Why Do I Love You chords by Jim Reeves

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Intro 1

Verse 1
E 
 (E major) Why do I love you I love you
A 
Bm 
not only for what you are  (A major)  (B minor) 
B 
A 
 (B major) But for what I  (A major) am when I'm with you
D 
I love you not  (D major) only for what you've
Bm 
 (B minor) made of yourself
D 
Ebdim 
D 
 (D major)  (E flatdim) But  (D major) for what
A 
you're mak (A major) ing of me
D 
Bm 
 (D major) I love you  (B minor) for ignoring
D 
Bm 
B 
 (D major) the possibilit (B minor) ies of the fool  (B major) in me
And for laying firm hold of the possibilities
E 
 (E major) for good in me
Why do I love you I love you for closing
A 
your  (A major) eyes to the dischords
And for adding to the music in me
by worshipful listening
D 
I love you because  (D major) you're helping
Gm 
to make of the lumber  (G minor) of my life
D 
Not a tavern but a  (D major) temple
Bm 
And out of the word (B minor) s of my everyday
D 
Bm 
D 
 (D major)  (B minor) not a reproach but a  (D major) song
B 
I  (B major) love you because you have done more than
E 
any creed to make me happy  (E major) 
You have done it without a word without
a touch without a sign
A 
You have done it just  (A major) by being yourself and after