I Don't Need to Know
City And ColourVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
I don't need to know,
Why the oceans blue or how the flowers grow.
I don't need to live,
Waiting on someone to forgive me for my sins.
Like my father before me,
I'm a working man, a working man.
But I don't need to believe,
In the something that won't save my sanity.
NOTE: When you hear a slight variation whilst Dallas is strumming the Am chord it is this:
|-0-0-0-0-| (On the 4th repetition): |-0-0-0-0-|
|-1-1-1-1-| |-1-1-1-1-|
|-2-2-2-2-| |-2-2-2-0-|
|-2-2-0-2-| x4 |-2-2-0-2-| (Basically just merge it into the
C)
|-0-0-0-0-| |-0-0-0-3-|
|-x-x-x-x-| |-x-x-x-x-|
Key:
x = Mute or Don't play that string.
(Chorus)
The chorus is incredibly easy all you need is:
NOTE: After the last Am you play during the verse you basically strum x00000 twice
the first word in the chorus (No) then play the G chord. (If you can reach it you can play an
or you can just go straight into the G if you want)
But the chorus is just:
No I don't need I don't need to know, no,
I don't need to know oh, oh, oh, oh.
I don't need to know oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
I don't need to know oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
How easy is that!
(Verse 2)
The second verse is the same as the the first pretty much the same 3 chords in the same pattern:
It goes:
I don't want to live,
In a world where faces change from day to day.
And I don't want my life to be,
So full of doubt and misery.
The years now pass without a trace.
It's something that I'm learning to embrace.
How most bad nights are spent awake.
Thinking about how I don't want to live that way.
(Chorus)
No I don't want I don't want to live, no,
I don't want to li e, e, ea, e, ive.
I don't want to li e, e, e, ea, e, ive,
I don't want to li e, e, e, ea, ive.
(Verse 3)
For the most part the same as the other verses except for the last line:
I don't know but I've been told,
That if you don't believe, the devil owns your soul.
Well if this is the truth, then to hell I'll go.
'Cos I don't need to know.
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Readable chord sheet for I Don't Need to Know by City And Colour
[C]I don't [Em]need to [Am]know, Why the [C]oceans blue or [Em]how the flowers [Am]grow. [C]I don't [Em]need to l[Am]ive, Waiting [C]on someone to [Em]forgive me for my [Am]sins. [C] Like my [Em]father before [Am]me, I'm a [C]working man[Em], a working [Am]man. But [C]I don't [Em]need to [Am]believe, In the [C]something that won't [Em]save my [Am]sanity. NOTE: When you hear a slight variation whilst Dallas is strumming the Am chord it is this: |-0-0-0-0-| (On the 4th repetition): |-0-0-0-0-| |-1-1-1-1-| |-1-1-1-1-| |-2-2-2-2-| |-2-2-2-0-| |-2-2-0-2-| x4 |-2-2-0-2-| (Basically just merge it into the C) |-0-0-0-0-| |-0-0-0-3-| |-x-x-x-x-| |-x-x-x-x-| Key: x = Mute or Don't play that string. (Chorus) The chorus is incredibly easy all you need is: NOTE: After the last Am you play during the verse you basically strum x00000 twice the first word in the chorus (No) then play the G chord. (If you can reach it you can play an or you can just go straight into the G if you want) But the chorus is just: No [G]I don't need I don't need to know, no, I don't need to [Am]know oh, oh, oh, oh. I don't need to [G]know oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, I don't need to [Am]know oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. How easy is that! (Verse 2) The second verse is the same as the the first pretty much the same 3 chords in the same pattern: It goes: [C]I don't [Em]want to [Am]live, In a [C]world where [Em]faces change from [Am]day to day. And [C]I don't [Em]want my life to [Am]be, [C]So full of [Em]doubt and [Am]misery. [C] The years now [Em]pass without a [Am]trace. It's [C]something that I'm [Em]learning to [Am]embrace. How [C]most bad [Em]nights are spent [Am]awake. Thinking [C]about how I [Em]don't want to [Am]live that way. (Chorus) No [G]I don't want I don't want to live, no, I don't want to [Am]li e, e, ea, e, ive. I don't want to [G]li e, e, e, ea, e, ive, I don't want to [Am]li e, e, e, ea, ive. (Verse 3) For the most part the same as the other verses except for the last line: [C]I don't [Em]know but I've been [Am]told, That if you [C]don't believe, the [Em]devil owns your [Am]soul. Well if [C]this is the [Em]truth, then to [Am]hell I'll go. 'Cos [C]I don't [Em]need to [C]know.