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All The Right Reasons

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Standard tuning
Capo 2
[Chords]
    E022100
  C#mx46654
  F#m244222
    Dxx0232
   B7x21202
    Ax02220
[Intro]
E
[Verse] 
As I Elay up on my bed I began C#mdreaming, 
How it's gonF#mna be the day that I am Dfree, B7  
Once I Esettled like the dust up on the C#mtable,  
But then you F#mcame along, you helped me Dwrite this song, B7  
[Chorus] 
AI don't know what day it is, I Ecan't recall the season,  
I F#mdon't remember Ahow we got this Efar,  
AAll I know's I'm loving you for Eall the right reasons, 
My F#msky you'll always Abe my morning Estar,B7  
[Verse]
Like a Etired bird flying high across the C#mocean, 
I was outside F#mlooking in, you made me Dlive again, B7  
From the Emountains to the prairies little C#mbabies,
Figures F#mfilled their heads, visions Dbathed in red, B7  
[Chorus] 
AI don't know what day it is, I Ecan't recall the season,  
I F#mdon't remember Ahow we got this Efar,  
AAll I know's I'm loving you for Eall the right reasons, 
My F#msky you'll always Abe my morning Estar,B7  
[Break] 
B7 A B7 A B7 B7
[Verse]
From the Etrain in Manchester, C#mEngland, 
Lightning F#mfills the sky, as I watched you Dwave goodB7bye, 
From the Emountains to the prairies little baC#mbies, 
Figures F#mfilled their heads, visions Dbathed in red, B7  
[Chorus] 
AI don't know what day it is, I Ecan't recall the season,  
I F#mdon't remember Ahow we got this Efar,  
AAll I know's I'm loving you for Eall the right reasons, 
My F#msky you'll always Abe my morning Estar,B7  

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All The Right Reasons

by The Jayhawks

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

Standard tuning

Capo 2

[Chords]

022100

C#m

x46654

F#m

244222

xx0232

x21202

x02220

[Intro]

[Verse]

E C#m

As I lay up on my bed I began dreaming,

F#m D B7

How it's gonna be the day that I am free,

E C#m

Once I settled like the dust up on the table,

F#m D B7

But then you came along, you helped me write this song,

[Chorus]

A E

I don't know what day it is, I can't recall the season,

F#m A E

I don't remember how we got this far,

A E

All I know's I'm loving you for all the right reasons,

F#m A E B7

My sky you'll always be my morning star,

[Verse]

E C#m

Like a tired bird flying high across the ocean,

F#m D B7

I was outside looking in, you made me live again,

E C#m

From the mountains to the prairies little babies,

F#m D B7

Figures filled their heads, visions bathed in red,

[Chorus]

A E

I don't know what day it is, I can't recall the season,

F#m A E

I don't remember how we got this far,

A E

All I know's I'm loving you for all the right reasons,

F#m A E B7

My sky you'll always be my morning star,

[Break]

B7 A B7 A B7 B7

[Verse]

E C#m

From the train in Manchester, England,

F#m D B7

Lightning fills the sky, as I watched you wave goodbye,

E C#m

From the mountains to the prairies little babies,

F#m D B7

Figures filled their heads, visions bathed in red,

[Chorus]

A E

I don't know what day it is, I can't recall the season,

F#m A E

I don't remember how we got this far,

A E

All I know's I'm loving you for all the right reasons,

F#m A E B7

My sky you'll always be my morning star,

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