Chords for Please Don't Ask Me - John Farnham with Peter Jones on Acoustic Piano (1980)
Tempo:
89.5 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
Gm
Cm
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] [Gm]
[Bb] [G]
[Bb] Please don't ask me [Gm] what [C] am I thinking, [Gm] it's about [Eb] you.
[D] [Bb] And please don't ask [Gm] me I never can see you.
What [Cm] can I [Eb] do?
[D] [Bb] My first impulse is to run to [Eb] free [Bb] and [Ab] so I must [Bb] hide.
Please don't ask me what I'm gonna [F] say [Bb] to you.
[Eb]
[F] [Bb] I toss and turn, [Gm] can't sleep at night, [Cm] it's worrying me.
[Fm]
[Bb] I go to bed, [Gm] turn out the lights, but your [Cm] face I [Eb] see.
[D] [Bb] It only hurts the more [Eb] we could ever [Bb] be [Ab] more than friends.
[Bb] Please don't ask me [Eb] why I'm [Bb] so in love with you.
[Ab] You could easily make [G] me happy, [Cm] that I know.
[C] But [Bb] I'll try my best [G] to never.
[Eb] So [F]
I [Ab] will sing to you [G] my love songs [Cm] and pretend.
[C]
[Bb] I'll keep this [B]
right down [Eb] to the [F]
end.
[Bb] Please don't [Gm] ask me why I'm not talking, I just [Cm] can't explain.
[Eb]
[D] [Bb] And please don't ask [Gm] me why I go walking [Cm] out in the [Eb] rain.
[Dm] [Bb] I could not live, the life I'd be [Eb] to have you [Ebm] near [Bb] would [Ab] be a [Bb] mistake.
Please don't ask [Eb] me why [Dm] I'm still [F] in [Gm] love with you.
[C]
[Bb] Not me.
[Cm] [Bb] [N]
[Bb] [G]
[Bb] Please don't ask me [Gm] what [C] am I thinking, [Gm] it's about [Eb] you.
[D] [Bb] And please don't ask [Gm] me I never can see you.
What [Cm] can I [Eb] do?
[D] [Bb] My first impulse is to run to [Eb] free [Bb] and [Ab] so I must [Bb] hide.
Please don't ask me what I'm gonna [F] say [Bb] to you.
[Eb]
[F] [Bb] I toss and turn, [Gm] can't sleep at night, [Cm] it's worrying me.
[Fm]
[Bb] I go to bed, [Gm] turn out the lights, but your [Cm] face I [Eb] see.
[D] [Bb] It only hurts the more [Eb] we could ever [Bb] be [Ab] more than friends.
[Bb] Please don't ask me [Eb] why I'm [Bb] so in love with you.
[Ab] You could easily make [G] me happy, [Cm] that I know.
[C] But [Bb] I'll try my best [G] to never.
[Eb] So [F]
I [Ab] will sing to you [G] my love songs [Cm] and pretend.
[C]
[Bb] I'll keep this [B]
right down [Eb] to the [F]
end.
[Bb] Please don't [Gm] ask me why I'm not talking, I just [Cm] can't explain.
[Eb]
[D] [Bb] And please don't ask [Gm] me why I go walking [Cm] out in the [Eb] rain.
[Dm] [Bb] I could not live, the life I'd be [Eb] to have you [Ebm] near [Bb] would [Ab] be a [Bb] mistake.
Please don't ask [Eb] me why [Dm] I'm still [F] in [Gm] love with you.
[C]
[Bb] Not me.
[Cm] [Bb] [N]
Key:
Bb
Eb
Gm
Cm
Ab
Bb
Eb
Gm
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Bb] _ Please don't ask me [Gm] what [C] am I thinking, [Gm] _ it's about [Eb] you. _
_ [D] _ [Bb] And please don't ask [Gm] me I never can see you.
What [Cm] can I [Eb] do? _
[D] _ [Bb] My first impulse is to run to _ _ [Eb] _ free [Bb] and [Ab] so I must [Bb] hide.
Please don't ask me what I'm gonna [F] say [Bb] to you.
_ [Eb] _
_ [F] _ [Bb] I toss and turn, [Gm] can't sleep at night, [Cm] it's worrying me.
[Fm] _
_ _ [Bb] I go to bed, [Gm] turn out the lights, but your [Cm] face I [Eb] see.
_ [D] _ [Bb] It only hurts the more _ [Eb] we could ever [Bb] be [Ab] more than friends.
[Bb] _ Please don't ask me [Eb] why I'm [Bb] so in love with you. _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] You could easily make [G] me happy, _ [Cm] that I know.
[C] But _ _ [Bb] I'll try my best [G] to never.
_ _ [Eb] So _ _ [F] _
_ I [Ab] will sing to you [G] my love songs _ [Cm] and pretend.
[C] _
_ _ [Bb] I'll keep this _ [B]
right down [Eb] to the _ [F] _
end.
_ [Bb] _ Please don't [Gm] ask me why I'm not talking, I just [Cm] can't explain.
[Eb] _
_ [D] _ [Bb] And please don't ask [Gm] me why I go walking [Cm] out in the [Eb] rain.
_ [Dm] _ [Bb] I could not live, the life I'd be [Eb] to have you [Ebm] near [Bb] would [Ab] be a [Bb] mistake.
Please don't ask [Eb] me why [Dm] I'm still [F] in [Gm] love with you.
_ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ Not me.
_ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Bb] _ Please don't ask me [Gm] what [C] am I thinking, [Gm] _ it's about [Eb] you. _
_ [D] _ [Bb] And please don't ask [Gm] me I never can see you.
What [Cm] can I [Eb] do? _
[D] _ [Bb] My first impulse is to run to _ _ [Eb] _ free [Bb] and [Ab] so I must [Bb] hide.
Please don't ask me what I'm gonna [F] say [Bb] to you.
_ [Eb] _
_ [F] _ [Bb] I toss and turn, [Gm] can't sleep at night, [Cm] it's worrying me.
[Fm] _
_ _ [Bb] I go to bed, [Gm] turn out the lights, but your [Cm] face I [Eb] see.
_ [D] _ [Bb] It only hurts the more _ [Eb] we could ever [Bb] be [Ab] more than friends.
[Bb] _ Please don't ask me [Eb] why I'm [Bb] so in love with you. _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] You could easily make [G] me happy, _ [Cm] that I know.
[C] But _ _ [Bb] I'll try my best [G] to never.
_ _ [Eb] So _ _ [F] _
_ I [Ab] will sing to you [G] my love songs _ [Cm] and pretend.
[C] _
_ _ [Bb] I'll keep this _ [B]
right down [Eb] to the _ [F] _
end.
_ [Bb] _ Please don't [Gm] ask me why I'm not talking, I just [Cm] can't explain.
[Eb] _
_ [D] _ [Bb] And please don't ask [Gm] me why I go walking [Cm] out in the [Eb] rain.
_ [Dm] _ [Bb] I could not live, the life I'd be [Eb] to have you [Ebm] near [Bb] would [Ab] be a [Bb] mistake.
Please don't ask [Eb] me why [Dm] I'm still [F] in [Gm] love with you.
_ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ Not me.
_ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _