the reason i sing chords by Jimmy Needham

SimplifiedG · Em · Dsus4 · Am · C#dim …

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G
Em
Dsus4
Am
C#dim
C
Bm
E
C#m
F#m
A
Dm
D

Verse 1
G 
Em 
Dsus4 
Am 
Dsus4 
G 
 (G major)  (E minor)  (Dsus4)  (A minor)  (Dsus4)  (G major) If
it's just to top a song chart
Em 
To feed the kids and get a  (E minor) bigger car
Dsus4 
The skies already got  (Dsus4) enough   stars
G 
And they all sing Your name  (G major) 

Verse 2

And if I'm here to write a number one

To get a gold or maybe platinum

Make me a singer who is unsung

'Cause You won't share your fame

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Verse 3
Bm 
'Cause even  (B minor) accolades someday
E 
will  (E major) fade away
C#m 
F#m 
Oh,  (C sharp minor) just  like me  (F sharp minor) 
Bm 
E 
F#m 
Yes,  (B minor) everything  (E major) but You,  (F sharp minor) yeah
Bm 
And many years from now  (B minor) 
E 
it won't mat (E major) ter how
C#m 
F#m 
I write  (C sharp minor) the rhymes I  (F sharp minor) do,   yeah
Bm 
E 
 (B minor) Help me get back to the  (E major) reason
A 
I sing for You  (A major) 
G 
I'm always  (G major) looking for

Verse 4
the limelight
To dim my house and make
C#dim 
the  (C sharpdim) stages   bright
Em 
C 
 (E minor) Compared to  (C major) You I'm just
Dsus4 
a  (Dsus4) night    light
G 
Against the blazing sun (G major) 

Verse 5
G 
I enter rooms and hope  (G major) they notice me
C#dim 
To fill my social in (C sharpdim) securities
C 
I'm asking  (C major) if there's any
Dsus4 
 (Dsus4) hope     for me
'Cause there is room
G 
for only  (G major) one

Verse 6
Bm 
'Cause even  (B minor) accolades someday
E 
will  (E major) fade away
C#m 
F#m 
Oh,  (C sharp minor) just  like me  (F sharp minor) 
Bm 
E 
F#m 
Yes,  (B minor) everything  (E major) but You,  (F sharp minor) yeah
Bm 
And many years from now  (B minor) 
E 
it won't mat (E major) ter how
C#m 
F#m 
I  (C sharp minor) write the rhymes I  (F sharp minor) do,   yeah
Bm 
 (B minor) Help me get back to the
E 
G 
A 
 (E major) reason I sing for You  (G major)  (A major) 

Verse 7
Dm 
C 
 (D minor) Why are we so convinced  (C major) 
a bigger audience
G 
D 
 (G major) Is simply common sense  (D major) to have?
Dm 
C 
 (D minor) Maybe success is  (C major) measured best
G 
D 
By nothing less  (G major) than our  (D major) obedience
G 
C#dim 
Em 
Dm 
 (G major)  (C sharpdim)  (E minor)  (D minor) 
Dsus4 
C 
 (Dsus4)  (C major) 

Verse 8
G 
 (G major) 
So if I'm destined for a small stage
Em 
C#dim 
The small crowds and the  (E minor) small pay  (C sharpdim) 
Em 
C 
Dsus4 
 (E minor) Then maybe  (C major) even in a  (Dsus4) small    way
G 
I can bring You fame  (G major) 

Verse 9
Bm 
'Cause even  (B minor) accolades someday
E 
will  (E major) fade away
C#m 
F#m 
Oh,  (C sharp minor) just  like me  (F sharp minor) 
Bm 
E 
F#m 
Yes,  (B minor) everything  (E major) but You,  (F sharp minor) yeah
Bm 
And many years from now  (B minor) 
E 
it won't mat (E major) ter how
C#m 
F#m 
I  (C sharp minor) write the rhymes I  (F sharp minor) do,   yeah
Bm 
 (B minor) Help me get back to the
E 
A 
 (E major) reason I sing  (A major) for You