I Don't Know Why Chords

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I Don't Know Why by Alison Krauss is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, C, Bb, G, Dm, G7, Gm and Am7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Alison Krauss:  
I Don't Know Why 
 
   F                 C         F 
I don't know why the sky is so blue 
             C       Bb              G  C 
I don't know why I'm so in love with you 
   F             Bb             Dm      G7 
If there were no music, I would not get through 
             F     C                        Bb 
I don't know why I know these things, but I do 
             F     C                   F 
I don't know why somewhere dreams come true 
             C     Bb                     G  C 
I don't know where we'll find a place for you 
   F                         Dm                       G7  
Every time you look that way I'd lay down my life for you 
        F          C                      Bb 
I don't know why I know these things, but I do 
        F         C                F 
I don't know why sun can make you cry 
             C       Bb               Gm             C 
I don't know how I'm bound to get you back, but I'll try 
           Bb                F                  Dm               G7 
They don't mean to cause you pain, they're just afraid of loving you 
        F          Am7  C                   Bb 
I don't know why I know these things, but I do 
        F            C             F 
I don't know why the trees grow so tall 
             C           Bb               G  C 
I don't know why I don't know anything at all 
   F             Bb             Dm      G7 
If there were no music, I would not get through 
             F     C                      Bb     G7 
I don't know why I know these things, but I do, I do 
             Bb    C                     Bb F 
I don't know why I know these things, but I do 
 
 

    	

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