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Step 1 / 22Position: 2
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
Reasons from Earth, Wind & Fire
Capo 3rd fret
Riff: Riff 2: Riff 1a:
e|----------------------------| |-3---1--0------------------------------|
B|----------------------------| |-----------3----5p3-5p3-5p3-----3-5----|
G|----------------------------| |-0----------------------------5--------|
D|---2p0---2p0--2p0-----0--2--| |-----3--2--0---------------------------|
A|--------------------3-------| |---------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------| |---------------------------------------|
[Intro]
Cmaj7 Fmaj7 (repeat several times)
[Verses]
NCmaj7ow, I'm craving your bFmaj7ody,
Is this Cmaj7real
Temperatures Fmaj7rising, I don't want to Cmaj7feel
Fmaj7   Cmaj7Riff
I'm in the wrong place to be real
Cmaj7Woahh and I'm longing to lFmaj7ove you
Just for a Cmaj7night,
Kissing and Fmaj7hugging and holding you Cmaj7tight
Please let me Fmaj7love you
Cmaj7 Riff
With all my might
Em7Reasons, the reaAm7sons that we Em7hear,
The Am7reasons tGhat we fFmaj7ear
Em7   Dm7   E4   ERiff 2
Our feelings a-won't disappear
Cmaj7Oooh! And after the Fmaj7love game has been pCmaj7layed
All our ilFmaj7lusions were just a pCmaj7arade
Fmaj7   Cmaj7Riff
And all the reasons start to fade
Cmaj7 Fmaj7 (repeat several times)
La-la-la
Em7After aFmaj7ll our rEm7easons Dm7why
Em7All the rFmaj7easons wEm7ere a Dm7why
Em7After Fmaj7all the rEm7easons Dm7  Cmaj7lo-ove was lFmaj7eft asideE  
Cmaj7And, longing to lFmaj7ove you for one nCmaj7ight
Fmaj7   Cmaj7Fmj7 Cmaj7Fmj7
Please let me love you with all of my might, baby
Cmaj7Ooohh, Fmaj7baCmaj7by!Fmaj7  
Cmaj7 Fmaj7 (repeat several times)
Em7Reasons, the reaAm7sons that we Em7hear,
The Am7reasons tGhat we fFmaj7ear
Em7   Dm7   E4   ERiff 2
Our feelings a-won't disappear
Cmaj7Oooh! And after the Fmaj7love games have been Cmaj7played
All our ilFmaj7lusions were just a pCmaj7arade
Fmaj7   Cmaj7Riff
And all the reasons start to fade
Cmaj7And, in the mFmaj7orning when I Cmaj7rise,
No longer fFmaj7eeling hypnotCmaj7ized
For no rFmaj7easons, our rDm7easons, our reEm7asons
Have no pEride
Cmaj7 Fmaj7 (repeat several times)
La-la-la
Em7After aFmaj7ll the rEm7easons Dm7why
Em7All the Fmaj7reasons Em7were a Dm7lie
Em7After Fmaj7all the rEm7easons Dm7why Cmaj7love was Fmaj7left asidEe
Heeehhhhh, ooooh, yeaahhh, oohhh baby,
I can't find the reasons
That my love won't disappear
Can't find the reasons
Why I love you ,my baby, my dear
Can't find the reasons
Wanna love you all night
Can't find the reasons
Gotta squeeze ya, real tight
Can't find the reasons
Baby yeah,
For my tears
Can't find the reasons
Why I love ya
All chords in this song (8)

The story behind the song

"Reasons" is a ballad from Earth, Wind & Fire's album That's the Way of the World, featuring Philip Bailey's falsetto. While often embraced as a love song and played at weddings, the lyrics tell a more complex story of a one-night stand. After the intimacy, the song explores the disillusionment that follows, as illusions fade and the "reasons" for the encounter lose their luster. It captures the bittersweet aftermath when a passionate moment doesn't lead to lasting connection.

AI-written from these sources:Reasons (Earth, Wind & Fire song) — Wikipedia ↗Earth, Wind & Fire — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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