Travis: Reason
Written by: Susie Hug
From “More Than Us” B-side (1998)
Standard Tuning
Tempo: 50 (4/4)
Intro: D-D-; pause
Verse 1:
D
Some people never learn
D
Keep taking every turn
A7
Way too fast
D (pause)
Thinking nothing ever lasts
Verse 2:
D
Descending oh so sweet
D
Keep playing in my sleep
A7
As I awake
D
I never can recall a thing
Chorus:
A7
And the reason being
G
Gives reason to everything
D A7
And this charmed life
D (pause)
That we lead
Verse 3:
D
Something is crying out
D
Through voices in my tears
A7
Hear the voice crying out
D
In the strangest memories
Verse 4:
D D
Nevermind, it's only namida
A7
Namida mo koe mo
D
Okashii omoide
Chorus:
A7
And the reason being
G
Gives reason to everything
D A7
And this charmed life
D
That we lead
Bridge:
A7
Sorry to disappoint you
D
I never said i could tell
Right from wrong
D A7
So don't put your faith on me now
I'll leave you in suspension
G (single strum then pause)
Till you---- fall
Interlude: (play verse chords)
Chorus:
A7
And the reason being
G
Gives reason to everything
D A7
And this short life
D
That we lead
A7
And the reason being
G (end)
Gives reason to everything
PS: Translation of Japanese verse:
It's only NAMIDA,
NAMIDA MO KOE MO,
OKASHII OMOIDE
(It's only tears,
both tears and voices
in the strangest memories)
(This Japanese verse is quite similar to the preceding verse)
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