[Intro]ABmEA[Verse 1]ABm
Talked to the man in the moon
E
I said, "Sir,
A
is she comin' back soon?"
He smiled and he stated,
D
"Son, I'm over rated"
E
"I've had too much credit
in those old love tunes"
[Chorus]A
'Cause I don't know
Bm
a thing about love
EAE
I just kinda hang out here above...
A
I just watch from the sky,
D
will love grow, will it die
EA
No, I don't know a thing about love
[Verse 2]A
Then I asked him,
Bm
"Where is she tonight?"
E
.."You must see all
A
things with your light"
A
He said, "Son, I could tell you
D
some things that might kill you"
Bm
"But I don't get involved with
E
what's wrong or what's right"
[Chorus]ABm
'Cause I don't know a thing about love
EAE
I just kinda hang out here above...
A
I just watch from the sky,
D
will love grow, will it die
EA
No, I don't know a thing about love
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[Interlude]ABmDABmDE[Bridge]A
He said, son I can move the
Bm
oc?ans when I take the notion
E
...Or make mountains tremble
AE
and rivers run dry....
A
But in all matters, human,
D
remember that there's someone
Bm
In charge of all the things
E
way above you and I
[Chorus]ABm
Now I don't know a thing about love
EAE
I just kinda hang out here above...
A
I just watch from the sky,
D
will love grow, will it die
EA
No, I don't know a thing about love
[Outro]ABmD
I don't know a
thing about love
ABmD
I don't know a
A
thing about love
BmD
No, I don't know
a thing 'bout love
A
How to play I Don’t Know a Thing About Love: key, chords and progression
These are the chords for I Don’t Know a Thing About Love by Cody Johnson on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard
I Don’t Know a Thing About Love by Cody Johnson sits in A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯), and you need 4 chords to play it: A, Bm, E and D.
The progression the song keeps returning to is A – Bm – E – A (I – ii – V – I in A major). In solfa, that is doh – reh – soh – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, Am, D, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.