Just Give Me a Reason by P!nk featuring Nate Ruess was inspired by the idea of keeping a relationship alive and dealing with the challenges that come with it. It emphasizes the importance of communication and trust in a relationship. It was written when P!nk approached Ruess to create a duet that expressed a dialogue between two lovers trying to save their love.
Key: G
Introduction:piano arranged for guitar
Em
D
A/C#
D
G/B
C
G/B
Am
N.C. (
G
*) * 2nd part, G major triad fades in on intro
G
Right from the start
C
Em
You were a thief, you stole my heart
C
G
And I your willing victim
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C
Em
I let you see the parts of me that weren't all that pretty
C
G
And with every touch you fixed them
Em
D
A/C#
D
D4
Now you've been talking in your sleep, oh oh
Em
D
A/C#
D
D4
Things you never say to me, oh oh
Em
D
A/C#
D
Tell me that you've had enough
G
C
G/B
D4
D
Of our love, our love
G
D/F#
Just give me a reason, just a little bit's enough
Em
Bm
Just a second, we're not broken, just bent
D4
G
And we can learn to love again
D/F#
Em
It's in the stars, it's been written in the scars on our hearts
Bm
We're not broken, just bent
D4
G
And we can learn to love again
G
C
Em
I'm sorry, I don't understand where all of this is coming from
C
G
I thought that we were fine (Oh, we had everything)
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C
Em
Your head is running wild again, my dear we still have everything
C
G
And it's all in your mind (Yeah, but this is happening)
Em
D
A/C#
D
D4
You've been having real bad dreams, oh oh
Em
D
A/C#
D
D4
You used to lie so close to me, oh oh
Em
D
A/C#
D
There's nothing more than empty sheets
G
C
G/B
Am
C
G/B
D4
D
Between our love, our love, oh our love, our love
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D/F#
Just give me a reason, just a little bit's enough
Em
Bm
Just a second, we're not broken, just bent
D4
G
And we can learn to love again
D/F#
Em
I never stopped, you're still written in the scars on my heart
Bm
You're not broken, just bent
D4
Em
And we can learn to love again
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Em
)
Bm
Oh, tear ducts and rust
C
I'll fix it for us
D
Em
We're collecting dust but our love's enough
Bm
C
You're holding it in, you're pouring a drink
Am7
D4
D
No, nothing is as bad as it seems N.C.
G
D/F#
Just give me a reason, just a little bit's enough
Em
Bm
Just a second, we're not broken, just bent
D4
G
And we can learn to love again
D/F#
Em
It's in the stars, it's been written in the scars on our hearts
Bm
That we're not broken, just bent
D4
G
And we can learn to love again
D/F#
Em
Ohh-ohh, we can learn to love again
Bm
D4
G
Ohh-ohh, we can learn to love again
D/F#
Em
Ohh
Bm
D4
That we're not broken, just bent and we can learn to love again