Don't

Know What You Got ('Til It's Gone)

Tom Keifer

             
Annotation by Ian Citulsky
 = 132

         
          
          
A E Fm E D A

            
        
  
    
 



   
 

        
          
E Fm

                   
I can't tell you ba by what went wro ng

      

       
        
    

   
E Fm E D

 
           
I can't make you feel what you felt so long a go

     
  
              
             
A E

          
      
I'll let it show I can't give you back

     

             

       
     
Fm E

        
            
what's been hurt Heart aches come and go

     
  
        
               

    
           
E Fm E D A

  

          
     
and all that's left are the words I can't let go If we

         
    

                   
                 
   
Bm Fm Bm

          
     
     
take some time think it o ver ba by Take some

           
  
  
  
 
                  
Fm E D

     If you rea lly want to go

        
     
time, let me know

         

         
                   

A E D D /C♯

  

           
Don't know what you got 'til it's gone

    
      

  
               
               
 
Bm A Fm E D

              
Don't know what it was I did so wrong

     
    
2
     
          
                    
A D D /C♯ Bm

               

 
  
Now I know what I got It's just this song And

    

       E
                
              
A Fm E D A

    

                
it ain't ea sy to get back takes so lo ng

         

 
                
              
E Fm


                
I can't feel the things that cause you pain

        

 
                     
     
   
E Fm E Bm

 

              
I can't clear my heart of your love it falls like rain

       

  
             
     
       
D A E

 Who's to
         
           
bla me I hear you call ing

    

3
  
                   
         
Fm E


                
from far a way Tear ing through my soul

     

   A
       
          
          
        
Fm E D

             
I just can't take a no ther day Who's to bla me

     
 

       
                          
  
Bm Fm Bm

  ver ba
          
             
If we take some time, think it o by Take some

    

         
       
          

  
Fm E D

       
       
time let me know if you rea lly want to go

       

 
                    
           
A D D /C♯ Bm

   

                
Don't know what you got 'til it's gone

       
        
4
   
           
          
 


E


A Fm D


              
Don't know what it is is I did so wro ong

        

    
               
     
D /C♯

      
A D Bm

             
   
Now I know what I got, It's just this so ng And

     

   E

        
        
               
A Fm E D A


               

it ain't ea sy to get back, takes so lo ng

          


            
  
                   
Cm A

     
            
Do you want to see me begg ing ba by can't you give me just

        

  
              
            
Cm A

     
          
one one more chan ce Can't you see my heart's been drag ging late ly

  
    
5
    
         
                  
E D

 
                   
I've been search ing for the words to say

          


            
                   
Bm Fm Bm

 
        
        
            

  

     
          
        
Bm

     
Fm

          
     
               
 

                
                            
Fm E D

         
        
             

     
           
           
A E D D /C♯ Bm

  
 
           

  
Don't know what you got 'til it's go ne

     

6
    
         

          
 

  
A E Fm E D

              
Don't know what it is I did so wro ng

         


    
                
               
A E D D /C♯ Bm


        
       
Now I know what I got, It's just this so ng And

      

       E  
           
         
  
   

    
A Fm E E

               
it ain't ea sy to get back takes so lo ng

            

  
                   
          
A E D D /C♯ Bm

        
     
Don't know what you got 'til it's go ne yeah

    
    

       
        
   

      

A E Fm E D


           
Don't know what it is I did so wro ng

         
7
     
         
            

  
  ng    And
A E D D /C♯ Bm

so 

      
      
Now I know what I got It's just this

    

         
                     
 
A E Fm

 sy to get back takes so  ng        

           
it ain't ea lo

       