Chords for That's Why I Write Songs by Jamey Johnson.wmv
Tempo:
58.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[D] If you fell in love, [C#] [A] or you threw it away, [Bm] you're looking for that perfect [G] thing to say,
[D]
and you're no good with [C#] words, [Bm] that's okay.
That's [A] why I write [D] songs that might make you laugh, [C#]
[A] or make you cry, [Bm] [G] might help you make
it through a bad goodbye.
[D] Cause you've been through it, [C#m] and so have I.
[G] And that's why I, [D] [G] I remember all [A] the times I fell, [G] like somebody knows [D] me all too well.
Cause [G] it was my [A] life story, I was [Bm] listening to, [G] I don't know [E] about you, [D] but I buried family,
[C#] [A] and a few good friends, [Bm] and held [G] a brand new baby in my hand.
[D]
You see, it ain't just what I [C#] do, it's who I am.
[G] And that's why I [D] write songs.
[A]
[Bm] [G]
I [A] remember how it blew my mind, [G]
when I played a song and [A] watched a grown man cry.
[G] It was [A] at that moment, [Bm] when I just knew, [D]
what I was born to do.
[Am] [D]
You know most [E] songwriters, they don't ever get any [F#m] fame.
You [Bm] know most people don't even [G] recognize their names.
[D] [C#] Chances are, you'd probably sing along.
[Bm] [C#]
[D] To Harlan Howard, Bob McDen, [Bm] Whitey Safer, [G] or my friend Whispering Bill.
[D]
All the songs they [C#] wrote, that gave us chills.
[Bm]
[F] That's why I write songs.
[Bm] [D]
[A] [Bm] [G]
[A] Don't forget Hank [D] Carlin.
[D] If you fell in love, [C#] [A] or you threw it away, [Bm] you're looking for that perfect [G] thing to say,
[D]
and you're no good with [C#] words, [Bm] that's okay.
That's [A] why I write [D] songs that might make you laugh, [C#]
[A] or make you cry, [Bm] [G] might help you make
it through a bad goodbye.
[D] Cause you've been through it, [C#m] and so have I.
[G] And that's why I, [D] [G] I remember all [A] the times I fell, [G] like somebody knows [D] me all too well.
Cause [G] it was my [A] life story, I was [Bm] listening to, [G] I don't know [E] about you, [D] but I buried family,
[C#] [A] and a few good friends, [Bm] and held [G] a brand new baby in my hand.
[D]
You see, it ain't just what I [C#] do, it's who I am.
[G] And that's why I [D] write songs.
[A]
[Bm] [G]
I [A] remember how it blew my mind, [G]
when I played a song and [A] watched a grown man cry.
[G] It was [A] at that moment, [Bm] when I just knew, [D]
what I was born to do.
[Am] [D]
You know most [E] songwriters, they don't ever get any [F#m] fame.
You [Bm] know most people don't even [G] recognize their names.
[D] [C#] Chances are, you'd probably sing along.
[Bm] [C#]
[D] To Harlan Howard, Bob McDen, [Bm] Whitey Safer, [G] or my friend Whispering Bill.
[D]
All the songs they [C#] wrote, that gave us chills.
[Bm]
[F] That's why I write songs.
[Bm] [D]
[A] [Bm] [G]
[A] Don't forget Hank [D] Carlin.
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
C#
D
G
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] If you fell in love, [C#] [A] or you threw it away, _ [Bm] _ you're looking for that perfect [G] thing to say,
_ _ [D]
and you're no good with [C#] words, [Bm] that's okay.
That's [A] why I write [D] songs that _ might make you laugh, [C#]
[A] or make you cry, [Bm] _ _ [G] might help you make
it through a bad goodbye.
_ [D] Cause you've been through it, [C#m] and so have I.
[G] And that's why I, [D] _ _ _ [G] _ I remember all [A] the times I fell, _ [G] like somebody knows [D] me all too well.
Cause [G] it was my [A] life story, I was [Bm] listening to, _ [G] _ I don't know [E] about you, _ _ [D] but I buried family,
[C#] _ [A] and a few good friends, [Bm] and held [G] a brand new baby in my hand.
[D]
You see, it ain't just what I [C#] do, it's who I am.
[G] And that's why I [D] write songs.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ I [A] remember how it blew my mind, [G]
when I played a song and [A] watched a grown man cry.
[G] _ It was [A] at that moment, [Bm] when I just knew, _ _ [D]
what I was born to do.
_ [Am] _ _ [D] _
You know most [E] songwriters, they don't ever get any [F#m] fame.
You _ [Bm] know most people don't even [G] recognize their names.
_ [D] _ _ [C#] Chances are, you'd probably sing along.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [D] To Harlan Howard, Bob McDen, _ [Bm] Whitey Safer, [G] _ or my friend Whispering Bill.
[D]
All the songs they [C#] wrote, that gave us chills.
[Bm] _ _
[F] That's why I write songs.
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ Don't forget Hank [D] Carlin. _ _ _
_ _ [D] If you fell in love, [C#] [A] or you threw it away, _ [Bm] _ you're looking for that perfect [G] thing to say,
_ _ [D]
and you're no good with [C#] words, [Bm] that's okay.
That's [A] why I write [D] songs that _ might make you laugh, [C#]
[A] or make you cry, [Bm] _ _ [G] might help you make
it through a bad goodbye.
_ [D] Cause you've been through it, [C#m] and so have I.
[G] And that's why I, [D] _ _ _ [G] _ I remember all [A] the times I fell, _ [G] like somebody knows [D] me all too well.
Cause [G] it was my [A] life story, I was [Bm] listening to, _ [G] _ I don't know [E] about you, _ _ [D] but I buried family,
[C#] _ [A] and a few good friends, [Bm] and held [G] a brand new baby in my hand.
[D]
You see, it ain't just what I [C#] do, it's who I am.
[G] And that's why I [D] write songs.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ I [A] remember how it blew my mind, [G]
when I played a song and [A] watched a grown man cry.
[G] _ It was [A] at that moment, [Bm] when I just knew, _ _ [D]
what I was born to do.
_ [Am] _ _ [D] _
You know most [E] songwriters, they don't ever get any [F#m] fame.
You _ [Bm] know most people don't even [G] recognize their names.
_ [D] _ _ [C#] Chances are, you'd probably sing along.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [D] To Harlan Howard, Bob McDen, _ [Bm] Whitey Safer, [G] _ or my friend Whispering Bill.
[D]
All the songs they [C#] wrote, that gave us chills.
[Bm] _ _
[F] That's why I write songs.
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ Don't forget Hank [D] Carlin. _ _ _