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I Don't Know
Francis Rossi
KOTD 1996
Some chords enter a quaver in front 
of the specified bar to 'push' the progression along.
When you play along, you should be able to spot them...
|E| |C#m| |B| |B7|
|E| |C#m| |B| |B7|
EHow many times do I have to tell you
C#mnot to do the things you do but you dBid
Didn't youB7  
EYou just say that nothings right
Well noC#mthings good 'cos nothing rhymes
But its jBust attitudeB7  
AYou keep telling me lF#mately
AI can show you something mF#maybeB  B7  
I don't kEnow, I don't kC#mnow, I don't kBnow,B7  
I don't kEnow, I don't kC#mnow, I just doBn't B7know
How many times do I have to show you
Just to get the message through
That its just killing you
You say that its all right and can I stay with you tonight
So I ran, so I ran from you
You keep telling me lately
I can show you something maybe
I don't kEnow, I don't kC#mnow, I don't kBnow,B7  
I don't kEnow, I don't kC#mnow, I just doBn't B7knowA#  A  
G#You did sometAhing A#to BmeA#  A  
G#I just wanAted A#to sBee
If we both could aC7gree
|F| |Dm| |C| |C7|
|F| |Dm| |C| |C7|
BbYou keep telling me lGmately
BbI can show you something GmmaybeC  C7  
I don't kFnow, I don't kDmnow, I don't kCnow,C7  
I don't kFnow, I don't kDmnow, I just don't kCnowC7  

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I Dont Know

by Francis Rossi

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C#m

F#m

I Don't Know

Francis Rossi

KOTD 1996

Some chords enter a quaver in front

of the specified bar to 'push' the progression along.

When you play along, you should be able to spot them...

E C#m B B7

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E C#m B B7

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How many times do I have to tell you

C#m B

not to do the things you do but you did

Didn't you

You just say that nothings right

C#m

Well nothings good 'cos nothing rhymes

B B7

But its just attitude

A F#m

You keep telling me lately

A F#m B B7

I can show you something maybe

E C#m B B7

I don't know, I don't know, I don't know,

E C#m B B7

I don't know, I don't know, I just don't know

How many times do I have to show you

Just to get the message through

That its just killing you

You say that its all right and can I stay with you tonight

So I ran, so I ran from you

You keep telling me lately

I can show you something maybe

E C#m B B7

I don't know, I don't know, I don't know,

E C#m B B7 A# A

I don't know, I don't know, I just don't know

G# A A# B A# A

You did something to me

G# A A# B

I just wanted to see

If we both could agree

F Dm C C7

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F Dm C C7

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Bb Gm

You keep telling me lately

Bb Gm C C7

I can show you something maybe

F Dm C C7

I don't know, I don't know, I don't know,

F Dm C C7

I don't know, I don't know, I just don't know

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