Just Because chords by Anita Baker

• Difficulty: Advanced

Key: Ab

🎸 Intro:

Eb/Ab Ab Eb/F Fm7 Eb/Db Ab/Db Db/Eb

🎸 Verse 1:
       Eb/Ab       Ab                  Cm7
When I think about how much I'm loving you
       DbM7                Db/Eb
No limitations, no set of regimented rules
    Eb/Ab           Ab                   Cm7
I'm amazed how much this love has touched my life
          Fm                    Cm7   Fm               Cm7
And the commitment that we share is a welcome sacrifice
        DbM7       Cm7      Fm7
This must be sweet fatal attraction
   Bbm                     Bbm/Eb
My lifelong date with destiny
Cm7      DbM7             Cm7            Fm7
Love this strong, it just brings out the passion
  GbM7                      Bbm/Eb
I never knew was here in me

🎸 Chorus 1:
               Eb/Ab   Ab
And I love you just because
           Eb/F    Fm7
I love you just because
           Cm7        Gb/Ab Ab7   DbM7
Just because I do, my dar - lin', you
                   Ab/C
Emotions more than words can help me say
       GbM7                                     Db/Eb
I love you, baby (and I love you, and I love you)
                   Eb/Ab Ab
Just because you're you
                     Eb/F Fm7
(Just because you're you)
                    Eb/Db Ab/Db  Db/Eb
Just because you're you

🎸 Verse 2:
         Eb/Ab      Ab                  Cm7
You're a diamond in my mind, a treasure found
           DbM7                 Db/Eb
A precious gem to me, you're so nice to have around
       Eb/Ab       Ab               Cm7
I'm so glad I took the path that led to this
         Fm
And it's amazin' loving you
   Cm7             Fm                   Cm7
I'm doin' things I never thought I'd do
        DbM7              Cm7     Fm7
I don't know, there ain't no explanation
           Bbm                          Bbm/Eb
Of why I'm sharin' love at last this way
Cm7     DbM7        Cm7        Fm7
I won't try to work out all my reasons
     GbM7                     Bbm/Eb
I'll use these words to simply say

🎸 Chorus 2:
           Eb/Ab   Ab
I love you just because
           Eb/F    Fm7
I love you just because
           Cm7        Gb/Ab Ab7   DbM7
Just because I do, my dar - lin', you
                   Ab/C
Emotions more than words can help me say
       GbM7                                      Db/Eb
I love you, my baby (and I love you, and I love you)
           Eb/Ab   Ab
I love you just because
           Eb/F    Fm7
I love you just because
           Cm7        Gb/Ab Ab7   DbM7
Just because I do, my dar - lin', you
                   Ab/C
Emotions more than words can help me say
       GbM7                                      Db/Eb
I love you, my baby (and I love you, and I love you)
           Bbm/Eb      C7/E Fm
You're all I need, baby

🎸 Bridge:
                        Bbsus Bb                     EbM7
Could it be that there's more to this than meets the eye?
      AbM7                 Fm
Maybe that's the reason why
              Bbsus          Bb        Bbm
All I know is when I'm in your arms it feels all right
                 Db/Eb
I hold on tight, and I come alive

🎸 Chorus 3:
           Eb/Ab   Ab
I love you just because
           Eb/F    Fm7
I love you, ooh
          Cm7     Gb/Ab Ab7   DbM7
It's all I do, my dar - lin', you
                   Ab/C
Emotions more than words can help me say
       GbM7
I love you (and I love you, and I love you)
               Db/Eb
Hey, hey, hey, hey (repeat to fade)