He Doesn't Know Why chords by Fleet Foxes (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

C
Dm/C
G/C
F/C
F
G
Dm
Am
Em
Em7
Gadd4
Bb
Gm

Intro 1

Verse 1
F 
G 
F 
G 
 (F major) Penniless and  (G major) tired, with your  (F major) hair grown  (G major) long
Dm 
Am 
I was  (D minor) looking at you  (A minor) there
Em 
F 
and your  (E minor) face looked  (F major) wrong
C 
Dm 
Em7 
F 
Memo (C major) ry is a  (D minor) fickle  (E minor7) siren  (F major) song
Gadd4 
G 
I  (Gadd4) didn't   understand  (G major) 

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Verse 2

Image and light as the morning nears

You don't say a single word

of your last two years

Well, you will be, you'll reach the frontier

I didn't understand, oh

Interlude 1

Verse 3
F 
G 
F 
G 
 (F major) See your rugged  (G major) hands and a  (F major) silver  (G major) knife
Dm 
Am 
Twenty  (D minor) dollars in your  (A minor) hand
Em 
F 
that you  (E minor) hold so  (F major) tight
C 
Dm 
Em7 
F 
All the  (C major) evidence  (D minor) of  your  (E minor7) vagrant  (F major) life
Gadd4 
G 
My  (Gadd4) brother, you were gone  (G major) 

Verse 4
F 
G 
F 
G 
And  (F major) you will try to  (G major) do what you  (F major) did be (G major) fore
Dm 
Am 
Pull the  (D minor) wool over your  (A minor) eyes
Em 
F 
For a  (E minor) week or  (F major) more
C 
Dm 
Em7 
F 
Let your  (C major) family  (D minor) take you  (E minor7) back  to  (F major) your
Gadd4 
G 
o (Gadd4) riginal  mind  (G major) 

Chorus 1

There's nothing I can do

There's nothing I can say

Interlude 2
I can
C 
Dm/C 
G/C 
F/C 
 (C major) (say)  (D minor/C)  (G/C)  (F/C) 
C 
Dm/C 
G/C 
F/C 
 (C major)  (D minor/C)  (G/C)  (F/C) 
C 
Dm/C 
G/C 
F/C 
 (C major)  (D minor/C)  (G/C)  (F/C) 
C 
Dm/C 
G/C 
F/C 
C 
 (C major)  (D minor/C)  (G/C)  (F/C)  (C major) 

Outro 1

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GuitarPianoUkulele

C
Dm/C
G/C
F/C
F
G
Dm
Am
Em
Em7
Gadd4
Bb
Gm

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: Db majorBPM: 94

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Dm/C: x-3-x-2-3-1
G/C: x-3-5-4-3-3
F/C: x-3-3-2-1-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
Gadd4: x-x-5-5-0-3
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3

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This is the original studio version of He Doesn't Know Why by Fleet Foxes, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of Db major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Fleet Foxes's performance.