You give your (F6/9)hand to me,
who then you say hel lo.
who I can hard ly speak,
my heart is beat ing so.
Oh, an y one can tell
you think you know me well.
You don’t (Ab13)know me.
No, you don’t (F6/9)know the one
who dreams of you at night,
who longs to kiss your lips,
my longs to hold you tight.
To you, I’m just a friend,
that’s all I’ve ev er been.
You don’t (Ab13)know me.
No, you don’t You don’t know (Bbmaj9)me.
’Cause I
nev er knew
the art
of mak ing (D)love,
though my (C)heart aches with love for (Fmaj9)you.
A fraid and (Dm7)shy,
I let my (D7#5)chance go by,
the (G)chance that you might (Gm7)love me, too.
You give your (F6/9)hand
to me,
then you (Ebsus2)say good bye.
I watch (Bbmaj9)you
walk a way
be side that luck y guy,
to (F)nev er, nev er (D)know
the one
who loves you so.
You don’t know me,
(Gm7)no,
no, (C)no.
You don’t know
(Dm7)me.
This page shows “You Don't Know Me” by Michael McDonald in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Bb at 80 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.