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The Reason Why chords by
Ricky Nelson
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Key: F major•
Verse 1
D
D

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E
E

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A
A

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C#
C#
4

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D
D

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Can 't you see the
G
G

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reason why I walked in,
D
D

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I sat right down and cried
Dm
Dm

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D

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Can 't you see the reason why
G
G

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Em
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I looked at you and knew it
D
D

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Dm
Dm

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meant goodbye
Bm
Bm
2

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E
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You said that you loved me once before,
Bm
Bm
2

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E
E

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now you don't want me anymore,
C
C

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A
A

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C#
C#
4

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well I try, baby I try.
D
D

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Can't you see the reason why
G
G

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I try so hard to stop the
D
D

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G
G

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D
D

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tears I cry?

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G
G

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there's nothing here without you,
Em
Em

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G
G

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D
D

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you're my life.
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G

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Bm
Bm
2

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E
E

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We were so happy yesterday,
Bm
Bm
2

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but yesterday's
E
E

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come and gone today,
C
C

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A
A

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so goodbye, baby, goodbye.
D
D

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G
G

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Can't you see the reason why it hurts
D
D

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me so to know you said goodbye?

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G
G

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D
D

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I feel the way I do for you inside?
Bm
Bm
2

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E
E

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You make it so hard for me sometimes
Bm
Bm
2

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E
E

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I don't think I'll get you off my mind
C
C

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But I'll try
A
A

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D
D

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So baby goodbye, bye -bye baby
G
G

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D

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Dm
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D

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G
G

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D

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Dm
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D

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G
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A
A

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D
D

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Can't you see the reason why
G
G

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D
D

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G

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D
D

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If love meant life to me, I'd never die

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G
G

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You mean more to me than
D
D

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just goodbye
Bm
Bm
2

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E
E

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You've been with me so long it seems
Bm
Bm
2

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An d now you're in
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E

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someone else's dreams
C
C

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A
A

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Well, I tried, baby, I tried
D
D

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Can't you see the reason
G
G

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why I walked in,
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D

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G

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D
D

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I sat right down and cried
G
G

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D
D

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Can't you see the reason why
G
G

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I looked at you and knew
A
A

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D
D

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it meant goodbye
Bm
Bm
2

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E
E

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You said that you loved me once before,
Bm
Bm
2

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E

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Em
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C
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now you don't want me anymore, well I tried,
A
A

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D

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so baby goodbye, bye bye baby.

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • E

  • A

  • C#

    4

  • G

  • Dm

  • Em

  • Bm

    2

  • C

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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The original key of The Reason Why by Ricky Nelson is F major.

The primary chords used in The Reason Why are F, G, C, E, Bb, Fm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

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

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