I Dont Know What I Want Cifras

I DON’T KNOW WHAT I WANT
By
UMPHREY’S MCGEE
Album: Asking for a Friend (2022)
 
Transcribed by:
Tommy Nelson
Charleston SC
 
Capo 2 – all chords relative
 
[Intro]
 
Bm  E  x4
 
[Verse 1]
 
    Bm        E        Bm
The feeling’s not the same
   E                    Bm        E           Bm  E
Is everything swimming inside my skeleton okay
     Bm      E        Bm
The ceiling starts to cave in
E                   Bm            E                Bm   E
Suddenly everything tied down is starting to float away
 
[Chorus]
 
E*D
Bm                         E*D
There’s one thing you forgot
Bm          A          E*D
I still know who you are
Bm                     E*D
And I think you can stop
Bm             A
But you don’t know what you are
 
Bm  E  x4
 
[Verse 2]
 
        Bm    E     Bm
The meanings never change
     E                   Bm     E                   Bm  E
But maybe that’s just my timing slipping off the page
  Bm      E       Bm
Believing hangs a frame and
 E                  Bm        E             Bm  E
Nobody’s waiting in line with anything to say
 
[Chorus]
 
E*D
Bm                         E*D
There’s one thing you forgot
Bm          A          E*D
I still know who you are
Bm                     E*D
And I think you can stop
Bm             A
But you don’t know what you are
 
[Bridge]
 
Am E Am E Am E D E
 
        Am                E
I kinda wanna talk it over
         Am                E
I’m not asking anybody else
               Am                    E  D  E
That’s why I’m knocking on the window
 
        Am                  E
I don’t wanna think about it
              Am                     E
Couldn’t this happen to somebody else
        Am                  E         D  E
When I wake up will it be over and okay
 
      Am                   E
So I won’t accept the offer
           Am                        E
I couldn’t make this all up by myself
         Am                      E
#I’m only working for an angle#
          Am                     E
Maybe I’m asking for somebody else
         Am                    E
Though I don’t expect an answer
             Am                              E
But there is something that I might’ve missed
         Am                      E
#I’m only looking for a mentor#
            Am                    E
What if I’m only asking for myself
 
[Chorus]
 
E*D
Bm                         E*D
There’s one thing you forgot
Bm          A          E*D
I still know who you are
Bm                     E*D
And I think you can stop
Bm             A
But you don’t know what you are
 
Bm                         E*D
There’s one thing you forgot
Bm          A          E*D
I still know who you are
Bm                     E*D
And I think you can stop
Bm             A
But you don’t know what you are
 
[End]
 
E*D  Bm
E*D  Bm  A  E
 
For the E*D parts, play something like this:
 
e|-0--------------2--|
B|-0--------------3--|
G|-1------1p0--2--2--|
D|-2----2------0--0--|
A|-2--2--------------|
E|-0-----------------|
 
# I have listened to this song 100 times now on the album and on about 8 different live
versions and cannot figure out what he says on the line(s) marked with the #.  If you think you
know, please message me!
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