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Why I Don't Know chords by
Lyle Lovett
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Key: A major•
Intro 1
Gm
Gm
3

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Gm
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3

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Dm
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Verse 1
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G

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Was it the champag
Gm
Gm
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ne
G
G

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Was it the caviar

Was it her airplane
Gm
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C
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D
D

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Was it her daddy's car
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G

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Was it the new thing

With all the dough
C
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Gm
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Why I don't know
G
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Gm
Gm
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I just had to go
Verse 2
Gm
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Was that the yacht club
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G

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Or just a fishing boat
Gm
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G
G

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Was that the leg of lamb
C
C

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D
D

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Or was it a billy goat
Gm
Gm
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Was that a snail baby
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G

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C
C

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Or escargot

Why I don't know
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G

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D
D

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G

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Gm
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3

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I just had to go
Verse 3
C
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I'm just a poor boy
Gm
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Gm
Gm
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G
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I like to have fun
D
D

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G

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I know a pretty girl when I see one
Bb
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G
G

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C
C

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I've seen the real thing
G
G

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The imitation too
Abdim
Abdim
6

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A
A

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Em
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D
D

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So don't go telling me what to do
Verse 4
G
G

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Was that a beer joint

Or was that the country club
Dm
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G

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Were we fooling around
Em
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Eb
Eb
6

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D
D

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C
C

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Or was it truly love
Bm
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G

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Was that a foreign film
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G

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C
C

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Or just a show

Why I don't know
G
G

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I just had to go
Interlude 1
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G

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Gm
Gm
3

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Gdim
Gdim
5

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Ab
Ab
4

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Abm
Abm
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Ab
Ab
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Eb
Eb
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Ab
Ab
4

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Db
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Abm
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Eb
Eb
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Ab
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Verse 5
Db
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I'm just a poor boy
Eb
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Abm
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Ab
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I like to have fun
Eb
Eb
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I know a pretty girl when
Ebm
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Ab
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Abm
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I seen one
Db
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I've seen the real thing
Ab
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4

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The imitation too
Bb
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Fm
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Ebm
Ebm
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So don't go telling me what to do
Verse 6
Ab
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4

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So keep your champagne
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Abm
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Ab
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4

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And keep your caviar

And fly your airplane
Db
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Fm
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Eb
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6

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Into your daddy's car
Ab
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4

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And so you'll understand
Db
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I'll tell you slow
Ab
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Why I don't know
Abm
Abm
4

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Eb
Eb
6

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Db
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Eb
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6

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I just had to, go
Outro 1
Ab
Ab
4

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Abm
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Fdim
Fdim
3

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Abm
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Db
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Abm
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Abm
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Ab
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Db
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Abm
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Ab
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Db
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Ab
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Fm
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Ab
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Ab
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Db
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Eb
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Ab
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Fm
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Ab
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Gm

    3

  • G

  • Dm

  • C

  • D

  • Bb

  • Abdim

    6

  • A

  • Em

  • Eb

    6

  • Bm

    2

  • Gdim

    5

  • Ab

    4

  • Abm

    4

  • Db

    4

  • Ebm

    6

  • Fm

  • Fdim

    3

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Why I Don't Know by Lyle Lovett is A major.

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