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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[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]
[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
Ab
Cm
Gm
Eb
Bb
Ab
Cm
_ _ _ _ [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] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [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] _