Chords for Al Green - I Didn't Know (Official Audio)

Tempo:
88.9 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Bb

Ebm

Fm

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Al Green - I Didn't Know (Official Audio) chords
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[Eb] [F]
[Eb] [Abm] [Db]
[Eb] [B] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb] [Ab]
I [Bb] didn't know that you loved me [Eb] like you [Bb] do.
[C]
[Fm]
I didn't know [Bb] that you cared like [Eb]
you [Gm] do.
[Eb] [C]
[Gb]
I [Ebm] didn't know that your love was [A] so [Ab] strong it made me warm.
[Db]
I didn't know that you feel [Gb]
like you do.
I [Ebm] feel [Ab] like you feel [Fm] when you feel [Ebm] like you feel.
Makes a [Ab] man want to steal
[Db] from you.
[Abm] [Fm]
I didn't [Bb] know people was talking about the way you [Eb]
hold my hand.
[Gm] Oh, [C] how it [Ab]
feels [Cm] good is what it's [Bb] all about.
Oh, baby, won't you [Eb] try to understand?
[Bb] [Gm] [E] Oh, baby, [C] [Gb] oh, loud and cry.
Don't know no love, don't [Ebm] know no one.
[Ab]
Oh, I think you understand.
I think you understand it's [Db] love that makes a man.
So we're back to grains of time [Ebm] and grains of sand.
I didn't know that you [Ab] loved me like you do.
You should have told me.
You should [Bb] have explained.
I [Ab] didn't know you loved [Db] me like you do.
[Gb] So much like you do [Ab] it makes me talk in my sleep.
I [Fm]
didn't know that [C] you, [Fm] that [Ab] you [Bb] want to hold me.
Like [E] you, [Ebm] hey, [Bbm] hey, [A] like [Ab] you, hey, hey, [Ebm] [Fm]
when you talk to me.
[Bb]
[D] [Ebm]
I didn't know you loved me like you [Ab] do.
I hold my mouth to keep on with it.
[Fm] When you say [Ab] something to me, [Bb] I, I didn't know you should have.
Nobody told me, but I, [Ebm] nobody explained to me.
Nobody said anything to [Bbm] me.
Nobody [Ab] called me, telephoned, and I got that feeling wet down in my [C] [Fm]
heart.
I didn't know, I didn't know that you, that you [Bb] loved me.
Hey, hey.
[Ab]
[Ebm] [Ab] Shut up.
[Ebm]
[Ab] [Ebm] [Fm]
Wait a minute.
[Gb] Wait a minute.
[D]
Wait a minute.
[Abm] Wait a minute.
[Ebm]
I didn't know, [F] know that [Ab] I,
[Ebm] I didn't [Fm] know you loved me like you do.
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Abm] I [Db]
didn't know.
[Fm] I didn't [Bb] know.
Makes me, makes me want [Fm] to.
Makes me
[C] [Fm] [Gb] [D] want to.
[Ab] You should have told, you should have [Ebm] told me.
I didn't know.
Somebody, [Fm] somebody want you to help me.
This [Ab] is the day.
I didn't know.
[Bb] Where you been.
I [Ab] didn't know.
Smooth talking.
[Eb] Easy walking.
Sweet little woman like you.
[Abm] I didn't know.
Somebody better do something for me.
[Ebm] I didn't know.
I [Fm]
didn't [C] know.
I didn't [Fm] [Eb] know [Gb] that [Bb] you needed me.
[F] You should have [Ebm] called.
You should have explained.
[F] You should [Ab] have said.
You should [Bb] have said.
I, I, I, I, I, I, [Fm] I, I, I, I, I.
I didn't know.
Yeah.
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Ebm] I didn't know.
I [Ab]
didn't know.
Yeah.
[C] [E] [Fm]
I didn't know.
[Gb] Hey, [Bb] hey.
[Ebm]
[N]
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Eb
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Ab
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Bb
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Ebm
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Let's start jamming Al Green - I Didnt Know chords, Practice these chords sequence - Fm, Ebm, Fm, Ab, Ebm, Ab, Db and Ebm. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 44 BPM before aiming for the song's 89 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: Eb Major.

