Biography:
Ron Sexsmith is a Canadian from St. Catharines, Ontario, currently based in Toronto. He is known as a songwriter's songwriter, with a gift for melody, insightful and understated lyrics, and an expressive, affecting voice.
Sexsmith started his first band at 14. After moving to Toronto he formed the Uncool and released his cassette Out of the Duff, and a year later, There's a Way. Meanwhile, he worked as a courier, and released Grand Opera Lane in 1991.
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Other songs:
- All In Good Time
- A Kiss For Luck
- All In Good Times
- Almost Always
- Brandy Alexander
- Cant Get My Act Together
- Chased By Love
- Cheap Hotel
- Dandelion Wine
- Dont Ask Why
- Evergreen
- Eye Candy
- Feel For You
- Former Glory
- From Now On
- Get In Line
- Getaway Car
- Gold In Them Hills
- Hands Of Time
- Hard Bargain
- Hard Time
- Heavenly
- Idiot Boy
- Im Alone But Thats Okay
- Imaginary Friends
- Impossible World
- It Wont Last For Long
- Jazz At The Bookstore
- Just My Heart Talkin
- Late Bloomer
- Least That I Can Do
- Lebanon Tennessee
- Lord Knows
- Love Shines
- Lucky Penny
- Maybe This Christmas
- Miracle In Itself
- Never Been Done
- No Help At All
- Nothing Good
- Nowhere To Go
- One Last Round
- One More Colour
- Only Trouble Is
- Radio
- Right About Now
- Riverbed
- Secret Heart
- Seem To Recall
- She Does My Heart Good
- Shoreline
- Sneak Out The Back Door
- Snow Angel
- Still Time
- Strawberry Blonde
- Tears Behind The Shades
- The Reason Why
- Theres A Rhythm
- These Days
- Thinking Out Loud
- This Is How I Know
- This Song
- Tomorrow In Her Eyes
- Too Late
- Traveling Alone
- Tumbling Sky
- Whatever It Takes
- While Youre Waiting
- Who We Are Right Now
- Wishing Wells
- Worried Song
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THE REASON WHY (Ron Sexsmith)
From the album "Long Player Late Bloomer" (2011)
Capo 1
[Intro]
E A (x4)
[Verse 1]
E
As all the rooms are full of empties
A
The wine attempts to tempt me
E A
Would you help me disappear
E
And we'll let the path go hungry
A
And head at last to country
E A
Or a small town away from here
[Chorus]
F#m
Maybe there we'll finally
D C#m
See there is no need to try
G#7 A
All our lives
E A (x2)
For a reason why
[Verse 2]
E
'Cause when the moon is glowing dimly
A
Upon our hopeful chimney
E A
Trouble simply reappears
E
To throw a monkey wrench in
A
And hold the world's attention
E A
With a show of surreal fear
[Chorus]
F#m
Hoping for an answer
D C#m
I glance up to indifferent skies
G#7 A
There's no reply
E A
Or a reason why
E A
Reason why
[Bridge]
D A E
All we would hear is a deafening silence
D A E
Hollywood tears in frivolous times
D G#7 A
Oh to be near your love
[Solo]
E A (x4)
[Verse 3]
E
You can wonder where the time went
A
Or what it was it all meant
E A
It's been a life spent wondering why
[Chorus]
F#m
Looking for a name
D C#m
Or coat to pin the blame on
G#7 A
I'm done sighing
E A
For a reason why
E A
Reason why
E A
Reason why
E A
Reason why
[Outro]
D A E G#7 A D E
All we would hear is a deafening silence
From the album "Long Player Late Bloomer" (2011)
Capo 1
[Intro]
E A (x4)
[Verse 1]
E
As all the rooms are full of empties
A
The wine attempts to tempt me
E A
Would you help me disappear
E
And we'll let the path go hungry
A
And head at last to country
E A
Or a small town away from here
[Chorus]
F#m
Maybe there we'll finally
D C#m
See there is no need to try
G#7 A
All our lives
E A (x2)
For a reason why
[Verse 2]
E
'Cause when the moon is glowing dimly
A
Upon our hopeful chimney
E A
Trouble simply reappears
E
To throw a monkey wrench in
A
And hold the world's attention
E A
With a show of surreal fear
[Chorus]
F#m
Hoping for an answer
D C#m
I glance up to indifferent skies
G#7 A
There's no reply
E A
Or a reason why
E A
Reason why
[Bridge]
D A E
All we would hear is a deafening silence
D A E
Hollywood tears in frivolous times
D G#7 A
Oh to be near your love
[Solo]
E A (x4)
[Verse 3]
E
You can wonder where the time went
A
Or what it was it all meant
E A
It's been a life spent wondering why
[Chorus]
F#m
Looking for a name
D C#m
Or coat to pin the blame on
G#7 A
I'm done sighing
E A
For a reason why
E A
Reason why
E A
Reason why
E A
Reason why
[Outro]
D A E G#7 A D E
All we would hear is a deafening silence
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