The Reason Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][G][F][G][Am][G][F][Am][G][F][G][Am][G]
[F][G]

[Verse 1]
(Carly Si[Am]mon Danny Kortchmar)
[G]The reason

[Verse 2]
[F]I wou[G]ldn't
[Am]kiss you last [G]night[F][G]
[Am]I wo[G]uldn't kiss you
'cause [F]I was afriad
[G]That I'd [Am]like you too [G]much[F]
And [G]if I [Am]liked you too [G]much[F]
I'd [G]be [C]afraid that I'd
give you [D]a present[G]
And if I [Em]gave you a gift,
You might [Dm]give me a gift
And [Bb]then I'd be [Esus4]afraid...
That [E]I wouldn't like i[Am]t[G][F]
[G]The reason,

[Verse 3]
[C]there's alw[D]ays a reason
Be[C]hind the reason
When you [D]look for a reason
[C]A reason, I can [D]give you a reason
And [C]maybe you'll think
It's a [D]really good [F]reason[G]
But I come up with the [Am]reasons
[G]You

[Verse 4]
[F]ask[G]ed [Am]me i[G]f[F][Am][G][F]
[G]I'd [Am]scratch your [G]back[F][G]
[Am]I wo[G]uldn't scratch it
'Cause [F]I was a[G]fraid that
I'd [Am]twist your [G]arm[F]
And [G]if [Am]I twisted your [G]arm[F]
I'd [G]be [C]afraid that it would
lead to pas[G]sion
And if we [Em]got too drunk
We might fall [Dm]out of the bunk
And [Bb]then I; d [Esus4]be afriad
[E]We would have a concus[Am]sion
[G][F][G]

[Interlude 1]
[Am][G][F][G][C][D][C][D][C]
[D][C][D][F][G][F][G]

[Verse 5]
[Am]CHORUS
[G][F][G][Am][G][F][G][Am][G][F][G][Am][G][F][C][F][G]
[Bb]
Don't ever live with your [F]real love
[C]Stop before it [G]starts
Real love will [Dm]last much longer
Stay [Am]stronger
[G]Living in your heart
Yeah, that's where it be[C]longs,
in your heart
[D][C]

[Verse 6]
[D]
[G]The reason,
[C]there's alw[D]ays a reason
Behind [C]the reason
When you [D]look for the reason
The [C]reason, [D]I can give you a reason
And [C]maybe you'll think
It's [D]a really good [C]reason
But I [D]come [C]up with [G]the [C]rea[D]son

[Verse 7]
[D]I'll [G]never [Am]have another [G]chance
[F]At the Parson[G]'s dan[Am]ce[G][F]
(He's[G]gonna spank me)
Gotta be an apple tree [F]growing in [G]the [Am]field[G]
[F]Gotta be at [G]Frankie's
[Am]house righ[G]t now[F]
Gotta [G]be at [Am]Danny's house [G]deja
[F]Gotta meet a holy man[G]
[Am]He'll be in th[G]e valley when
[F]Amelia tries to [Am]land[G]
(With his [Am]shirt off)
I can never [G]be in love,
[F]I can only be in heat
And [G]I n[F]ever felt so...
[G]never felt so...
Never felt so...
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