Ain't No Reason — Brett Dennen
Chords and lyrics for Ain't No Reason by Brett Dennen (key of A#).
Verse 1
By Brett Dennen
There ain't no [Bb]reason things are this [Dm]way
[Bb]It's how they've always been and they intend to [Dm]stay[C]
I can't [Bb]explain why we live this [Dm]way
We do it [C]everyday
Preachers on the [Bb]podium speaking the [Dm]saints
Prophets on the [Bb]sidewalk begging for [Dm][C]change
Old ladies [Bb]laugh from the fire [Dm]escape
Cursing my [C]name
I got a basket full of [Bb]lemons and they always taste the [Dm]same
A window and a [Bb]pidgen with a broken [Dm]wing[C]
You could spend you [Bb]whole life working for [Dm]something
Just to have it taken [C]away
People walk [Bb]around pushing back their [Dm]desks
Wearing [Bb]paychecks like necklaces and [Dm]bracelets[C]
Talking about [Bb]nothing, not thinking about [Dm]death
C Dm (no bottom E string) C
Every little heartbeat every little breath
People walk a [Bb]tight rope on a razor's [Dm]edge
Carrying their [Bb]hurt and hatred and [Dm]weapons[C]
It could be a [Bb]bomb, or a bullet or a [Dm]pin
Or a thought, or a [C]word, or a sentence
There ain't no [Bb]reason things are this [Dm]way
It's how they've always [Bb]been and they intend to [Dm]stay[C]
I dont't know [Bb]why i say the things i [Dm]say
But i say them [C]anyway
Love will come set me [Dm][Bb]free[C]
Love will come set me [Dm]free, [Bb]I do [C]believe
Love will come set me [Dm]free, [Bb]I know it [C]will
Love will come set me [Dm]free[C][Bb]
Prison [Bb]walls still standing [Dm]tall
Some [Bb]things never change at [Dm]all[C]
Keep on building [Bb]prisons gonna fill them [Dm]all
C Dm (no bottom E string) C
Keep on building bombs gonna drop them all
Working your [Bb]fingers bare to the [Dm]bone
Breaking your [Bb]back to make yourself [Dm]useful[C]
Laugh along, [Bb]it's filled with [Dm]cold
Suffocating [C]slow
The wind blows [Bb]wild and i may [Dm]move
But politicians [Bb]lie and i am not [Dm]fooled[C]
You don’t need [Bb]no reason nor a three-piece [Dm]suit
To argue the [C]truth
The air on my [Bb]skin, and the world under my [Dm]toes
Slavery [Bb]stitched in to the fabric of my [Dm]clothes[C]
Chaos and [Bb]commotion wherever i [Dm]go
Love i try to [C]follow
Love will come set me [Dm][Bb]free[C]
Love will come set me [Dm]free, [Bb]I do [C]believe
Love will come set me [Dm]free, [Bb]I know it [C]will
Love will come set me [Dm]free[C][Bb]
There ain't no [Bb]reason things are this [Dm]way
It's how they've always [Bb]been and they intend to [Dm]stay[C]
I can't [Bb]explain why we live this [Dm]way
We do it [C]everyday
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