Chords
You Dont Know Me

You Dont Know Me was written by Cindy Walker based on an idea and melody from Eddy Arnold in 1955. Arnold believed the song was a musical portrayal of someone secretly in love with a close friend who does not realize their feelings.

Key: C

Introduction:

difficulty
very hard |||||
                C          C7M 
You give your hand to me
         C6         C 
And you say hello
             F          F7M 
And I can hardly speak
              F6         F#º 
My heart is beating so
        C            A7 
And anyone can tell
 Dm7 
You think you know me well
 G7                      E7   A+  Dm  G7 
But you don' t know me

               C             C7M 
No, you don' t know the one
                C6         C 
who dreams of you at night
               F              F7M 
And longs to kiss your lips
               F6           D#º7 
And longs to hold you tight
    C               A7 
To you I' m just a friend
 Dm7 
It' s all I' ve ever been
 G7              C      F    C      C7 
Well you don' t know me

 F         F#º     C            A7 
I never knew the art of making love
 Dm7               G7                  C     C7 
Though my heart aches with love for you
 Am                 Em                A7 
Afraid and shy, I let my chance go by
 D7                               G7 
The chance that you might love me too

               C          C7M 
You give your hand to me
          C6         C 
Then you say goodbye
              F        F7M 
I watch you walk away
            F6           D#º7 
Beside that lucky guy
 C                            A7 
No, you' ll never, never know
 Dm7                       G7 
The one who loves you so
                 C 
Well, you don' t know me