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Don't Know Why by Norah Jones
Don't Know Why
The guitar part is played on nylon strings. Emphasis
is on the descending chromatic line from the A down to
the D. The M7 D7 6 and 9 chords highlight this line,
as well as the Eb Major to Eb minor change in the
second bar.
The song is in the form AABABAA with a piano solo on
the second to last A section.
4/4 time
(Intro) I ...
BbM7 B7 EbM7 Ebm Gm7 C7 F7
Bb6
||--5----6-----6-----|-------------|-------------|--------------|
||----------9----6---|----8-7----7-|6---6--------|------6---8---|
||-----------------7-|---------8---|-------9---9-|--8---6---8---|
||-------------------|-------------|--8------8---|--8-----------|
||-------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
||-------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
A)
1. waited till I saw the sun I dont know ...
2. When I saw ....
BbM7 B7 EbM7 Ebm Gm7 C7 F7
Bb6
|:-5--6-----6----|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|:-------9----6--|----8-7----7-|6---6--------|------------h--|
|:-------------7-|---------8---|-------9---9-|-8--6-7--6-6-8-|
|:---------------|-------------|--8------8---|-8--6-8----6-8-|
|:---------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|:---------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
1. I left you by the house of fun I dont know why I
2. Instead of kneeling ....
BbM7 B7 EbM7 Ebm Gm7 C7 F7
Bb6
|-5--6-----6-----|-------------|-------------|----------------|
|-------9----6---|----8-7----7-|6---6--------|----------------|
|--------------7-|---------8---|-------9---9-|-8--6-7-------5-|
|----------------|-------------|--8------8---|-8--6-8--8-6-5--|
|----------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|
|----------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|
(First repeat only)
1. dont know why ....
Gm7 C7 F7 Bb6
|-------------|--------------:|
|6---6--------|--------------:|
|-------9---9-|-8--6-7-------:|
|--8------8---|-8--6-8--6---8:|
|-------------|--------------:|
|-------------|--------------:|
B)
My heart is ....
Gm7 C6 F7 F7
|:-6-------6-----|-5-------5-------|-6-----6------|-6------6--------|
|:---6-------6---|---5-------5-----|---8-----8----|---8-------------|
|:-----7-------7-|-----5-------5---|-----7-----7--|-----7-----------|
|:-5-------5-----|-5-------5-------|-8-----8------|-8------8--------|
|:---------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|
|:---------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|
But you'll be on my mind For - ev
-er
Gm7 C6 F7 F9 F6
F7
|-6-------6-----|-5-------5------|-6------------|-----------------|
|---6-------6---|---5-------5----|---8----8-----|-7----5---7-5----|
|-----7-------7-|-----5-------5--|-----7--------|--------------7--|
|-5-------5-----|-5-------5------|-8------------|-----------------|
|---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
|---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
A)
1. Out across the endless sea I w....
2. (Instrumental)
3. Something has to ...
BbM7 B7 EbM7 Ebm Gm7 C7 F7
Bb6
|--slight-variation-|--of-above----|------------|------------------
1. But I'll be a bag of bones D....
2. (Instrumental)
3. I feel as ....
BbM7 B7 EbM7 Ebm Gm7 C7 F7 Bb6
|----------------|-------------|-----------|-------:|
3x
Outro:
I dont know why ...
Gm7 C7 F7 Bb6
|:-------------|----------------:|----------|
|:-6--6--------|----------------:|----------|
|:-------9---9-|-8--6-7--------5:|-7--------| 2x
|:--8------8---|-8--6-8--8-6-5--:|-8--------|
|:-------------|----------------:|-8--------|
|:-------------|----------------:|-6--------|
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version 2
E||-------6-----------6-----|-------------------------|------------------------|
B||--6-------9-----------8--|-------8--7--------7--6--|-------6--5-------5-----|
G||--7----------------7--7--|----------5--5--7-----3--|----------3-------------|
D||--8-------------6-----8--|----------------------3--|------------------------|
A||----------------------6--|----6-----5--------------|----------3----3-----3--|
E||--6----------6-----------|----------------------3--|----3-------------------|
-----------1----3------||--------6-----------6-----|-------------------------|
--------4--4----4------||---6-------9-----------8--|-------8--7--------7--6--|
-----3--3--3----3------||*--7----------------7--7--|----------5--5--7-----3--|
--3--3--3--3----3------||*--8-------------6-----8--|----------------------3--|
-----------------------||-----------------------6--|----6-----5--------------|
--1--1--1--1----1------||---6----------6-----------|----------------------3--|
------------------------|--------------------------|-------6-----------6-----|
-------6--5-------5-----|-----4--4--3-----------3--|--6-------9-----------8--|
----------3-------------|-----3--3--------3--3--3--|--7----------------7--7--|
