Alec Benjamin - Gotta Be a Reason: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Gotta Be a Reason" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Chorus:
        Am                         E7/G#
There's gotta be a reason that I'm here on Earth
C/G                       D/F#
Gotta be a reason for the dust and the dirt
     Fmaj7                         E7
The changing of the seasons never changed my hurt
    Dm                         G
So what's it worth? What's it worth?
Worth another shot of whiskey and another sip of gin
Another drop of poison that is slowly sinking in
If we're going down together, better take another hit
We won't be here forever, so let's make the best of it

     Am       E7/G#
Ooh, ooh, ooh
             C/G           D/F#
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
     F        E7
Ooh, ooh, ooh
             Dm        G
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Am                  E7/G#
Walking down to the burial ground
       C/G             D/F#
With a sad song in his brain
F                   E7
General Cloud is an old man now
       Dm                G
But it feels like yesterday
                F                           C/G
He was on the front lines, stranded on the beach
                                              E7
Crawling to his best friend, floating in the sea
               F                       C/G
But he didn't make it, he still can't believe
                           E7
How arbitrary fate is, he says

Chorus

Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

She went down to her job in town
With a sad song in her heart
33 with a wasted dream to become a movie star
Living out a suitcase, serving at a bar
Saving up some pennies, working after dark
Is she gonna make it? She still can't believe
How arbitrary fate is, she says

Chorus

Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Chorus

Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E7

Guitar chord E7

F

Guitar chord F

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

F#

Guitar chord F#

Fmaj7

Guitar chord Fmaj7

Fmaj

Guitar chord Fmaj

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Gotta Be a Reason" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Gotta Be a Reason" by Alec Benjamin.