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Why We Sing (Live) Chords

Music by: Billy Porter
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[Intro 1]
[C][F][Aaug][A][D][G][Bm][E][Am][Dm][Gsus4]
[C][F]

[Verse 1]
[C]Someone asked a [F]question,
[Aaug]why do w[Dm]e si[D]ng[G]
when we lift [Em]our hands[E] to Je[Am]sus?
[Em]What [F]do we [Gsus4]really
[C]mean?[F]
[G]Someone [C]may be won[Aaug]dering
[Dm]When [D]we sing a son[G]g
At [Bdim]times w[E]e may be c[Am]rying
And [Dm]noth[Gsus4]ing's even wro[C]ng
[Am]I si[E]ng b[Gm]ecau[C]se I'm happy[F]
[Bdim]sing be [E]cause I'm fr[Am]ee
His [Gm]eye [C]is on the [F]sparrow
[Am]That's [Asus4]the reason[Dm]
[Gsus4]why I sing[C]
[Eaug]Glory, H[Am]allelujah
[D]You're the rea[Dm]s
[Gsus4]on why I si[C]ng[Em]
[A]Someone [D]asked a que[G]stion
[Baug]Why do w[Em]e si[E]ng[A]
when we [Dbdim]lift our hand[F#]s
[Bsus4]to Jesus?[Bm]
What [Em]do we[Asus4] really mean?[D][G]
[A]Som[D]eone may be won[G]dering[Baug]
[Em]when [E]we sing a son[A]g.
At [Dbdim]times we may[F#] be c[Bsus4]rying
[Bm]and [Em]nothing's [G]even w[D]rong.
[Bm]I si[Am]ng because I'm[D] hap[G]py,
I [Dbdim]sing because I'm [F#]free,[Bm] yeah.
His [Am]eye [D]is on the [G]sparrow,
[Bm]that's the [Em]reason why [Asus4]I sing,[D]
[F#]yeah.
[Bm]Glory, [Em]halle[G]lujah,[Em][E]
you're the [Em]reason why [Asus4]I sing,[D]
[F#]yeah.[Bm][E]
I give [D]the [G]praises to you,
[E]oh [C]glory [D]hallelujah[G],[Bm]
[Bsus4]you're the re[Em]ason why I si[D]ng,[G]
[A]and [D]when the song is [G]over,[Gaug][Em]
we've [E]all said [A]amen,
in your [Dbdim]heart jus[F#]t keep on sin[Bsus4]ging,[Bm]
and the [Em]song will [A]nev[Asus4]er en d.[D][G]
[A]And [D]if somebody [Ebaug]asks you,[Gaug][Em]
[E]was this just [A]a show?
Lift your [Dbdim]hands and be [F#]a wit[Bsus4]ness[Bm]
and [Em]tell the whole [D]world no.
[G]And[A] whe[D]n we cross tha[G]t riv[Em]er
to [E]study no [A]more.
[Bm]We will si[Dbdim]ng a son[F#]g to [Bm]Jesus,
the [Em]one whom w[A]e ad[D]ore.
[Bm]Oh, I [Am]sing b[D]ecause I[G]'m happy.
I [Dbdim]sing because I'm [F#]free.[Bm]
His [Am]eye [D]is on [G]the stand.
[Bm]That's the reaso[Em]n why I si[Asus4]ng.[D]
[Bm]Glor[G]y, Hallelujah![D][E]
You're the [Em]reason why
[Asus4]I sing.[D][Em][F#]
[Bm]Glory, [Em]hallelu[E]jah!
I [Am]give [D]my [G]praises to [Em]you.[E]
Oh, [Am]glory, [D]halle[G]lujah!
[Bm]You're the r[Em]eason why I sing[D].
Every [Bm]day, you're [Em]the reason
why [Asus4]I sing.[D]
Every [Em]way, you're the reason
why [Asus4]I sing[D]
You're my [Bm]hand and my [Em]heart,
why [Asus4]I sing[D]
[Bm]Oh, you're the r[Em]eason why I [D]sing
[C]Oh, [Em]you're the reason why I [D]sing
[Bm]Oh, you're t[Em]he reason why
[Asus4]Oh, yeah

[Verse 2]
I, [Aaug]I see.

[Interlude 1]
[D][G][Em][E][A][Dbdim]
[Bsus4]Oo

[Verse 3]
[Bm]h, o[Em]h.[Asus4]

[Verse 4]
Ah[D]hhh!

[Outro 1]
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