A SONG FOR YOU Leon Russell Donny Hathaway
Gm D7
||: ~ ^Ive been=so^many places ss | ~ in=my life^and time ee |
||: ~ ^I love=you=in=a pla^ce ee | ~ where=there's no^space or^time ee |
Bb Em7-5 xx2333
| ~ ^Ive sung=a=lot=of so^ngs ss | # Ive=made=some bad^rhyme ee ~ ^Ive |
| ~ ^I love=you=for=my li^fe ee | # you=are=a friend^of mine ee |
Eb Dm7 Cm7 Dm7
| acted^out=my life^in stages s^with | ten^thousand people watching gg |
| and^when=my life^is over r^re | member^when we^were togeth er |
Cm7 Dm7 Eb
| ~ ^But we're^alone now^and Im^singing | this^song for^you uu / |
| ~ ^We were^alone and^I was^singing | this^song for^you uu / |
Gm D7
1. | ~ ^I know=your=im=age of^me ee | # is=what=I.I^hope=to be ee |
Bb D7
| ~ ^Ive treated^you unkindly yy | # but=dar=ling g=cant=you=see ee ~ ^There's |
Eb Dm7 Cm7 Dm7
| no=one=more=im portant to^me ee | Dar=ling=cant=you please^see through^me ee |
Cm7 Dm7 Eb Bb D7
| ~ ^Cause we're^alone now^and Im^singing | this^song to^you uu / |
Gm D7 Bb Em7-5
| ~ You=taught me^precious secrets s^of=the | truth withholding nothing gg |
Eb F6 Bb Dm7
| ~ ^You came^out=in front # and=I=was | hiding gg gg ~ ^But |
Gm D7 Bb Em7-5
| now^Im so^much better r=And=if=my | words^dont come^to gether rr |
Eb Dm Cm7 F7-4
| Listen^to=the melody yy # cause=my | love^is in^there hiding gg :||
Cm7 Dm7 Eb Bb
2. | ~ ^We were^alone and^I was^singing | this^song for^you uu / |
Cm7 Dm7 G#9 464546
| ~ ^We were^alone and^I was^singing | this^song gg singing^this |
B BbM7
| song gg gg g^for | you uu uu uu | uu uu @ uu uu ||
About this song:
A Song For You is performed by Donny Hathaway and written by Leon Russell.
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