I Dont Know Chords
I Dont Know by Kate & Anna McGarrigle is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords G, C, A7, Dm, G7 and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G
verse 1
C G
Love, love is like a bullet in a gun aimed at your heart
A7 Dm G7
Tears your heart apart, you scream and you bleed
C G
Then you fall down to your knees, reaching for a hand
C G
But the hunter turns his back, he hears his trumpet sound
A7 D7 G7 C
And the sun is going down
You ask me what it’s all about
Dm C G7
I say, I don’t know
C
Should you stay and work it out
Dm C G7 C G
I say, I don’t think so
verse 2
Dm A7 D7 G7 C
Someone else will come along and hold you close
Someone’s lost out in a storm
Dm C G7
And looking for safe-haven
C
Light your lamp, but hold it high
Dm C G7 C Dm C G7 C
Before you let the stranger in
Instrumental Dm C G7 C Dm C G7 C
You ask me what it’s all about
Dm C G7
I say, I don’t know
C
Should you stay and work it out
Dm C G7 C
Give it up, let it go
verse 3
G C G
Love is like a bullet in a gun aimed at your heart
A7 Dm G7
Tears your heart apart, you scream and you bleed
C G
Reaching for a hand, you fall down on your knees
C G
Man is truly the cruellest of beasts
C
You ask me what it’s all about
Dm C G7
I say, I don’t know
C
Should you stay and work it out
Dm C G7 C G
I say, I don’t think so
verse 4
Dm A7 D7 G7
Life is short and grief can tear a heart apart
C
Life is short, life is sweet
Dm C G7
This much I know
C
Should you stay and work it out
Dm C G7 C
I say, I don’t think so