Chords for The Raspberries - I Don't Know What I Want (1974)
Tempo:
126.8 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
C#
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A]
[D]
[A] [D]
[A]
My old man says success is the measure.
[C#m] Maybe so [C#] far I don't even fresh [D] up.
Not right [E] now.
So [A] count it up.
He just found me.
I don't like the [C#m] breeze.
Ask me if I'm under some kind of streak.
[D] Well, that's [E] too much.
Man, I really [A] can't take it.
[C#m] [F#] They don't say [Bm] that much.
Even when [D] you're at a better [E] place.
My [A] heart.
[C#] [F#m] Made me think I [B] was committing some [D] kind of crime.
[E]
Yes, [A] I don't know why I want.
I don't know why.
[D] I [A] don't know why I [E] want.
[A] Wanting all.
[D] [A]
[D] [A] When I saw pictures don't want to [C#m] listen.
And it forced [C#] me to place on the season.
[D] I [E] can't.
And I wonder [A] why.
Everyone says I've got no direction.
[C#] Walk this into a house of correction.
[D] That's [E] too much.
Man, I really [A] can't take it.
[C#] When I [F#] try [Bm] to relieve my concerns.
[D] You got nothing I can do in [A] this life.
[C#] I'm not getting any.
[Bm] I'm sick of [C#] being so [D] upset.
[E]
I'm [A] trying to live.
[D]
[A] [D]
[A] [E] But I want [A] [E] [D]
it.
[A] I'm
[E] [D] sick of playing.
And I'm just [A] a creeper.
[B]
[E] But I [D] can't make a move.
[B] Out there.
[E]
[A] [C] Saying [G] I'm stopping [D] as it goes [A] bad.
[C] I don't know what [E] to do.
[A] Everybody [G] keeps talking in a [A] circle.
So [B] forgive me.
[E]
[B] [E]
[A] Stop saying
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[E] [A]
it to me.
[D] [A]
[F#m]
[D]
[A]
[F#] [A#]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A]
[D]
[A] [D]
[A]
My old man says success is the measure.
[C#m] Maybe so [C#] far I don't even fresh [D] up.
Not right [E] now.
So [A] count it up.
He just found me.
I don't like the [C#m] breeze.
Ask me if I'm under some kind of streak.
[D] Well, that's [E] too much.
Man, I really [A] can't take it.
[C#m] [F#] They don't say [Bm] that much.
Even when [D] you're at a better [E] place.
My [A] heart.
[C#] [F#m] Made me think I [B] was committing some [D] kind of crime.
[E]
Yes, [A] I don't know why I want.
I don't know why.
[D] I [A] don't know why I [E] want.
[A] Wanting all.
[D] [A]
[D] [A] When I saw pictures don't want to [C#m] listen.
And it forced [C#] me to place on the season.
[D] I [E] can't.
And I wonder [A] why.
Everyone says I've got no direction.
[C#] Walk this into a house of correction.
[D] That's [E] too much.
Man, I really [A] can't take it.
[C#] When I [F#] try [Bm] to relieve my concerns.
[D] You got nothing I can do in [A] this life.
[C#] I'm not getting any.
[Bm] I'm sick of [C#] being so [D] upset.
[E]
I'm [A] trying to live.
[D]
[A] [D]
[A] [E] But I want [A] [E] [D]
it.
[A] I'm
[E] [D] sick of playing.
And I'm just [A] a creeper.
[B]
[E] But I [D] can't make a move.
[B] Out there.
[E]
[A] [C] Saying [G] I'm stopping [D] as it goes [A] bad.
[C] I don't know what [E] to do.
[A] Everybody [G] keeps talking in a [A] circle.
So [B] forgive me.
[E]
[B] [E]
[A] Stop saying
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[E] [A]
it to me.
[D] [A]
[F#m]
[D]
[A]
[F#] [A#]
Key:
A
D
E
C#
B
A
D
E
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ My old man says success is the measure.
[C#m] _ Maybe so [C#] far I don't even fresh [D] up.
Not right [E] now.
So [A] count it up.
He just found me.
I don't like the [C#m] breeze.
Ask me if I'm under some kind of streak.
[D] Well, that's [E] too much.
Man, I really [A] can't take it. _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ [F#] They don't say [Bm] that much.
Even when [D] you're at a better [E] place.
My [A] heart. _
_ [C#] _ [F#m] Made me think I [B] was committing some [D] kind of _ crime.
[E] _ _ _
_ _ _ Yes, [A] I don't know why I want.
_ _ I don't know why.
[D] _ _ _ I [A] don't know why I [E] want.
_ _ _ [A] Wanting all.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ When I saw pictures don't want to [C#m] listen.
And it forced [C#] me to place on the season.
[D] I _ [E] can't.
And I wonder [A] why.
Everyone says I've got no direction.
[C#] _ Walk this into a house of correction.
[D] _ That's [E] too much.
Man, I really [A] can't take it.
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ When I [F#] try [Bm] to relieve my concerns.
[D] You got nothing I can do in [A] this life.
_ _ [C#] I'm not getting any.
[Bm] I'm sick of [C#] being so [D] upset. _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm [A] trying to live.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ But I want [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D]
it.
[A] I'm _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [D] sick of playing.
And I'm just [A] a _ creeper.
[B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ But I [D] can't make a move. _
[B] Out there.
_ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [C] Saying [G] I'm stopping [D] as it goes [A] bad.
[C] I don't know what [E] to do.
_ [A] _ Everybody [G] keeps talking in a [A] circle.
So [B] forgive me.
[E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] Stop saying _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ it to me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ My old man says success is the measure.
[C#m] _ Maybe so [C#] far I don't even fresh [D] up.
Not right [E] now.
So [A] count it up.
He just found me.
I don't like the [C#m] breeze.
Ask me if I'm under some kind of streak.
[D] Well, that's [E] too much.
Man, I really [A] can't take it. _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ [F#] They don't say [Bm] that much.
Even when [D] you're at a better [E] place.
My [A] heart. _
_ [C#] _ [F#m] Made me think I [B] was committing some [D] kind of _ crime.
[E] _ _ _
_ _ _ Yes, [A] I don't know why I want.
_ _ I don't know why.
[D] _ _ _ I [A] don't know why I [E] want.
_ _ _ [A] Wanting all.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ When I saw pictures don't want to [C#m] listen.
And it forced [C#] me to place on the season.
[D] I _ [E] can't.
And I wonder [A] why.
Everyone says I've got no direction.
[C#] _ Walk this into a house of correction.
[D] _ That's [E] too much.
Man, I really [A] can't take it.
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ When I [F#] try [Bm] to relieve my concerns.
[D] You got nothing I can do in [A] this life.
_ _ [C#] I'm not getting any.
[Bm] I'm sick of [C#] being so [D] upset. _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm [A] trying to live.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ But I want [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D]
it.
[A] I'm _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [D] sick of playing.
And I'm just [A] a _ creeper.
[B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ But I [D] can't make a move. _
[B] Out there.
_ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [C] Saying [G] I'm stopping [D] as it goes [A] bad.
[C] I don't know what [E] to do.
_ [A] _ Everybody [G] keeps talking in a [A] circle.
So [B] forgive me.
[E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] Stop saying _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ it to me.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A#] _