Chords for [Karen Carpenter] A Song for YOU (lyrics)

[Dm] _ _ I've been so many places in [A] my life and _ time
_ [F] _ _
I've sung a lot of songs.
I've [Dm] made some bad rhyme _ _ _
[Bb] I've acted out my love [Am] in stages _ [Gm] with 10,000 [Am] people watching _
[Bb] _ But we're [F] alone now and I'm [Bb] singing this song [F] for you
_ [A] _ [Dm] I
_ Know your image of me [A] is what I hope to be _ _
_ [F] _ I've treated you unkindly, but [B] darling, can't you see?
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_ [Bb] There's no one more [Am] important to me _ [Gm] darling.
Can't you please [Am] see through me?
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] Alone now and I'm singing [Bb] this song for [F] _
you
_ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] It taught me [Db] precious secrets of [F] a truth [B] withholding nothing
_ [Bb] You _ came out in [C] front and I [F] was hiding
_ _ _ _ [Em] But [Dm] now I'm so [Db] much better and if [F] my words don't [B] come together
_ [Bb] Listen to the [Am] melody
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[F] I
Love you for my life.
You are [B] a friend of _ _ mine
[Bb] And when my life [Am] is over _ _ [Gm] remember when we were [Am] together
_ _ [Bb] _ We were [F] alone and I was [Bb] singing this song for [F] _
you
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_ It _ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm]
taught me [Db] precious secrets of a [F]
truth [B] withholding nothing
_ _ [Bb] He came [C] out in front and I [F] was hiding
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [Dm] But now I'm [Db] so much better and if [F] my words don't come [B] together
_ [Bb] Listen to the melody
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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ I
There's [A] no space or time _ I
[F] _ Love you for in my life.
You [B] are a friend of mine _ _ [Bb] and
When my life [Am] is over
_ [Gm] Remember when we were [Am] together
_ _ [Bb] _ We were [F] alone and I was [Bb] singing this song for [F] you _
_ _ [Bb] We were [F] alone and I [C] was [Gm] singing this song
_ [Bb] _ _ For [F] _ you _ _
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