The Reason I Sing

(GCG) E | -3-3---3------------------------------------------| B | -0-0h1-0------------------------------------------| G | -0-0---0------------------------------------------| D | -0-0h2-0------------------------------------------| A | --------------------------------------------------| E | -3-3---3------------------------------------------| (intro) G C/G G G C9 G C/G G G C/G If its just to top a song chart G To feed the kids and get a bigger car C9 The skies already have a lot of stars G C/G And they all sing Your name G C/G And if I'm here to write a #1 G To get a gold or maybe platinum C9 Make me a singer who is unsung G C/G Cuz You won't share fame (refro) Bm E Cuz even accolades someday will fade away C#m F#m Oh just like me Bm E A Yes everything but You, yeah Bm E And many years from now it won't matter C#m F#m How I write the rhymes I do, yeah Bm E A Help me get back to the reason I sing for You G C/G G I'm always looking for the limelight G To dim my house and make the stages bright C9 Compared to You I'm just a night light G CGG Against the blazing sun G C/G G I enter rooms and hope they notice me G To fill my social insecurities C9 I'm asking if there's any hope for me G C/G G Cuz there is room for only one (refro) Why are we so convinced a bigger audience Is simply common sense to have? Maybe success is measured best By nothing less then our obedience G C/G G So if I'm destined for a small stage G The small crowds and the small pay C9 Then maybe even in a small way G/G I can bring You fame (refro)