A Song For You Chords by Donny Hathaway

Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Dm

A

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Donny Hathaway - A Song For You lyrics chords
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[N] [Ab]
[Db] [Gb]
[Bb] [Gbm]
[F] [G]
[Dbm] [Bb]
[A]
[Dm]
I've been so many [Gm] places [A] in my life and time I've [F]
sung [Dm] a lot of songs, [Bm] I've made some [F]
bad
[Dm] [Bb] rhymes I've acted out my [F] life in [Gm] stages with [F] ten
thousand people [Gm] watching [A] [Bb]
but [C] we're alone now and I'm singing [Bb] this song [F] to you I
[Dm]
know your image of me is what I [Dbm] hope to be [C] I treated you [Dm]
[Bm] unkindly darling can't
you see [Dm] [Bb]
there's no one more important [Am] to me
[Gm] baby [Am] can't you see through [Bb] me
cuz [C] we're alone now and I'm singing this [F] song to you [Dm] you taught me [Db] precious
secrets [F] of a true love [B]
I'm holding nothing [Bb]
you [C] came out in front but [F] I was hiding
[Dm]
now I'm so much [F] better and if my [Bm] words don't come together [Bb]
listen [F] to the melody
[G] cuz my love is in there [C] hiding I [Ab]
[Gb] [Gbm]
[Gb]
[Bb] [Gb]
[Dm] [C]
[Dbm] [A] [E]
[Bb]
[A]
[Dm]
love you in a place [Gbm] where there's no space or [Dbm]
time
[F] I love [Dm] you for my life [G] you're a friend of [Dm] mine [Bb] and when my life [F] is over
remember [A] when we were together [Bb]
[C] we were alone and I was singing this song [F] to you
I [Eb]
[Cm]
[Fm]
[Dm] [Bb]
[Am]
[Dm]
[D] [Gm]
[F]
[Em] [A]
[Dm]
love you in a place [Dbm] where there's no space or time [Db] I [F] love you [Dm] for my [B] life you're a friend of [G] mine
[B]
[Bb] and when my life is [Am] over [Gm]
remember [Am]
we were together [Bb]
[C] we were alone and I was singing this [F] song to you
[Bb]
we [F] were alone and I was singing this song to you [Bb] we [A] were alone and I was singing [Eb] this song
[Bb] singing this song to [F] you
Key:  
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Dm
2311
A
1231
C
3211
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Dm
2311
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[N] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Dbm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ I've been so many _ [Gm] places [A] in my life and _ _ time _ _ _ I've _ [F] _
_ _ sung [Dm] a lot of _ _ songs, [Bm] _ I've made some [F]
bad
[Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] rhymes _ _ I've acted out my [F] life in [Gm] stages _ _ with _ [F] ten
thousand people [Gm] watching [A] _ _ _ [Bb] _
but _ _ _ [C] we're alone now _ and I'm singing [Bb] this song [F] to you I
_ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ know your image of me is what I [Dbm] hope to be _ _ _ _ _ [C] I _ _ _ _ treated you [Dm] _
_ _ [Bm] unkindly _ darling can't
you see [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
there's no one more important [Am] to me _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ baby _ [Am] can't you see through _ _ [Bb] _ me
_ cuz [C] we're alone now _ _ _ and I'm singing this [F] song to you _ _ [Dm] you _ taught me [Db] precious
secrets _ [F] of a true _ love [B]
I'm holding nothing _ [Bb] _ _
you _ [C] came out in front _ but [F] I was hiding _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ now I'm so much [F] better _ and _ _ _ if my [Bm] words don't come together _ [Bb] _ _
listen _ [F] to the melody _
[G] cuz my _ love is in there [C] _ _ hiding _ _ _ _ _ _ I _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Dbm] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ love you in a place _ [Gbm] where there's no space or [Dbm] _
time
_ _ _ _ [F] I _ _ _ love [Dm] you for my life _ [G] _ you're a friend of [Dm] mine _ [Bb] and _ _ when my life [F] is over _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ remember _ [A] when we were together [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] we _ were alone _ and I was singing this song [F] to you
_ _ I [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
love you in a place _ _ _ [Dbm] _ where there's no space or time _ [Db] _ I [F] _ _ _ _ _ love you [Dm] for my [B] life _ _ _ you're a friend of [G] mine
[B] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ and when my life is [Am] over _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ remember _ _ [Am] _ _ _
we were together [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [C] we _ were alone and I was singing this [F] song to you _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ we [F] were alone and I was singing this song to you _ _ _ [Bb] we _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] were alone and I was singing [Eb] this song _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ singing _ _ _ this song to [F] _ _ _ you _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was penned by Leon Russell.

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