The Mavericks – I Want To Know (Guitar)

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From "The Mavericks"(2003) 12-string acoustic: no capo, 6-string acoustic:capo 9th fret. Intro: |E A| E B7 | x4 [verse]:
 E           A       E    B7      E     
 I want to know what promises to keep,

 E           A       E     B7     E
 I want to know how guilty people sleep,

 E           A      E      B7     E
 I want to know if willows really weep,

 E           A          E     B7      E
 I want to know where's my reward to reap...
E A |E B7 | [verse]:
 E          A            E      B7       E
 I want to know why the devil’s not run dry,

 E          A        E   B7      E
 I want to know why politicians lie,

 E          A        E   B7      E
 I want to know why nobody gets high,

 E          A        E         B7    
 I want to know why they don’t even try.
[verse]:
 A        D       A       E       A
 I wanna know if all you need is love,

 A        D        A        E    
 I wanna know the word from up above,

 E       A     E          B7       E        
 I wanna know what you’re thinking of,

 E       A          E        B7    E
 I wanna know when you have had enough...
E A|E B7 | [Bridge]:
   E  E/G#    A               B7       E   A E B7
 I wonder why we think we’re doing so well

   E  E/G#      A           B7       E    A E B7 E 
 I wonder when time will be able to tell.
[verse]:
 E  A   E        B7         E  A   E        B7
 Na na, na na ne-ay-e-eeay, Na na, na na ne-ay-e-eeay

 A  D   A        E         A  D   A        E
 Na na, na na ne-ay-e-eeay Na na, na na ne-ay-e-eeay

 E  A   E        B7        E  A   E        B7
 Na na, na na ne-ay-e-eeay Na na, na na ne-ay-e-eeay
[verse]:
 E           A           E         B7     E
 I want to know what it feels like to be king,

 E           A       E        B7         E
 I want to know if children, they don’t sing,

 E           A      E            B7         E
 I want to know if birds should lose their wings,

 E          A      E     B7 
 I want to know if we do anything. 
[verse]:
 A           D      A         E         A
 I want to know how we could make ends meet,

 A           D       A          E
 I want to know when I should stomp my feet,

 E           A       E   B7     E
 I want to know why history repeats,

 E           A       E         B7       E    
 I want to know how you turned out so sweet...
[bridge]:
   E  E/G#    A               B7       E   A E B7
 I wonder why we think we’re doing so well

   E  E/G#      A           B7       E    A E B7 E 
 I wonder when time will be able to tell.

       E  E/G#      A          B7          E   A E B7 E
 We’re waiting for someone to turn on the light,

    E  E/G#       A          B7         E
 So we won’t be wrong about everything right...
[verse]:
 E  A   E        B7         E  A   E        B7
 Na na, na na ne-ay-e-eeay, Na na, na na ne-ay-e-eeay

 A  D   A        E         A  D   A        E
 Na na, na na ne-ay-e-eeay Na na, na na ne-ay-e-eeay

 E  A   E        B7        E  A   E        B7
 Na na, na na ne-ay-e-eeay Na na, na na ne-ay-e-eeay...