------------------------|--3--3-----3--3--------3--|--8-------------6-----8--|
----------3----3-----3--|-----------1--1-----1-----|----------------------6--|
----3-------------------|--1--1--1-----------------|--6----------6-----------|
-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
-------8--7--------7--6--|-------6--5-------5-----|-----4--4--3--------------|
----------5--5--7-----3--|----------3-------------|-----3--3--------3--3-----|
----------------------3--|------------------------|--3--3-----3--3-----------|
----6-----5--------------|----------3----3-----3--|-----------1--1-----1--0--|
----------------------3--|----3-------------------|--1--1--1-----------------|
-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
--6-----6--5-------5-----|-----4--4--3--------------|-----------6----3--------|
--3--------3-------------|-----3--3--------3--3-----|--------3--3----3-----3--|
--3----------------------|--3--3-----3--3-----------|-----3-----3----3-----3--|
-----------3----3-----3--|-----------1--1-----1--0--|-------------------5-----|
--3--3-------------------|--1--1--1-----------------|--3-------------------3--|
-------------------------|-----------1------------|----------------------|
-----------5-------5--4--|-----------1----4----1--|----------------------|
--------3--3----3--------|--------2--2------------|----2-----------------|
-----5-----5-------------|-----1------------------|----1----1------------|
--3----------------------|------------------------|----3----3----3----0--|
-------------------------|--1---------------------|----------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
-----------6----3--------|-----------5-------5--4--|--------------------------|
--------3--3----3-----3--|--------3--3----3--------|--------10--8-------8--7--|
-----3-----3----3-----3--|-----5-----5-------------|-----7--7---7-------7--7--|
-------------------5-----|--3----------------------|--8---------8----8-----8--|
--3-------------------3--|-------------------------|--------------------------|
------------------------||
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-------7--5-------5----*||
-------7--7-------7----*||
----8-----8----8--8-----||
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version 3
CAPO: 1st Fret
A A7 D C#7
I waited 'til I saw the sun
F#m B D A
I don't know why I didn't come
A A7 D C#7
I left you by the house of fun
F#m B D A
I don't know why I didn't come
F#m B D A
I don't know why I didn't come
A A7 D C#7
When I saw the break of day
F#m B D A
I wished that I could fly away
A A7 D C#7
Instead of kneeling in the sand
F#m B D A
Catching teardrops in my hand
F#m B E E7
My heart is drenched in wine
F#m B E
But you'll be on my mind
D C#m Bm
For-E-ver
A A7 D C#7
Out across the endless sea
F#m B D A
I would die in ecstasy
A A7 D C#7
But I'll be a bag of bones
F#m B D A
Driving down the road along
F#m B E E7
My heart is drenched in wine
F#m B E
But you'll be on my mind
D C#m Bm
For-E-ver
A A7 D C#7
Something has to make you run
F#m B D A
I don't know why I didn't come
A A7 D C#7
I feel as empty as a drum
F#m B D A
I don't know why I didn't come
F#m B D A
I don't know why I didn't come
F#m B D A
I don't know why I didn't come
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version 4
Intro:
Gmaj7 - G7 - C - B7 - Em7 - A7 - D7sus4
Gmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 B+
I waited til I saw the sun.
Em7 A7 D7sus4 G
I don't know why I didn't come
Gmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 B+
I left you by the house of fun.
Em7 A7 D7sus4 G
I don't know why I didn't come.
Em7 A7 D7sus4 G
I don't know why I didn't come
Gmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 B+
When I saw the break of day.
Em7 A7 D7sus4 G
I wished that I could fly a - way
Gmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 B+
'stead of kneeling in the sand
Em7 A7 D7sus4 G
catching teardrops in my hand.
Break:
Em7 A7 D D7
My heart is drenced in wine,
Em7 A7 D D5/C G/B D/A
you'll be on my mind for - ev - er
Gmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 B+
Out a - cross the endless sea,
Em7 A7 D7sus4 G
I would die in ecsta - sy.
Gmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 B+
But I'll be a bag of bones
Em7 A7 D7sus4 G
driving down the road a - lone.
Break:
Em7 A7 D D7
My heart is drenced in wine,
Em7 A7 D D5/C G/B D/A
you'll be on my mind for - ev - er
Interlude:
Gmaj7 - G7 - Cmaj7 - B+ - Em7 - A7 - D7sus4 - G 2x
Gmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 B+
Something has to make you run.
Emaj7 A7 D7sus4 G
I don't know why I didn't come
Gmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 B+
I feel as empty as a drum
Em7 A7 D7sus4 G
I don't know why I didn't come,
Em7 A7 D7sus4 G
I don't know why I didn't come.
Em7 A7 D7sus4 G //
I don't know why I didn't come.
