That's Why I Write Songs
Jamey JohnsonVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
G A Dsus2 (opt. hammer a string w/ the A chord)
You fell in love and threw it away
You're lookin' for the perfect thing to say
But you're no good with words well that's OK
That's why I write songs
Might make you laugh or make you cry
It might help you make it througha bad good-bye
Cuz you been through it...(speaks)but so have I
That's why I write songs
I remember all the times I fell
Like somebody knew me all to well
It was my life story I was listening to
I don't know 'bout you
But I buried family and a few good friends
Held a brand new baby in my hands
You see this ain't just what I do.....It's who I am
That's why I write songs
(Break)
I remember how it blew my mind
When I played my song and watched a grown man cry
It was at that moment where I just knew
What I was born to do
You see most songwriters never get the fame
And most folks don't even recognize their names
(emphasize &)
But chances are you've probably sang along
To Harlen Howard or Bob Mcdill
To Whitey Shaffer..and my friend Whispering Bill
And all the songs that ever gave us chills......(pause)
That's why I write songs
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Readable chord sheet for That's Why I Write Songs by Jamey Johnson
[Dsus2]G A D[Dm]sus2[Bm7] (op[G]t. hammer a string w/ the A chord) [Dsus2]You fell in love [Dm]and threw it away [Bm]You're lookin' for the perfect [G]thing to say [Dsus2]But you're no good with words well [Bm7]that's OK [G]That's why [A]I write [Dsus2]songs [Dsus2]Might make you laugh or [Dm]make you cry [Bm7]It might help you make it througha [G]bad good-bye [Dsus2]Cuz you been through it...(speaks)[Bm7]but so have I [G]That's why [A]I write [Dsus2]songs [G]I remember all the [A]times I [Dsus2]fell [G]Like somebody knew me [A]all to [Dsus2]well [G]It was my life story [Bm7]I was listening to [G]I don't know 'bout [A]you [Dsus2]But I buried family and [Dm]a few good friends [Bm7]Held a brand new baby [G]in my hands [Dsus2]You see this ain't just what I do.....[Bm7]It's who I am [G]That's why [A]I write [Dsus2]songs (Break) [Dsus2] [Dm] [Bm7] [G] [G] [A] [Dsus2] [G]I remember how it [A]blew my [Dsus2]mind [G]When I played my song and watched [A]a grown man [Dsus2]cry [G]It was at that moment [A]where I just [Bm7]knew [G]What I was born [A]to do [Dsus2]You see most songwriters [Dm]never get the fame [Bm7]And most folks don't even recognize [G]their names [Dsus2] [Bm7] [G] [A] (emphasize [G]&[A]) But chances are you've probably sang along [Dsus2]To Harlen Howard or [Dm]Bob Mcdill [Bm7]To Whitey Shaffer..and my friend [G]Whispering Bill [Dsus2]And all the songs that ever [Bm7]gave us chills......(pause) [G]That's why [A]I write [Dsus2]songs