Just Give Me A Reason chords
by PinkOriginal Published Key: G Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 95 bpm
Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Beginner
Guitar Chords: G, D, D7, D/F#, Dsus4, Em, C, A, Am, Bm
Arrangement Details: Helpful Tips and guitar tabs
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Just Give Me A Reason
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Em A D G C G Am
Intro: 4/4 | - | - | - | |
G C Em
1. Right from the start You were a thief You stole my heart
C G
And I your wil-ling vic-tim
G C Em
I let you see the parts of me That were-n't all that pret-ty
C G
And with ev'-ry touch you fixed them
Em A D G
Now you've been talk-ing in your sleep Oh, oh
Em A D G
Things you ne-ver say to me Oh, oh
Em A D G C Bm Dsus4 D
Tell me that you've had e-nough Of our love Our |love - |
G D/F#
Chorus: Just give me a rea-son Just a lit-tle bit's e-nough
Em Bm D7 G
Just a sec-ond we're not broken just bent And we can learn to love a-gain
D/F# Em
It's in the stars It's been writ-ten in the scars on our hearts
Bm D7 G
We're not bro-ken just bent And we can learn to love a-gain
G C Em
2. I'm sor-ry I don't understand Where all of this is com-ing from
C G
I thought that we were fine (Oh, we had everything)
G C Em
Your head is running wild again My dear we still have ev'-ry-thin'
C G
And it's all in your mind (Yeah, but this is happenin')
Em A D G
You've been havin' real bad dreams Oh, oh
Em A D G
You used to lie so close to me Oh, oh
Em A D G C Bm Am
There's noth-in' more than emp-ty sheets Be-tween our love Our love
C G Dsus4 D
Oh Our love Our | love - |
G D/F#
Chorus: Just give me a rea-son Just a lit-tle bit's e-nough
Em Bm D7 G
Just a sec-ond we're not broken just bent And we can learn to love a-gain
D/F# Em
I never stopped You're still writ-ten in the scars on my heart
Bm D7 Em
You're not broken just bent And we can learn to love a-gain
Bm C
Bridge: Our tear ducts can rust I'll fix it for us
D Em
We're col-lec-ting dust But our love's e-nough
Bm C
You're hold-ing it in You're pour-ing a drink
Am Dsus4 D
No noth-ing is as bad as it seems We'll come clean
G D/F#
Chorus: Just give me a rea-son Just a lit-tle bit's e-nough
Em Bm D7 G
Just a sec-ond we're not broken just bent And we can learn to love a-gain
D/F# Em
It's in the stars It's been writ-ten in the scars on our hearts
Bm D7 G
That we're not bro-ken just bent And we can learn to love a-gain
G D/F#
Chorus: Just give me a rea-son Just a lit-tle bit's e-nough
Em Bm D7 G
Just a sec-ond we're not broken just bent And we can learn to love a-gain
D/F# Em
It's in the stars It's been writ-ten in the scars on our hearts
Bm D7 G
That we're not bro-ken just bent And we can learn to love a-gain
D/F# Em
Outro: Oh oh We can learn to love a-gain
Bm D G D/F#
Oh oh oh We can learn to love a-gain | |
Em Bm
Oh oh That we're not broken just bent
D Em A D G C G Am G
And we can learn to love a-|gain - | - | - | | | Arrangement Details:
- Key Signature: G Major - 1 sharp (F#)
- Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Moderately
- Metronome: q = 95 (q represents a quarter-note)
- Voice Range: G3 - G5
- Beginner Guitarists — You may find the Bm chord a bit tricky at first, especially if you're not yet comfortable with barre chords. A helpful workaround is to play Bm as xx4432, using only the top four strings.
This simplified voicing is a second inversion of Bm. While it doesn't start on the root note (B), it includes all the essential chord tones: B–D–F#, so it still sounds correct.
Bm: 🎸 Frets Notes Fingers e|---2--- ← F# 1st B|---3--- ← D 2nd G|---4--- ← B 4th D|---4--- ← F# 3rd A|---X--- E|---X---
- D/F# means you play a D chord leading with an F# bass-note. If you find this chord a little awkward, simply play a normal D chord... it still sounds fine.
- The D/F# shape can be played as the chart suggests - using your thumb to play the note represented by the letter 'T'. This works well if your hands are big enough to stretch the thumb and play the notes. If this is too hard you can use your first finger to play the 6th string, while your 2nd, 3rd and 4th fingers play the D chord instead of fingers 1, 2 and 3.
D/F#: 🎸 Frets Notes Fingers e|---2--- ← F# 3rd B|---3--- ← D 4th G|---2--- ← A 2nd D|------- ← D A|------- ← A E|---2--- ← F# 1st
- The alternative voicing for D/F# as shown in the charts requires a bit of a stretch. If you have a good hand span, you'll find this one very easy to play. 💪
- The chorus after the bridge is played with drums only, but we've included the chords for reference so you can still follow along or play them if you wish.
- The hyphen between 2 chords means they share equal timing, e.g., | D - G | means 2 beats on D and 2 beats on G. Similarly | Dsus4 - D | means you play Dsus4 for 2 beats and D for 2 beats.
Song Details:
- Songwriters: Pink, Jeff Bhasker, Nate Ruess
- Lyrics Begin: Right from the start you were a thief, you stole my heart, and I your willing victim.
- Genre: Pop
- Featured Artists: Pink featuring Nate Ruess
- Album: The Truth About Love
Recorded: January–May 2012
Released: September 14, 2012 - Single:
Recorded: 2012
Released: February 26, 2013
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