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IF I HAD A REASON As recorded by Rory Gallagher (From the 1973 Album BLUEPRINT) [Intro] E G#m C#m F#m E C#m B E [Verse 1]
EIf I had a Breason I'd C#mtell you what it iF#ms Must EI explain how I Afeel F#m I've Etried and I've G#mtried to C#mmake it so clF#mear But mEy time is just C#mwasted BI Efear
[Verse 2]
EWell it's only an Bold song but it sC#merves it's purpose F#mwell By the Ecry in your voice I can Atell F#m When you Esing there's a G#mfeeling C#mbehind the F#mwords That Ebrings it C#mall baBck Eagain
[Bridge]
EI'm Breaching, I'm reaching, while G#myou slip awBay BI'm searching for words I can say I'm listening, I'm listening, G#mtryin' not to hBear You say that we might meet some C#mday B
[Verse 3]
BThere's a Epicture that's fBaded and C#mcurling from it's F#mframe Of a Eface that smiles F#mpatiG#mentlAy F#m It Emight smile G#mforever to C#mmake me feel beF#mtter But EI just C#mmight wBait Eto see
[Piano Solo] E B C#m F#m E A F#m E G#m C#m F#m E C#m B E [Bridge]
EI'm Breaching, I'm reaching, while G#myou slip awBay BI'm searching for words I can say I'm listening, I'm listening, G#mtryin' not to hBear You say that we might meet some C#mday B
[Verse 4]
BThere's Eanswers to questions that C#mwe both wanna knF#mow But those Eanswers keep evading Ame F#m There's Erhymes and there's G#mreasons, there's C#mrights and there's F#mwrongs For Ebeing what C#myou are Bto Eme
[Verse 5]
EIf I had a a Breason I'd tell you what it F#mis Would you Edo the same thing F#mfor G#m me?A F#m "Cause the Eminute you G#mgo there's C#mone thing I knowF#m That the Eday will mean C#mnothing Bfor Eme
[Outro] E G#m C#m F#m E A F#m E G#m C#m F#m E C#m B E