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I Want To Know

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This song is just 2 strums of E-G#m-B-D#m the entire song. Hope you enjoy these chords :)
EI wanna kG#mnow  I wanna kBnow     I wanna D#mknow       
I wanna knC#mow  I wanna knEow     I wanna kG#mnow   I wanna knF#ow     
EWhat's it gonna G#mtake
Are we gonna foreBver
Make the same misD#mtake
C#mI wanna know 
Will you take a Estand
Will you raise a G#mhand
For your brother's F#sake
EYou talk about the deG#mluge
You talk about centrBifuge
D#mYou got something to C#mprove
Tell me      E  G#mwho's eyes you gonna F#use
EAnd I    G#m    B      D#myeah IC#m  E  
G#mWhat's it gonna tF#ake
EAnd you    G#m    B      D#myeah youC#m  E  
EWhat's it gonna F#be
EI wanna kG#mnow    I wanna Bknow    I wanna D#mknow       
I wanna knC#mow   I wanna kEnow    I wanna G#mknow  I wanna kF#now     
EWhat's it gonna G#mbe
Gotta another thBeory
You want me to D#mhear
C#mTaking your refuge in your reEason
Just to beat the G#mfear
That we don't know why we're F#here
EEven cold hard G#mfacts
Have got a way of chaBnging
Their stripes in the light of a new D#mday
C#mThe world we hold so tight and tErue
G#mTurn it on its hF#ead
EAnd I    G#m    B     D#myeah IC#m  E  
G#mWhat's it gonna tF#ake
EAnd you    G#m    B     D#myeah youC#m  E  
G#mWhat's it gonna F#be
EI wanna kG#mnow   I wanna Bknow    I wanna D#mknow       
I wanna C#mknow  I wanna kEnow     I wanna G#mknow  I wanna kF#now     
Solo:
 E   G#m   B   D#m   C#m   E   G#m       F#x3
ELiving under preG#mtense
Always on the dBefense
Always on the D#mfenceC#m  
Tell mEe……… G#mwhat's it gonna F#be
EAnd I    G#m    B     D#myeah IC#m  E  
G#mWhat's it gonna tF#ake
EAnd you    G#m    B     D#myeah youC#m  E  
G#mWhat's it gonna F#be
EI wanna G#mknow  I wanna Bknow     I wanna D#mknow       
I wanna kG#mnow  I wanna kEnow     I wanna G#mknow  I wanna kF#now     

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I Want To Know

by Kongos

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

D#m

C#m

This song is just 2 strums of E-G#m-B-D#m the entire song. Hope you enjoy these chords :)

E G#m B D#m

I wanna know I wanna know I wanna know

C#m E G#m F#

I wanna know I wanna know I wanna know I wanna know

E G#m

What's it gonna take

Are we gonna forever

D#m

Make the same mistake

C#m

I wanna know

Will you take a stand

G#m

Will you raise a hand

For your brother's sake

E G#m

You talk about the deluge

You talk about centrifuge

D#m C#m

You got something to prove

E G#m F#

Tell me who's eyes you gonna use

E G#m B D#m C#m E

And I yeah I

G#m F#

What's it gonna take

E G#m B D#m C#m E

And you yeah you

E F#

What's it gonna be

E G#m B D#m

I wanna know I wanna know I wanna know

C#m E G#m F#

I wanna know I wanna know I wanna know I wanna know

E G#m

What's it gonna be

Gotta another theory

D#m

You want me to hear

C#m E

Taking your refuge in your reason

G#m

Just to beat the fear

That we don't know why we're here

E G#m

Even cold hard facts

Have got a way of changing

D#m

Their stripes in the light of a new day

C#m E

The world we hold so tight and true

G#m F#

Turn it on its head

E G#m B D#m C#m E

And I yeah I

G#m F#

What's it gonna take

E G#m B D#m C#m E

And you yeah you

G#m F#

What's it gonna be

E G#m B D#m

I wanna know I wanna know I wanna know

C#m E G#m F#

I wanna know I wanna know I wanna know I wanna know

Solo:

E G#m B D#m C#m E G#m F#

E G#m

Living under pretense

Always on the defense

D#m C#m

Always on the fence

E G#m F#

Tell me……… what's it gonna be

E G#m B D#m C#m E

And I yeah I

G#m F#

What's it gonna take

E G#m B D#m C#m E

And you yeah you

G#m F#

What's it gonna be

E G#m B D#m

I wanna know I wanna know I wanna know

G#m E G#m F#

I wanna know I wanna know I wanna know I wanna know

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