The Reason
The Reason

The Reason chords by Carly Simon

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  • Am

  • G

  • F

  • C

  • D

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  • Bb

  • Esus4

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    • Intro 1



    Verse 1
    (Carly Si
    mon Danny Kortchmar) 


    The reason 
    Verse 2
    I 
    wouldn't 

    kiss 
    you 
    last 
    night 

    I 
    wouldn't 
    kiss 
    you 

    'cause 
    I 
    was 
    afriad 

    That 
    I'd 
    like 
    you 
    too 
    much 

    And 
    if 
    I 
    liked 
    you 
    too 
    much 

    I'd 
    be 
    afraid 
    that 
    I'd 

    give 
    you 
    a present 

    And 
    if 
    I 
    gave 
    you 
    a 
    gift, 

    You 
    might 
    give 
    me 
    a gift 

    And 
    then 
    I'd 
    be 
    afraid... 

    That 
    I 
    wouldn't 
    like 
    it 

    The reason, 
    Verse 3
    there's 
    always 
    a 
    reason 

    Be
    hind 
    the reason 

    When 
    you 
    look 
    for 
    a reason 

    A reason, 
    I can 
    give 
    you 
    a 
    reason 

    And 
    maybe 
    you'll 
    think 

    It's 
    a 
    really 
    good 
    reason 

    But 
    I 
    come 
    up 
    with 
    the 
    reas
    ons 

    You 
    Verse 4
    asked 
    me 
    if 

    I'd 
    scratch 
    your 
    back

    I 
    wouldn't 
    scratch 
    it 

    'Cause 
    I 
    was 
    afraid 
    that 

    I'd 
    twist 
    your 
    arm 

    And 
    if 
    I twisted 
    your 
    arm 

    I'd 
    be 
    afraid 
    that 
    it 
    would 

    lead 
    to pas
    sion 

    And 
    if 
    we 
    got 
    too 
    drunk 

    We 
    might 
    fall 
    out 
    of the 
    bunk 

    And 
    then 
    I; d 
    be 
    afriad 

    We 
    would 
    have 
    a concus
    sion 

    Interlude 1


    Verse 5
    CHORUS 



    Don't 
    ever 
    live 
    with 
    your 
    real 
    love 

    Stop 
    before 
    it 
    starts 

    Real 
    love 
    will 
    last 
    much 
    longer 

    Stay 
    stronger 

    Living 
    in 
    your 
    heart 

    Yeah, 
    that's 
    where 
    it be
    longs, 

    in 
    your 
    heart 

    Verse 6

    The reason, 

    there's 
    always 
    a 
    reason 

    Behind 
    the 
    reason 

    When 
    you 
    look 
    for 
    the 
    reason 

    The 
    reason, 
    I can 
    give you 
    a 
    reason 

    And 
    maybe 
    you'll 
    think 

    It's 
    a really 
    good 
    reason 

    But I 
    come 
    up 
    with 
    the 
    reason 

    Verse 7
    I'll 
    never 
    have another 
    chance 

    At 
    the 
    Par
    son's 
    dance 

    (He's
    gonna spank 
    me) 

    Gotta 
    be 
    an 
    apple 
    tree 
    growing 
    in 
    the 
    field 

    Gotta 
    be 
    at Frankie's 

    house 
    right 
    now 

    Gotta 
    be 
    at 
    Danny's 
    house 
    deja 

    Gotta 
    meet 
    a 
    holy 
    man 

    He'll be 
    in 
    the 
    valley 
    when 

    Amelia 
    tries 
    to 
    land 

    (With his 
    shirt 
    off) 

    I can 
    never 
    be 
    in 
    love, 

    I can 
    only 
    be 
    in 
    heat 

    And 
    I 
    nev
    er 
    felt 
    so... 

    nev
    er 
    felt 
    so... 

    Never 
    felt 
    so... 

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