Chords for Al Green I Didn't Know

Tempo:
134.1 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Eb

Bb

Fm

Ebm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Al Green I Didn't Know chords
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[B]
[F] [Eb]
[Abm]
[F] [Eb]
[Eb]
[Fm]
I [Bb] didn't know that you loved me like [Eb] you do.
[C]
[Fm]
I didn't know [Bb] that you cared like [Eb] you
[Bb]
[Ebm] do.
[C]
[Dm] [Ebm]
I didn't know that your love was [A] so strong [Ab] it'd keep me warm.
[Ab]
Oh, [Db] I didn't know that you [D] feel [Ebm] like you do.
I [Ebm] feel [Ab] like you [Ab] feel.
When [Fm] you [Ebm] feel like you [Ebm] feel, [A] makes [Ab] a man want to [Ab] steal [Db] from you.
[Db]
[B]
[F] I [Fm] didn't [Bm] know [Bb] people was talking about the way you [Eb] hold my hand.
[C]
[Fm]
It's feeling good is [Cm] what it's all [Bb] about.
Oh, baby, won't [C] you [Eb] try to understand?
[Bb]
[Gm] Oh, [C] baby.
Oh,
[Ebm]
I didn't cry, don't you know no love, don't know no one.
[Ab] Oh, I think you understand.
[Ab] I think you [Cm] understand it's [Db] love that makes a man.
So we're back to grains of time, [Ebm] grains of sand.
I didn't know that you, [Ab]
you should have [Fm] told me, you should have [Bb] explained.
I [Eb] didn't know you loved me like you do, [Eb] [Ebm] so much like you do it makes me,
[Ab] talking in my sleep and saying, I
[Eb] [Fm] didn't know that [Ab] you,
know [Fm]
that you want [B] to [Bb] hold me like
[Eb] you [Ebm] do.
Hey, hey, [A]
like [Ab] you, [Ab] hey, hey,
[C] [Fm]
when you talk to me.
[B] [Bb]
[Eb] [Ebm]
I didn't know that you like to do, [Ab] oh, my, my, keep [Eb] on [Fm] with it.
When you say something [C] to [Bb] me, I didn't know you should have,
nobody told me, but [Ebm] nobody explained to me, [Ebm]
nobody said anything to me.
[Bbm] Nobody called, [Ab] telephoned, I can't sit that feeling with [Ab] you.
I
[Fm] didn't know, I didn't know, I didn't know that you [Bb] loved me.
Hey, hey,
[Eb] [Bbm] shut up, [Bb]
[Ab] shut up.
[Eb]
[Fm]
[Fm] Wait a minute, [C] wait a [Bb] minute, wait a minute, wait a minute.
[Ebm] I didn't know, I didn't know, I [Ab] didn't know,
[Bb] I
[Fm] [Bb] didn't know,
[Eb]
[Eb]
[Ab] I didn't know, I didn't [Eb] know, [Ab] I didn't know,
makes me, [Gb] makes me want to,
[Gm] [Fm] [C]
[Fm] makes me [C]
[Bb]
want to,
you should have told, you [Eb] should have [Ebm] told me,
I didn't know,
somebody, [Bb] somebody want you to help me,
this [Ab] is my day,
I didn't know,
[Eb] where you,
[Bb]
[Fm] I didn't know,
smooth talking,
[B] [Bb] easy walking,
sweet little woman like you,
[Eb] I didn't know,
somebody better do something for me,
I didn't [B] know,
[Fm]
[C] [F]
that [Bm] you [Bb] needed me,
[F] you should have [Ebm] called,
you should have explained,
[F] [Ab] I didn't know,
she said, I, I, I, I,
[Fm] I
[B] [Bb]
didn't know,
[Ebm] I didn't know,
[Bbm]
[Eb] I didn't know,
[Ab] I didn't
[Ebm] [E] [Fm] know,
I didn't know,
makes me want [C] to,
[F] hey, hey,
[Bb] [N]
Key:  
Ab
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Eb
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Bb
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Fm
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Ebm
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Ab
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Eb
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Bb
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To start learning Al Green - I Didnt Know chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Fm, Bb, Ebm, Ab, Fm, Ab, Db, A and Ab. Start with a comfortable 44 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 89. Given the song's key of Ab Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
I [Bb] didn't know that you loved me _ _ like [Eb] _ _ you _ _ do. _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
I _ didn't know _ [Bb] that you _ _ _ cared _ _ like _ [Eb] you _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Ebm] do.
[C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ I _ _ _ didn't know _ _ that your _ love was [A] so strong [Ab] it'd keep me warm.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
