Hey I Dont Know Chords
by Kongos
Hey I Dont Know by Kongos is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, D, Bm, G, Am and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Riff:
e------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D----0---2-------------------------0-2--------------------------
A--------------2---------------2---------------------------------
E----------------2----0------------------------------------------
Intro: Riff x4
Em
Tears are shed, a shame
I should have known
D
I should have thought
Bm
I could have thought
D Em
Before I cast that stone
Em
The waves radiate far and wide
D
There's a ringing in my ears
Bm
For a minute
D Em
I think I'm going blind
Riff x2
Em
Tears are shed, a shame
I should have known
D
The crown weighs heavy
Bm D Em
Heavy as I sit back in my throne
Em
I say hey, it wasn't me
I'm just a pawn
D
But the devil's not into details
Bm D Em
Where have all the heroes gone?
Riff x2
Hey I don't know
Why don't you tell me? x2
Riff x2
Em Bm
The dream is broken
G Am
Now the mind must be woken
Em
So what are you waiting for
Am Bm
Tell me what's the hesitation?
Em
What are you waiting for
Am B
Tell me what is the delay?
Riff x4
Hey I don't know
Why don't you tell me? X4
Solo:
Break 1 measure
Riff x7
Em
The victor earns the title "The Great"
D
All the mysteries get unlearned
Bm D Em
All the history just becomes a string of dates
Em
The hordes overrun in a clean sweep
D
Destroying everything that was built
Bm D Em
Where's the glory in making mothers weep?
Riff x4
Hey I don't know
Why don't you tell me? X4
Em Bm
The dream is broken
G Am
Now the mind must be woken
Em
So what are you waiting for
Am Bm
Tell me what's the hesitation?
Em
What are you waiting for
Am Bm
Your special invitation?
Em
What are you waiting for
Am B
Tell me what is the delay?
Riff x4
Riff x4
Hey I don't know
Why don't you tell me? x4