Eric Clapton – Don’t Know Why


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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:  
C 
 
Bb 
 
F 
 
You say you want ever
C 
ything
F 
good for  
C 
me
F 
 
But I k
C 
now you so w
F 
ell, I can t
C 
ell when you’re ly
F 
ing
 
Making bel
C 
ieve
F 
you’re looking  
C 
up to me
F 
 
And I
C 
’m just sit
F 
ting here,  
C 
cry
F 
ing
C 
F 
 
And I don’t know w
C 
hy
F 
 
I don’t know w
C 
hy
F 
 
I don’t know w
C 
hy 
 
 
Bb 
I don’t  
C 
F 
are.
 
Pre-Verse:  
C 
 
Bb 
 
F 
 
You’ll go on  
B 
C 
ack to him,
F 
he’ll take you  
C 
in
F 
 
I k
C 
now he’s gonna l
F 
ove you, but I st
C 
ill want you back ag
F 
ain
 
‘Cause baby you’re p
C 
art of me,
F 
it’s deep ins
C 
ide of you
F 
 
When he’s  
D 
C 
one all he  
C 
F 
an, you’ll come r
C 
unning to your other m
F 
an, oh y
C 
eah
F 
 
And I don’t know w
C 
hy
F 
 
I don’t know w
C 
hy
F 
 
I don’t know w
C 
hy 
 
 
Bb 
I don’t  
C 
F 
are.
 
Pre-Verse:  
C 
 
Bb 
 
F 
 
I know you won’t s
C 
oon 
 
forget
F 
last 
 
ni
C 
ght
F 
 
Y
C 
our precious l
F 
ove was  
A 
C 
ll over  
F 
me, but it’s all
C 
right
F 
 
Go on and t
C 
ry 
 
again
F 
but you know
C 
nothing’s gonna ch
F 
ange
 
That’s the w
C 
ay it’s gonna  
F 
be, oh y
C 
eah
F 
 
And I don’t know w
C 
hy
F 
 
I don’t know w
C 
hy
F 
 
I don’t know w
C 
hy 
 
 
Bb 
I don’t  
C 
F 
are.
 
I don’t know w
C 
hy 
 
 
Bb 
I don’t  
C 
F 
are.

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