Bon Jovi – Gotta Have A Reason
154 bpm 4/4 Strumming
[100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong 2004]
Intro
F. C. *dm7 * F.. (F)
Prelude
G.. G....
Here we stand…
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caught between the cradle and the grave…
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in a world… that gives you nothing but
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your name…
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With every step you take… you must be brave…
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Nothing lost is nothing gai-iii-ned…
Verse 1
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and I know…
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lives are lost for clowns and kings…
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We all know… love is lost for
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le-eee-sser things…
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and the angels here… have broken wings…
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Though I know somewhere… a choir sings…
Chorus 1
C C F G
You gotta have a reason… One reason to
C C F G
beli-iii-eve… A reason just
Am Am F G
to dre-eee-am… Sometimes it takes blind eyes
C C Dm Dm
to see-eee… a reason to
G.. G....
beli-iii-eve……
Verse 2
G.. G....
A hot-headed hero…
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here you see I'm just a man…
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Comes a time… a time to ma-aaa---
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---aaa-ke a stand… Yeah…
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So here I am… with heart in hand…
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Don't be afraid… to understand…
Chorus 2
C C F G
You gotta have a reason… One reason to
C C F G
beli-iii-eve… A reason just
Am Am F G
to dre-eee-am… Sometimes it takes blind eyes
C C Dm Dm
to see-eee… a reason to…
Bridge 1
G.. Am.... G.. Am....
believe in trust… I believe in faith…
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I believe in us… till my dying da-aaa-aaa-y…
Middle 8
C C F G
You gotta have a reason… Woo-ooo…
C C F G
You gotta have a reason… Ye-eee-ah…
Interlude
C C F G C C * Dm7. *** F. *** G. *** G.
Bridge 2
G.. Am.... G.. Am....
If all we've got… is you and me…
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Then what we've got… is all we ne-eee-eee-eee-ed…
Chorus 3
C C F G
You gotta have a reason… One reason to
C C F G
beli-iii-eve… A reason just…
Am Am F G
to dre-eee-am… Sometimes it takes blind eyes
C C F G
to see-eee… One reason…
C C F G
You gotta have a reason… One reason to
C C F G
beli-iii-eve… A reason just
Am Am F G
to dre-eee-am… Sometimes it takes blind eyes
C C F G
to see-eee… One reason…
Outro
Am Am F G
You gotta have a reason… Wo-ooo… Ooo-ooo…
Am Am F G
You gotta have a reason… One reason to
Am Am F G * Am....
believe… A reason just to dream…
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Yeah…
Note:
Dm7 = xx0211