They (C)said love hurts,
I (Cmaj7)wrote that book,
I (C)climbed that wall, I (F)had one look
but (C)you just came a round
to say hel lo.
The (C)streets were filled
with (Cmaj7)guil ty hearts
and (C)here was I right (F)from the start and
I lost ev ’ry thing
when I lost you.
So tell me (C)why
should I let you go?
Give me twen ty good rea sons,
I need to know,
yeah.
And (C)at that point
there (G)was no pain,
there (Am)was no sky, there (F)was no rain, for
all there was was you
and your sweet face.
But (C)life is life
and (G)things will change
like (Am)scenes up on an ac tor’s stage,
to (C)mor row comes to day
for all we know.
So tell me, ba by, (C)why
should I let you go?
Give me twen ty good rea sons
I need to know
yeah.
Give me twen ty good rea sons.
Give me twen ty good rea sons.
Give me twen ty good rea sons
to let you go.
So tell me, ba by, (C)why
should I let you go?
Give me twen ty good rea sons
I need to know
yeah.
Tell me, ba by,
Give me twen ty good rea sons.
This page shows “20 Good Reasons” by Thirsty Merc in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 94 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.