Don't Ask Me No Questions - Lynyrd Skynyrd (1974) Written By: Ronnie Van Zant and Gary Rossington. Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q. 4/4 TIME @ 128 BPM (3 Min. 25 Sec.) in 'G'. Chords Used: ----------- GUITAR KEYS E A D G B e Bass| Chord ------------------ ------------- E5 - 0 2 x x x x E B-E F#5 - 2 4 x x x x F# F#-C# G5 - 3 5 x x x x G G-D G* - 3 5 5 4 3 3 G G-B-D 'INTRO'/'CHORUS' A0 - x 0 x x x x A N/A C#5 - x 4 6 x x x C# G#-C# D5 - x 5 7 x x x D A-D B5 - x 2 4 x x x B F#-B C5 - x 3 5 x x x C G-C A#5 - x 1 3 x x x A# A#-F F5 - 1 3 x x x x F F-C C - x 3 2 0 1 0 C G-C-E D - x x 0 2 3 2 D A-D-F# G - 3 2 0 0 3 3 G G-B-D 'VERSE'/'INTERLUDE'/'CODA' Em - 0 2 2 0 0 0 E G-B-E INTRO: [12.375 M] ----- + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |E5 F#5 G5 | G* A0 C#5 D5 | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |… D5 A0 B5 C5 | C5 C5 A#5 G5 | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |… G* E5 F#5 G5 |G* A0 C#5 D5 | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |… D5 A0 B5 C5 | C5 C5 A#5 G* | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |… G* G5 F5 C5 |C |D |G* |G* | Well,… VERSE #1: [20 M] -------- |C |D |G | … ev-'ry time that… I… come… home no-… bo-… dy wants to let me… be… |G |C |D | … It seems that all the… friends… I've… got… just… got… |G |G |C | … to come in-ter-ro-gate… me… Well, I ap-pre-ci-… ate… |D |Em D |C | … your… feel-… in's, and I don't… wan-na pass… you by,… but I… |G |D | … don't… ask… you 'bout… your… bus-… 'ness,… so |D C |G | don't ask… me a-bout… mine,… yeah… |C |D |G |G | Well, it's true… VERSE #2: [16 M] -------- |C |D |G |G | … I… love… the mon-… ey,… and I love… my… brand… new car… |C |D | I like… drink-in' the best… of… whis-… key,… and play-… |G |G |C | … in'… in a hon-ky-tonk… bar… But when… I come… off… |D |Em D |C | … the… road,… well I just… got-ta have… my time,… 'cause I… |G |D | … got to find a… break… in this ac-… tion,… 'else… |D… C |… G E5 F#5 G5 | … I'm gon-na lose my mind… So don't ask… CHORUS #1: [8 M] --------- |G5 A0 C#5 D5 |… A5 B5 C5 |… A#5 G* | … me… no… ques-… tions,… and I won't… tell… you… no… lies… |G* E5 F#5 G5 |… A0 C#5 D5 |… A5 B5 C5 | … So don't ask… me… 'bout my bus-… ness,… and I won't… |C5 A#5 G* |… G5 F5 C5| … tell… you… good-… bye… that's… right… INTERLUDE #1: [16 M] 'Guitar Solo' - ------------ |C |D |G |G |C |D | |G |G |C |D |G |G | |C |D |G |G | Well,… what's… VERSE #3: [16 M] -------- |C |D | … your fav-'rite col-or, and do… you dig the broth-er,… |G |G |C | … it's driv-in' me up… the wall… And ev-… 'ry time I think I can |D |G |G | sleep,… some… fool… has… got… to call… Well, don't |C |D |Em D | you think… that when I come… home… I just want a lit-tle peace… of |C |G |D | mind… If you wan-na talk… a-bout… the bus-… 'ness,… Bud-… |… C |… G E5 F#5 G5 | … dy you're just wast-in' time… So don't ask… CHORUS #2: [8 M] --------- |G5 A0 C#5 D5 |… A0 B5 C5 |… A#5 G* | … me… no… ques-… tions,… and I won't… tell… you… no… lies… |G* E5 F#5 G5 |… A0 C#5 D5 |… A0 B5 C5 | … So don't ask… me… 'bout my bus-… ness,… and I won't… |C5 A#5 G* |… E5 F#5 G5 | … tell… you… good-… bye… I… said don't ask… CHORUS #3: [8 M] --------- |G5 A0 C#5 D5 |… A0 B5 C5 |… A#5 G* | … me… no… ques-… tions,… and I won't… send… you… a-… way… |G* E5 F#5 G5 |… A0 C#5 D5 |… A0 B5 C5 | … If you want… to… talk of fish-… in',… well I guess… |C5 A#5 G* |… F5 C5| … that-'ll be… o-… kay… What'd I say,… huh?… CODA: [5 M] ---- 1 2 3+ 4 + |C |D |G G C D|G |G |
About the artist behind Dont Ask Me No Questions:
The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 13, 2006, with members Gary Rossington and Billy Powell, former members Ed King, Bob Burns, and Artimus Pyle, and deceased members Ronnie Van Zant, Allen Collins, Steve Gaines, and Leon Wilkeson.
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