D5  D5  B5  G5 (x2)
G  A  Dsus2  (opt. hammer a string w/ the A chord)

D5            D5
You fell in love and threw it away
B5                             G5
You're lookin' for the perfect thing to say
D5                              B5
But you're no good with words well that's OK
G5          A5       D5
That's why I write songs

D5                   D5
Might make you laugh or make you cry
B5                                G5
It might help you make it througha bad good-bye
D5                             B5
Cuz you been through it...(speaks)but so have I
G5          A5       D5
That's why I write songs

G5                  A5       D5
I remember all the times I fell
G5                     A5      D5
Like somebody knew me all to well
G5                    B5
It was my life story I was listening to
G5                  A5
I don't know 'bout you

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But I buried family and a few good friends
B5                   G5
Held a brand new baby in my hands
D5                                 B5
You see this ain't just what I do.....It's who I am
G5          A5       D5
That's why I write songs

(Break)
D5  D5  B5  G5 (x2)
G5  A5  D5

G5                 A5       D5
I remember how it blew my mind
G5                                 A5           D5
When I played my song and watched a grown man cry
G5                     A5            B5
It was at that moment where I just knew
G5               A5
What I was born to do

D5                    D5
You see most songwriters never get the fame
B5                                 G5
And most folks don't even recognize their names
D5                           B5         G5   A5 (emphasize G&A5 )
But chances are you've probably sang along

D5               D5
To Harlen Howard or Bob Mcdill
B5                              G5
To Whitey Shaffer..and my friend Whispering Bill
D5                       B5
And all the songs that ever gave us chills......(pause)
G5          A5       D5 (hit and hold to fade)
That's why I write songs