I Really Dont Want To Know
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I Really Don't Want To Know:Gene Pitney And
George Jones.
Album - For The First Time! Two Great Stars!
#3 on C/W Charts on STATESIDE Records in UK and
MUSICOR in USA in 1965.
Intro:
C G C
But I really don't want to know.
#1.
C F C
Oh, how many arms have held you,
C7 F
and hated to let you go?
F C
How many, how many, I wonder?
C G C
But I really don't want to know.
#2.
C F C
Oh, how many lips have kissed you,
C7 F
and set your soul aglow?
F C
How many, how many, I wonder?
C G C
But I really don't want to know.
Bridge:
C C7 F
So, always make me wonder.
C C7 F
Always make me guess.
D7 G
And even if I ask you,
D7 G G7
darling, don't confess.
#4.
C# F# C#
Just let it remain your secret.
C#7 F#
But, darling, I love you so.
F# F#m C# A#m7
No wonder, no wonder, I wonder.
C# G# C#
No, I really don't want to know.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
How to play I Really Dont Want To Know
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The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
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