Just Because chords - Mary Chapin Carpenter

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How to Play "Just Because" Guitar chords

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JUST BECAUSE (Mary Chapin Carpenter)
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[Actually in E; capo 4.  Tuning: EADGBD.]
[Note that the words aren't _exactly_ where they're supposed to be
 with respect to the rhythm.  But they're close.]

  C(9)             Am7(4)           F6(9)           C(9)/G  G  Gsus
D 0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|----------------|
B ------1---------|------1---------|------1---------|1-----0---1-----|
G ----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0---------0-| [play
D --2-----2-------|--2-----2-------|--3---------3---|--2---------0---| twice]
A 3-----3-----2---|0-----0---------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|------------3---|1-------1-------|3-------3-------|
 [intro]

  C(9)             Am7(4)           F6(9)   G  Gsus  C(9)    G(4)/B
D 0---------------|----------0-----|----------------|0---------------|
B ------1---------|------1-----1---|----1---0---1---|----1-------1---|
G ----0-----0---0-|----0---------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|
D --2-----2-------|--2-------------|--3-------0-----|--2-------0-----|
A 3-----3-----2---|0-------0-------|----------------|3-------2-------|
E ----------------|----------------|1-------3-------|----------------|
1. Have you ever loved someone you knew nothing of 2. Have you ever tried to speak the truth instead of lie 3. Now I see the ones who've lost too much, they swear they're done F6 C(9)/E F6 Gsus G(9) D ----------0-----|----------0-----|----------0-----|----------------| B ------1-----1---|------1-----1---|------1-----1---|1---0-----0-----| G 2-------------0-|----0---------0-|----2---------0-|------2-------0-| D ----3-----------|--2-------------|--3-------------|--------0-------| A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E 1-------1-------|0-------0-------|1-------1-------|3-----------3---| except you'd seen the light inside their eyes when it seemed you had everything to lose with love and all the chance it brings for pain C(9) Am7(4) F6(9) G C(9) G(4)/B D 0---------------|------0---------|----------------|----0-----------| B ------1---------|----------1-----|----------0-----|------------1---| G ----0-----0---0-|----0---------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-| D --2-----2-------|--2---------0---|----3-------0---|--2-------0-----| A 3-----3-----2---|0-------0-------|--3-------------|3-------2-------| E ----------------|----------------|1-------3-------|----------------| Have you ever loved someone just because Have you ever tried to stand your ground instead of hide But have you ever touched, and by itself it was enough F6(9) G C(9) Csus C(9) G/B D ----------0-----|----------0-----|----------------|--------------0-| B --------1-------|------0---------|1-----1-----1---|1-----1---------| G ------0-------0-|----0---------0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-------0---| D ----3-------3---|--0---------0---|--2-----3-------|--2-------0-----| A --3-------------|----------------|3-----3---------|3-------2-------| E 1---------------|3-------3-------|----------------|----------------| nothing felt so easy or so right And I when staying only made you look a fool And I to make you want to reach out once again And I'll Am7(4) Em7 F6(9) C(9) G/B Am C/G D ----------------|----------0-----|--------------0-|----------------| B ------1-----0---|------1---------|------1---------|----------1-----| G ----0---------0-|----0---------0-|----0-------0---|----2-0-------0-| D --2-------2-----|--3---------3---|--2-------0-----|--2---------2---| A 0---------------|----------------|3-------2-------|0---------------| E --------0-------|1-------1-------|----------------|--------3-------| think of you like the others do, wondering if you think of me stayed by you, though I think I knew it wouldn't change a thing touch you when I need a friend or just a small reminder F6(9) D7/F# G G/F Em7 Gsus D ----------0-----|------0---------|------------0---|--0-------------| B ------1-----1---|----------1-----|----------------|------0-1-------| G ----0---------0-|----2---------0-|----0---------0-|----------0---0-| D --3-------------|--0---------0---|--0---0---0-----|----2-------0---| A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E 1-------1-------|2-------2-------|3-------1-------|0---------------| And if you do, if you really do, who is it that you see Changes come to hearts with ease, but they come so hard to me that I haven't grown too cold to feel you penetrate my armor [to coda] C(9) Am7(4) Em7 F6(9) D 0---------------|----------------|----------0-----|----------0-----| B ------1---------|------1-------1-|----------------|------1-----1---| G ----0-----0---0-|----0-----0-----|------0-0-----0-|----0---------0-| D --2-----2-------|--2---------2---|----2-------2---|--3-------------| A 3-----3-----2---|0-------0-------|--2-------------|----------------| E ----------------|----------------|0-------0-------|1-------1-------| Have you ever loved whether right or wrong Have you ever tried to make it last, not knowing why C(9) G(4)/B F6(9) Gs G C(9) C(9)* G D ----0-------0---|----------------|----------------|----------------| B ------1-------1-|----1---1=0-----|1-----1-----1---|1-----1---0-----| G ----------------|------0-------0-|----0-----0---0-|----0---------0-| D --2-------0-----|------------0---|--2-----2-------|--0---------0---| A 3-------2-------|--3-------------|3-----3---------|3---------------| E ----------------|1-------3-------|----------------|--------3-------| Have you ever loved someone just because [go back, to verse 2] Except you had to try, just because [continue to bridge] [BRIDGE:] D7/F# G F6(9) C(9)/G D7/F# G F6(9) C(9)/G D ----0-------0---|----------------|------------0---|----------------| B ----------------|----1-------1---|----1-----------|----1-------1---| G --2---2---------|--0---0---------|--2---0---------|--0---0---------| D ----------0---0-|----------2---0-|----------0---0-|----------2---0-| A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E 2-------3-------|1-------3-------|2-------3-------|1-------3-------| And every day that passes now, I s'pose I'm getting older D7/F# G F6(9) Em7 F6(9) Em7 C(9)/G G D ----0-------0---|----------------|----------------|----------------| B ----------------|----1-------0---|----1-----------|----1---1=0-----| G --2---2---------|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0-----0---|------0-------0-| D ----------0---0-|----------------|----------2---2-|--2---------0---| A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E 2-------3-------|1-------0-------|1-------0-------|3-------3-------| Wiser with the things I've done, but I hope I don't grow colder [to verse 3] [CODA:] C(9) Am7(4) Em7 F6(9) D 0---------------|----------------|----------0-----|----------0-----| B ------1---------|1-----1---------|----------------|------1---------| G ----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|------0-------0-|----0---------0-| D --2-----2-------|--2---------0---|----2-------2---|--3---------3---| A 3-----3-----2---|0-------0-------|--2-------------|----------------| E ----------------|----------------|0-------0-------|1-------1-------| Have you ever loved whether right or wrong C(9) G/B F6(9) Gs G C(9) Am7(4) Am7(4)/G D ------------0---|----------------|----------0-----|----------------| B ----1---------1-|----1---0---1---|------1---------|----1-----1-----| G --0---0---------|------0-------0-|----0---------0-|------0-------0-| D ----------0-----|--3-------------|--2-------------|--2---------2---| A 3-------2-------|----------------|3-------3---2---|0---------------| E ----------------|1-------3-------|----------------|--------3-------| Have you ever loved someone just because F6(9) Gsus G C(9) C(9)* C(9)** D ----------0-----|----------------|----------0---0-|0-------2-------| B ------1-----1---|----1=0---------|------1---------|------1-1-------| G ----0---------0-|--0-------------|----0-------0---|----0---0-------| D --3-------------|----------------|--2-------------|--0-----0-------| A ----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------| E 1-------1-------|3---------------|----------------|----------------| Have you ever loved someone just because - Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com


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  6. Dead Man Walking Chords
  7. Down At The Twist And Shout Chords
  8. Downtown Train Chords
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  10. Girls With Guitars Chords
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  12. Goodbye Again Chords
  13. Grow Old With Me Chords
  14. Halley Came To Jackson Chords
  15. He Thinks Hell Keep Her Chords
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  17. Heros And Heroines Chords
  18. House Of Cards Chords
  19. I Am A Town Chords
  20. I Can See It Now Chords
  21. I Feel Lucky Chords
  22. I Take My Chances Chords
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  36. Outside Looking In Chords
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  39. Quittin Time2 Chords
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  45. Something Of A Dreamer Chords
  46. Stones In The Road Chords
  47. Sudden Gift of Fate Chords
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  49. That's Real Chords
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  54. The Last Word Chords
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  56. The More Things Change Chords
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