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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Db] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I [Bb] didn't know that you loved me _ _ [Eb] like you _ _ _ [Bb] do.
[C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ I didn't know [Bb] that you cared _ like _ [Eb]
you _ _ [Gm] do.
_ [Eb] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
I _ _ [Ebm] _ _ didn't know that your love was [A] so [Ab] strong it made me _ warm. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
I _ _ _ didn't know _ _ _ _ that you feel [Gb]
like you do.
_ _ I [Ebm] feel _ [Ab] like you feel _ _ [Fm] when you feel [Ebm] like you feel.
_ _ _ Makes a [Ab] man _ _ want to steal _
[Db] from you. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Fm]
I _ _ _ _ didn't [Bb] know people was talking about the way you [Eb]
hold my _ hand.
[Gm] Oh, [C] how _ it _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ feels [Cm] good is what it's [Bb] all about.
Oh, baby, _ won't you [Eb] try to understand?
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] [E] Oh, baby, _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Gb] oh, _ _ loud _ and cry.
Don't know no love, don't [Ebm] know no one.
[Ab]
Oh, I _ _ _ _ think you understand.
_ I think you understand it's [Db] love that makes a man. _ _ _ _ _ _
So we're back to grains of time [Ebm] and grains of sand.
_ I didn't know that you [Ab] loved me like you do.
_ You should have told me.
_ You _ should [Bb] have explained.
_ _ _ _ _ I [Ab] didn't know you loved [Db] me like you do.
_ [Gb] _ So much like you do [Ab] it makes me talk in my sleep.
I _ _ [Fm]
didn't know that [C] you, _ [Fm] that [Ab] you [Bb] want to hold me.
_ _ Like [E] you, [Ebm] _ hey, [Bbm] hey, [A] like [Ab] you, _ hey, hey, [Ebm] _ _ [Fm] _
_ when you talk to me.
_ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
I didn't know you loved me like you [Ab] do.
I hold my mouth to keep on with it. _
_ _ [Fm] When you say [Ab] something to me, [Bb] I, _ I didn't know you should have.
Nobody told me, but I, [Ebm] nobody explained to me.
Nobody said anything to [Bbm] me.
Nobody [Ab] called me, telephoned, and I got that feeling wet down in my [C] _ [Fm] _
heart.
I didn't know, I didn't know that you, that you [Bb] loved me.
Hey, hey.
_ [Ab] _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [Ab] Shut up.
_ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Fm] _
Wait a minute.
_ [Gb] Wait a minute.
[D] _ _
_ Wait a minute.
[Abm] Wait a minute.
[Ebm] _ _
I didn't know, [F] know that [Ab] I, _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ I didn't [Fm] know you loved me like you do.
[Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Abm] I [Db]
didn't know.
_ _ _ [Fm] I didn't [Bb] know.
_ Makes me, makes me want [Fm] to.
Makes me _ _
[C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Gb] _ [D] want to.
[Ab] You should have told, you should have [Ebm] told me.
I didn't know.
Somebody, [Fm] somebody want you to help me.
This [Ab] is the day.
I didn't know.
_ [Bb] Where you been.
_ I [Ab] didn't know.
Smooth talking.
[Eb] Easy walking.
_ Sweet little woman like you.
_ [Abm] I didn't know.
Somebody better do something for me.
[Ebm] I didn't know.
I _ _ _ [Fm]
didn't [C] know.
I didn't [Fm] [Eb] know [Gb] that [Bb] you needed me.
_ _ _ [F] You should have [Ebm] called.
_ You should have explained.
[F] You should [Ab] have said.
_ You should [Bb] have said.
I, I, I, I, I, I, [Fm] I, I, I, I, I.
I didn't know.
_ _ Yeah.
[Bb] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Ebm] I didn't know.
I [Ab] _ _ _ _
didn't know.
Yeah.
_ [C] _ [E] _ [Fm]
I didn't know.
_ _ _ [Gb] Hey, [Bb] hey.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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Among the tracks on the album Is Love, written by Al Green, this one stands out.

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