The Lady Wants To Know Chords by Michael Franks
Tempo:
98.4 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
C
G
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#m] [C#m]
[F#m] [C#m]
[Em] [G]
[A] [C#m]
[D] Daddy plays [E] the ashtray, [A] baby starts [E] to cry, [C] lady wants [G] to know [D] the reason [E] why.
[A] [D] Daddy's just [E] like Coltrane, [D] baby's just [E] like Miles, [C] lady's just [G] like Ellen [A] when she smiles.
[C#m]
Lady [G] wants to [C] know, she [D] wants to know the [F#] reason, [Am] got to know the [D] reason why.
This man has got to [A#] go, [C] this man is always [A#] leaving, how he hates to [C] say goodbye.
What she doesn't [Fm] know, [Gm] is there really is no reason, [Cm] really is no [G#] reason [Gm]
why.
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[C#m] [D] [E]
[D] [C#m]
[C] [G]
[A]
Lady wants [C] to know, [Bm] she wants to know the reason, [C] got to know the [Bm] reason why.
This man has got to [Gm] go, [C] this man is always leaving, [Gm] how he hates to [C] say goodbye.
What she doesn't [G#] know, [Gm] is there really is no [A#] [Cm] reason, [Fm] really is no [A#] reason why.
[F#m] Daddy hates [C#m]
airplanes, [A] baby [E] loves to fly, [Em] lady wants to [G] know the reason [A] why.
[D] Daddy's just [A] like Coltrane, [D] baby's just [E] like Miles, [Em] lady's just [G] like Ellen when [A] she smiles.
Lady [C] wants to know, [D] she wants to know [Bm] the reason, [G] [C] got to know the reason [D] why.
[F#] This man has got [A#] to go, [C] this man is always leaving, [A#] how he hates to say [C] goodbye.
What she [Fm] doesn't know, is [A#] there really is no [Fm] reason, [Cm] really is no [A#] reason why.
[D]
[A] [F#m]
[C#m] [C]
[G] [F#m]
[E] [A] [F#m]
[E] [C]
[G] [A]
[E] [C]
[G] [D] [A]
[F#m] [C#m]
[Em] [G]
[A] [C#m]
[D] Daddy plays [E] the ashtray, [A] baby starts [E] to cry, [C] lady wants [G] to know [D] the reason [E] why.
[A] [D] Daddy's just [E] like Coltrane, [D] baby's just [E] like Miles, [C] lady's just [G] like Ellen [A] when she smiles.
[C#m]
Lady [G] wants to [C] know, she [D] wants to know the [F#] reason, [Am] got to know the [D] reason why.
This man has got to [A#] go, [C] this man is always [A#] leaving, how he hates to [C] say goodbye.
What she doesn't [Fm] know, [Gm] is there really is no reason, [Cm] really is no [G#] reason [Gm]
why.
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[C#m] [D] [E]
[D] [C#m]
[C] [G]
[A]
Lady wants [C] to know, [Bm] she wants to know the reason, [C] got to know the [Bm] reason why.
This man has got to [Gm] go, [C] this man is always leaving, [Gm] how he hates to [C] say goodbye.
What she doesn't [G#] know, [Gm] is there really is no [A#] [Cm] reason, [Fm] really is no [A#] reason why.
[F#m] Daddy hates [C#m]
airplanes, [A] baby [E] loves to fly, [Em] lady wants to [G] know the reason [A] why.
[D] Daddy's just [A] like Coltrane, [D] baby's just [E] like Miles, [Em] lady's just [G] like Ellen when [A] she smiles.
Lady [C] wants to know, [D] she wants to know [Bm] the reason, [G] [C] got to know the reason [D] why.
[F#] This man has got [A#] to go, [C] this man is always leaving, [A#] how he hates to say [C] goodbye.
What she [Fm] doesn't know, is [A#] there really is no [Fm] reason, [Cm] really is no [A#] reason why.
