Chords for Lalah Hathaway sings "A Song For You"
Tempo:
138.55 bpm
Chords used:
A
Bb
F
Dm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Dm]
[G]
[A] [Gm]
[A]
I've [Dm]
been so many places,
[Db]
[Dm] most fun about a song, [B] I've made some bad friends.
[Bb] I've acted [F] out my life in [Dm] stages, with ten thousand [A] people [Bb] watching.
I'm [Am] here alone now, [Bb] I'm singing [C] a song about you.
[F] [A] [Dm]
I know your image of me [A] is what I hope to be.
[F] I treated you [B]
uncaringly, but I'll engage.
[Bb] There's no one [F] more important [Eb] to [Dm] me, baby, can't you see through [Bbm] me?
[Cm] I'm here alone now, [Bb] I'm singing a [A] song about [F] you.
[A] You [C] [G]
taught me [A] precious secrets
[F] of a true love [B]
withholding [Bbm] nothing.
[Gm]
[C] You came out in front, I [A] was [F] hiding.
[Em] [A]
[Dm] Now I'm [Db] so much better, [Am]
and if [B] my words don't come together.
[Bb] Listen [Cm] to the
[Dm] melody, [G] cause my love is in there, [Cm]
hiding.
[Bb] [D]
[N] [Em]
[A] [G] [A] I
[Bb] [A]
[Dm]
love you in a place [A]
where there's no space [Db] or time.
[Dm] I love you for my [B] life, you're a friend of mine.
[Bb]
And when my life [F] is over, [A]
[Gm] [Dm] remember
[A] when we were [E] together.
[Dm]
[C] We were alone, [D] and I was [F] singing this song.
[Eb]
[F]
[Bb] [Fm]
[Dm] [Bb] I
[Gm] [Ab]
[Bb] [D]
[Gm]
[Am] [Ab] [Em]
[A] love you.
I [Dm] love you in a place where [Db]
there's no space or [A]
time.
[F] I love you [G] for my [F] life,
[G] you're a [Dm] friend of mine.
[Bb] And when my life [F] is over,
[Gm] [Dm] remember [Db]
[G] when we were together.
[Db]
[Bb] [C] We were alone, [F] and I was singing this song.
[E] I [Eb] love you.
[Bb]
[F] We were alone, and I [A] was singing this song.
[Fm] [F] I [Bb]
love you.
We were alone, and I was singing this song.
[Eb]
I [C] [Bb] love you.
[Gm] Singing this song.
[F] I love you.
[Am]
[Cm]
[N]
[G]
[A] [Gm]
[A]
I've [Dm]
been so many places,
[Db]
[Dm] most fun about a song, [B] I've made some bad friends.
[Bb] I've acted [F] out my life in [Dm] stages, with ten thousand [A] people [Bb] watching.
I'm [Am] here alone now, [Bb] I'm singing [C] a song about you.
[F] [A] [Dm]
I know your image of me [A] is what I hope to be.
[F] I treated you [B]
uncaringly, but I'll engage.
[Bb] There's no one [F] more important [Eb] to [Dm] me, baby, can't you see through [Bbm] me?
[Cm] I'm here alone now, [Bb] I'm singing a [A] song about [F] you.
[A] You [C] [G]
taught me [A] precious secrets
[F] of a true love [B]
withholding [Bbm] nothing.
[Gm]
[C] You came out in front, I [A] was [F] hiding.
[Em] [A]
[Dm] Now I'm [Db] so much better, [Am]
and if [B] my words don't come together.
[Bb] Listen [Cm] to the
[Dm] melody, [G] cause my love is in there, [Cm]
hiding.
[Bb] [D]
[N] [Em]
[A] [G] [A] I
[Bb] [A]
[Dm]
love you in a place [A]
where there's no space [Db] or time.
[Dm] I love you for my [B] life, you're a friend of mine.
[Bb]
And when my life [F] is over, [A]
[Gm] [Dm] remember
[A] when we were [E] together.
[Dm]
[C] We were alone, [D] and I was [F] singing this song.
[Eb]
[F]
[Bb] [Fm]
[Dm] [Bb] I
[Gm] [Ab]
[Bb] [D]
[Gm]
[Am] [Ab] [Em]
[A] love you.
I [Dm] love you in a place where [Db]
there's no space or [A]
time.
[F] I love you [G] for my [F] life,
[G] you're a [Dm] friend of mine.
[Bb] And when my life [F] is over,
[Gm] [Dm] remember [Db]
[G] when we were together.
[Db]
[Bb] [C] We were alone, [F] and I was singing this song.
[E] I [Eb] love you.
