Travis: Reason
Written by: Susie Hug
From "More Than Us" B-side (1998)

Standard Tuning
Tempo: 50 (4/4) 

Intro: D-D-; pause

Verse 1:

            DSome (xx0232@1)people never learn
            D (xx0232@1)Keep taking every turn 
        A7Way (x02020@1)too fast 
         D (xx0232@1)                (pause) 
Thinking nothing ever lasts

Verse 2: 
           DDescending (xx0232@1)oh so sweet
             D (xx0232@1)Keep playing in my sleep 
      A7As (x02020@1)I awake 
        DI (xx0232@1)never can recall a thing


Chorus: 
         A7And (x02020@1)the reason being 
       GGives (320003@1)reason to everything 
    D (xx0232@1)           A7And (x02020@1)this charmed life 
         D (xx0232@1)(pause)
That we lead

Verse 3: 
             DSomething (xx0232@1)is crying out
               D (xx0232@1)Through voices in my tears 
         A7Hear (x02020@1)the voice crying out 
        DIn (xx0232@1)the strangest memories 

Verse 4:
D (xx0232@1)                  DNevermind, (xx0232@1)it's only namida 
    A7Namida (x02020@1)mo koe mo 
    DOkashii (xx0232@1)omoide 

Chorus:

         A7And (x02020@1)the reason being 
        GGives (320003@1)reason to everything 
    D (xx0232@1)           A7And (x02020@1)this charmed life 
        DThat (xx0232@1)we lead


Bridge: 

A7 (x02020@1)  Sorry to disappoint you 
                     DI (xx0232@1)never said i could tell 
Right from wrong
   D (xx0232@1)                        A7So (x02020@1)don't put your faith on me now 
I'll leave you in suspension 
           G(single (320003@1)strum then pause)
Till you----    fall 

Interlude: (play verse chords)

Chorus:

         A7And (x02020@1)the reason being
       G (320003@1)Gives reason to everything
     D (xx0232@1)        A7And (x02020@1)this short life
         DThat (xx0232@1)we lead 
             A7And (x02020@1)the reason being
       G (320003@1)                (end)
Gives reason to everything


PS: Translation of Japanese verse:

It's only NAMIDA, 
NAMIDA MO KOE MO, 
OKASHII OMOIDE 

(It's only tears, 
both tears and voices 
in the strangest memories) 

(This Japanese verse is quite similar to the preceding verse)
you can listen this song  @ 
http://travis.ography.co.uk/song_details.php?id=88#)

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