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I Don't Know Why I Love You chords by
John Cougar Mellencamp
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Key: Ab major•
Intro 1
G
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Eb
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6

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C
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Eb
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6

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Cm
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3

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Verse 1

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Eb
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I don't know why I love you
Bb
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C
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I don't know why but I love you
Eb
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6

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Eb
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6

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G
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I don't know why I love you

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C
C

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Verse 2
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Eb
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Always treat me like a fool
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Kick me when I'm down
C
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Bb
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that's your rule
Eb
Eb
6

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6

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F
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G
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I don't know why I love you
C
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But I love you, oh yeah
Verse 3
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Eb
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Never stop with those cheating ways
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C
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with another guy you laugh in my face
Eb
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6

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Lord how much can I
G
G

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be disgraced

'Cause I love you
C
C

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Oh baby, yeah
Verse 4
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Eb
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I don't know why I love you
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C
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I don't know why but I love you
Eb
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I don't know why I love you, baby
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C
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But I love you, baby, oh yeah
Verse 5
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Eb
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You throw my heart down in the dirt,

oh
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You made me crawl on, oh
C
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On this cold black earth, yeah
Eb
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No, I never knew how
F
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much love could hurt
G
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C
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Until I loved you baby, oh yeah
Verse 6
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F
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Eb
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I can't stop, I can't stop crying,

can't you see
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B
B
2

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C
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Oh, I'm pleadin' with you baby now
Eb
Eb
6

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I'm on my knees, I'm on my knees
Bb
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Won't you help me,
Eb
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oh help me please
G
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'Cause I love you, baby
Verse 7

Oh, I love you baby
F
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Eb
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I don't know, I don't know

We don't know,
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C
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oh don't know nothing about

Can't do nothing about it
Eb
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6

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I don't know why I love you,
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oh baby
Verse 8
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Eb
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I can't stop, I can't stop crying, oh
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C
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I'm on my knees, baby
Eb
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Won't you help me please
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I don't know why I love you
G
G

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But I love you, baby
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • F

  • Eb

    6

  • C

  • Cm

    3

  • Bb

  • E

  • B

    2

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of I Don't Know Why I Love You by John Cougar Mellencamp is Ab major.

The primary chords used in I Don't Know Why I Love You are Ab, Gb, Fb, Db, Dbm, Cb.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Ab, Gb, Fb, Db, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of I Don't Know Why I Love You is approximately 88 beats per minute.

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