10 Chords used in the song: A, A7, D, C#7, F#m, B, E, E7, C#m, Bm
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A A7 D C#7
I waited 'til I saw the sun
F#m B D A
I don't know why I didn't come
A A7 D C#7
I left you by the house of fun
F#m B D A
I don't know why I didn't come
F#m B D A
I don't know why I didn't come
A A7 D C#7
When I saw the break of day
F#m B D A
I wished that I could fly away
A A7 D C#7
Instead of kneeling in the sand
F#m B D A
Catching teardrops in my hand
F#m B E E7
My heart is drenched in wine
F#m B E
But you'll be on my mind
D C#m Bm
For-E-ver
A A7 D C#7
Out across the endless sea
F#m B D A
I would die in ecstasy
A A7 D C#7
But I'll be a bag of bones
F#m B D A
Driving down the road along
F#m B E E7
My heart is drenched in wine
F#m B E
But you'll be on my mind
D C#m Bm
For-E-ver
A A7 D C#7
Something has to make you run
F#m B D A
I don't know why I didn't come
A A7 D C#7
I feel as empty as a drum
F#m B D A
I don't know why I didn't come
F#m B D A
I don't know why I didn't come
F#m B D A
I don't know why I didn't come
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About this song: Don't Know Why
"Don't Know Why" is a song written by Jesse Harris and originally appears on his 1999 album, Jesse Harris & the Ferdinandos. It was the second single by Norah Jones from her breakthrough 2002 album Come Away with Me. Although Jones's version only peaked at number thirty on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, it was a critical success for her that helped established her as a respected new artist, and subsequently her album sold extremely well. The single went on to win three Grammy Awards in 2003 for "Record of the Year", "Song of the Year", and "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance".