Search

☀️ 🌙 📟

My Songbook

I Don't Know And I Don't Care by Jimmy Buffett

Chords

Difficulty

Intermediate 💪

Rate for accuracy

🎸

0/5 ( votes)

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

♫ Intro: 

E B C#m A
E B C#m A



♫ Verse:

E
Why does the sunset in the west?
    B
And why does my heart keep beating in my chest?
E
What ever happened to the Duke of Earl?
        B
I got a PBS mind in a MTV world.
      A
Is it ignorance or apathy
     E
I forgot these lessons taught to me.
              C#m
Some say life isn't fair,
     B       C#m   A       E
Hey, I don't know, I don't care.

♫ Interlude: 

E B C#m A


♫ Verse 2:

  E
Ambivalent, well, yes and no.
    B
Hey where did all the hippies go?
    E
Our conversation sounds like actors' lines.
      B
Is it time for your medication or mine?
      A
Is it ignorance or apathy
     E
I forgot these lessons taught to me.
              C#m
Some say life isn't fair,
     B       C#m   A       E
Hey, I don't know, I don't care.


♫ Bridge: 

F#m
Therapy is extremely expensive.
C#m
Poppin' bubblie wrap is radically cheap.
D
You choose which one helps with your problem.
D         A        B
I'm gonna get some sleep.
D         A        B
I'm gonna get some sleep.


♫ Solo: 

E B C#m A
E B C#m A


♫ Verse 2:

E
Sandy beaches in distant reaches
    B
And oh those lovely Georgia peaches.
     E
It's never too much and never too late
   B
To pack your bags and get out of state.
      A
Is it ignorance or apathy
    F#m
The worried will all disagree.
E             C#m
Some say life isn't fair,
     B       C#m   A       E
Hey, I don't know, I don't care.
          A
If you're looking for a quote from me
F#m
I'll be under the mango tree.
E                  C#m
Just can't say how I'll get there
     B       C#m   A       E
Hey, I don't know and I don't care.
B       C#m   A       E
I don't know and I don't' care.
B       C#m   A       E
I don't know and I don't care.


♫ Outro: 

E D/E E

I Don't Know And I Don't Care Chords Info

Published: August 11, 2021

Last Updated: March 23, 2026

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Chords: E, A, D, G, B, C#m, F#m, D/E