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This Is Why I Need You

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This Is Why I Need You
Jesse Ruben
Capo 3
[Intro]
C   Am  C  D  F   G
[Verse]
CI have so many questions and   pAmlaces to go
CThere are too many options and  Dfar too many unknowns
FThis is why I need      Gyou
CAnd everyone talks now but      Amno one is right
CThere are too many armies       Dwith no one to fight
FThis is why I need      Gyou
[Chorus]
‘cause you make the Dmdarkness less dark
you make the Fedges less sharp
              Am            C                        D(C7)
you make the winter feel warmer
and you make my         Dmweakness less weak
you make the Fbottom less        deep
               Am               C                     D(G)
you make the waiting feel shorter
Amyou make my crCazy feel  nDormal every time
you are the     Fwho, love is the        Gwhat, and this is the   Cwhy
Am   C   D   F   G
CThere are so many problems and  Amno one who cares
CThere are so many roads, and    Dthey all need repairs
FThis is why I need      Gyou
CAnd there’s not enough chocolate,       Amthere’s too many chores
CThere are so many mountains     Dthat I haven’t explored
FThis is why I need      Gyou
[Chorus]
‘cause you make the Dmdarkness less dark
you make the Fedges less sharp
              Am              C                       D(C7)
you make the winter feel warmer
and you make my         Dmweakness less weak
you make the Fbottom less deep
              Am             C                        D(G)
you make the waiting feel shorter
Amyou make my crCazy feel  nDormal every time
you are the     Fwho, love is the        Gwhat, and this is the   Cwhy
Amyou keep the ship moving        Dforward
Amand you make it easy to         Dtry
Amyou make my crazy feel  Dnormal every time
[Outro]
                                       F                         G        C(C7)
you are the     who, love is the        what, this is the       why
you are the     Fwho, love is the        Gwhat, and this is the   Amwhy
(slower, on strum each)
you are the     Fwho, love is the        Gwhat, and this is the   Cwhy

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This Is Why I Need You

by Jesse Ruben

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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This Is Why I Need You

Jesse Ruben

Capo 3

[Intro]

C Am C D F G

[Verse]

C Am

I have so many questions and places to go

C D

There are too many options and far too many unknowns

F G

This is why I need you

C Am

And everyone talks now but no one is right

C D

There are too many armies with no one to fight

F G

This is why I need you

[Chorus]

‘cause you make the darkness less dark

you make the edges less sharp

Am C D C7

()

you make the winter feel warmer

and you make my weakness less weak

you make the bottom less deep

Am C D G

()

you make the waiting feel shorter

Am C D

you make my crazy feel normal every time

F G C

you are the who, love is the what, and this is the why

Am C D F G

C Am

There are so many problems and no one who cares

C D

There are so many roads, and they all need repairs

F G

This is why I need you

C Am

And there’s not enough chocolate, there’s too many chores

C D

There are so many mountains that I haven’t explored

F G

This is why I need you

[Chorus]

‘cause you make the darkness less dark

you make the edges less sharp

Am C D C7

()

you make the winter feel warmer

and you make my weakness less weak

you make the bottom less deep

Am C D G

()

you make the waiting feel shorter

Am C D

you make my crazy feel normal every time

F G C

you are the who, love is the what, and this is the why

Am D

you keep the ship moving forward

Am D

and you make it easy to try

Am D

you make my crazy feel normal every time

[Outro]

F G C C7

()

you are the who, love is the what, this is the why

F G Am

you are the who, love is the what, and this is the why

(slower, on strum each)

F G C

you are the who, love is the what, and this is the why

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