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Because You Asked

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Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
  Am: x02210
   C: x32010
 G/B: x2003x
   G: 320033
  Em: 022000
   D: xx0232
Intro
Am C
AmVerCse 1
AmYou gave me a home to sleep tonight
CYouve given me hope to stay alive
AmId scream Cat the top of my lungs just to get my way
AmAnd maybe someday Ill finish school
CAnd be all the things you want me to
AmBut for nCow I will travel the world and see if it works
Pre-Chorus
AmI cG/Ban fiCght for myself but you need to know
Chorus
GBaEmby please, dont run away from me
CI know thAmat G/Btimes are hard and if you leave now life will still go on
GAnEmd IIl chase my dreams, but you will never see
CThat’s why this song was made
AmCauG/Bse you need to know that Im still the boy you loved
Verse 2
AmYouve given me strength to be a man,
Ceven when I could hardly stand
AmAnd now I Cfeel you need me to do the same for you
AmMaybe somCeday Ill straighten up but college was never quite enough
AmSo for noCw I will travel the world, and make it work
Pre-Chorus
AmI cG/Ban liCve on my own but you need to know.
Chorus
GBaEmby please, dont run away from me
CI know thAmat G/Btimes are hard and if you leave now life will still go on
GAnEmd IIl chase my dreams, but you will never see
CThats why this song was made
AmCauG/Bse you need to know that Im still the boy you loved
Bridge
C D
Em G
CI Dknow, we are on our own,
EmWerGe not kids anymore, we’re not kids anymore
CAnDd I know, we are far from home,
EmWerGe not kids anymore, were not kids anymore
C

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Because You Asked

by Us From Outside

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

: x02210

: x32010

G/B

: x2003x

: 320033

: 022000

: xx0232

Intro

Am C

Verse 1

You gave me a home to sleep tonight

Youve given me hope to stay alive

Am C

Id scream at the top of my lungs just to get my way

And maybe someday Ill finish school

And be all the things you want me to

Am C

But for now I will travel the world and see if it works

Pre-Chorus

Am G/B C

I can fight for myself but you need to know

Chorus

G Em

Baby please, dont run away from me

C Am G/B

I know that times are hard and if you leave now life will still go on

G Em

And IIl chase my dreams, but you will never see

That’s why this song was made

Am G/B

Cause you need to know that Im still the boy you loved

Verse 2

Youve given me strength to be a man,

even when I could hardly stand

Am C

And now I feel you need me to do the same for you

Am C

Maybe someday Ill straighten up but college was never quite enough

Am C

So for now I will travel the world, and make it work

Pre-Chorus

Am G/B C

I can live on my own but you need to know.

Chorus

G Em

Baby please, dont run away from me

C Am G/B

I know that times are hard and if you leave now life will still go on

G Em

And IIl chase my dreams, but you will never see

Thats why this song was made

Am G/B

Cause you need to know that Im still the boy you loved

Bridge

C D

Em G

C D

I know, we are on our own,

Em G

Were not kids anymore, we’re not kids anymore

C D

And I know, we are far from home,

Em G

Were not kids anymore, were not kids anymore

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