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No Rhyme No Reason

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[Intro]
Dm7 Am7 Bbmaj7 Gm11 Ebmaj7 E7#9
Dm7 Am7 Gm11 Em11 Bb/C C#dim7
Dm7 Am7 Bbmaj7 Gm11 Ebmaj7 E7#9
Dm7 Am7 Gm11 Eb7  Bb/C  C#dim7
[Verse 1]
     Dm7     Am7Girl, just take some timeBbmaj7  
Let me try to find the words Gm11I wanna say to yoEbmaj7uE7#9  
    Dm7                 Am7I Gm11been searchin' my mind
I’ve got Em11to find the reasons Bb/CI feel the way I C#dim7doDm7  
       Am7Let Bbmaj7me emphasize that I recognizeGm11  
What I should Ebmaj7and should not doE7#9  
     Dm7     Am7And though I know Gm11it's wrong
Every now and then I phoneEb7  
    Bb/CJust to taC#dim7lk to you
[Chorus]
Dm7SometAm7imes Bbmaj7love
Has no rhyme, Gm11and no rea        soEbmaj7nE7#9  
Dm7Even when we try Am7to bGm11e coolEm11  Bb/C  
      C#dim7At thDm7e stAm7rangBbmaj7est   times
Love can make a cGm11onnec         tEbmaj7ionE7#9  
Dm7If you Am7trust your hGm11eart to cEb7hooseBb/C  C#dim7  
[Verse 2]
      Dm7SometAm7imes you cross Bbmaj7my mind
Gm11And I don't know why
But I hear Ebmaj7from youE7#9  
Dm7And thougAm7h I want to stay cloGm11se
I realize the most we'lEm11l ever be Bb/Cis good friendsC#dim7  
cDm7ause Am7I’ve Bbmaj7got kids at home
Gm11I can't leave them alone
This I'm tellinEbmaj7g youE7#9  
   Dm7I'vAm7e got another lifGm11e
and I still love my wifeEb7  
ThoBb/Cugh I still want C#dim7you
[Chorus]
Dm7SometAm7imes Bbmaj7love
Has no rhyme, Gm11and no rea        soEbmaj7nE7#9  
Dm7Even when we try Am7to bGm11e coolEm11  Bb/C  
      C#dim7At thDm7e stAm7rangBbmaj7est   times
Love can make a cGm11onnec         tEbmaj7ionE7#9  
Dm7If you Am7trust your hGm11eart to cEb7hooseBb/C  C#dim7  
[Chorus]
Dm7SometAm7imes Bbmaj7love
Has no rhyme, Gm11and no rea        soEbmaj7nE7#9  
Dm7Even when we try Am7to bGm11e coolEm11  Bb/C  
      C#dim7At thDm7e stAm7rangBbmaj7est   times
Love can make a cGm11onnec         tEbmaj7ionE7#9  
Dm7If you Am7trust your hGm11eart to cEb7hooseBb/C  C#dim7  
 [Outro]
Dm7 Am7 Bbmaj7 Gm11 Ebmaj7 E7#9
Dm7 Am7 Gm11 Em11 Bb/C C#dim7
Dm7 Am7 Bbmaj7 Gm11 Ebmaj7 E7#9
Dm7 Am7 Gm11 Eb7  Bb/C  Dm

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No Rhyme No Reason

by George Duke

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Am7

Bbmaj7

Gm11

Ebmaj7

E7#9

Em11

Bb/C

C#dim7

Eb7

[Intro]

Dm7 Am7 Bbmaj7 Gm11 Ebmaj7 E7#9

Dm7 Am7 Gm11 Em11 Bb/C C#dim7

Dm7 Am7 Bbmaj7 Gm11 Ebmaj7 E7#9

Dm7 Am7 Gm11 Eb7 Bb/C C#dim7

[Verse 1]

Dm7 Am7 Bbmaj7

Girl, just take some time

Gm11 Ebmaj7 E7#9

Let me try to find the words I wanna say to you

Dm7 Am7 Gm11

I been searchin' my mind

Em11 Bb/C C#dim7 Dm7

I’ve got to find the reasons I feel the way I do

Am7 Bbmaj7 Gm11

Let me emphasize that I recognize

Ebmaj7 E7#9

What I should and should not do

Dm7 Am7 Gm11

And though I know it's wrong

Eb7

Every now and then I phone

Bb/C C#dim7

Just to talk to you

[Chorus]

Dm7 Am7 Bbmaj7

Sometimes love

Gm11 Ebmaj7 E7#9

Has no rhyme, and no rea son

Dm7 Am7 Gm11 Em11 Bb/C

Even when we try to be cool

C#dim7 Dm7 Am7 Bbmaj7

At the strangest times

Gm11 Ebmaj7 E7#9

Love can make a connec tion

Dm7 Am7 Gm11 Eb7 Bb/C C#dim7

If you trust your heart to choose

[Verse 2]

Dm7 Am7 Bbmaj7

Sometimes you cross my mind

Gm11

And I don't know why

Ebmaj7 E7#9

But I hear from you

Dm7 Am7 Gm11

And though I want to stay close

Em11 Bb/C C#dim7

I realize the most we'll ever be is good friends

Dm7 Am7 Bbmaj7

cause I’ve got kids at home

Gm11

I can't leave them alone

Ebmaj7 E7#9

This I'm telling you

Dm7 Am7 Gm11

I've got another life

Eb7

and I still love my wife

Bb/C C#dim7

Though I still want you

[Chorus]

Dm7 Am7 Bbmaj7

Sometimes love

Gm11 Ebmaj7 E7#9

Has no rhyme, and no rea son

Dm7 Am7 Gm11 Em11 Bb/C

Even when we try to be cool

C#dim7 Dm7 Am7 Bbmaj7

At the strangest times

Gm11 Ebmaj7 E7#9

Love can make a connec tion

Dm7 Am7 Gm11 Eb7 Bb/C C#dim7

If you trust your heart to choose

[Chorus]

Dm7 Am7 Bbmaj7

Sometimes love

Gm11 Ebmaj7 E7#9

Has no rhyme, and no rea son

Dm7 Am7 Gm11 Em11 Bb/C

Even when we try to be cool

C#dim7 Dm7 Am7 Bbmaj7

At the strangest times

Gm11 Ebmaj7 E7#9

Love can make a connec tion

Dm7 Am7 Gm11 Eb7 Bb/C C#dim7

If you trust your heart to choose

[Outro]

Dm7 Am7 Bbmaj7 Gm11 Ebmaj7 E7#9

Dm7 Am7 Gm11 Em11 Bb/C C#dim7

Dm7 Am7 Bbmaj7 Gm11 Ebmaj7 E7#9

Dm7 Am7 Gm11 Eb7 Bb/C Dm

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