C/B   C/G
I agree, sell all the weapons
        D
But keep the keys
            C/G
Make them talk
No institutions
           D
Just the way you walk
             C/G
Where I'm from:
               D
Nobody hassles inside

[Chorus]
D
It's the reason
It's the reason
     C/G
I'm alive at all
              D
I'm alive at all
D
It's the reason
It's the reason
      C/G
I'm alive

[Interlude]
D

[Verse 2]
               C/G
Say it's true, milk every minute
     D
They give to you
               C/G
For all that's worth
One is the one
      D
And I know it's her
            C/G
Say it isn't true
                         D
Make all the difference inside:

[Chorus]
D
It's the reason
It's the reason
      C/G
I'm alive at all
               D
I'm alive at all
D
It's the reason
It's the reason
      C/G
I'm alive

[Interlude] 
D

[Verse 3]
C/G
Keep me closer
C/B
I'll be the one
       D
That's creeping south
C/B
'Cause I know
C/G
Best are the words
     D
Left in my mouth
        C/G
'Cause I know
C/B
You'll be the one
   D
To paddle solo
C/B           C/G
Across the ocean
                  D
Just to keep quiet

      C/G
Cover me
Fill all the gaps
      D
With ubiquity
     C/G
Maybe I
Don't know the secrets
          D
But at least I tried:
        C/B
Keep it open
C/G                    D
Soon every second will go

[Chorus]
D
It's the reason
It's the reason
        C/G
You’re alive at all
         G
You’re alive at all
        C/G
You’re alive at all
                D
You’re alive at all
D
It's the reason
It's the reason
    C/G
I'm alive at all
I'm alive at all