Don’t Know Why

Don’t Know Why

By Norah Jones

* You can scroll down to the bottom for suggested chord voicings. Anticipated chords are underlined.


INTRO

BbM7 – Bb7 – Eb – D7#5
Gm7 C7 F11sus2 – –


VERSE 1

BbM7 – Bb7 – Eb – D7#5
I waited ’til I saw the sun
Gm7C7F11sus2Bb
I don’t know why I didn’t come
BbM7 – Bb7 – Eb – D7#5
I left you by the house of fun
Gm7C7F11sus2Bb
I don’t know why I didn’t come
Gm7 – C7F11sus2Bb
I don’t know why I didn’t come

BbM7 – Bb7 – Eb – D7#5
When I saw the break of day
Gm7C7F11sus2Bb
I wished that I could fly away
BbM7 – Bb7 – Eb – D7#5
Instead of kneeling in the sand
Gm7C7F11sus2Bb
Catching teardrops in my hand


CHORUS 1

Gm7 – – C13 – – F7 – – – –
My heart is drenched in wine
Gm7 – – C13 – – F7 –
But you’ll be on my mind
F7/EbBb/DF
For-e-ver


VERSE 2

BbM7 – Bb7 – Eb – D7#5
Out across the endless sea
Gm7C7F11sus2Bb
I would die in ecstasy
BbM7 – Bb7 – Eb – D7#5
But I’ll be a bag of bones
Gm7C7F11sus2Bb
Driving down the road along


CHORUS 2

Gm7 – – C13 – – F7 – – – –
My heart is drenched in wine
Gm7 – – C13 – – F7 –
But you’ll be on my mind
F7/EbBb/DF
For-e-ver


INTERLUDE

BbM7 – Bb7 – Eb – D7#5 –
Gm7C7F11sus2 – – (twice)


VERSE 3

BbM7 – Bb7 – Eb – D7#5
Something has to make you run
Gm7C7F11sus2Bb
I don’t know why I didn’t come
BbM7 – Bb7 – Eb – D7#5
I feel as empty as a drum
Gm7C7F11sus2Bb
I don’t know why I didn’t come
Gm7 – C7F11sus2Bb
I don’t know why I didn’t come
Gm7 – C7 – F11sus2 – Bb ->
I don’t know why I didn’t come

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