I Dont Know Why Chords

KeyC Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays510

I Dont Know Why by Andraé Crouch is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords C, F, G, Dm, A, C7, D7, E and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
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C                         F 
 I don't know why   Jesus loved me 
G                      C 
 I don't know why   He cared 
C                      F 
 I don't know why   He sacrificed his life 
Dm           C      G           C 
 Oh, but I'm glad.  I'm glad he did. 
(REPEAT) 

C                                   F 
 Where would I be,  if Jesus didn?t love me? 
G                                   C 
 Where would I be,  if Jesus didn?t care? 
C                                F 
 Where would I be,  if he hadn?t sacrificed his life? 
Dm           C      G           A 
 Oh, but I'm glad.  I'm glad he did 
F               G          C 
So glad he did, so glad he did. 

Bridge 
C7                             F 
 He left his might-y throne in Glo-ry 
D7                             G 
 To bring to us re-demp-tion?s sto-ry. 
E                                 Am 
 Then He died, but he rose again, just for you and me 
F            C       G           C 
 Oh, but I'm glad.   I'm glad he did. 

C                         F 
 I don't know why   Jesus loved me 
G                      C 
 I don't know why   He cared 
C                      F 
 I don't know why   He sacrificed his life 
Dm           C     F            C  
 Oh, but I'm glad.  Oh, but I'm glad. 
F            C      G           A 
 Oh, but I'm glad.  I'm glad he did 
F                G             C 
So glad he did,  so glad he___ did. 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante