Matthew West – My Why (Guitar)

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Chords

[Intro] G/B C D G (x2) [Verse 1]
   G/B               C             D             G
Be in this world not of it, follow Jesus not the crowd

   G              C                  D                  G
Be light wherever it looks dark, and love where hate is loud

    G/B          C            D              Em7
May everyday's ambition be to make my Father proud

     C      D  G/B  C  D  G
Yeah that's my why
[Verse 2]
      G/B            C             D             G
Greet every day with gratitude, be humble and be kind

G/B             C                D                G
See the path in front of you and leave the past behind

        G/B            C                  D              Em7
Between grudges and forgiveness choose forgiveness every time

     C      D  G
Yeah that's my why
[Chorus]
C                    G
Knowing my Jesus and making Him known

Em7                    D
Following Him where he calls me to go

    C                         G
And running this race knowing I'm running home

Em7              D               C
Every  day of my life, that's my why

              G                  Em7
I'm fixing my eyes on a heavenly prize

             D
So if anyone asks

               G/B  C  D
Yeah that's my why.

G         G/B  C  D  G
That's my why
[Verse 3]
       G/B              C                  D               G
Lay my life down for my family, but always stand up for my faith

       G/B           C               D         G
Let my actions speak louder than the words I say

    G/B           C          D        Em7
And live like I'm dying till my dying day.

   C      D  G
Oh that's my why   ohh
[Chorus]
C                    G
Knowing my Jesus and making Him known

Em7                    D
Following Him where he calls me to go

    C                         G
And running this race knowing I'm running home

Em7              D               C
Every  day of my life, that's my why

              G                  Em7
I'm fixing my eyes on a heavenly prize

             D
So if anyone asks   Yeah that's my
[Bridge]
C                 G
  Why I'm living,   why I'm breathing

Em7                  D
  Lord remind me why my heart is beating
N.C. Why I'm living, why I'm breathing N.C. Lord remind me why my heart is beating [Interlude] G/B C D G [Verse 4]
    G/B               C               D                G
And when I cross that finish line and my race has been run

        G/B           C                 D                 G
Let the reasons why I live my life come down to just this one

   G            C                 D               Em7
To look into my Father's eyes and hear Him say well done

     C N.C. D N.C. G
Yeah that's my     why.   Ohhhh
[Chorus]
C                    G
Knowing my Jesus and making Him known

Em7                    D
Following Him where he calls me to go

    C                         G
And running this race knowing I'm running home

Em7              D               C
Every  day of my life, that's my why

              G                  Em7
I'm fixing my eyes on a heavenly prize

             D
So if anyone asks   Yeah that's my
[Outro]
C                 G
  Why I'm living,   why I'm breathing

Em7                  D
  Lord remind me why my heart is beating
N.C. Why I'm living, why I'm breathing yeah N.C. If anyone asks, yeah, that's my why