I Wanna Know Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays503

I Wanna Know by Best Coast is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Am, F, G and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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C
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  			Intro: 
C    Am    F    G 
C Am C Am 

C               Am          C                  Am 
Draw names deep in the sand, holding onto each other's hands 
        F             G             F             G 
I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know 
C                    Am           C                      Am 
Telling lies, it's a big surprise, gazing deep into each other's eyes 
        F             G             F             G 
I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know 
C           Am       C                    Am 
It's a mystery to me, how much you really love me 
        F             G             F             G 
I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know 
C                    Am         C              Am 
And though I see you every night I never wanna leave your sight 
        F             G             F             G 
I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know' 

     Am 
It's alarming how charming you can be 
    F                  G          F           G 
And though I know it's wrong I've done it all along 
    F                G 
But now it's time to say: 

C           Am 
Baby goodbye 
C           Am 
Baby goodbye 

C Am C Am 

C                      Am        C                Am 
I saw you out just the other day, I didn't have a clue what to say 
        F             G             F             G 
I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know 
C                  Am            C                Am 
I miss the way you held me tight, I even miss our stupid fights 
        F             G             F             G 
I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know 

     Am 
It's alarming how charming you can be 
    F                  G          F           G 
And though I know it's wrong I've done it all along 
    F                G 
But now it's time to say: 

C           Am 
Baby goodbye 
C           Am 
Baby goodbye 

C Am C Am 

Em                      F 
You can have me everyday or we can go our separate ways 
Em                      F 
You can have me everyday or we can go our separate ways 
Em                      F 
You can have me everyday or we can go our separate ways 
Em                      F  G 
You can have me everyday 

C           Am 
Baby goodbye 8x 

C 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante