Jimmy Needham - The Reason I Sing

( G C/G G )
E | – 3 – 3 – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – 0 – 0h1 – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – 0 – 0 – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – 0 – 0h2 – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – 3 – 3 – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

( intro ) G C/G G go C9 G C/G G

G C/G G
if its just to top a song chart
go
to feed the kids and get a bigger car
C9
the skies already have a lot of stars
G C/G G
and they all sing your name

G C/G G
and if i’m here to write A #1
go
to get a gold or maybe platinum
C9
make me a singer who is unsung
G C/G G
cuz you won’t share fame

( refrao )
Bm E
cuz even accolades someday will fade away
C#m F#m
oh just like me
Bm E A
yes everything but you , yeah
Bm E
and many years from now it won’t matter
C#m F#m
how i write the rhymes i do , yeah
Bm E A
help me get back to the reason i sing for you

G C/G G
i’m always looking for the limelight
go
to dim my house and make the stages bright
C9
compared to you i’m just a night light
G C/G G
against the blazing sun

G C/G G
i enter rooms and hope they notice me
go
to fill my social insecurities
C9
i’m asking if there’s any hope for me
G C/G G
cuz there is room for only one

( refrao )

why are we so convinced a bigger audience
is simply common sense to have?
maybe success is measured best
by nothing less then our obedience

G C/G G
so if i’m destined for a small stage
go
the small crowds and the small pay
C9
then maybe even in a small way
G C/G G
i can bring you fame

( refrao )