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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: Bb7+    Bb7    Eb    D    Gm7    C7    

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  Bb7+         Bb7                              Eb7+         D  
I waited 'til I saw the sun
Gm7                         C7                             Bb  
I don't know why I didn't come
Bb7+              Bb7                 Eb7+      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
Bb7+    Bb7            Eb7+         D  
When I saw the break of day
Gm7                            C7                             Bb  
I wished that I could fly away
          Bb7+         Bb7      Eb7+         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
Bb7+              Bb7                    Eb7+              D  
Out                 across the endless sea
Gm7            C7                                     Bb  
I would die in ecstasy
Bb7+      Bb7            Eb7+                    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
  Bb7+    Bb7    Eb7+    D7+      Gm7    C7             B7+    Eb7+    D      Gm7    C7  
For      ev    er
Bb7+                 Bb7                      Eb7+            D  
Something has to make you run
Gm7                         C7                                Bb  
I don't know why I didn't come
Bb7+            Bb7            Eb7+         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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