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The Reason Why

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[Intro]
B G#m E F#
B G#m E F#
[Verse 1]
Why do BI,      G#m  Echoose the things I F#choose?
Why do BI,  G#malways Efind some lame excF#use?
Why do G#mI, not realEize what I would F#do?
Oh, I Ewish I knew the F#reason why.B  G#m  E  F#  
[Verse 2]
Why do ByouG#m,  get that sEad look on your fF#ace?
Why do ByouG#m,    pull aEway from my embF#race?
Why do G#myou, see all my Efaults and my misF#takes?
Oh, I Ewish you knew the F#reason Bwhy.
[Refrain]
D#mWhy do we treat each other like we Edo?
BIt’s like we never even F#try…
D#mWhy can’t we get back to the Elove we knew?B  
C#mOh, why oh… baby F#why?
[Verse 3]
Why do BweG#m,   have to Eplay the same old F#game?
Why do BweG#m,   run Eaway from who's to F#blame?
Can’t we sG#mee, to lose this Elove would be a sF#hame
Oh, I Ewish you knew the F#reason Bwhy...G#m  
Oh, I Ewish you knew the F#reason Bwhy...G#m  E  F#  B  

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The Reason Why

by Vince Gill

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

D#m

C#m

[Intro]

B G#m E F#

[Verse 1]

B G#m E F#

Why do I, choose the things I choose?

B G#m E F#

Why do I, always find some lame excuse?

G#m E F#

Why do I, not realize what I would do?

E F# B G#m E F#

Oh, I wish I knew the reason why.

[Verse 2]

B G#m E F#

Why do you, get that sad look on your face?

B G#m E F#

Why do you, pull away from my embrace?

G#m E F#

Why do you, see all my faults and my mistakes?

E F# B

Oh, I wish you knew the reason why.

[Refrain]

D#m E

Why do we treat each other like we do?

B F#

It’s like we never even try…

D#m E B

Why can’t we get back to the love we knew?

C#m F#

Oh, why oh… baby why?

[Verse 3]

B G#m E F#

Why do we, have to play the same old game?

B G#m E F#

Why do we, run away from who's to blame?

G#m E F#

Can’t we see, to lose this love would be a shame

E F# B G#m

Oh, I wish you knew the reason why...

E F# B G#m E F# B

Oh, I wish you knew the reason why...

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