Why I Don't Know Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Gm][G][Gm]
[G][Dm]

[Verse 1]
Was it [G]the champag
[Gm]ne
Was [G]it the caviar
Was it her airplane
[Gm]Was it h[C]er d[D]addy's car
Was it the [G]new thing
With all the dough
[C]Why I don[Gm]'t know
[G]I just had to [Gm]go

[Verse 2]
Was that [Gm]the yacht club
Or just a [G]fishing boat
Was [Gm]that [G]the leg of lamb
[C]Or was it a b[D]illy goat
Was that [Gm]a snail baby
[G]Or [C]escargot
Why I don't know
[G]I just had[D] to [G]go[Gm]

[Verse 3]
I'm just a [C]poor boy
[Gm]I like[C] to have[Gm] fun[G]
I know a [D]pretty girl when [G]I see one
[Bb]I've seen [G]the real[C] thing
The imita[G]tion too
[Abdim]So don't go [A]telling me what t[Em]o do[D]

[Verse 4]
Was that [G]a beer joint
Or was that the country club
[Dm]Were we fool[G]ing around
[Em]Or was i[Eb]t truly[D] love[C]
[Bm]Was that[G] a foreign film
[Bb]Or just [G]a show[C]
Why I don't know
[G]I just had to go

[Interlude 1]
[G][Gm][Gdim][Ab]
[Abm][Ab][Eb]
[Ab][Db][Abm][Eb][Ab]

[Verse 5]
I'm just a [Db]poor boy
[Eb]I like[Abm] to have f[Ab]un
I know a [Eb]pretty girl when
[Ebm]I seen [Ab]one[Abm]
I've seen the [Db]real thing
The imit[Ab]ation too
So [Bb]don't go telling [Fm]me w[Ebm]hat to do

[Verse 6]
So keep [Ab]your champagne
[Db]And keep[Abm] your caviar[Ab]
And fly your airplane
[Db]Into y[Fm]our dadd[Eb]y's car
And so you'll [Ab]understand
I'll tell you [Db]slow
Why I don't [Ab]know
I [Abm]just h[Eb]ad t[Db]o, go[Eb]

[Outro 1]
[Ab][Abm]
[Fdim][Abm][Db][Abm][Db][Abm][Ab][Db]
[Abm][Ab][Db][Ab][Db][Ab][Fm]
[Ab][Fm][Ab][Abm][Ab][Db][Ab]
[Eb][Ab][Db][Abm][Db][Abm][Ab]
[Fm][Ab][Db][Ab][Db][Ab][Fm][Ab][Fm]