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Key: F major•
Intro 1
D
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A

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Verse 1
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My alarm goes off early,

Can't afford to be late.
Bm
Bm
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If I don't get a move on

then I won't get paid.
C
C

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So I throw back those covers
G
G

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and get my butt out of bed.

Its still dark when I'm leavin'

so I let my lady sleep.
Bm
Bm
2

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I know her and them babies

are countin on me
C
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G

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To put food on the table and keep
A
A

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this roof over our head.
D
D

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Yeah, that's
Verse 2

why I get

crakin' in the mornin'
A
A

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Fight all that traffic on
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G

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D

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I-40 punch a clock at a job for
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D

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G

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A
A

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a boss that I don't like yeah
D
D

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That's why I keep swingin'
A
A

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that hammer fight

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G
G

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D

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ladder break my back
Em
Em

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D

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For a slice of that American
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G

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pie that's why.
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Verse 3

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Well, I wear a hard hat, steel-toed boots,

boots,

And and leather gloves
Bm
Bm
2

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and my office is the

Front seat of a four-door
C
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truck truck decorated
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G

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With crayon drawn pictures
D
D

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all taped to the dash

And our junior pro football

starts here in July
Bm
Bm
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There'll be shoulder pads,

jerseys, and new cleats to buy
C
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And my wife's had her
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G

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eye on some earrings
A
A

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I'd sure like her to have yeah I would
Verse 4
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But, that's why I get

crakin' in the mornin'
A
A

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Fight all that traffic on
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D

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Em
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I-40 punch a clock at a job for a boss
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A

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that I don't like yeah
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That's why I keep swingin'
A
A

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that hammer fight

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G

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D

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ladder break my back
Em
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D

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G
G

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For a slice of that American
A
A

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D
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pie that's why.
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A

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Verse 5

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D

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They want cell phones,
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laptops, ballet shoes,
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D

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G

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And dresses Xbox,
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D

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Em
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Ipods and rock'n'roll drum lessons
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A

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Verse 6

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But, that's why I get crakin' in
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A

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the mornin' fight
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A

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All that traffic on I-40
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punch a clock at a job
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For a boss that I don't
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A

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like yeah that's
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Why I keep swingin' that hammer fight

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ladder break my back
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D
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G
G

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For a slice of that American
A
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pie that's why.
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Verse 7

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Yeah that's why
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • A

  • Bm

    2

  • C

  • G

  • Em

Capo: 3

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The original key of That's Why by Craig Morgan is F major.

The primary chords used in That's Why are F, C, Dm, Eb, Bb, Gm.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like F, C, Dm, Eb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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