If You Need A Reason Chords

by Mason Jennings
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author vlaplyr09 [a] 32.
1 contributor total, last edit on Feb 17, 2021

Chords

Dbsus2
Ab
Gb
Bbm

Strumming

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An Introduction: Sorry in advance. It's my first tab that I've submitted here, and I
most of my songs by ear. I also was outraged that they didn't already have this song on
Guitar, since it's one of Jennings' best, in my opinion.
 
Basically, this song is a bunch of simple bar chords (the same ones over again)
 
Chord 1: Dbsus2
e: [---I---I---I-X-I---I---I]
B: [---I---I---I---I---I-X-I]
G: [---I---I---I---I---I-X-I]
D: [---I---I---I---I---I-X-I]
A: [---I---I---I-X-I---I---I]
E: [---I---I---I---I---I---I]
 
Chord 2: Ab
e: [---I---I---I-X-I---I---I]
B: [---I---I---I-X-I---I---I]
G: [---I---I---I---I-X-I---I]
D: [---I---I---I---I---I-X-I]
A: [---I---I---I---I---I-X-I]
E: [---I---I---I-X-I---I---I]
 
Chord 3: Gb
e: [---I-X-I---I---I---I---I]
B: [---I-X-I---I---I---I---I]
G: [---I---I-X-I---I---I---I]
D: [---I---I---I-X-I---I---I]
A: [---I---I---I-X-I---I---I]
E: [---I-X-I---I---I---I---I]
 
Chord 4: Bbm
e: [---I---I---I---I---I-X-I---I---I]
B: [---I---I---I---I---I-X-I---I---I]
G: [---I---I---I---I---I-X-I---I---I]
D: [---I---I---I---I---I---I---I-X-I]
A: [---I---I---I---I---I---I---I-X-I]
E: [---I---I---I---I---I-X-I---I---I]
 
And to make it easier on both of us, the numbered chords are shown with the lyrics:
 
Dbsus2
Got so lost that I went to church
Ab
Sorry God but you made it worse
Dbsus2      Gb
Made me sit beind a fence
Dbsus2      Gb
Haunted by the evidence
 
Dbsus2
I guess you don’t want me to think
Ab
So instead I’ll dream and drink
Dbsus2        Gb
Got too drunk to drive home
Dbsus2       Gb
In the cab I grabbed my phone
 
Dbsus2
And made a call I might regret
Ab
To a girl that I just met
Dbsus2        Gb
Lately things are not okay
Dbsus2        Gb
I just wanted to hear somebody say
 
Dbsus2                 Ab
If you need a reason as to why you’re here
Bbm                                 Gb
You don’t need to look farther than me
Dbsus2                 Ab
If you need a reason as to why you’re here
Bbm                                 Gb
You don’t need to look farther than me
 
Dbsus2
Lovely, lovely quiet lake
Ab
How could this be a mistake
Dbsus2         Gb
Too dark now to see your face
Dbsus2                     Gb
Your hair is blowing all over the place
 
Dbsus2
The moon is caught in a frozen glass
Ab
I could not let this moment pass
Dbsus2           Gb
The sun is waiting far away
Dbsus2          Gb
Until i’ve had a chance to say
 
Dbsus2
All that’s missing, all that’s lost
Ab
Every hope at any cost
Dbsus2             Gb
Every dream too good to come true
Dbsus2            Gb
Floods my heart when I’m with you
 
Dbsus2                 Ab
If you need a reason as to why you’re here
Bbm                                 Gb
You don’t need to look farther than me
Dbsus2                 Ab
If you need a reason as to why you’re here
Bbm                                 Gb
You don’t need to look farther than me
 
Dbsus2
Got so lost that I went to church
Ab
Sorry God but you made it worse
Dbsus2        Gb
Made me sit beind a fence
Dbsus2        Gb
Haunted by the evidence
 
Dbsus2
I guess you don’t want me to think
Ab
So instead I’ll dream and drink
Dbsus2        Gb
Got too drunk to drive home
Dbsus2        Gb
In the cab I grabbed my phone
 
Dbsus2
And made a call I might regret
Ab
To a girl that I just met
Dbsus2        Gb
Lately things are not okay
Dbsus2        Gb
I just wanted to hear somebody say
 
Dbsus2                 Ab
If you need a reason as to why you’re here
Bbm                                 Gb
You don’t need to look farther than me
Dbsus2                 Ab
If you need a reason as to why you’re here
Bbm                                 Gb
You don’t need to look farther than me
 
I hope I helped. Sorry again about the shabby "tabbed" chords. But again, I learn by ear
have no idea what most bar chords are.
 
Cheers!
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