Reasons to Quit Chords by Merle Haggard, George Jones

Tempo:
120.5 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Eb

Gm

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Reasons to Quit chords
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Reasons to quit.
[Eb] The smoking booze don't do me like [Bb] before.
[Gm] And I'm hardly ever sober.
My old friends don't [C] come around much [F] anymore.
[Bb] Reasons to quit.
[Eb] The low is always lower than [F] the high.
[Bb] And the reasons to quit
[F] don't outnumber all the reasons [Bb] why.
[Dm] So we [Eb] keep smoking and we keep drinking.
[Bb] Having fun and never thinking.
[F] Laughing at the price tag that we [Bb] pay.
And we [Eb] keep roaring down the slain.
[Bb] Life's too young and I'm feeling no pain.
And the reasons for quitting are [F] getting bigger [Bb] each day.
Reasons to quit.
[Eb] I can't afford the habit all [Bb] the time.
[Gm] I need to be sober.
I need to write [C] some new songs that [F] will rhyme.
[G] [Bb]
Reasons to quit.
[Eb] They have no rhyme or reason [Bb] when you're high.
And the reasons to quit [F] don't outnumber all the [Bb] reasons why.
[Eb]
[Bb]
[F]
[Bb]
And we [Eb] keep smoking and we keep drinking.
[Bb] Having fun and never thinking.
[F] Laughing at the price tag that we [Bb] pay.
We [Eb] keep roaring down the slain.
Life's too [Bb] young and I'm feeling no pain.
And the reasons for quitting are getting [F] bigger [Bb] each day.
And the reasons for quitting are [F] getting bigger [Bb] each day.
[F] [Bb]
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Bb
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F
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Eb
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Gm
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C
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Bb
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F
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Eb
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To learn Merle Haggard, George Jones - Reasons To Quit chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: F, Bb, F, Bb, Eb, Bb, Bb, Eb and Bb. A strategic approach would be to train at 60 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 121. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: Bb Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Reasons to quit. _
[Eb] The smoking booze don't do me like [Bb] before. _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] And I'm hardly ever sober. _
My old friends don't [C] come around much _ [F] anymore. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ Reasons to quit. _
[Eb] The low is always lower than [F] the high.
_ [Bb] And _ _ the reasons to quit _
_ [F] don't outnumber all the reasons [Bb] why.
_ _ _ [Dm] So we [Eb] keep smoking and we keep drinking. _
[Bb] Having fun and never thinking. _
_ [F] _ Laughing at the price tag that we [Bb] pay.
_ _ _ And we [Eb] keep roaring down the slain.
[Bb] Life's too young and I'm feeling no pain.
And the reasons _ for quitting are [F] getting bigger _ [Bb] each _ day. _ _ _ _ _ _
Reasons to quit.
_ [Eb] I can't afford the habit all [Bb] the time. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ I need to be sober.
_ _ _ I need to write [C] some new songs that [F] will rhyme.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
Reasons to quit.
_ [Eb] They have no rhyme or reason [Bb] when you're high.
_ _ _ _ _ And the reasons to quit _ _ _ [F] don't outnumber all the [Bb] reasons why.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ And we [Eb] keep smoking and we keep drinking.
_ [Bb] Having fun and never thinking.
_ _ [F] _ Laughing at the price tag that we [Bb] pay. _
_ _ _ We [Eb] keep roaring down the slain.
Life's too [Bb] young and I'm feeling no pain.
_ And the reasons _ for quitting are getting [F] bigger _ [Bb] each day.
_ _ And _ the reasons for quitting are [F] getting bigger [Bb] each day. _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _

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