[D]
[A] [F#m]
[C#m] [C]
[G] [F#m]
[E] [A] [F#m]
[E] [C]
[G] [A]
[E] [C]
[G] [D] [A]
Key:
D
A
C
G
E
D
A
C
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [D] _ _ Daddy plays [E] the _ ashtray, [A] _ baby starts [E] to cry, _ _ [C] _ lady wants [G] to know [D] the reason [E] _ why. _ _ _
_ [A] _ [D] _ Daddy's just [E] like Coltrane, _ [D] _ baby's just [E] like Miles, _ _ [C] _ _ lady's just [G] like Ellen [A] when she smiles.
[C#m] _ _ _
Lady [G] wants to [C] know, _ she [D] wants to know the [F#] reason, [Am] got to know the [D] reason why.
This man has got to [A#] go, _ [C] this man is always [A#] leaving, how he hates to [C] say goodbye.
What she doesn't [Fm] know, _ [Gm] is there really is no reason, [Cm] really is no [G#] reason [Gm]
why.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
Lady wants [C] to know, _ [Bm] she wants to know the reason, [C] got to know the [Bm] reason why.
This man has got to [Gm] go, _ [C] this man is always leaving, [Gm] how he hates to [C] say goodbye.
What she doesn't [G#] know, _ [Gm] is there really is no [A#] [Cm] reason, [Fm] really is no [A#] reason why.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ Daddy hates [C#m]
airplanes, _ [A] _ baby [E] loves to fly, _ _ [Em] _ lady wants to [G] know the reason [A] _ why. _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ Daddy's just [A] like Coltrane, _ [D] _ baby's just [E] like Miles, _ _ [Em] _ lady's just [G] like Ellen when [A] she smiles. _ _ _ _
Lady [C] wants to know, _ [D] she wants to know [Bm] the reason, [G] [C] got to know the reason [D] why.
[F#] This man has got [A#] to go, _ _ [C] this man is always leaving, [A#] how he hates to say [C] goodbye. _
What she [Fm] doesn't know, is [A#] there really is no [Fm] reason, [Cm] really is no [A#] reason why.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [D] _ _ Daddy plays [E] the _ ashtray, [A] _ baby starts [E] to cry, _ _ [C] _ lady wants [G] to know [D] the reason [E] _ why. _ _ _
_ [A] _ [D] _ Daddy's just [E] like Coltrane, _ [D] _ baby's just [E] like Miles, _ _ [C] _ _ lady's just [G] like Ellen [A] when she smiles.
[C#m] _ _ _
Lady [G] wants to [C] know, _ she [D] wants to know the [F#] reason, [Am] got to know the [D] reason why.
This man has got to [A#] go, _ [C] this man is always [A#] leaving, how he hates to [C] say goodbye.
What she doesn't [Fm] know, _ [Gm] is there really is no reason, [Cm] really is no [G#] reason [Gm]
why.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
Lady wants [C] to know, _ [Bm] she wants to know the reason, [C] got to know the [Bm] reason why.
This man has got to [Gm] go, _ [C] this man is always leaving, [Gm] how he hates to [C] say goodbye.
What she doesn't [G#] know, _ [Gm] is there really is no [A#] [Cm] reason, [Fm] really is no [A#] reason why.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ Daddy hates [C#m]
airplanes, _ [A] _ baby [E] loves to fly, _ _ [Em] _ lady wants to [G] know the reason [A] _ why. _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ Daddy's just [A] like Coltrane, _ [D] _ baby's just [E] like Miles, _ _ [Em] _ lady's just [G] like Ellen when [A] she smiles. _ _ _ _
Lady [C] wants to know, _ [D] she wants to know [Bm] the reason, [G] [C] got to know the reason [D] why.
[F#] This man has got [A#] to go, _ _ [C] this man is always leaving, [A#] how he hates to say [C] goodbye. _
What she [Fm] doesn't know, is [A#] there really is no [Fm] reason, [Cm] really is no [A#] reason why.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
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