I Don't Want To Know Tab by The Donnas

I Don't Want To Know tab by The Donnas

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			I DONT WANT TO KNOW - THE DONNAS
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Tabbed by: Nicholas Bradley
Email: RDK1LL@Hotmail.com
Comment: A great single off the Gold Medal Album.
	 The main riff is pretty straight forward, you might have to
	 listen to the song to get the rythym though. The bridge and
         solo might seem a bit off but "close enough's near enough".

Tuning: Standard

Chords:
   F#   B   E   F   A#   G#   C#   D#
e|------------------------------------|
B|------4-----------6----4----6----8--|
G|-3----4---1---2---7----5----6----8--|
D|-4----4---2---3---8----6----6----8--|
A|-4----2---2---3---8----6----4----6--|
E|-2--------0---1---6----4------------|

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

intro:
Main Riff (guitar with light distortion)                        (played twice)
   A#	 G#    C#                D#        A#    G#    C#              D#
e|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-6--x--4--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--6/8--8--8-|-6--x--4--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--8-(8)|
G|-7--x--5--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--6/8--8--8-|-7--x--5--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--8-(8)|
D|-8--x--6--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--6/8--8--8-|-8--x--6--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--8-(8)|
A|-8--x--6--x--4-(4)--x--x--4--4/6--6--6-|-8--x--6--x--4-(4)--x--x--4--6-(6)|
E|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Verse 1:
  I                know where you live yeah
   A#    G#    C#                D#        A#    G#    C#              D#
e|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-6--x--4--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--6/8--8--8-|-6--x--4--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--8-(8)|
G|-7--x--5--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--6/8--8--8-|-7--x--5--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--8-(8)|
D|-8--x--6--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--6/8--8--8-|-8--x--6--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--8-(8)|
A|-8--x--6--x--4-(4)--x--x--4--4/6--6--6-|-8--x--6--x--4-(4)--x--x--4--6-(6)|
E|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

  and I            I wanna live there too
   A#    G#    C#                D#        A#    G#    C#              D#
e|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-6--x--4--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--6/8--8--8-|-6--x--4--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--8-(8)|
G|-7--x--5--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--6/8--8--8-|-7--x--5--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--8-(8)|
D|-8--x--6--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--6/8--8--8-|-8--x--6--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--8-(8)|
A|-8--x--6--x--4-(4)--x--x--4--4/6--6--6-|-8--x--6--x--4-(4)--x--x--4--6-(6)|
E|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

  I drive by almost every day            its not really even on my way
   A#     G#     C#                      A#     G#     C#
e|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-6-(6)--4-(4)--6-(6)-6--6---6--6--6--|-6-(6)--4-(4)--6-(6)-6--6---6--6--6-|
G|-7-(7)--5-(5)--6-(6)-6--6---6--6--6--|-7-(7)--5-(5)--6-(6)-6--6---6--6--6-|
D|-8-(8)--6-(6)--6-(6)-6--6---6--6--6--|-8-(8)--6-(6)--6-(6)-6--6---6--6--6-|
A|-8-(8)--6-(6)--4-(4)-4--4---4--4--4--|-8-(8)--6-(6)--4-(4)-4--4---4--4--4-|
E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

  when am I                 gonna get to   see you
   A#    G#    C#                D#        A#     G#     C#
e|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-6--x--4--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--6/8--8--8-|-6-(6)--4-(4)--6-(6)--6---6-------|
G|-7--x--5--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--6/8--8--8-|-7-(7)--5-(5)--6-(6)--6---6-------|
D|-8--x--6--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--6/8--8--8-|-8-(8)--6-(6)--6-(6)--6---6-------|
A|-8--x--6--x--4-(4)--x--x--4--4/6--6--6-|-8-(8)--6-(6)--4-(4)--4---4-------|
E|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Bridge:
             I wont be misunderstood             it wont do you any good
   F#                                   B
e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------4-(4)-------4----------------|
G|-----6-(6)--------6-----------------|------4-(4)-------4----------------|
D|-6/8---------6/8-----8--6-----------|-4/6----------4/6----6--4----------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

       think Im not the one you could      when I know that you would
   E                                   F
e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------5-(5)--------5--------------|------6-(6)------------------------|
G|--------4-(4)--------4--------------|------5-(5)-------5-------5--------|
D|-2h4/6----------4h6-----6--4--------|-5/7---------5h7-----5h7-----5h7---|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Chorus:
   I              dont want to know if you dont want me no
   A#     G#     C#         D#          A#     G#     C#       D#
e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-6-(6)--4-(4)--6--6--6--6/8--8------|-6-(6)--4-(4)--6--6--6--8---8--8---|
G|-7-(7)--5-(5)--6--6--6--6/8--8------|-7-(7)--5-(5)--6--6--6--8---8--8---|
D|-8-(8)--6-(6)--6--6--6--6/8--8------|-8-(8)--6-(6)--6--6--6--8---8--8---|
A|-8-(8)--6-(6)--4--4--4--4/6--6------|-8-(8)--6-(6)--4--4--4--6---6--6---|
E|-6-(6)--4-(4)-----------------------|-6-(6)--4-(4)----------------------|

  I                dont want to know if you dont want me no
   A#     G#     C#         D#          A#    G#    D#
e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-6-(6)--4-(4)--6--6--6--6/8--8------|-6--x--4--x--8-(8)-----------------|
G|-7-(7)--5-(5)--6--6--6--6/8--8------|-7--x--5--x--8-(8)-----------------|
D|-8-(8)--6-(6)--6--6--6--6/8--8------|-8--x--6--x--8-(8)-----------------|
A|-8-(8)--6-(6)--4--4--4--4/6--6------|-8--x--6--x--6-(6)-----------------|
E|-6-(6)--4-(4)-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
(end chorus)

