Just Because Mary Chapin Carpenter
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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