A Song For You Chords by Joe Cocker
Tempo:
87.2 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
E
Dm
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [D] [C]
[F] [C] [E]
[Am] I've been so many places [Abm] in my life and [E] time
[Dm]
[C] I've [G] sung a [C] lot of songs
[F] I've [D] made some bad rhymes
[F] I've acted out my life [C] on stages
[Am] With [Dm] ten thousand [D] [C] people watching
[Eb]
[F] But we're [C] alone singing [Dm] this song for [C] you
[E]
[Am] I know your image of me is what [E] I hope to be
[G] I [C] treated you kindly, [D]
[F] but [Gb] darling can't you see
There's [Eb] [F] no one more important [C] to me
[Am] [F] Than everyone you see [C] through me
[F] Cause we're [C] alone and I'm [F] singing this song [Eb] for [F] [C] you
[E] [Am] You [D] taught me precious secrets
[C] Of a truth with [D] holdin' nothing
[Eb] [F] Came out [G] in front and [F] I [C] was out here
[E] [Am] But now [E] I'm so much better
[C] And if my words [Am] don't come [D] together
[F] Listen [C] to the melody
[D] Of my love
Listen to [C] it
I [F] [G]
[E] [Am] love you in a place where [E] there's no space or time
I [C] love you for my life
[F] [Am] You're a [D] friend of mine
[Eb] [E] [F] When my life is [C]
over
[Am] [Dm] Remember when we were [Eb] together
[F] We [C] were alone and I was [F] singing this song [Dm] [C] All [Dm] [Ab] [Am] alone
[E]
[F] [C]
[D] [Gb] [D]
[Gm] [Dm] There's [F] nobody that [C] important to [Eb] me
[Dm] Baby won't you [D] see [C] through me
[Dm] [F] Cause we're alone [C] now
And [F] I'm singing this song [C] to you
[Dm] [C] [F] We're [D] alone
[C] And [F] I'm singing it for you [C] baby
[E] [F] [Gb] [C]
[F] [C]
[E] [F] [Gb] [C]
[F] [D] [C] [F]
[C] [E] [F] [Ebm] [C]
[F] [C]
[E] [F] [Gb] Singing [C] this song for [Dm] you
[C] [F]
[C] [Ab] [F] [Gb] [C]
[F] [Dm] For [C] you
[E] [F] [Gb] [C]
[F] [C]
[E] [F] [C] Singing this song [G] for you
[Eb] [B] [C] Singing [E] [F] it just for [Gb] [C]
[F] [C] [Dm] [C]
[E] [F] [Gbm] [C] [Dm]
[C] [Dm] you
[A] [E]
[F] [Gb] [C]
[G] [Eb] [C] [Dm] [E]
[F] [Gb] [C] [Dm]
[A] [C] Singing [E] [Ab]
[F] [Gbm] [C]
[Gm] for [Dm] you
[A] [Gm] [C] Singing for you
[N]
[F] [C] [E]
[Am] I've been so many places [Abm] in my life and [E] time
[Dm]
[C] I've [G] sung a [C] lot of songs
[F] I've [D] made some bad rhymes
[F] I've acted out my life [C] on stages
[Am] With [Dm] ten thousand [D] [C] people watching
[Eb]
[F] But we're [C] alone singing [Dm] this song for [C] you
[E]
[Am] I know your image of me is what [E] I hope to be
[G] I [C] treated you kindly, [D]
[F] but [Gb] darling can't you see
There's [Eb] [F] no one more important [C] to me
[Am] [F] Than everyone you see [C] through me
[F] Cause we're [C] alone and I'm [F] singing this song [Eb] for [F] [C] you
[E] [Am] You [D] taught me precious secrets
[C] Of a truth with [D] holdin' nothing
[Eb] [F] Came out [G] in front and [F] I [C] was out here
[E] [Am] But now [E] I'm so much better
[C] And if my words [Am] don't come [D] together
[F] Listen [C] to the melody
[D] Of my love
Listen to [C] it
I [F] [G]
[E] [Am] love you in a place where [E] there's no space or time
I [C] love you for my life
[F] [Am] You're a [D] friend of mine
[Eb] [E] [F] When my life is [C]
over
[Am] [Dm] Remember when we were [Eb] together
[F] We [C] were alone and I was [F] singing this song [Dm] [C] All [Dm] [Ab] [Am] alone
[E]
[F] [C]
[D] [Gb] [D]
[Gm] [Dm] There's [F] nobody that [C] important to [Eb] me
[Dm] Baby won't you [D] see [C] through me
[Dm] [F] Cause we're alone [C] now
And [F] I'm singing this song [C] to you
[Dm] [C] [F] We're [D] alone
[C] And [F] I'm singing it for you [C] baby
[E] [F] [Gb] [C]
[F] [C]
[E] [F] [Gb] [C]
[F] [D] [C] [F]
[C] [E] [F] [Ebm] [C]
[F] [C]
[E] [F] [Gb] Singing [C] this song for [Dm] you
[C] [F]
[C] [Ab] [F] [Gb] [C]
[F] [Dm] For [C] you
[E] [F] [Gb] [C]
[F] [C]
[E] [F] [C] Singing this song [G] for you
[Eb] [B] [C] Singing [E] [F] it just for [Gb] [C]
[F] [C] [Dm] [C]
[E] [F] [Gbm] [C] [Dm]
[C] [Dm] you
[A] [E]
[F] [Gb] [C]
[G] [Eb] [C] [Dm] [E]
[F] [Gb] [C] [Dm]
[A] [C] Singing [E] [Ab]
[F] [Gbm] [C]
[Gm] for [Dm] you
[A] [Gm] [C] Singing for you
[N]
Key:
C
F
E
Dm
D
C
F
E
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _
[Am] _ _ I've been so many _ places [Abm] in my life and [E] time
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[C] I've [G] sung a [C] lot of songs
[F] I've [D] made some bad rhymes _ _ _
[F] I've acted out my life [C] on stages
[Am] With [Dm] ten thousand [D] [C] people watching
_ [Eb]
[F] But _ _ we're [C] alone _ singing [Dm] this song for [C] you
_ [E] _
_ [Am] I know your image of me is what [E] I hope to be _ _
[G] I [C] _ treated you kindly, [D]
[F] but [Gb] darling can't you see
_ There's _ [Eb] [F] no one more important [C] to me
[Am] [F] Than everyone you see [C] through me
_ _ [F] _ Cause we're [C] alone and I'm [F] singing this song [Eb] for [F] [C] you _
_ [E] _ [Am] You [D] taught me precious secrets
[C] Of a truth with [D] holdin' nothing
