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Transcribed by: Ryan Tretiak
12/18/08
Eric Clapton
“Don’t Know Why”
Eric Clapton ‘1970’
Originally performed by: Eric Clapton and his Band
Intro:
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You say you want ever
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ything
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good for
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me
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But I k
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now you so w
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ell, I can t
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ell when you’re ly
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ieve
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you’re looking
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up to me
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And I
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’m just sit
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ting here,
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cry
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And I don’t know w
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hy
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hy
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I don’t know w
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I don’t
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are.
Pre-Verse:
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ack to him,
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he’ll take you
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in
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I k
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now he’s gonna l
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ove you, but I st
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ill want you back ag
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ain
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art of me,
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it’s deep ins
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ide of you
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one all he
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an, you’ll come r
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unning to your other m
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an, oh y
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eah
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I don’t know w
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I don’t
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are.
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I know you won’t s
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oon
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ght
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our precious l
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ove was
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ll over
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right
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but you know
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nothing’s gonna ch
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ay it’s gonna
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be, oh y
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