Gotta Be a Reason - Alec Benjamin, guitar chords

Published: 2018-11-24 17:10
Selection chords: Katie Paterson

Intro: Am Em F C

Chorus:
        Am                         Em
Thereʼs gotta be a reason that Iʼm here on Earth
F                         C
Gotta be a reason for the dust and the dirt
    Am                            Em
The changing of the seasons never changed my hurt
   F                          G
So whatʼs it worth? Whatʼs it worth?
       Am                           Em
Worth another shot of whiskey and another sip of gin
 F                              C
Another drop of poison that is slowly sinking in
         Am
If weʼre going down together,
        Em
better take another hit
   F
We wonʼt be here forever,
          G
so letʼs make the best of it

Post-Chorus:
     Am
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Em           F         C
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
     Am
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Em           F         G
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Verse:
Am                  Em
Walking down to the burial ground
       F               C
With a sad song in his brain
Am                   Em
General Cloud is an old man now
        F               G
But it feels like yesterday
               Am                          Em
He was on the front lines, stranded on the beach
                F                            C
Crawling to his best friend, floating in the sea
              Am                      Em
But he didnʼt make it, he still canʼt believe
              F           G
How arbitrary fate is, he says

Chorus:
        Am                         Em
Thereʼs gotta be a reason that Iʼm here on Earth
F                         C
Gotta be a reason for the dust and the dirt
    Am                            Em
The changing of the seasons never changed my hurt
   F                          G
So whatʼs it worth? Whatʼs it worth?
       Am                           Em
Worth another shot of whiskey and another sip of gin
 F                              C
Another drop of poison that is slowly sinking in
         Am
If weʼre going down together,
        Em
better take another hit
   F
We wonʼt be here forever,
          G
so letʼs make the best of it

Post-Chorus:
     Am
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Em           F         C
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
     Am
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Em           F         G
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Verse:
Am                   Em
She went down to her job in town
       F               C
With a sad song in her heart
 Am        Em                F            G
33 with a wasted dream to become a movie star
              Am                    Em
Living out a suitcase, serving at a bar
                F                     C
Saving up some pennies, working after dark
             Am                       Em
Is she gonna make it? She still canʼt believe
              F            G
How arbitrary fate is, she says

Chorus:
        Am                         Em
Thereʼs gotta be a reason that Iʼm here on Earth
F                         C
Gotta be a reason for the dust and the dirt
    Am                            Em
The changing of the seasons never changed my hurt
   F                          G
So whatʼs it worth? Whatʼs it worth?
       Am                           Em
Worth another shot of whiskey and another sip of gin
 F                              C
Another drop of poison that is slowly sinking in
         Am
If weʼre going down together,
        Em
better take another hit
   F
We wonʼt be here forever,
         G
so letʼs make the best of it

Post-Chorus:
     Am
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Em           F         C
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
     Am
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Em           F         G
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Chorus:
        Am                         Em
Thereʼs gotta be a reason that Iʼm here on Earth
F                         C
Gotta be a reason for the dust and the dirt
    Am                            Em
The changing of the seasons never changed my hurt
   F                          G
So whatʼs it worth? Whatʼs it worth?
       Am                           Em
Worth another shot of whiskey and another sip of gin
 F                              C
Another drop of poison that is slowly sinking in
         Am
If weʼre going down together,
        Em
better take another hit
   F
We wonʼt be here forever,
          G
so letʼs make the best of it

Post-Chorus:
     Am
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Em           F         C
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
     Am
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Em           F         G
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh