 
He oughta know that by now 
I didn't try to explain 
No good-bye underneath my ring 
That was all I left 
He oughta know that by now 
 
 
That was all I left 
And he oughta know that by now