Gmaj7 320002
G7 320001
C x32010
B7 x21202
Em7 022030
A7 x02020
D7sus4 xx0213
Cmaj7 x32000
B+ x2104x
D xx0232
G 320003
D7 xx0212
D5/C x3023x
G/B x2003x
D/A x00232
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version 5
INTRO: Amaj7 A7 D Db7 F#m7 B E7
Amaj7 A7 D Dm F#m B E7 A Amaj7
1. I waited ‘til I saw the sun I don’t know why I didn’t come I left you
A7 D Dm F#m7 B E7 A F#m7 B
1. by the house of fun I don’t know why I didn’t come I don’t know why I
E7 A
1. didn’t come (to 2)
2. When I saw the break of day I wished that I could fly away ‘stead of
3. Out across the endless sea I would die in ecstasy But
4. Somethin’ has to make you run I don’t know why I didn’t come I
2. kneelin’ in the sand Catchin’ teardrops in my hand (to Chorus)
3. I’ll be a bag of bones Drivin’ down the road alone (to Chorus)
4. feel as empty as a drum I don’t know why I didn’t come I don’t know why I
4. didn’t come I don’t know why I didn’t come
F#m7 B E F#m7 B E D Dbm E
CHORUS: My heart is drenched in wine But you’ll be on my mind for-ev- er
(1st time: to 2, 2nd time to Lead)
LEAD: Amaj7 A7 D Dm F#m B E E7 Amaj7 A7 D Dm F#m B E E7
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version 6
Gmaj7 G7 C B7 Em7 A7 D7sus4
|----2----- |--1------- 0---------- |-----2-- 0--------- 0------- |-------3--
0---------- 0---------- |--1------- 0-------- |------3-- |---2--- |--1-------
0---------- 0---------- 0---------- |-----2-- 0--------- 0------- |----2-----
0---------- 0---------- |----2----- |--1----- |---2----- |---2--- 0----------
|----2----- |----2----- |-------3-- |-----2-- |---2----- 0------- x----------
|-------3-- |-------3-- x---------- x-------- 0--------- x------- x----------
Cmaj7 B+ D G D7 D5/C G/B D/A
0--------- x--------- |---2----- |-----3-- |-----2-- x-------- x-------- |--2-----
0--------- 0--------- |------3-- 0-------- |--1----- |-----3-- |-----3-- |-----3--
0--------- 0--------- |---2----- 0-------- |-----2-- |--2----- 0-------- |--2-----
|---2----- |---1----- 0--------- 0-------- 0-------- 0-------- 0-------- 0--------
|------3-- |------2-- x--------- |--2----- x-------- |-----3-- |--2----- 0--------
x--------- x--------- x--------- | ----3-- x-------- x-------- x-------- x--------
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INTRO
Gmaj7 G7 C B7 Em7 A7 D7sus4
-----2---3--1-----3--------|--0---0----------------|-----------------------|------3-----------
-----0---------------3--0--|--1------4----0--4--3--|------3--2-------2--1--|---1--1-----------
-----0---------------------|-----------------------|---0----------0--------|---2--2-------0---
---------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------
---------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------
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Gmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 B+ Em7 A7 `D7sus4 G
I wait - ed til__ I saw the sun.__ I don't know why___ I did - n't come
Gmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 B+ Em7 A7 D7sus4 G
I left you by__ the house of fun. I don't know why__ I did - n't come.
Emaj7 A7 D7sus4 G
I don't know why_ I did - n't come.
Gmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 B+ Em7 A7 D7sus4 G
When I saw___ the break of day. I wished that I____ could fly___ a - way
Gmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 B+ Em7 A7 D7sus4 G
'stead of kneel - ing in_ the sand cath - ing tear _ drops in my hand._
Em7 A7 D D7
My heart is___ drenced in_________ wine,
Em7 A7 D D5/c G/B D/A
but you'll be___ on___ my_____ mind for - ev - er.______
Gmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 B+ Em7 A7 D7sus4 G
Out a - cross the end - less sea, I would die____ in ec - sta - sy.
Gmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 B+ Em7 A7 D7sus4 G
But I'll be_____ a bag___ of bones driv - ing down____ the road___ a - lone.
Em7 A7 D D7
My heart___ is drenched in_________ wine,
Em7 A7 D D7
but you'll be___ on____ my______ mind for - ev - er.______
INTERLUDE
Gmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 B+ Em7 A7 D7sus4 G
Some - thing has__ to make_ you run.__ I don't know why__ I did - n't come
Gmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 B+
I feel as emp - ty as____ a drum
Em7 A7 D7sus4 G Em7 A7
I don't know why_____ I did - n't come,__ I don't know why_____
D7sus4 G Em7 A7 D7sus4 G
I did - n't come.___ I__________ don't know why__ I did - n't come.____
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