(I Don't Know Why) But I Do chords by Clarence "Frogman" Henry (Official Version)

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Cm7
F9sus4
F7
Bb
G7
D7
Eb
C7
G7/B

Intro 1

Verse 1
Bb 
G7 
F7 
I  (B flat major) don't know why I love you  (G7) but I do  (F7) 
Bb 
I don't know why I cry so but I do  (B flat major) 
D7 
I only know I'm lonely  (D7) 
Eb 
G7 
and  (E flat major) that I want you only  (G7) 
C7 
F7 
Bb 
I  (C7) don't know why I  (F7) love you but I do  (B flat major) 
G7/B 
Cm7 
F7 
 (G7/B)  (C minor7)  (F7) 

Verse 2

I can't sleep nights because I feel so restless

I don't know what to do, I feel so helpless

And since you've been away,

I cry both night and day

I don't know why I love you but I do

Bridge 1

My days have been so lonely

My nights have been so blue

I don't know how I spend it, but I do

Verse 3
Bb 
G7 
F7 
Each  (B flat major) night I sit alone and  (G7) tell myself  (F7) 
Bb 
That I will fall in love with someone else  (B flat major) 
D7 
I Guess I'm wastin' time  (D7) 
Eb 
G7 
but I've  (E flat major) got to clear my mind  (G7) 
C7 
F7 
Bb 
I  (C7) don't know why I  (F7) love you but I do  (B flat major) 

Outro 1

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Cm7
F9sus4
F7
Bb
G7
D7
Eb
C7
G7/B

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: Bb majorBPM: 110

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

Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x
F9sus4: x-x-3-3-4-3
F7: 1-3-1-2-1-1
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x
G7/B: x-2-3-0-3-x

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This is the definitive original version of (I Don't Know Why) But I Do by Clarence "Frogman" Henry, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Bb major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Clarence "Frogman" Henry's performance.