Chords for Three Good Reasons

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_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] She was thirty-something when she crossed the line [Eb] between [Bb] Southern Virginia [Cm] and North [F] Carolina.
[Bb] She was running away from a broken heart.
[Eb]
With two [Bb] sleeping children [Cm] in the back [F] of the [Eb] car.
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The man she had promised her whole life to [Eb] had told [Bb] her that he [Cm] found [F] somebody new.
[Bb]
Part of a wish she could lay down and die, but [Eb] the part [Bb] in charge [Cm] looked him straight
[F] in the eyes [Eb] and stared.
_ _ [F] _ _ That's [Eb] when she said, _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] I've got three [Eb] good reasons to [Bb]
survive.
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One is eight [Eb] years old and [Gm] one will soon [F] be turning [Eb] five.
_ [Bb] The third one is [Eb] a woman _ [Gm] who [F] still has [Eb] a bride.
[Bb] And that [Cm] makes three _ [F] good reasons to [Bb]
survive.
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_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] She called some friends up in Rocky Mount [Eb] who said [D] they'd be glad [Cm] to [F] help her out.
[Bb] They put her and the children in the spare bedroom.
[Eb] She promised [Bb] she'd find [Cm] her own [F] place soon.
And [Eb] she thanked them _ [F] for their help and [Eb] said softly to [F] _ herself, [Bb] I've got three _ [Eb] good reasons
to [Bb]
survive.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb]
One is eight [Eb] years old and [Gm] one will soon [F] be turning [Eb] five.
The [Bb]
third one is [Eb] a woman _ [Gm] who [F] still has [Eb] a bride.
[Dm] And that [Cm] makes three _ [F] good reasons to [Bb]
survive.
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Now she's [Gm] made a brand [Eb] new home.
[Bb]
Her laughter's back, [Eb] her tears are [Cm] gone.
And if you ask her what [Gm] made her strong, [Eb]
she'll just smile [F] and _ say,
[G] _
_ _ [C] I've got three _ [F] _
_ good reasons to [C] survive.
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_ _ [C] _ One is eight [F] years old and [A] one has [G] just [F] turned five.
_ [C] The third one is [F] a woman _ [Am] who never [G] lost [F] her bride.
[Em] And that [Dm] makes three _ [G] good reasons to [F] survive.
_ [G] Oh, _ I [A] have three _ _ [G]
good reasons to [C] survive. _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] Three [C] good _ reasons _ _ to [F] _ survive. _ _
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