That's Why I Write Songs chords by
Jamey Johnson
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Verse 1
D
D

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F#m
F#m
2

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You fell in love
A
A

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Bm
Bm
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or threw it away
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A

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You're looking for the perfect
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G

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D
D

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thing to say
You're no good with words,
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A

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Bm
Bm
2

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well, that's okay
G
G

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A
A

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That's why I write songs
D
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Verse 2
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A

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Might make you laugh
Bm
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or make you cry
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G

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Might help you make it through a bad
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D

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goodbye
'Cause you've been through it
F#m
F#m
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Bm
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and so have I
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G

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A
A

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That's why I write songs
D
D

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Verse 3
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G

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A
A

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G
G

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I remember all the times I felt
Asus4
Asus4

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Like somebody knows me all
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A

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D
D

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G
G

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too well
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A

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'Cause it was my life story I was
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D

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Bm
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2

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D
D

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G
G

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listening to
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A

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D

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I don't know about you
Verse 4
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A

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But I've buried loved ones and
Bm
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2

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a few good friends
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G

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I've held a brand new baby
D
D

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in my hands
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A

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Bm
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2

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It ain't just what I do, it's who I am
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G

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A

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And that's why I write songs
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Interlude 1
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A

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Bm
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A

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Verse 5
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A

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G

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I remember how it blew my mind
When I played my song and
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A

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watched a grown man cry
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D

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G

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A
A

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And it was at that mo ment
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Bm
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A
A

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G
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I just knew
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A

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What I was born to do
Verse 6
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A

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Most songwriters never get
Bm
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the fame
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A

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Some folks wouldn't recognize
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D
D

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their names
A
A

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But chances are you probably
sang along
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A
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Verse 7
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D

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To Harlan Howard or
A
A

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D

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Bm
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2

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Bob McDill
G
G

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Whitey Shafer or
D
D

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Whispering Bill
A
A

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Bm
Bm
2

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All the times they ever gave me chills
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D

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That's why I write songs
Outro 1
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D

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A

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Bm
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G
G

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A

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