Main Riff:                                                     (played twice)
   A#	 G#    C#                D#        A#    G#    C#              D#
e|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-6--x--4--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--6/8--8--8-|-6--x--4--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--8-(8)|
G|-7--x--5--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--6/8--8--8-|-7--x--5--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--8-(8)|
D|-8--x--6--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--6/8--8--8-|-8--x--6--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--8-(8)|
A|-8--x--6--x--4-(4)--x--x--4--4/6--6--6-|-8--x--6--x--4-(4)--x--x--4--6-(6)|
E|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Verse 2:
  I                have a shirt that belongs to you
   A#    G#    C#                D#        A#    G#    C#              D#
e|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-6--x--4--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--6/8--8--8-|-6--x--4--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--8-(8)|
G|-7--x--5--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--6/8--8--8-|-7--x--5--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--8-(8)|
D|-8--x--6--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--6/8--8--8-|-8--x--6--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--8-(8)|
A|-8--x--6--x--4-(4)--x--x--4--4/6--6--6-|-8--x--6--x--4-(4)--x--x--4--6-(6)|
E|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

  and I            use it to guess all the things you do
   A#    G#    C#                D#        A#    G#    C#              D#
e|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-6--x--4--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--6/8--8--8-|-6--x--4--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--8-(8)|
G|-7--x--5--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--6/8--8--8-|-7--x--5--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--8-(8)|
D|-8--x--6--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--6/8--8--8-|-8--x--6--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--8-(8)|
A|-8--x--6--x--4-(4)--x--x--4--4/6--6--6-|-8--x--6--x--4-(4)--x--x--4--6-(6)|
E|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

     Ive already met your mom and dad     said Im the best one you never had
   A#     G#     C#                      A#     G#     C#
e|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-6-(6)--4-(4)--6-(6)-6--6---6--6--6--|-6-(6)--4-(4)--6-(6)-6--6---6--6--6-|
G|-7-(7)--5-(5)--6-(6)-6--6---6--6--6--|-7-(7)--5-(5)--6-(6)-6--6---6--6--6-|
D|-8-(8)--6-(6)--6-(6)-6--6---6--6--6--|-8-(8)--6-(6)--6-(6)-6--6---6--6--6-|
A|-8-(8)--6-(6)--4-(4)-4--4---4--4--4--|-8-(8)--6-(6)--4-(4)-4--4---4--4--4-|
E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

   and I                 think you should really reconsider
   A#    G#    C#                D#        A#     G#     C#
e|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-6--x--4--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--6/8--8--8-|-6-(6)--4-(4)--6-(6)--6---6-------|
G|-7--x--5--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--6/8--8--8-|-7-(7)--5-(5)--6-(6)--6---6-------|
D|-8--x--6--x--6-(6)--x--x--6--6/8--8--8-|-8-(8)--6-(6)--6-(6)--6---6-------|
A|-8--x--6--x--4-(4)--x--x--4--4/6--6--6-|-8-(8)--6-(6)--4-(4)--4---4-------|
E|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Bridge:
         I wont be misunderstood               it wont do you any good
   F#                                   B
e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------4-(4)-------4----------------|
G|-----6-(6)--------6-----------------|------4-(4)-------4----------------|
D|-6/8---------6/8-----8--6-----------|-4/6----------4/6----6--4----------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

        think Im not the one you could          when I know that you would
   E                                   F
e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------5-(5)--------5--------------|------6-(6)------------------------|
G|--------4-(4)--------4--------------|------5-(5)-------5-------5--------|
D|-2h4/6----------4h6-----6--4--------|-5/7---------5h7-----5h7-----5h7---|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Chorus:
   I           dont want to know if you dont want me no
   A#     G#     C#         D#          A#     G#     C#       D#
e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-6-(6)--4-(4)--6--6--6--6/8--8------|-6-(6)--4-(4)--6--6--6--8---8--8---|
G|-7-(7)--5-(5)--6--6--6--6/8--8------|-7-(7)--5-(5)--6--6--6--8---8--8---|
D|-8-(8)--6-(6)--6--6--6--6/8--8------|-8-(8)--6-(6)--6--6--6--8---8--8---|
A|-8-(8)--6-(6)--4--4--4--4/6--6------|-8-(8)--6-(6)--4--4--4--6---6--6---|
E|-6-(6)--4-(4)-----------------------|-6-(6)--4-(4)----------------------|

  I            dont want to know if you dont want me no
   A#     G#     C#         D#          A#    G#    D#
e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-6-(6)--4-(4)--6--6--6--6/8--8------|-6--x--4--x--8-(8)-----------------|
G|-7-(7)--5-(5)--6--6--6--6/8--8------|-7--x--5--x--8-(8)-----------------|
D|-8-(8)--6-(6)--6--6--6--6/8--8------|-8--x--6--x--8-(8)-----------------|
A|-8-(8)--6-(6)--4--4--4--4/6--6------|-8--x--6--x--6-(6)-----------------|
E|-6-(6)--4-(4)-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
(end chorus)

Solo:
   A#     G#     C#                     A#     G#     C#
e|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-6------8------9-------(9)----------|-8------9------11------(11)-----13---|
G|-8

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