Chords for Donny Hathaway - A Song for You (Official Audio)

Tempo:
160.9 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

Dm

A

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Donny Hathaway - A Song for You (Official Audio) chords
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[N]
[Gb]
[Ab]
[Gb]
[F] [G]
[A] [Bb]
[Eb]
[A]
[Dm] I've been so many [Gm] places in my [A] life and time
[Dm] [F] I've sung [Dm] a lot of songs
[G]
I've made some [Dm] bad rhymes
[Bb] I've acted out my [F] life [Bb] in stages
[F] With [Gm] ten thousand people watching
[Bb]
[C] But we're alone now
[F] And [C] I'm [F] singing this song to you
[Dm] I know your image of me [Dbm] is what I [Db] hope to be
[A]
[C] I treated you [Bm] unkindly
But darling [Dm] can't you see
[Bb] [Bbm] There's no [Bb] one more [Am] important to me
[Gm] Baby, [Am] can't you see through [Bb] me
[C] Cause we're alone now
[F] And I'm singing this song to you
[Dm] You taught [Db] me precious secrets
[F] Of a true [B] love
And holding nothing
[Bb]
[C] You came out in front
When [F] I was hiding
[Dm] But now I'm [Db] so much better
[F]
And if my [Bm] words don't come together
[Bb]
[F] Listen to the melody
[G] Cause my love is [C] in there Hiding
I [Ab]
[Gb]
[Gbm] [Gb]
[Bb] [Gbm] [Eb]
[A] [F] [Gm] [C]
[G] [E] [Em]
[Bb]
[A]
[Dm]
love you in a place
[A]
Where there's no space or [Dbm] time
[F] I [Dm] love you for my life
[G] You're a friend of mine
[Bb]
And when my life is over
[F]
[Gm] Remember when [A] we were together
[Bb]
We [C]
were alone
And I was singing this [F] song to you
I [Eb]
[Fm]
[Dm]
[Bb]
[Am]
[D]
[Gm]
[F]
[Em]
[A]
[Dm] love you in a place
[Db]
Where there's no space or time
[F] I love you [Bb] for my [B] life
You're a friend [G] of [B] mine
[Bb]
And when my life is [Am]
over
[Gm]
Remember [Am]
when we were [Bb] together
[C] We were alone
And I was singing this [F] song to you
[Bb]
We [C] were alone
And I was singing this
[F] song to you
[Bb] We
[F] [A] were alone
And I was singing [Eb] this song
Mm-hmm
[Dm]
[Bb]
Singing this song to you
Key:  
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
A
1231
C
3211
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
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To start learning Donny Hathaway - (2007 Remaster) A Song For You chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Db, F, Bb, C, Dm, Db, Am, Gm, Am and Bb. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 80 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 161. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: F Major.

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[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ I've been so many _ [Gm] places in my [A] life and _ _ time _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] I've sung [Dm] a lot of _ _ songs
[G] _
_ I've made some [Dm] bad _ _ rhymes
[Bb] _ _ _ I've acted out my [F] life [Bb] in stages _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] With [Gm] ten thousand people watching
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [C] But we're alone now
_ _ [F] And [C] I'm [F] singing this song to you _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ I know your image of me [Dbm] is what I [Db] hope to be
_ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [C] I _ _ _ _ treated you _ _ _ [Bm] unkindly
_ But darling _ [Dm] can't you _ see
[Bb] _ _ [Bbm] _ There's no [Bb] one more [Am] important to me
_ [Gm] Baby, _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ can't you see through _ [Bb] me _ _ _
_ [C] Cause we're alone now _
[F] _ _ And I'm singing this song to _ you
_ [Dm] You _ _ taught [Db] me precious secrets
_ [F] Of a true _ [B] love
_ And holding nothing
_ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [C] You came out in front
_ When [F] I was hiding
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ But now I'm [Db] so much better
_ _ [F] _ _
_ And if my [Bm] words don't come together
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] Listen to the _ melody
[G] Cause my _ love _ is [C] in there _ _ Hiding _ _ _
_ _ I [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
[Gbm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [A] _ _ [F] _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ love you in a place
_ [A] _
Where there's no space or [Dbm] _ time _
_ _ [F] _ _ I _ _ _ [Dm] love you for my life
_ _ [G] You're a friend of _ mine
_ [Bb] _ _ _
And when my life is over
[F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ Remember _ when [A] we were together
_ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ We [C] _
were alone
_ _ And I was singing this [F] song to _ _ _ you
I [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ love you in a _ place
_ _ [Db] _ _
Where there's no space or _ _ time
_ _ [F] _ _ I _ _ love you _ [Bb] for my [B] life
_ _ _ _ You're a friend [G] of _ _ [B] mine
_ [Bb] _ _
_ _ And when my life is [Am] _
over
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
Remember _ [Am] _ _ _ _
when we were [Bb] together _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ We were alone
And I was singing this [F] song to you
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ We [C] _ were alone
And I was singing this _
[F] song to you _ _
[Bb] We _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [A] were alone
And I was singing [Eb] this _ song _ _ _
_ _ Mm-hmm
[Dm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Singing this song to _ _ _ _ you _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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