I Just Don't Know What To Say Chords

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I Just Don't Know What To Say by John Hiatt is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords C, G, F, Am 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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F
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Intro 
C   G  F 
C   G  F 

             C 
You took my Love 
      G       F 
You took my trust 
                C 
And turned them in 
      G       F 
To a pile of rust 
           C 
Stole my money 
         G      F 
And you lied to me 
                    C 
You said we were shooting it straight 
G     F 
mutually 

                 C 
Now I think you want 
 G        F 
Me to be kind 
          C 
Bury the past 
     G         F 
And ease your mind 

             Am 
But I'm not here 
    Em       F 
To make you pay 
                               C   G F 
Baby I just don't know what to say 
                               C   G F 
Baby I just don't Know what to say 

              C 
It makes me wonder 
            G         F 
How long I been your fool 
                    C 
Though it hardly changes 
        G        F 
What I feel for you 

                 C 
And that's the thing 
        G       F 
I don't understand 
            C 
It goes to show 
              G     F 
What kind of fool I am 

              c 
Covered in darkness 
        G    F 
But I wanna see 
                        C 
What's the matter with you, babe 
             G         F 
What's the matter with me 

             Am 
If I could believe 
    Em                F 
I'd hit my knees and pray 
                               C   G F 
But baby I just don't know what to say 
                               C   G F 
Baby I just don't Know what to say 

                 C 
I know you're shocked 
       G        F 
At my loss for words 
              C 
'Cause I can talk 
                   G     F 
The wings off a humming bird 
             C 
I think too fast 
               G         F 
But not fast enough for you 
                            C 
And everything you always wanted 
   G         F 
To be brand new 

                 C 
Now my mind is tongue-tied 
       G        F 
I got two left feet 
                     C 
I can't dance outta here 
          G       F 
 I keep hittin' repeat 

              Am       Em 
And it's the same sad song 
              F 
The jukebox plays 
                               C   G F 
Baby I just don't know what to say 
                               C   G F 
Baby I just don't Know what to say 
                               C   G F 
Baby I just don't know what to say 
                               C   G F 
Baby I just don't Know what to say 
                                     C  G F 
Oh, Baby, I just don't know what to say 

C   G  F 
C   G  F 
C   G  F 
Am  Em  F 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante