Chords for Bessie Griffin: I Don't Know Why

Tempo:
192.65 bpm
Chords used:

C#

F#

G#

D#

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bessie Griffin:  I Don't Know Why chords
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[C#]
[B] [G#]
[C#]
[B] [C#]
[D#]
[F#]
[D#] [C#]
I don't know why
[C#] I
[G#m] [C#] have to cry
[C#m]
sometimes.
No, I don't know [F#]
why.
No, no.
I have to sigh sometimes.
[C#] It would be a perfect day.
So much trouble all in my way.
[D#] I don't know [A#]
how I'll find out by and by.
[C#]
The Lord, He moves in a mysterious way.
I don't know why I [A#] [C#] have to cry
[C#m] [F#] sometimes.
No, I don't [C#m] know why.
[F#] No, no.
[C#] I have to sigh [G#] sometimes.
[C] I [C#] know it would be a perfect day.
I don't know [D#] how I'll [C#] find out by and [F#] by.
[C#]
The Lord, He moves in a mysterious way.
[F#] God knows His wonders to [C#]
[F#] perform.
[C#]
Let me tell you that He put His footsteps
way on the sea.
[G#] And He rides.
[D#]
[G#]
[C#] His ways are so hard to [G#m] [C#m]
understand.
[F#] No matter, no matter, no matter how hard [C#] we try.
Good God, I don't know why He let these things all happen to me.
I don't know why [D#] I'll find out.
[C#]
[F#] [C#] Oh, I don't know [G#] why.
I [C#] have to [G#] mourn sometimes.
[C#] I don't know why.
No, no.
[E] [F#] I'm left alone sometimes.
[C#] It would be a perfect day.
So much trouble [F] all [A#m]
[C#]
[C#m] [D#]
[C#]
[F#] [C#]
[G#] in [C#]
His [G#] thoughts.
[C#m]
[G#m]
[C#m]
[F#] And I just cannot, I cannot, I cannot [C#]
understand.
No, [G#] no.
But the man has a heart.
It's [A#m] so.
[G#] Ten thousand blessings.
[D#]
He's holding.
[G#]
Yeah.
[E]
[D#] [C#]
Trouble has not.
Had every one of our.
Lord and [F#] mercy and good men every day.
[C#] Fall and die.
Yeah, yeah.
[B] I [C#] don't know why.
God let all these things [F] happen [A#m] to me.
[C#] Oh, but [A#m] [D#] I'll find [C#]
[F#] out.
[C#] Oh,
[F#] I just bleed sometimes.
[F#] Mm, mm.
Lord, [C#m] I stand [F#] in need sometimes.
It [C#] would be [F#] a perfect [C#]
day.
There's trouble all.
[F] [A#m]
[C#]
[A#] [D#]
[G#]
Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye.
Bye.
[C#] [F#]
Bye.
Key:  
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
G#
134211114
D#
12341116
C#m
13421114
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
G#
134211114
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To jam and learn Thomas A. Dorsey - (Album Version) I Dont Know Why chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: A#m, C#, F#, C#, C#m and C#. Ease into the song by practicing at 64 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 129 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C# Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [G#] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [D#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
I don't know why _
_ _ _ [C#] I _
[G#m] _ [C#] have to cry _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _
sometimes.
No, I don't know [F#]
why.
_ No, no. _
I have to sigh _ _ _ _ sometimes.
_ _ [C#] _ It would be a perfect day.
_ So much trouble all in my way.
[D#] _ I don't know [A#] _
_ _ _ how I'll find out by and by.
_ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ The Lord, He moves in a mysterious way.
I don't know why _ _ _ I _ _ [A#] _ [C#] have to cry _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [F#] sometimes.
No, I don't [C#m] know why.
_ [F#] No, no.
_ [C#] _ _ I have to sigh _ [G#] _ _ sometimes.
_ _ [C] I [C#] know it would be a perfect day.
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ don't know _ _ _ [D#] how I'll _ _ _ [C#] find out by and [F#] by.
_ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _
The _ _ Lord, He moves _ _ in a _ mysterious _ _ way.
_ _ _ [F#] God knows His _ wonders _ _ _ to _ [C#] _ _
[F#] perform.
_ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ Let me tell you that He _ put His _ _ footsteps _
way _ on _ the sea.
_ [G#] And He _ rides.
[D#] _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] His _ _ ways are so _ hard _ _ _ to [G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _
understand.
[F#] _ No matter, no matter, no matter how hard _ _ [C#] we try.
_ Good God, _ I don't know why _ _ He let _ _ _ these things all happen to me.
_ I don't know why _ [D#] _ I'll find out.
[C#] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] Oh, _ _ I don't know [G#] why. _ _ _ _
_ I [C#] have to _ _ [G#] mourn _ sometimes.
_ _ _ [C#] I don't know why.
No, no.
[E] _ _ [F#] I'm left _ alone _ _ sometimes.
_ _ [C#] It would be a perfect _ day.
_ _ So much trouble [F] _ all [A#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [D#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[G#] _ in _ [C#] _
His [G#] thoughts.
_ [C#m] _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] And I just cannot, I cannot, I cannot _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
understand.
_ No, [G#] no.
But _ the man has _ a _ _ heart.
_ It's _ [A#m] so. _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] Ten thousand blessings.
_ [D#] _ _
He's holding.
_ _ [G#] _
_ _ Yeah.
[E] _ _
_ [D#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ Trouble has not. _ _ _
Had every one of our. _ _
Lord and [F#] mercy and good men every day.
_ [C#] Fall and die.
_ _ Yeah, yeah.
_ [B] I [C#] don't know why.
_ _ God let _ all these _ things [F] happen [A#m] to me.
_ [C#] Oh, but _ [A#m] _ _ _ [D#] I'll find _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [F#] _ out.
[C#] Oh,
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ I just bleed _ _ _ _ _ sometimes.
_ _ [F#] Mm, _ _ mm. _ _
Lord, [C#m] I stand [F#] in need _ _ _ sometimes.
_ It [C#] would be [F#] a perfect _ [C#] _
day.
_ _ There's trouble all.
[F] _ _ [A#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[A#] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye.
_ Bye. _
[C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Bye. _ _ _ _ _

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