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Date: 1/3/00; 8:59:05 PM
From: Cody <codystilwell@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: "That's Why I'm Here" by Kenny Chesney

"That's Why I'm Here"
Recorded by:  Kenny Chesney
Album:  I Will Stand

Transcribed by:  J. Cody Stilwell <codystilwell@worldnet.att.net>

Chords/Words were modified from Micahaj's version <Micahaj@aol.com> (12/23/97), (used without
permission from COWPIE Archives)

Most of the actual music is piano...but it converted nicely to guitar.  I showed the length of the
notes the best I could..but if you listen to the song, I think it can be picked up rather easily.

Capo 2nd Fret

Intro: 
D                     G         A        A                           
=========================================0==
====2=========3=====3=====0=========2====2==
==3=====0===0=====2===========0==========2==
0=====0===1=====0=======0===0=====2===2==2==
================================0========0==
======================3=====================
q q q e e q e e q e e q q q e e q q q q  w


Verses:
Standard Pick Pattern | Special Pick Patterns
dah dah dah da-da
D      G      A       | D*         D** 1    2    3    A*
=====  =====  =====   | =========  =================  ======
==3==  ==0==  ==2==   | ==3===3==  ==3===3====3====3  ======
=2==2  ====0  ====2   | =2===2==2  =2===0====0====2=  =0====
0==0=  =0=0=  =2=2=   | 0===0====  0=============0==  =====2
=====  =====  0====   | =======4=  ====4====2=======  0=0h2=
=====  3====  =====   | =========  =================  ======
qqqee  qqqee  qqqee     qqh eeqqq  qee qee  qee  qee  qqe-eq 

Verse #1
D              G
No I ain't had nothing to drink
A                      D
I knew that's probably what you'd think
G            A               D*
If I dropped by this time of night
D        G
Remember way back when
  A             D
I promised you I'd drop in
G               A                    D   D
At one of those meetings down at the Y
      G                   A
Well, they started talkin bout steps you take
     D**     1         2          3
Mistakes you made, the hearts you break
        G             G
And the price you pay
         A         A   
I almost walked away
          G               A
You could hear a pin drop When this old man
   D**       1               2       3  
Stood up and said I'm gonna' say it again
       G            G
Like I do every week
              A            A*
For those who don't know me


Chorus:  (chords or pick)
D               G
It's the simple things in life
         A                  D
Like the kids at home and a loving wife
         G                        A
That you miss the most,  when you lose control
         G                        A
And everything you love starts to disappear
    D                1        2       3
The devil takes your hand and says no fear
          G         A
Have another shot,  just one more beer
                 G       A no chord                   Intro tab
Yeah,  I've been there,                that's why I'm here

Verse #2
D                  G
This ole boy stood up in the aisle
A                       D
Said he'd been living a life of denial
       G           A                   D      D
And he cried as he talked about wasted years
D            G
I couldn't believe what I heard
A              D
It was my life word for word
G                     A            A*
And all of the sudden it was clear

<Chorus>

           G                A    
I know for us it may be too late 
             G
But it would mean the world to me
            A
If you were there when I stand to say


Chorus:  (chords or pick)
D               G
It's the simple things in life
         A                  D
Like the kids at home and a loving wife
         G                        A
That you miss the most,  when you lose control
         G                        A
And everything you love starts to disappear
    D                1        2       3
The devil takes your hand and says no fear
          G         A
Have another shot,  just one more beer
                 G       A                  D*    1  2  3
Yeah, I've been there,      that's why I'm here
                 G   A  no chord                 Intro tab
Oh I've been there,              that's why I'm here  


Hope this helps.  Long live country music.....