Dont I Know
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album version - NO MERMAID
Capo on the first fret.
[INTRO]
D A D A
[VERSE 1]
D A
Lift your head up out of your hands, love
D A
I can't take you anywhere
D A
Sometimes you give me all you've got to give me
D A
And sometimes you act like you don't care
[CHORUS]
A
Don't I know
E A
The days are only what we make them?
A7
Don't I know
E A
The nights go only where we take them?
[VERSE 2]
D A
You carry all my light about you
D A
Drawing deeply in the air
D A
A choice, a fight, a call, a whisper
D A
You always let me know you're there
[CHORUS]
A7
Don't I know
E A
The days are only what we make them?
A7
Don't I know
E A
The nights go only where we take them?
[VERSE 3]
D A
An arrow pointed deep and directly
D A
Scatters on the silver soul
D A
As if I never even noticed
D A
I could be almost all the way home
[CHORUS]
A7
Don't I know
E A
The days are only what we make them?
A7
Don't I know
E A
The nights go only where we take them?
[BRIDGE]
D A
Da da da da da da da da
D A
Da da da da da da da da
D A
Da da da da da da da da
D A
Da da da da da da da da
[VERSE 4]
D A
Lift your head up out of your hands, love
D A
I can't take you anywhere
D A
Sometimes you give me all you've got to give me
D A
And sometimes you act like you don't care
[CHORUS]
A7
Don't I know
E A
The days are only what we make them?
A7
Don't I know
E A
The nights go only where we take them?
A7
Don't I know
E A
The days are only what we make them?
A7
Don't I know
E A
The nights go only where we take them?
How to play Dont I Know
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.