Oh, [Db] _ I _ _ _ _ _ _
didn't know _ _ _ that _ _ _ you [D] feel [Ebm] like you do.
_ _ _ _ I [Ebm] feel _ [Ab] _ like you [Ab] feel.
_ _ _ When [Fm] you [Ebm] feel like you [Ebm] _ feel, _ _ _ [A] makes [Ab] a man _ _ _ _ want to [Ab] steal _ _ [Db] _ from you.
[Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [F] I _ [Fm] didn't _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] know [Bb] people was talking about the way you [Eb] hold _ my _ hand. _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ It's feeling good is [Cm] what it's all [Bb] _ about. _
Oh, baby, _ _ won't [C] you [Eb] try to _ understand?
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Gm] Oh, [C] baby. _ _
Oh, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
I didn't cry, don't you know no love, don't know no one.
[Ab] Oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I _ think you understand.
_ [Ab] _ _ I think you [Cm] understand it's [Db] love that makes a man.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ So we're back to _ grains of time, _ [Ebm] _ grains of sand.
_ _ _ I didn't know that you, [Ab] _ _ _
you _ _ _ _ should have [Fm] told me, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
you should have [Bb] explained. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
I [Eb] didn't know you loved me like you do, [Eb] _ _ _ [Ebm] so much like you do it makes me,
[Ab] _ talking in my sleep and saying, I _
[Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ didn't know that [Ab] you,
know [Fm] _
that you want [B] to [Bb] hold me _ _ like _
_ _ [Eb] you [Ebm] do.
Hey, _ hey, [A] _
like [Ab] you, _ _ [Ab] hey, _ _ hey, _
[C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
when you talk to me. _ _
_ [B] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ I didn't know that you like to do, [Ab] _ _ _ oh, _ _ my, my, keep [Eb] on [Fm] with it. _ _ _ _
_ _ When you say something [C] to [Bb] me, I _ didn't know you should have,
nobody told me, but [Ebm] nobody explained to me, [Ebm]
nobody said anything to me.
[Bbm] Nobody called, [Ab] _ telephoned, I can't sit that feeling with [Ab] you.
I _ _
_ [Fm] _ didn't know, I didn't know, I didn't know that you [Bb] loved _ me. _
_ Hey, hey, _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] shut _ _ up, _ [Bb] _ _
[Ab] shut up. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] Wait a minute, _ _ [C] wait a [Bb] minute, _ _ _ _ _ _ wait a minute, _ wait a minute.
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ I didn't know, I didn't know, _ I [Ab] _ _ didn't know, _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ I _
[Fm] _ _ [Bb] didn't know,
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ I didn't know, I didn't [Eb] know, _ [Ab] I didn't know,
makes me, [Gb] makes me want to,
[Gm] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Fm] makes me _ _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
want to,
you should have told, you [Eb] should have [Ebm] told me,
I didn't know,
somebody, _ [Bb] somebody want you to help me,
this [Ab] is my day,
I didn't know,
_ _ [Eb] where you,
_ [Bb] _
_ [Fm] I didn't know,
_ smooth talking, _
_ [B] [Bb] easy walking, _ _
sweet little woman like you,
[Eb] I _ _ didn't know,
_ somebody better do something for me,
I didn't [B] know, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
that [Bm] you [Bb] needed _ me, _ _ _ _
_ [F] you should have [Ebm] called, _ _
you should have explained, _
[F] _ _ _ [Ab] I didn't know,
she said, I, I, I, I,
[Fm] I
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Bb] _ _
didn't know, _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] I didn't know,
_ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Eb] _ I didn't know,
[Ab] I didn't
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ [E] _ [Fm] know,
I didn't know,
makes _ me want [C] to,
[F] hey, hey,
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Al Green, is featured on the album Is Love.

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