[Eb] _ [F] Came _ out [G] in front and [F] I [C] was out here _ _ _
[E] _ [Am] But now [E] I'm so much better
[C] And if my words [Am] don't come [D] together
_ _ [F] _ Listen [C] to the melody
[D] Of my _ love
Listen to [C] it
I [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ love you in a place where [E] there's no space or time
I _ _ [C] love you for my life _
_ [F] [Am] You're a [D] friend of _ mine _
[Eb] _ [E] _ [F] When my life is [C]
over
[Am] _ [Dm] Remember when we were [Eb] together
_ _ [F] _ _ We [C] were alone and I was [F] singing this song [Dm] _ [C] All [Dm] _ [Ab] _ [Am] _ _ alone _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Gb] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ [Dm] There's [F] nobody that [C] important to [Eb] me
[Dm] Baby won't you [D] see [C] through me
_ [Dm] [F] Cause we're alone [C] now
And [F] I'm singing this song [C] to you
[Dm] _ [C] [F] We're [D] alone
_ [C] And _ [F] I'm singing it for you [C] baby _
_ [E] _ [F] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [E] _ [F] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ [F] _
[C] _ [E] _ [F] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [E] _ [F] _ _ [Gb] Singing [C] this song for [Dm] you
_ _ _ [C] _ [F] _
[C] _ [Ab] _ [F] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] For [C] you
_ [E] _ [F] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[E] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ Singing this song [G] for you
[Eb] _ [B] _ [C] Singing [E] _ [F] it just for [Gb] _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ [C] _
[E] _ [F] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
[C] _ [Dm] _ you
[A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [F] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Eb] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ [E] _ _
[F] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [A] [C] Singing _ [E] _ [Ab] _
[F] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Gm] for [Dm] you
[A] _ [Gm] [C] Singing for you
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _
[Am] _ _ I've been so many _ places [Abm] in my life and [E] time
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[C] I've [G] sung a [C] lot of songs
[F] I've [D] made some bad rhymes _ _ _
[F] I've acted out my life [C] on stages
[Am] With [Dm] ten thousand [D] [C] people watching
_ [Eb]
[F] But _ _ we're [C] alone _ singing [Dm] this song for [C] you
_ [E] _
_ [Am] I know your image of me is what [E] I hope to be _ _
[G] I [C] _ treated you kindly, [D]
[F] but [Gb] darling can't you see
_ There's _ [Eb] [F] no one more important [C] to me
[Am] [F] Than everyone you see [C] through me
_ _ [F] _ Cause we're [C] alone and I'm [F] singing this song [Eb] for [F] [C] you _
_ [E] _ [Am] You [D] taught me precious secrets
[C] Of a truth with [D] holdin' nothing
[Eb] _ [F] Came _ out [G] in front and [F] I [C] was out here _ _ _
[E] _ [Am] But now [E] I'm so much better
[C] And if my words [Am] don't come [D] together
_ _ [F] _ Listen [C] to the melody
[D] Of my _ love
Listen to [C] it
I [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ love you in a place where [E] there's no space or time
I _ _ [C] love you for my life _
_ [F] [Am] You're a [D] friend of _ mine _
[Eb] _ [E] _ [F] When my life is [C]
over
[Am] _ [Dm] Remember when we were [Eb] together
_ _ [F] _ _ We [C] were alone and I was [F] singing this song [Dm] _ [C] All [Dm] _ [Ab] _ [Am] _ _ alone _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Gb] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ [Dm] There's [F] nobody that [C] important to [Eb] me
[Dm] Baby won't you [D] see [C] through me
_ [Dm] [F] Cause we're alone [C] now
And [F] I'm singing this song [C] to you
[Dm] _ [C] [F] We're [D] alone
_ [C] And _ [F] I'm singing it for you [C] baby _
_ [E] _ [F] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [E] _ [F] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ [F] _
[C] _ [E] _ [F] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [E] _ [F] _ _ [Gb] Singing [C] this song for [Dm] you
_ _ _ [C] _ [F] _
[C] _ [Ab] _ [F] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] For [C] you
_ [E] _ [F] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[E] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ Singing this song [G] for you
[Eb] _ [B] _ [C] Singing [E] _ [F] it just for [Gb] _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ [C] _
[E] _ [F] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
[C] _ [Dm] _ you
[A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [F] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Eb] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ [E] _ _
[F] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [A] [C] Singing _ [E] _ [Ab] _
[F] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Gm] for [Dm] you
[A] _ [Gm] [C] Singing for you
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _