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I Do Not Know Its Name chords by Carrie Newcomer

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramE minorEm Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramD MajorD

Verse:
Chord diagramC majorC                Chord diagramG+G         Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramE minorEm Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramC majorC
He leaned in and whispered, "Turn the page"
          Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramE minorEm Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramC majorC
He said, "Make yourself in-to a flame"
            Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramD MajorD                  Chord diagramE minorEm  Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramC majorC
Chord diagramA augmentedA crazy old lion with his hair all backlit
                Chord diagramG+G             Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramE minorEm Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramD MajorD
Grinning like a little boy who has a secret

Chorus:
         Chord diagramG+G            Chord diagramC majorC
And I do not know its name
            Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramE minorEm
Though it's ever entwining
                      Chord diagramG+G            Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramE minorEm  Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramD MajorD
But I believe it must look like an old man shining

Verse:
        Chord diagramC majorC             Chord diagramG+G         Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramE minorEm
We were eating summer peaches by a roadside stand
Chord diagramD MajorD     Chord diagramC majorC                 Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramD MajorD                Chord diagramE minorEm   Chord diagramD MajorD
Juice running down like laughter, on our chin and on our hands
     Chord diagramC majorC               Chord diagramG+G                 Chord diagramD MajorD              Chord diagramE minorEm Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramC majorC
When we were done we looked around and smiled at each other
               Chord diagramG+G              Chord diagramD MajorD            Chord diagramE minorEm Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramD MajorD
And you said, “Come on Carrie, let's have another"

Chorus:
         Chord diagramG+G            Chord diagramC majorC
And I do not know its name
   Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramE minorEm
No matter how I try
                    Chord diagramG+G                 Chord diagramD MajorD             Chord diagramE minorEm  Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramD MajorD
But I think it must taste like peaches eaten by the roadside

Verse:
           Chord diagramC majorC          Chord diagramG+G              Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramE minorEm Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramC majorC
He drove a rental car shuttle to the airport on Sundays
                     Chord diagramG+G                 Chord diagramD MajorD                  Chord diagramE minorEm    Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramC majorC
We chatted that grey morning about the choir he sang with Wednesdays
                   Chord diagramG+G           Chord diagramD MajorD              Chord diagramE minorEm   Chord diagramD MajorD
He sang a haunting gospel hymn, shameless and clearly
     Chord diagramC majorC          Chord diagramG+G                  Chord diagramD MajorD                 Chord diagramE minorEm  Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramD MajorD
With only me, a wandering stranger, sitting there to hear

Chorus:
         Chord diagramG+G            Chord diagramC majorC
And I do not know its name
 Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramE minorEm
Elusive and subtle
                      Chord diagramG+G                   Chord diagramD MajorD               Chord diagramE minorEm  Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramD MajorD
But I believe it must sound like that man, singing in the shuttle

Instrumental:
Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramE minorEm
Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramE minorEm
Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramD MajorD

Verse:
Chord diagramC majorC               Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramD MajorD               Chord diagramE minorEm Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramC majorC
Standing in the river, barefoot in the current
                    Chord diagramG+G             Chord diagramD MajorD         Chord diagramE minorEm    Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramC majorC
I hear the sound of a birdcall and I try to learn it
               Chord diagramG+G            Chord diagramD MajorD                 Chord diagramE minorEm   Chord diagramD MajorD
The water is a wonder, it's cold and fast and deep
  Chord diagramC majorC           Chord diagramG+G                 Chord diagramD MajorD             Chord diagramE minorEm Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramD MajorD
I saw fish go swimming out, too far for me to reach

Chorus:
         Chord diagramG+G            Chord diagramC majorC
And I do not know its name
Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramE minorEm
Swimmer or watcher
                       Chord diagramG+G                Chord diagramD MajorD                  Chord diagramE minorEm Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramD MajorD
But I believe there is always something moving beneath the water

Chorus:
   Chord diagramG+G         Chord diagramC majorC
If holy is a sphere
     Chord diagramD MajorD         Chord diagramE minorEm
That cannot be rendered
                   Chord diagramG+G             Chord diagramD MajorD             Chord diagramE minorEm Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramD MajorD
There is no middle place, because all of it is centre

Outro:
     Chord diagramG+G            Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramD MajorD
I do not know its name
     Chord diagramG+G            Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramD MajorD
I do not know its name
     Chord diagramG+G            Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramC majorC
I do not know its name

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