Chords for Donny Hathaway - A Song For You (Official Lyric Video)

Tempo:
100.55 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

Dm

A

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Donny Hathaway - A Song For You (Official Lyric Video) chords
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[Gb]
[Ab] [C] [Gb]
[Bb] [Gbm] [G] [F]
[Dm] [E] [A] [E] [Bb]
[G] [A]
[Dm] I've been so many places [A] in my life and time.
[Dm] I've sung a lot of songs.
[B] [Dm] I've made some bad rhymes.
[Bb] I've acted out my [F] life in stages
[Gm] [Bb] with [F] 10,000 [A] people watching.
[Bb] [F] But we're alone [Am] now, [Bb] and I'm singing this [F] song to you.
[E] [Dm] I know your image of me [Db] is what I hope to [Dbm] be.
[A] [F] I treated you [B] unkindly, but darling, can't you [Dm] see
[Bb] There's no one more [Dm] important to me.
[Gm] Baby, [F] can't you see through [Bb] me.
[Am] Cause we're alone [F] now, [Bb] and I'm singing this [F] song to you.
[Dm] You taught [Db] me precious secrets [F] of a true love,
[B] and holding nothing.
[Bb] [F] You came out in front, [C]
but I [F] was hiding.
[Dm] But now [Db] I'm so much better, [F] and if [B] my words don't come together,
[Bb] [F] Listen to the melody, [G] cause my love is [C] in there hiding.
[Bb] [Gbm] [G]
[A] [F] [Gm] [C] [F] [Bb] [E] [Dbm]
[A] [E] [Bb] [E]
[A]
[Dm] I love you in a place [A] where there's no space or time.
[Db] [Am] [Dm] I love you [C] for my [B] life, you're a friend of mine.
[Bb] And when my [F] life is over,
[Gm] [Db] remember when we were together.
[Bb] [F] We were alone, and I was singing [Bb] this song [F] to you.
[Eb] I [Bb]
[Eb] [Cm]
[Fm] [Bb] [Ab] [Dm] [Bb]
[A]
[D] [G] [Gm]
[Gb] [F] [E]
[A]
[Dm] love you in a place [Db] where there's no space or [Bbm] time.
[F] I love you for my [B] life, you're a friend of mine.
[Bb] And when my [F] life is [Dm] over, [Gm] remember [F]
when [Am] we were [Bb] together.
[F] We were alone, and I was [Bb] singing this song [F] to you.
[Bb]
[F] We were alone, [Bb] and I was singing this song [F] to [Fm] you.
[Bb]
[F] We were alone, and I was singing [Eb] this song.
[D] [Bb] Singing this song [F] to you.
[Bb] [F]
[C]
Key:  
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
A
1231
E
2311
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
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To start learning Donny Hathaway - A Song For You chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - B, Bb, F and Bb in sequence. Start with a comfortable 50 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 101. With D Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [C] _ [Gb] _
[Bb] _ [Gbm] _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ I've been so many places [A] in my life and _ time. _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ I've sung a lot of songs.
[B] _ [Dm] I've made some bad rhymes.
[Bb] _ _ I've acted out my [F] life in stages
[Gm] _ [Bb] _ with [F] 10,000 [A] people watching.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] But we're alone [Am] now, _ [Bb] and I'm singing this [F] song to you.
_ [E] _ [Dm] _ _ I know your image of me [Db] is what I hope to [Dbm] be. _ _
[A] [F] I _ _ _ treated you [B] unkindly, _ but darling, can't you [Dm] see
_ [Bb] _ There's no one more [Dm] important to me.
_ [Gm] _ _ Baby, [F] can't you see through _ [Bb] me.
_ [Am] Cause we're alone [F] now, _ [Bb] and I'm singing this [F] song to you.
_ [Dm] _ You taught [Db] me precious secrets [F] of a true love,
[B] and holding nothing.
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] You came out in front, [C] _
but I [F] was hiding. _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ But now [Db] I'm so much better, _ [F] _ _ and if [B] my words don't come together,
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] Listen to the melody, [G] cause my love is [C] in there _ hiding. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Gbm] _ _ [G] _
[A] _ [F] _ [Gm] _ [C] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ [E] _ [Dbm] _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ I love you in a place [A] where there's no space or time.
[Db] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] I love you [C] for my [B] life, _ you're a friend of mine.
_ [Bb] _ _ And when my [F] life is over, _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Db] remember when we were together.
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ We were alone, and I was singing [Bb] this song [F] to _ you.
[Eb] I _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ [F] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ love you in a place _ [Db] where there's no space or [Bbm] time.
_ [F] _ _ _ I love you for my [B] life, _ you're a friend of mine.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ And when my [F] life is [Dm] over, _ _ [Gm] _ _ remember [F]
when _ [Am] we were [Bb] together. _ _ _
[F] _ We were alone, and I was [Bb] singing this song [F] to you.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] We were alone, [Bb] and I was singing this song [F] to [Fm] you.
_ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] We were alone, and I was singing [Eb] this song. _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [Bb] _ _ _ Singing _ this song [F] to you.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was written by Leon Russell.

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