Just Because Chords & Tabs
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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
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mary_chapin_carpenter/just_because_tab.html ]
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
