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I Dont Know

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                      I Don't Know – Paul McCartney
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Written by: Paul McCartney
From: "Egypt Station" (2018)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Capo: 1st fret
Play: A
Key: Bb
For chords in original key transpose +1 (use UGs "Use Flats" option to have
it in Bb and avoid A#) 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro] part
                              A6
 F#m   F#sus4      A Asus2 A  
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|-----------(2)--|
B|----2-----------|-----------(2)--|
G|----2-4---------|2---4-2----(2)--|
D|4---4-4---------|2---2-2---------|
A|4---------------|0---------------|
E|2---------------|----------------|
[Bridge] part
 F#m [ F#m(add9) ] E6   E6(9)
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----5-4---------|----4-2---------|
B|----2-2---------|----2-2---------|
G|2---2-2---------|----1-1---------|
D|4---4-4---------|----2-2---------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|0---------------|
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CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
E6        0-2-2-1-2-0
Dmaj7     x-x-0-2-2-2
D6        x-x-0-2-0-2
Fmaj7  (t)1-3-3-2-1-0
Am/E      0-x-2-2-1-0
Esus4     0-2-2-2-x-x
F/G       3-x-3-2-1-1
D/E       0-2-2-2-3-2
D7sus4/G  3-x-0-2-1-3
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
  F#mE6 Dmaj7D6
|  |  |  |  |
  F#mE6 Dmaj7D6
|  |  |  |  |
  F#mF#sus4Asus2A
|   |   |
= Intro (part)
  F#mF#sus4Asus2A
|   |   |
= Intro (part)
   A
|    |  %  |
(backwards piano)
  AD  AD
|   |   |
[Verse 1]
     A              Dmaj7  A         Dmaj7
I got crows at my window, dogs at my door
A        Dmaj7       Fmaj7
 I don't think I can take anymore
Am/E        D               AD  AD
                          |   |   |
What am I doin' wrong? I don't know
[Verse 2]
A           Dmaj7     A            Dmaj7
 My brother told me, "Life's not a pain"
A         Dmaj7         Fmaj7
 That was right when it started to rain
Am/E             D              A
Where am I going wrong? I don't know
[Bridge]
F#m               E6
 But it's alright, sleep tight
Dmaj7            A
 I will take the strain
F#m          E6
 You'll find, love of mine
Dmaj7          E   Esus4E
             |       |
 You will feel no pain
[Verse 3]
A           Dmaj7    A        Dmaj7
 Well, I see trouble at every turn
A        Dmaj7  Fmaj7
I've got so many lessons to learn
Am/E            D              A
What am I doin' wrong? I don't know
[Middle 8]
F/G                         C
 Now what's the matter with me?
     Dm          G7
Am I right? Am I wrong?
D/E              A
Now I started to see
       D  D/C#D/BD/A     E     Esus4E
        |     ]    |         |
I must try               to be strong
[Verse 4]
A         Dmaj7    A         Dmaj7
 I try to love you best as I can
A       Dmaj7         Fmaj7
But you know that I'm only a man
Am/E           D               A
Why am I going wrong? I don't know
[Instrumental]
  F#mE6 Dmaj7D6
|  |  |  |  |
    Ooh, yeah
  F#mE6 Dmaj7D6
|  |  |  |  |
         Oh, woah, woah, woah, mhmm
[Bridge]
F#m               E6
 But it's alright, sleep tight
Dmaj7            A
 I will take the strain
F#m          E6
 You'll find, little love of mine
Dmaj7          E   Esus4E
             |       |
 You will feel no pain
[Outro]
A              Dmaj7      A          Dmaj7
I got crows at my window, dogs at my door
A       Dmaj7       Fmaj7
I don't think I can take anymore
Am/E            D              A
What am I doin' wrong? I don't know
[Outro]
F/G                         D/E
 Now what's the matter with me? I don't know, I don't know
F/G                     D/E
 What's the matter with me? I don't know, I don't know
F/G                     D7sus4/G
 What's the matter with me? I don't know, I don't know
[Coda]
   A    A
|    |  

I Dont Know chords and lyrics

Free chords for I Dont Know by Paul McCartney. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      I Don't Know – Paul McCartney
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Written by: Paul McCartney
From: "Egypt Station" (2018)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Capo: 1st fret
Play: A
Key: Bb
For chords in original key transpose +1 (use UGs "Use Flats" option to have
it in Bb and avoid A#) 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
| F#m | E6 | Dmaj7 | D6 |
| F#m | E6 | Dmaj7 | D6 |
| A D | A D |
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Bridge]
[Verse 3]
[Middle 8]
[Verse 4]
[Instrumental]
[Bridge]
[Outro]
[Outro]
[Coda]
|  A  |  A

I Dont Know Chords by Paul McCartney

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