[Bb]
[F] We were alone, and I [A] was singing this song.
[Fm] [F] I [Bb]
love you.
We were alone, and I was singing this song.
[Eb]
I [C] [Bb] love you.
[Gm] Singing this song.
[F] I love you.
[Am]
[Cm]
[N]
Key:
A
Bb
F
Dm
G
A
Bb
F
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ I've _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ been so many places, _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ most fun about a _ song, _ [B] _ I've made some bad friends.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ I've acted [F] out my life in _ [Dm] stages, _ _ with ten thousand [A] people _ _ _ [Bb] watching.
_ _ _ I'm [Am] here alone now, _ [Bb] I'm singing [C] a song about you.
[F] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Dm] _
_ I know your image of me [A] is what I hope to be. _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ I treated you _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
uncaringly, but I'll engage. _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ There's no one [F] more important [Eb] to [Dm] me, _ _ baby, _ can't you see through [Bbm] me? _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] I'm here alone now, [Bb] I'm singing a [A] song about [F] you.
_ _ [A] You _ [C] _ _ [G] _
taught me [A] precious secrets _
[F] _ of a true love [B] _
withholding [Bbm] nothing.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] You came out in front, _ I [A] was [F] hiding.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ Now I'm [Db] so much better, _ [Am] _ _
and if [B] my words don't come together. _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ Listen [Cm] to the _
[Dm] melody, [G] cause my love _ is in there, _ _ [Cm]
hiding.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ [G] _ _ _ [A] I _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
love you in a place [A] _ _
where there's no space [Db] or time. _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ I _ love you for my [B] life, _ _ you're a friend of mine.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
And when my life [F] is over, _ [A] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] remember _ _
[A] when we were [E] together.
[Dm] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ We were alone, [D] and I was [F] singing this song. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ I _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] love _ _ _ _ you.
I [Dm] love you _ in a place _ _ where [Db] _
_ _ there's no space or _ [A] _
time.
[F] _ _ _ I love you [G] for my [F] life, _ _ _ _
[G] you're a [Dm] friend of mine. _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] And _ when my life [F] is _ over, _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] remember _ _ [Db] _
[G] when we were together.
_ [Db] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] We were alone, [F] and I was singing this song. _
_ [E] I [Eb] love you.
[Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] We were alone, _ and I [A] was singing this song.
_ [Fm] _ _ [F] I _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ love you.
We _ _ were alone, and I was singing this song.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ I [C] [Bb] love you. _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] Singing this song.
_ _ [F] _ I love you. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ I've _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ been so many places, _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ most fun about a _ song, _ [B] _ I've made some bad friends.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ I've acted [F] out my life in _ [Dm] stages, _ _ with ten thousand [A] people _ _ _ [Bb] watching.
_ _ _ I'm [Am] here alone now, _ [Bb] I'm singing [C] a song about you.
[F] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Dm] _
_ I know your image of me [A] is what I hope to be. _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ I treated you _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
uncaringly, but I'll engage. _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ There's no one [F] more important [Eb] to [Dm] me, _ _ baby, _ can't you see through [Bbm] me? _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] I'm here alone now, [Bb] I'm singing a [A] song about [F] you.
_ _ [A] You _ [C] _ _ [G] _
taught me [A] precious secrets _
[F] _ of a true love [B] _
withholding [Bbm] nothing.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] You came out in front, _ I [A] was [F] hiding.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ Now I'm [Db] so much better, _ [Am] _ _
and if [B] my words don't come together. _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ Listen [Cm] to the _
[Dm] melody, [G] cause my love _ is in there, _ _ [Cm]
hiding.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ [G] _ _ _ [A] I _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
love you in a place [A] _ _
where there's no space [Db] or time. _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ I _ love you for my [B] life, _ _ you're a friend of mine.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
And when my life [F] is over, _ [A] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] remember _ _
[A] when we were [E] together.
[Dm] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ We were alone, [D] and I was [F] singing this song. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ I _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] love _ _ _ _ you.
I [Dm] love you _ in a place _ _ where [Db] _
_ _ there's no space or _ [A] _
time.
[F] _ _ _ I love you [G] for my [F] life, _ _ _ _
[G] you're a [Dm] friend of mine. _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] And _ when my life [F] is _ over, _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] remember _ _ [Db] _
[G] when we were together.
_ [Db] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] We were alone, [F] and I was singing this song. _
_ [E] I [Eb] love you.
[Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] We were alone, _ and I [A] was singing this song.
_ [Fm] _ _ [F] I _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ love you.
We _ _ were alone, and I was singing this song.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ I [C] [Bb] love you. _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] Singing this song.
_ _ [F] _ I love you. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _