Give Me One Reason

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Tab

GIVE ME ONE REASON
By: Tracy Chapman
Key: G

 -6  7   7   7   7  -6  7    -7*
Give me one rea-son to stay here 
 3   -3*  -5   -3*   5  -3 3 3-4
and I'll turn right back a-round
 -6  7   7   7   7  -6  -5 5-3*3
Give me one rea-son to stay here 
-5   -6   -5   -3*   5  -3 3 3-4
and I'll turn right back a-round
 5  -5  -5    -5  5    5    5 -3* 5 5-5
Said I don't want to leave you lone-ly
-5 5 5  -3* -5 -3*   5   5-3* 5-3*3
You got to make me change my  mind

-6 7  7  7   -6  -5 5-3*3
Ba-by I got your num-ber 
-6 -5 -5  -5   5    5   5 5-3*3-4
Oh and I know that you got mine
 7   7   7    7  -6  -5   5-3*3
But you know that I called you, 
-3* -5   -6   5 -3* 5-3*3-4
I called too man-y   times
 5  -5   -5  -6 -5 3
You can call me ba-by, 
 5  -5   -5  -6 5 -3* 5-3*3
you can call me an-y- time
 3  -3*  5  -5 5-3*3 3
But you got to call me

 -6  7   7   7   7  -6  -5 5-3*3
Give me one rea-son to stay here 
 3   -5*  -5   -3*   5  -33 3 -4
and I'll turn right back a-round
  7   -5    7  -5  7   -5
(You could see me turn-ing)
 -6  7   7   7   7  -6  -5 5-3*3
Give me one rea-son to stay here 
-5   -6   -5   -3*   5  -33 3-4
and I'll turn right back a-round
  7   -5    7  -5  7   -5
(You could see me turn-ing)
 5  -5  -5    -5  5    5   5 -3* 5  5
Said I don't want to leave you lone-ly
-55  5 -3*  -5 -3*    5  5-3* 5-3*3
You got to make me change my  mind

I don't want no one to squeeze me 
they might take away my life
I don't want no one to squeeze me 
they might take away my life
I just want someone to hold me 
and rock me through the night

This youthful heart can love you 
yes and give you what you need
I said this youthful heart can love you 
and give you what you need
But I'm too old to go chasing you around
Wasting my precious energy

Give me one reason to stay here 
and I'll turn right back around
Give me one reason to stay here 
and I'll turn right back around
Said, I don't want leave you lonely
You got to make me change my mind

Baby just give me one reason 
Give me just one reason why
Baby just give me one reason 
Give me just one reason why I should stay
Said I told you that I loved you
And there ain't no more to say

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