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Dont know why

Dont Know Why was recorded by singer Norah Jones and is part of her debut album, Come Away with Me, released in 2002. It was written by songwriter Jesse Harris, and Norah Joness recording of the song earned her the Grammy for Record of the Year. The song was originally written and recorded by Harris on his album Jesse Harris & the Ferdinandos, but it gained worldwide fame through Joness rendition. The reflective lyrics, combined with a gentle mel ... ody, capture a sense of regret and reflection on a missed opportunity for love. See more [+]

Key: B

Introduction:  Bb7M   Bb7   Eb   D   Gm7   C7  

   Bb7M       Bb7                       Eb7M       D 
I waited 'til I saw the sun
 Gm7                   C7                      Bb 
I don't know why I didn't come
 Bb7M           Bb7             Eb7M     D 
I left you by the house of fun
 Gm7                   C7                      Bb 
I don't know why I didn't come
     Gm7               C7 
I don't know why I didn't come
 Bb7M   Bb7         Eb7M       D 
When I saw the break of day
 Gm7                     C7                      Bb 
I wished that I could fly away
         Bb7M       Bb7     Eb7M       D 
Instead of kneeling in the sand
 Gm7           C7                        Bb 
Catching teardrops in my hand
               Gm7   C7                     F       F7 
My heart is drenched in wine
               Gm7       C7                   F7 
But you'll be on my mind
 F7     Bb/D         F/C 
For             ev                 er
 Bb7M           Bb7               Eb7M           D 
Out             across the endless sea
 Gm7         C7                            Bb 
I would die in ecstasy
 Bb7M     Bb7         Eb7M               D 
But I'll         be a bag of bones
 Gm7               C7                        Bb 
Driving down the road alone
 Gm7                 C7                     F         F7 
My heart is drenched in wine
         Gm7           C7           F7 
But you'll be on my mind
   Bb7M   Bb7   Eb7M   D7M     Gm7   C7          B7M   Eb7M   D     Gm7   C7 
For     ev   er
 Bb7M             Bb7                 Eb7M         D 
Something has to make you run
 Gm7                   C7                        Bb 
I don't know why I didn't come
 Bb7M         Bb7         Eb7M       D 
I feel as empty as a drum
 Gm7                   C7           F7               Bb 
I don't know why I didn't come
     Gm7               C7                           F7   Bb 
I don't know why I didn't come
       Gm7             C7                    Bb 
I don't know why I didn't come

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