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GOTTA HAVE A REASON
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   F7+xx3210
F7+/ Cx33210
   G/Bx20033
(Intro)
F7+  C  F7+
(VERSE)
                                G              C  F7+/  C    C  
Here we stand, caught between the cradle and the grave
In a Gworld that gives you nCothing bF7+ut yAmour name
With every sGtep you Amtake you F7+must be Cbrave
Nothing Flost is nothing Ggained
And I kGnow lives are Clost for crowns F7+and Ckings
We all Gknow love is Clost for F7+lesser Amthings
And the Gangels hAmere have F7+broken wCings
Though I G/Bknow soAmmewhere a F7+choir siGngs
(Chorus)
You gotta have a Creason
A Freason Gto belCieve
A Freason Gjust to Amdream
Sometimes iF7+t takes blind Geyes to Csee
A F7+reason to bGelieve
(VERSE)
                           G         C  F7+/  C  C  
A hot-headed hero, here you see I'm just a man
Comes a Gtime, a Ctime to F7+make a Amstand
So Ghere I Amam with F7+heart in Chand
Don't G/Bbe aAmfraid to F7+understandG  
(Chorus)
You gotta have a Creason
A Freason Gto belCieve
A Freason Gjust to Amdream
Sometimes it F7+takes blind Geyes to Csee
A F7+reason to...
((BRIDGE))
...GBelieve in Amtrusty
I belGieve in Amfaith
I beGlieve in Amus
'Til my Dmdying dGay
(CHORUS)
You gotta have a CreasonF7+  G  
You gotta have a CreasonF7+  G  
C  F7+  G  C   F7+  C   G
(BRIDGE)
If Gall we've Amgot is Gyou and Amme
Then Gwhat we've Amgot is Dmall we neeGd
(Chorus)
You gotta have a Creason
A Freason Gto belCieve
A Freason Gjust to Amdream
Sometimes it F7+takes blind eGyes to sCee
OnFe reasoGn
You gotta have a Creason
One Freason Gto belCieve
A reFason Gjust to Amdream
But sometimes it F7+takes blind Geyes to sAmee
One F7+reasonG  
Gotta have a reAmasonF  G  
Gotta have a reAmason
One Freason tGo belAmieve
A reFason jusGt to dreamF7+  C  F7+  
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Gotta Have A Reason

by Bon Jovi

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F7+

G/B

GOTTA HAVE A REASON

------------

F7+

xx3210

F7 C

+/ x33210

G/B

x20033

(Intro)

F7+ C F7+

(VERSE)

G C F7 C C

Here we stand, caught between the cradle and the grave

G C F7+ Am

In a world that gives you nothing but your name

G Am F7+ C

With every step you take you must be brave

F G

Nothing lost is nothing gained

G C F7+ C

And I know lives are lost for crowns and kings

G C F7+ Am

We all know love is lost for lesser things

G Am F7+ C

And the angels here have broken wings

G/B Am F7+ G

Though I know somewhere a choir sings

(Chorus)

You gotta have a reason

F G C

A reason to believe

F G Am

A reason just to dream

F7+ G C

Sometimes it takes blind eyes to see

F7+ G

A reason to believe

(VERSE)

G C F7 C C

A hot-headed hero, here you see I'm just a man

G C F7+ Am

Comes a time, a time to make a stand

G Am F7+ C

So here I am with heart in hand

G/B Am F7+ G

Don't be afraid to understand

(Chorus)

You gotta have a reason

F G C

A reason to believe

F G Am

A reason just to dream

F7+ G C

Sometimes it takes blind eyes to see

F7+

A reason to...

((BRIDGE))

G Am

...Believe in trusty

G Am

I believe in faith

G Am

I believe in us

Dm G

'Til my dying day

(CHORUS)

C F7+ G

You gotta have a reason

C F7+ G

You gotta have a reason

C F7+ G C F7+ C G

(BRIDGE)

G Am G Am

If all we've got is you and me

G Am Dm G

Then what we've got is all we need

(Chorus)

You gotta have a reason

F G C

A reason to believe

F G Am

A reason just to dream

F7+ G C

Sometimes it takes blind eyes to see

F G

One reason

You gotta have a reason

F G C

One reason to believe

F G Am

A reason just to dream

F7+ G Am

But sometimes it takes blind eyes to see

F7+ G

One reason

Am F G

Gotta have a reason

F G Am

One reason to believe

F G F7+ C F7+

A reason just to dream

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