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 "I Want to Know" (Malo)
 From "The Mavericks"(2003)
 12-string acoustic: no capo, 6-string acoustic:capo 9th fret. 
 Intro: | E  A|  E   B7| x4 
[verse]: 
 EI want to knAow what EpromiB7ses to kEeep,
 EI want to knAow how gEuilty B7people Esleep,
 EI want to knAow if wEillows B7really Eweep,
 EI want to knAow where's Emy rewB7ard to rEeap...
   E   A| E   B7| 
[verse]:
 EI want to kAnow why the dEevil’s B7not run dEry,
 EI want to kAnow why pEolitB7icians lEie,
 EI want to kAnow why nEobodB7y gets hEigh,
 EI want to kAnow why tEhey don’t B7even try.
[verse]:
 AI wanna kDnow if aAll you nEeed is lAove,
 AI wanna kDnow the wAord from Eup above,
 EI wanna Aknow wEhat you’re B7thinking Eof,
 EI wanna Aknow when yEou have hB7ad enoEugh...
  E  A| E   B7| 
 [Bridge]:
 I EwonE/G#der why Awe think we’re dB7oing so wEellA  E  B7  
 I EwonE/G#der when tAime will be B7able to tEell.A  E  B7  E  
 [verse]: 
 ENa Ana, Ena na ne-B7ay-e-eeay, ENa Ana, Ena na ne-B7ay-e-eeay
 ANa Dna, Ana na ne-Eay-e-eeay ANa Dna, Ana na ne-Eay-e-eeay
 ENa Ana, Ena na ne-B7ay-e-eeay ENa Ana, Ena na ne-B7ay-e-eeay
 [verse]:
 EI want to knAow what it fEeels like B7to be kEing,
 EI want to knAow if chEildren, tB7hey don’t sEing,
 EI want to knAow if bEirds should lB7ose their wEings,
 EI want to kAnow if Ewe do B7anything. 
 [verse]:
 AI want to knDow how Awe could mEake ends mAeet,
 AI want to knDow when AI should stEomp my feet,
 EI want to knAow why hEistoB7ry repeEats,
 EI want to knAow how yEou turned B7out so swEeet...
 [bridge]:
 I EwonE/G#der why Awe think we’re dB7oing so wEellA  E  B7  
 I EwonE/G#der when tAime will be B7able to tEell.A  E  B7  E  
 We’re EwaiE/G#ting for sAomeone to tB7urn on the lEightA,E  B7  E  
 So Ewe E/G#won’t be wrAong about eB7verything rEight...
 [verse]: 
 ENa Ana, Ena na ne-B7ay-e-eeay, ENa Ana, Ena na ne-B7ay-e-eeay
 ANa Dna, Ana na ne-Eay-e-eeay ANa Dna, Ana na ne-Eay-e-eeay
 ENa Ana, Ena na ne-B7ay-e-eeay ENa Ana, Ena na ne-B7ay-e-eeay...

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I Want To Know

by The Mavericks

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 9 (as written in this song)

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E/G#

"I Want to Know" (Malo)

From "The Mavericks"(2003)

12-string acoustic: no capo, 6-string acoustic:capo 9th fret.

E A E B7

Intro: | | | x4

[verse]:

E A E B7 E

I want to know what promises to keep,

E A E B7 E

I want to know how guilty people sleep,

E A E B7 E

I want to know if willows really weep,

E A E B7 E

I want to know where's my reward to reap...

E A E B7

| |

[verse]:

E A E B7 E

I want to know why the devil’s not run dry,

E A E B7 E

I want to know why politicians lie,

E A E B7 E

I want to know why nobody gets high,

E A E B7

I want to know why they don’t even try.

[verse]:

A D A E A

I wanna know if all you need is love,

A D A E

I wanna know the word from up above,

E A E B7 E

I wanna know what you’re thinking of,

E A E B7 E

I wanna know when you have had enough...

E A E B7

| |

[Bridge]:

E E/G# A B7 E A E B7

I wonder why we think we’re doing so well

E E/G# A B7 E A E B7 E

I wonder when time will be able to tell.

[verse]:

E A E B7 E A E B7

Na na, na na ne-ay-e-eeay, Na na, na na ne-ay-e-eeay

A D A E A D A E

Na na, na na ne-ay-e-eeay Na na, na na ne-ay-e-eeay

E A E B7 E A E B7

Na na, na na ne-ay-e-eeay Na na, na na ne-ay-e-eeay

[verse]:

E A E B7 E

I want to know what it feels like to be king,

E A E B7 E

I want to know if children, they don’t sing,

E A E B7 E

I want to know if birds should lose their wings,

E A E B7

I want to know if we do anything.

[verse]:

A D A E A

I want to know how we could make ends meet,

A D A E

I want to know when I should stomp my feet,

E A E B7 E

I want to know why history repeats,

E A E B7 E

I want to know how you turned out so sweet...

[bridge]:

E E/G# A B7 E A E B7

I wonder why we think we’re doing so well

E E/G# A B7 E A E B7 E

I wonder when time will be able to tell.

E E/G# A B7 E A E B7 E

We’re waiting for someone to turn on the light,

E E/G# A B7 E

So we won’t be wrong about everything right...

[verse]:

E A E B7 E A E B7

Na na, na na ne-ay-e-eeay, Na na, na na ne-ay-e-eeay

A D A E A D A E

Na na, na na ne-ay-e-eeay Na na, na na ne-ay-e-eeay

E A E B7 E A E B7

Na na, na na ne-ay-e-eeay Na na, na na ne-ay-e-eeay...

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