Don't Know Why
Norah Jones
Standard | Capo 6 | E Major | 104 BPM
Chord shapes modified from album version for easier playing (original is fingerstyle rather than chords).
Included intro and solo tabs for those who are so inclined, chord progression on top for those who would
rather keep it simple.
[Chords]
Emaj7/EM7 x-2-1-1-0-0
E7 x-2-0-1-0-0
A x-0-2-2-2-0
G#7(#5) 4-x-4-5-5-x
C#m7 x-4-2-1-0-0
F#7 x-x-4-3-2-0
A/B x-2-2-2-2-0
E x-2-2-1-0-0
B7 x-2-1-2-0-2
B7/A x-0-1-2-0-2
E/G# 4-7-6-4-5-4
Bb x-1-3-3-3-1
Eadd9 0-2-4-1-0-0
Intro
[EM7] [E7] [A] [G#7(#5)] [C#m7] [F#m] [A/B]
e|-----0-----0-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------(14)--|
B|-------------0---|-----------------|-----------------|-------2---------|
E|-8-----7---------|-----6-5-----5-4-|-----4-3-----3-2-|-----2-----------|
D|---6-----------6-|---2-------2-----|---2-------------|---2-------------|
A|-7-------7-------|-0---------------|-4---------4-----|-2---------------|
E|-----------------|---------4-------|---------2-------|-----------------|
Verse 1
[Emaj7] [E7] [A] [G#7(#5)] [C#m7] [F#7] [A/B] [E]
I wait - ed til I saw the sun. I don't know why I did - n't come
[Emaj7] [E7] [A] [G#7(#5)] [C#m7] [F#7] [A/B] [E]
I left you by the house of fun. I don't know why I did - n't come
[C#m7] [F#7] [A/B] [E]
I don't know why I did - n't come.
[Emaj7] [E7] [A] [G#7(#5)] [C#m7] [F#7] [A/B] [E]
When I saw the break of day. I wished that I could fly away
[Emaj7] [E7] [A] [G#7(#5)] [C#m7] [F#7] [A/B] [E]
'stead of kneel - ing in the sand catch - ing teardrops in my hand
Chorus
[C#m7] [F#7] [B7]
My heart is drenched in wine,
[C#m7] [F#7] [B7] [B7/A] [E/G#] [B]
But you'll be on my mind for - ev - er.
Verse 2
[Emaj7] [E7] [A] [G#7(#5)] [C#m7] [F#7] [A/B] [E]
Out a - cross the end - less sea, I would die in ec - sta - sy.
[Emaj7] [E7] [A] [G#7(#5)] [C#m7] [F#7] [A/B] [E]
But I'll be a bag of bones driv - ing down the road a - lone.
Chorus
[C#m7] [F#7] [B7]
My heart is drenched in wine,
[C#m7] [F#7] [B7] [B7/A] [E/G#] [B]
But you'll be on my mind for - ev - er.
Solo
[EM7] [E7] [A] [G#7(#5)] [C#m7] [F#7] [B7]
e|-------------0-----|---------0-----0-(0-|-0)---------0-------|-----3\2-0-----------|
B|---------------0-3-|-----0h2------------|----0-----------0h2-|-0---------0h2p0---0-|
E|-----0h1-----------|---2----------------|--------3-----------|-----3\2---------2---|
D|---------2---------|-------------2------|----------2---------|---1-----------------|
A|---6---------------|-0-------------3-(4-|-4)-------------2---|---------------------|
E|-0---------0-------|-----------4--------|--------2-----------|---------------------|
[EM7] [E7] [A] [G#7(#5)] [C#m7] [F#7] [A/B]
e|---0-------0-------|-4-0---0-2----------|------------------------|-----------(14)------|
B|-------3-------0h2-|---------------0-(2-|-2)---------------------|-------2-------------|
E|-1-----------------|-------------1------|----4-------------------|-----2---------------|
D|-----2-------------|-------------2---(4-|-4)-4h6-6/4-2-----2-----|---2-----------------|
A|---------2---------|-0---------------(4-|-4)-------------4---2h4-|-2-------------------|
E|-0-----------------|-----------4--------|--------------2---------|---------------------|
Verse 3
[Emaj7] [E7] [A] [G#7(#5)] [C#m7] [F#7] [A/B] [E]
Some - thing has to make you run. I don't know why I did - n't come
[Emaj7] [E7] [A] [G#7(#5)]
I feel as emp - ty as a drum
Outro
[C#m7] [F#7] [A/B] [E]
I don't know why I did - n't come,
[C#m7] [F#7] [A/B] [E]
I don't know why I did - n't come.
[C#m7] [F#7] [A/B] [Eadd9]
I don't know why I did - n't come.
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|(n) Harmonics
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
|(n-|-n) Tie
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-Tom
