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Don't Know Why

by Norah Jones

Written by: Jesse Harris

DON’T KNOW WHY Jesse Harris Norah Jones | CM7 / C7 / | F / E / | Am7 / D7 / | G7sus CM7 C7 FM7 E+ Am7 D7 | // ~ ^I.I | ~ ^wait ed^till ^l I sa=w | w=the^sun nn / / | ~ I=dont know^why y^y^I^did | G7sus C Am7 D7 G7sus C | nt^come ee / / | ~ I=dont know^why y^y^I^did | nt^come ee / / | CM7 C7 FM7 E+ Am7 D7 | ~ I=left you^b b^y y^the=house | e^of=fun nn nn / | ~ I=dont know^why y^y^I^did | G7sus C Am7 D7 G7sus C G7sus | nt^come ee e^I.I | ~ ^dont know^why / I^did=nt | come ee / / | CM7 C7 FM7 E+ | ~ ^When I^saw ^w aw the=break | k=of^day y^y / / | Am7 D7 G7sus C CM7 C7 | ~ I=wished that^I.I^I^could^fly | y=a^way yy / / | ~ ^stead of^kneel ^l ing ^in | FM7 E+ Am7 D7 G7sus C | the^sand dd / / | ^catch ing ^te ar^drops / | in^m^y^hand dd ~ ^My | Am7 D7 G7 | heart t ^is ss s ^drenched | dd d ^in n^n^n^wine | ee / / / | / / / ~ ^But | Am7 D7 G7 C G | youll l ^be ee e ^on | ^my y^y^y^mind | dd d ^for rr ~ ^ev | vv v ^er rr / | CM7 C7 FM7 E+ Am7 D7 G7sus C | / Out^a=cross ss the^end | less^sea aa / / | ~ ^I would^die e^e^in^ec | sta^sy yy / / | CM7 C7 FM7 E+ Am7 D7 | ~ ^But I'll^be ee e^a=bag | g=of^bones ss / / | ^Driv ing ^do wn ~ the=road | G7sus C | d=a^lone ee / / | Am7 D7 G7 | ~ ^My heart t is ^drenched | dd d ^in nn n^wine | ee / / / | / / / ~ ^But | Am7 D7 G7 C G | youll l ^be ee e ^on | on n ^my y^y^y^mind | dd ~ ^for r ^ev | ^v vv ^er rr / | | CM7 / C7 / | FM7 / E+ / | Am7 / D7 / | G7sus /// | x2 CM7 C7 FM7 E+ Am7 D7 | ~^Some thing^has s to ^make | e=you^run nn / / | ~ I=dont know^why y^y^I^did | G7sus C CM7 C7 FM7 E+ | nt^come ee e^I.I | ~ ^feel l=as^emp p ty ^as | s=a^drum mm / / | Am7 D7 G7 C Am7 D7 | ~ I=dont know^why y^y^I^did | nt^come ee e^I.I | ^dont know^why yy I^did=nt| G7 C Am7 D7 G7sus C | come / ~ ^I.I^I | I^dont know^wh=y y ~ I^did | nt^come ee ee / ||

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Don't Know Why is performed by Norah Jones and written by Jesse Harris. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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