I Love You Because

1.    I [D]love you because [D7]you understand, dear,    [G]

    e[D]very single thing I try to do.        [G]

    You're always [D]there to lend a helpin[D7]g hand, dear.        [G]

    I lo[D]ve you most of all becau[A]se you're you.                [D]

    No matter[G] what the world may say about me,                [D]

    I know[E] your love will always see me through.                 [A]

    I lo[D]ve you for the way you [D7]never doubt me,         [G]

             [D]                [A]                                 [D] – [G] - [D]

    but most of all I love you 'cause you're you.

2.    I [D]love you because [D7]my heart is lighter,      [G]

    e[D]very time I'm walking by your side.            [A]

    I lo[D]ve you because th[D7]e future's brighter,       [G]

    the door [D]to happiness you op[A]en wide.              [D]

    No matte[G]r what may be the style or season,               [D]

    I kno[E]w your heart will always be true.              [A]

    I lo[D]ve you for a hundred [D7]thousand reasons,          [G]

    but most [D]of all I love you[A] 'cause you're you.               [D]                    [G]                        [D]

    (Jim Reeves)