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Don’t Know Why Chords

Norah Jones Beginner Key of C 5 Chords 2 min read

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

C · Am · F · G · Dm

Norah Jones’s Grammy-winning debut single about longing and missed chances. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Jazz Ballad Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Use a light, relaxed strum to match the song’s mellow feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

Am F

I waited ’til I saw the sun

C G

I don’t know why I didn’t come

Am F

I left you by the house of fun

C G

I don’t know why I didn’t come

Am F

I don’t know why I didn’t come

Verse 2

Am F

When I saw the break of day

C G

I wished that I could fly away

Am F

Instead of kneeling in the sand

C G

Catching teardrops in my hand

Chorus

F C

My heart is drenched in wine

G Am

But you’ll be on my mind

F

Forever

Verse 3

Am F

Out across the endless sea

C G

I will be thinking of you

Am F

My heart is beating slowly

C G

I’ve come to feel my home

Chorus

F C

My heart is drenched in wine

G Am

But you’ll be on my mind

F

Forever

Bridge

F C G

Something has to make you run

F C

I don’t know why I didn’t come

F C

I feel as empty as a drum

G Am

I don’t know why I didn’t come

F C

I don’t know why I didn’t come

G Am

I don’t know why I didn’t come

Chorus

F C

My heart is drenched in wine

G Am

But you’ll be on my mind

F

Forever

Practice tip: Practice the Am-F-C-G progression slowly until you can switch chords without pausing the strum pattern.

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

C · Am · F · G · Dm

Norah Jones’s Grammy-winning debut single about longing and missed chances. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Jazz Ballad Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a light, relaxed strum to match the song’s mellow feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

Am F

I waited ’til I saw the sun

C G

I don’t know why I didn’t come

Am F

I left you by the house of fun

C G

I don’t know why I didn’t come

Am F

I don’t know why I didn’t come

Verse 2

Am F

When I saw the break of day

C G

I wished that I could fly away

Am F

Instead of kneeling in the sand

C G

Catching teardrops in my hand

Chorus

F C

My heart is drenched in wine

G Am

But you’ll be on my mind

F

Forever

Verse 3

Am F

Out across the endless sea

C G

I will be thinking of you

Am F

My heart is beating slowly

C G

I’ve come to feel my home

Chorus

F C

My heart is drenched in wine

G Am

But you’ll be on my mind

F

Forever

Bridge

F C G

Something has to make you run

F C

I don’t know why I didn’t come

F C

I feel as empty as a drum

G Am

I don’t know why I didn’t come

F C

I don’t know why I didn’t come

G Am

I don’t know why I didn’t come

Chorus

F C

My heart is drenched in wine

G Am

But you’ll be on my mind

F

Forever

Practice tip: Practice the Am-F-C-G progression slowly until you can switch chords without pausing the strum pattern.

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

C · Am · F · G · Dm

Norah Jones’s Grammy-winning debut single about longing and missed chances. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Jazz Ballad Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a light, relaxed strum to match the song’s mellow feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

Am F

I waited ’til I saw the sun

C G

I don’t know why I didn’t come

Am F

I left you by the house of fun

C G

I don’t know why I didn’t come

Am F

I don’t know why I didn’t come

Verse 2

Am F

When I saw the break of day

C G

I wished that I could fly away

Am F

Instead of kneeling in the sand

C G

Catching teardrops in my hand

Chorus

F C

My heart is drenched in wine

G Am

But you’ll be on my mind

F

Forever

Verse 3

Am F

Out across the endless sea

C G

I will be thinking of you

Am F

My heart is beating slowly

C G

I’ve come to feel my home

Chorus

F C

My heart is drenched in wine

G Am

But you’ll be on my mind

F

Forever

Bridge

F C G

Something has to make you run

F C

I don’t know why I didn’t come

F C

I feel as empty as a drum

G Am

I don’t know why I didn’t come

F C

I don’t know why I didn’t come

G Am

I don’t know why I didn’t come

Chorus

F C

My heart is drenched in wine

G Am

But you’ll be on my mind

F

Forever

Practice tip: Practice the Am-F-C-G progression slowly until you can switch chords without pausing the strum pattern.

