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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: Bb

Introduction:  Bb7M   Bb7   Eb   D   Gm7   C7   F  

  Bb7M     Bb7             Eb7M     D+ 
I waited ' til I saw the sun
 Gm7           C7        F7(4)    Bb 
I don' t know why I didn' t come
 Bb7M       Bb7        Eb7M    D+ 
I left you by the house of fun
 Gm7           C7      F7(4)      Bb 
I don' t know why I didn' t come
   Gm7         C7              F7(4) 
I don' t know why I didn' t come
 Bb7M   Bb7      Eb7M     D+ 
When I saw the break of day
 Gm7            C7       F7(4)     Bb 
I wished that I could fly away
     Bb7M     Bb7    Ebmaj     D+ 
Instead of kneeling in the sand
 Gm7       C7         F7(4)    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/Eb    Bb/D      F/C 
For       ev         er

 Bb7M       Bb7         Eb7M       D+ 
Out       across the endless sea
 Gm7      C7        F7(4)       Bb 
I would die in ecstasy
 Bb7M    Bb7      Eb7M         D+ 
But I' ll     be a bag of bones
 Gm7         C7          F7(4)   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   D+   Gm7   C7   F7(4)   Bb7M   Eb7M   D+   Gm7   C7   F7(4) 
For   ev  er
 Bb7M        Bb7          Eb7M      D+ 
Something has to make you run
 Gm7           C7        F7(4)     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       F7(4)    Bb 
I don' t know why I didn' t come
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