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Why We Sing Chords

Music by: Kirk Franklin · 1993
Genre Religious Music Views 126
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[Intro 1]
[C][F]
For some who don't understand our purpose
[D]And may not under[G]stand our praise
[Dm]We as the family i[E]n Jesus name[Am]
Would like to tell you the rea[Dm]son[G]
why we [C]sing
[Am]Family[G]

[Verse 1]
[C]Someone asked a [F]question
[A][Dm]
[D]Why do we [G]sing?
When we [Dm]lift our [E]hands to [Am]Jesus
What [Dm]do we r[G]eally me[C]an?[Am][G]
[C]Someone may be [A]wondering[Dm]
[D]When we sing our [G]song
At [Dm]times we [E]may be [Am]cryin'
And [Dm]nothing's [G]even [C]wrong

[Chorus 1]
I [Gm]sing be[C]cause I'm [F]happy
I [Dm]sing be[E]cause I'm [Am]free[D]
His [Gm]eyes [C]are the [F]sparrow[Am]
That's the [Dm]reason [G]why I [C]sing[E]
[Am]Glory [Eb]Halle[D]lujah
You're the [G]reason why I [C]sing[E]
[Am]Glory [Eb]Halle[D]lujah
You're the [G]reason why I [C]sing[E][A]

[Verse 2]
[D]Someone asked a [G]question
[E]Why do we [A]sing?
When we [Em]lift our [F#]hands to [Bm]Jesus
What [Em]do we r[A]eally me[D]an?[G][A]
[D]Someone may be [G]wondering
[E]When we sing our [A]song
At [Em]times we [F#]may be c[Bm]ryin'
And [Em]nothing's [A]even [D]wrong[Bm][E]

[Chorus 2]
I [Am]sing be[D]cause I'm [G]happy
I [Em]sing be[F#]cause I'm [Bm]free[E]
His [Am]eyes [D]are the [G]sparrow[Bm]
That's the [Em]reason [A]why I [D]sing[F#]
[Bm]Glory Hallelujah[E]
You're the [A]reason why I [D]sing[F#]
[Bm]Glory [B]Halle[E]lujah
You're the [A]reason why I [D]sing[F#]
[Bm]Glory [B]Halle[E]lujah
I [Am]give the [D]praises to [G]You[E]
[Am]Glory [D]Halle[G]lujah[Bm]
You're the [Em]reason [A]why I [D]sing
[G][A]

[Verse 3]
And [D]when the song is [G]over
We've [E]all said A[A]men
And your [Em]heart just [F#]keep on [Bm]singing
And the [Em]song will [A]never [D]end[G][A]
And [D]if somebody [G]asked you
[E]Was it just a [A]show?
Lift your [Em]hands and [F#]be a w[Bm]itness
And [Em]tell the [A]whole world, [D]"No"[G][A]
And [D]when we cross that [G]river
To [E]study war no [A]more
We will [Em]sing our [F#]song to [Bm]Jesus
The [Em]one whom w[A]e ad[D]ore[Bm][E]

[Chorus 3]
I [Am]sing be[D]cause I'm [G]happy
I [Em]sing be[F#]cause I'm [Bm]free[E]
His [Am]eyes [D]are the [G]sparrow[Bm]
That's the [Em]reason [A]why I [D]sing[F#]
[Bm]Glory Hallelujah[E]
You're the [A]reason why I [D]sing[F#]
[Bm]Glory [B]Halle[E]lujah
You're the [A]reason why I [D]sing[F#]
[Bm]Glory [B]Halle[E]lujah
I [Am]give the [D]praises [G]to [E]You
[Am]Glory [D]Halle[G]lujah[Bm]
You're the [Em]reason [A]why I [D]sing[Bm]
You're the [Em]reason [A]why I [D]sing[Bm]
You're the [Em]reason [A]why I [D]sing[Bm]
You're the [Em]reason [A]why I [D]sing[Bm]
You're the [Em]reason [A]why I [D]sing[Bm]
You're the [Em]reason why
[G]I[A]

[Outro 1]
[D](sing) Oh I [G]love you
I love Your [E]name [A]Jesus, Glory Hallelujah
[Em]For the rest[F#] of my life [Bm]Jesus
You'll be the [Em]reason [A]why I sin[D]g
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