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

C · Am · F · G · Dm

Norah Jones’s Grammy-winning debut single about longing and missed chances. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Jazz Ballad Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a light, relaxed strum to match the song’s mellow feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

Am F

I waited ’til I saw the sun

C G

I don’t know why I didn’t come

Am F

I left you by the house of fun

C G

I don’t know why I didn’t come

Am F

I don’t know why I didn’t come

Verse 2

Am F

When I saw the break of day

C G

I wished that I could fly away

Am F

Instead of kneeling in the sand

C G

Catching teardrops in my hand

Chorus

F C

My heart is drenched in wine

G Am

But you’ll be on my mind

F

Forever

Verse 3

Am F

Out across the endless sea

C G

I will be thinking of you

Am F

My heart is beating slowly

C G

I’ve come to feel my home

Chorus

F C

My heart is drenched in wine

G Am

But you’ll be on my mind

F

Forever

Bridge

F C G

Something has to make you run

F C

I don’t know why I didn’t come

F C

I feel as empty as a drum

G Am

I don’t know why I didn’t come

F C

I don’t know why I didn’t come

G Am

I don’t know why I didn’t come

Chorus

F C

My heart is drenched in wine

G Am

But you’ll be on my mind

F

Forever

Practice tip: Practice the Am-F-C-G progression slowly until you can switch chords without pausing the strum pattern.

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

C · Am · F · G · Dm

Norah Jones’s Grammy-winning debut single about longing and missed chances. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Jazz Ballad Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a light, relaxed strum to match the song’s mellow feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

Am F

I waited ’til I saw the sun

C G

I don’t know why I didn’t come

Am F

I left you by the house of fun

C G

I don’t know why I didn’t come

Am F

I don’t know why I didn’t come

Verse 2

Am F

When I saw the break of day

C G

I wished that I could fly away

Am F

Instead of kneeling in the sand

C G

Catching teardrops in my hand

Chorus

F C

My heart is drenched in wine

G Am

But you’ll be on my mind

F

Forever

Verse 3

Am F

Out across the endless sea

C G

I will be thinking of you

Am F

My heart is beating slowly

C G

I’ve come to feel my home

Chorus

F C

My heart is drenched in wine

G Am

But you’ll be on my mind

F

Forever

Bridge

F C G

Something has to make you run

F C

I don’t know why I didn’t come

F C

I feel as empty as a drum

G Am

I don’t know why I didn’t come

F C

I don’t know why I didn’t come

G Am

I don’t know why I didn’t come

Chorus

F C

My heart is drenched in wine

G Am

But you’ll be on my mind

F

Forever

Practice tip: Practice the Am-F-C-G progression slowly until you can switch chords without pausing the strum pattern.

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

C · Am · F · G · Dm

Norah Jones’s Grammy-winning debut single about longing and missed chances. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Jazz Ballad Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a light, relaxed strum to match the song’s mellow feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

Am F

I waited ’til I saw the sun

C G

I don’t know why I didn’t come

Am F

I left you by the house of fun

C G

I don’t know why I didn’t come

Am F

I don’t know why I didn’t come

Verse 2

Am F

When I saw the break of day

C G

I wished that I could fly away

Am F

Instead of kneeling in the sand

C G

Catching teardrops in my hand

Chorus

F C

My heart is drenched in wine

G Am

But you’ll be on my mind

F

Forever

Verse 3

Am F

Out across the endless sea

C G

I will be thinking of you

Am F

My heart is beating slowly

C G

I’ve come to feel my home

Chorus

F C

My heart is drenched in wine

G Am

But you’ll be on my mind

F

Forever

Bridge

F C G

Something has to make you run

F C

I don’t know why I didn’t come

F C

I feel as empty as a drum

G Am

I don’t know why I didn’t come

F C

I don’t know why I didn’t come

G Am

I don’t know why I didn’t come

Chorus

F C

My heart is drenched in wine

G Am

But you’ll be on my mind

F

Forever

Practice tip: Practice the Am-F-C-G progression slowly until you can switch chords without pausing the strum pattern.