The Reason Why Chords
by Vince Gill
The Reason Why by Vince Gill is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords B, Abm, E, F#, Ebm and C#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
B Abm E F# (x2)
B-Abm E F#
Why do I, choose the things I choose,
B-Abm E F#
Why do I, always find some lame excuse,
Abm F# E F#
Why do I, not realize what I could do,
E F# B-Abm-E-F#
Oh, I wish I knew the reason why,
B-Abm E F#
Why do you, get that sad look on your face,
B-Abm E F#
why do you, pull away from my embrace,
Abm F# E F#
why do you, see all my faults and my mistakes
E F# B B
Oh, I wish you knew the reason why,
Ebm E
Why do we, treat each other like we do,
B F#
It's like we never even try,
Ebm C#m
Why can't we, get back to the love we knew,
E F#
Oh why oh baby why ?
B-Abm E F#
Why do we, have to play those same old games,
B-Abm E F#
Why do we, run away from who's to blame,
Abm F# E F#
Can't they see, to lose this love would be a shame,
E F# B-Abm
oh I wish we knew the reason why,
E F# B Abm E F# B
oh I wish we knew the reason why.