I Dont Know Why Chords

KeyD Capo4st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays426

I Dont Know Why by Maura O'Connell is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords D, G, A, C, Em, Bm and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			


Intro: D  G  D 

verse 1 
      
I don't know why 
    G         A     D 
The sky is so blue 
                 A 
And I don't know why 
    C     G         Em    A 
I'm so in love with you 
G                    D 
But if there were no music 
     Bm      A        E       A 
Then I would not get through 
                 D 
And I don't know why 
  G          A             G   D 
I know these things, but I do 

verse 2 
                 D 
And I don't know why 
    G         A           D 
But somewhere dreams come true 
                 A 
And I don't know where 
               C    G         Em   A 
But there will be a place for you 
G                  D 
And every time you look that way 
        Bm          A        E    A 
I would lay down my life for you 
             D 
I don't know why 
  G          A             G   D 
I know these things, but I do 

verse 3 
             D 
I don't know why 
    G                 A        D 
But some are going to make you cry 
                 A 
And I don't know how 
      C    G          Em      A 
But I will get you by, I will try 
 G                           D 
’Cause they're not trying to cause you pain 
              Bm       A      E    A 
They're just afraid of loving you                      
             D 
I don't know why 
  G          A             G   D 
I know these things, but I do 

verse 4 
             D 
I don't know why 
    G     A       D 
The trees grow so tall 
                 A 
And I don't know why 
        C       G        Em    A 
I don't know anything at all 
G                    D 
But if there were no music 
       Bm    A       E        A 
Then I would not get through                   
             D 
I don't know why 
  G          A             C 
I know these things, but I do                     
             D 
I don't know why 
  G          A             G   D 
I know these things, but I do 
    	

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