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 You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm C D Dm E7 F Fm F# Fmaj7 Fmaj G 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.