Give Me the Reason Chords by Luther Vandross

Tempo:
140.2 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Ab

Cm

Gm

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Give Me the Reason chords
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[Gm]
[Abm] [Bb]
What's
[Ab]
[Bb]
[C]
[Ab] there to [Bb] say?
There's not much to talk [Ab] about.
Whatever [Bb] happened to all of the love that we've had?
[Gm] It's [Ab] true.
And [Cm] there's nothing [G] you can say.
[Cm] Give [Bb] me the reason to want you back.
Why should I love you again?
[Cm]
Do you [Ab] know?
Tell me [Eb] [Bb] how, how to forgive and forget.
Give me the reason not to try.
Spend all my heart and all time.
[Cm]
Spend the [Abm] love that used to [Eb] [Bb] be.
Cause just the day you walked out.
[Cm] Never [Ab] knew I'd ever [A] [Bb] be.
Standing alone and outside with no one to love.
[F] [Eb]
[Cm]
[C] I
[Ab] was [Bb] secure and so glad there was you to love.
[Cm] [Ab] What in [Bb] the world would I ever do without her?
But [Ab] it's getting clear that [Cm] I have to give [G]
up on you.
[Cm] [Bb] Give me the reason to want you back.
Why should I love you again?
[Eb]
Do [Ab] you know?
Tell me [Bb] how, how to forgive and forget.
Give me the reason to love you now.
Spend all my heart and all time.
[Eb]
Spend [Ab] the love that used to [Bb] be.
Cause just the day you walked out.
Never [Cm] [Ab] knew I'd ever [Bb] be.
Standing alone and outside with no [Ab] one to love.
[Cm]
[Ab] No [Cm] one to [Bb]
[Gm] [Ab]
[Bb]
love.
[Gm]
[Ab]
[A] [Bb]
Want you back.
Why should I love you?
Do
[Cm] you [Abm] know?
[Bb]
How to forgive and forget.
Want you back.
Why should I love you now?
Spend all my heart and all [Cm] time.
Spend the [Ab] love that used to [Bb] be.
Cause just the day you walked out.
Give me the reason to love you.
To love you.
To love you.
Give me the reason to love you.
To love you.
[Gm]
[Bb]
[N]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Cm
13421113
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Cm
13421113
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To learn Luther Vandross - Give Me The Reason chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Ab, Cm, Ab, Bb, Gm, Ab, Bb and Ab. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 70 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 140. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: Bb Major.

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_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ What's _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ there to [Bb] say?
There's not much to talk _ [Ab] about. _ _
_ _ _ _ Whatever [Bb] happened to all of the love that we've _ had?
[Gm] It's [Ab] true. _ _ _ _
And [Cm] there's nothing _ [G] you can _ say. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] Give [Bb] me the reason to want you back. _
Why should I love you again?
_ _ [Cm] _
Do you [Ab] know?
Tell me [Eb] [Bb] how, how to forgive and forget.
_ Give me the reason not to try. _ _
Spend all my heart and all time.
_ [Cm] _
Spend the [Abm] love that used to [Eb] [Bb] be.
Cause just the day you walked out. _
[Cm] Never [Ab] knew I'd ever [A] [Bb] be.
Standing alone and outside with no one to _ love. _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ I _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ was [Bb] secure and so glad there was you to love. _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ [Ab] _ What in [Bb] the world would I ever do without her? _ _
But [Ab] it's getting clear _ _ that [Cm] I have to give _ [G] _
up on _ _ you. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] [Bb] Give me the reason to want you back. _
Why should I love you again?
_ [Eb] _
Do [Ab] you know?
Tell me [Bb] how, how to forgive and forget.
_ Give me the reason to love you now. _ _
Spend all my heart and all time.
_ [Eb] _
Spend [Ab] the love that used to [Bb] be.
Cause just the day you walked out. _ _
Never [Cm] [Ab] knew I'd ever [Bb] be.
Standing alone and outside with no [Ab] _ one to love. _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ No [Cm] one to _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
love.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Want you back. _ _
Why should I love you?
_ Do _
[Cm] _ you [Abm] know?
_ _ _ [Bb] _
How to forgive and forget.
Want _ you back.
Why should I love you now? _ _
Spend all my heart and all [Cm] time.
_ Spend the [Ab] love that used to [Bb] be.
Cause just the day you walked out.
Give me the reason to love you. _ _
_ _ To _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ love you.
To love you.
Give me the reason to love you. _
To _ love you. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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