Transcribed by: Ryan Tretiak
12/18/08

Eric Clapton
"Don't Know Why"
Eric Clapton  '1970'
Originally performed by: Eric Clapton and his Band




Intro:         



              
You say you wa

            
nt everything 

             
good for me

             
But I know you

             
 so well, I ca

             
n tell when yo

       
u're lying

             
Making believe

             
 you're lookin

            
g up to me

             
And I'm just s

            
itting here, c

      
rying

              
And I don't kn

        
ow why

              
I don't know w

    
hy

              
I don't know w

         
hy I don't car

e.




Pre-Verse:         



              
You'll go on b

            
ack to him, he

             
'll take you i

    
n

             
I know he's go

             
nna love you, 

             
but I still wa

              
nt you back ag


ain

              
'Cause baby yo

             
u're part of m

             
e, it's deep i

              
nside of you

             
When he's done

             
 all he can, y

             
ou'll come run

              
ning to your o

             
ther man, oh y

     
eah



              
And I don't kn

        
ow why

              
I don't know w

    
hy

              
I don't know w

         
hy I don't car

e.




Pre-Verse:         



              
I know you won

             
't soon forget

            
 last night

             
Your precious 

            
love was all o

             
ver me, but it

              
's all right

             
Go on and try 

             
again but you 

             
know nothing's

         
 gonna change

             
That's the way

             
 it's gonna be

           
, oh yeah



              
And I don't kn

        
ow why

              
I don't know w

    
hy

              
I don't know w

         
hy I don't car

e.



              
I don't know w

         
hy I don't car

e.