The Reason

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Intro: D
D Bm
I’m not a perfect person
D
There are many things I wish I didn’t do
Bm
But I continue learning
G
I never meant to do those things to you
A
And so I have to say before I go
D
Reff 1: That I just want you to know
Bm
I’ve found a reason for me
A
To change who I used to be
A D
A reason to start over new and reason is you
Bm
I’m sorry that I hurt you
D
It’s something I must love with everyday
Bm
And all the pain I put you through
G
I wish that I could take it all away
A
And be the one who catches all your tears

D
Reff 2: That ’s why I need you to hear
Bm
I’ve found a reason for me
G
To change who I used to be
A C
A reason to start over new and the reason is you
D C
And the reason is you, and the reason is you
D
And the reason is you
Bm
I’m not a perfect person
G
I never meant to do those things to you
A
And so I have to say before I go

D
Reff 3: That I just want you to know
Bm
I’ve found a reason for me
G
To change who I used to be
A D
A reason to start over new and reason is you
Bm
I’ve found a reason to show
G
A side of me you didn’t know
A D
A reason for all that I do, and the reason is you



VERSE 1
G Bm
Summer has come and passed,
Em D
the innocent can never last.
C Cm G
Wake me up when September ends.


VERSE 2
G Bm
Like my Father’s come to pass,
Em D
seven years has gone so fast.
C Cm G G/F#
Wake me up when September ends.


BRIDGE
Em Bm
Here comes the rain again
C G G/F#
falling from the stars.
Em Bm
Drenched in my pain again.
C D
Becoming who we are.


VERSE 3
G Bm
As my memory rests,
Em D
but never forgets what I lost.
C Cm G
Wake me up when September ends.

G---/ (X6)


VERSE 4
G Bm
Summer has come and passed,
Em D
the innocent can never last.
C Cm G
Wake me up when September ends.


VERSE 5
G Bm
Ring out the bells again,
Em D
like we did when spring began.
C Cm G G/F#
Wake me up when September ends.


BRIDGE
Em Bm
Here comes the rain again,
C G G/F#
falling from the stars.
Em Bm
Drenched in my pain again.
C D
Becoming who we are.


VERSE 6
G Bm
As my memory rests,
Em D
but never forgets what I lost.
C Cm G G/F#
Wake me up when September ends.


SOLO
Em---/Bm---/C---/G--G/F#--/ <-- DISTORTED RHYTHM

Em---/Bm---/C---/Dsus4---/D---/Dsus4---/D---/Dsus4---/ <-- DISTORTED RHYTHM
G---/ (X4) <-- PICKING PATTERN


VERSE 7
G Bm
Summer has come and passed,
Em D
the innocent can never last.
C Cm G
Wake me up when September ends.


VERSE 8
G Bm
Like my Father's come to pass,
Em D
twenty years has gone so fast.
C Cm G
Wake me up when September ends


OUTRO
C Cm G
Wake me up when September ends
C Cm G
Wake me up when September ends