Don't Know Why tab by Norah Jones

Don't Know Why

performed by Norah Jones on her albums "First
Sessions", "Come Away With Me"
composed by Jesse Harris

transcribed by Michael Blake (All work his own).


The guitar part is played on nylon strings.  Emphasis
is on the descending chromatic line from the A down to
the D. The M7 D7 6 and 9 chords highlight this line,
as well as the Eb Major to Eb minor change in the
second bar.

The song is in the form AABABAA with a piano solo on
the second to last A section.

1/15/3 -MB: Fixed a few typos in the original post.
(Bb7 instead of B7, D7 instead of Ebm, F7  chord in
bridge was off by a string).



4/4 time
(Intro)                                         I ...

   BbM7      Bb7      EbM7   D7     Gm7    C7     F7
   Bb6
||--5----6-----6-----|-------------|-------------|--------------
||----------9----6---|----8-7----7-|6---6--------|------6---8---
||-----------------7-|---------8---|-------9---9-|--8---6---8---
||-------------------|-------------|--8------8---|--8-----------
||-------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------
||-------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------



A)
 1.  waited till I   saw the sun I dont know ...
 2.  When I saw ....

 BbM7      Bb7      EbM7   D7    Gm7    C7     F7
Bb6
|:-5--6-----6----|-------------|-------------|---------------
|:-------9----6--|----8-7----7-|6---6--------|------------h--
|:-------------7-|---------8---|-------9---9-|-8--6-7--6-6-8-
|:---------------|-------------|--8------8---|-8--6-8----6-8-
|:---------------|-------------|-------------|---------------
|:---------------|-------------|-------------|---------------



 1. I left you by the house of fun   I dont know why I

 2. Instead of kneeling ....

 BbM7      Bb7     EbM7    D7    Gm7    C7    F7
Bb6

|-5--6-----6-----|-------------|-------------|---------------
|-------9----6---|----8-7----7-|6---6--------|---------------
|--------------7-|---------8---|-------9---9-|-8--6-7-------5
|----------------|-------------|--8------8---|-8--6-8--8-6-5-
|----------------|-------------|-------------|---------------
|----------------|-------------|-------------|---------------


(First repeat only)
 1.  dont know why ....

 Gm7    C7     F7     Bb6
|-------------|--------------:|
|6---6--------|--------------:|
|-------9---9-|-8--6-7-------:|
|--8------8---|-8--6-8--6---8:|
|-------------|--------------:|
|-------------|--------------:|


B)
My heart is      ....

  Gm7             C6                F7             F7
|:-6-------6-----|-5-------5-------|--------------|-----------------
|:---6-------6---|---5-------5-----|-6-----6------|-6------6--------
|:-----7-------7-|-----5-------5---|---8-----8----|---8-------------
|:-5-------5-----|-5-------5-------|-----7-----7--|-----7-----------
|:---------------|-----------------|-8-----8------|-8------8--------
|:---------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------



But you'll be    on my            mind    For -  ev -
er
 Gm7             C6               F7      F9     F6
F7
|-6-------6-----|-5-------5------|--------------|-----------------
|---6-------6---|---5-------5----|-6------------|-7----5---7-5----
|-----7-------7-|-----5-------5--|---8----8-----|--------------7--
|-5-------5-----|-5-------5------|-----7--------|-----------------
|---------------|----------------|-8------------|-----------------
|---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------



A)
 1.   Out    across the  endless sea    I w....
 2. (Instrumental)
 3. Something has to ...

BbM7      B7         EbM7    Ebm    Gm7    C7    F7
Bb6
|--slight-variation-|--of-above----|------------|------------------



 1. But I'll  be a     bag of bones   D....
 2. (Instrumental)
 3. I feel as ....

   BbM7      B7    EbM7    Ebm   Gm7    C7   F7   Bb6
|----------------|-------------|-----------|-------:|
3x



 Outro:
 I dont know why ...

 Gm7    C7     F7     Bb6
|:-------------|----------------:|----------|
|:-6--6--------|----------------:|----------|
|:-------9---9-|-8--6-7--------5:|-7--------| 2x
|:--8------8---|-8--6-8--8-6-5--:|-8--------|
|:-------------|----------------:|-8--------|
|:-------------|----------------:|-6--------|