A Song For You Leon Russell with John Mayer from The 2011 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Inductions Chords
Tempo:
107.5 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
E
G
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [E]
[A] I've been so many a person [E] in my life and time
[G] [C] I sung a lot of songs, [D] I made some bad rhymes
[F] I acted out my [Em] life on [C] stage and
[Dm] With ten thousand [Em] people watching
[C] [F] But [C] where along?
Now I'm singing this song for you
[B]
[E] [Am] I know your image of me
[Ab] And what I hope to be
[G]
[C] I treated you [G] [D] unkindly, can't you [Gb] see?
[F] Love, I'm only [C] falling to me
[Dm] Darling, can't you [Em] please see through me?
[F] When where [C] along?
[G] And I'm singing this [C] song for you
[B] [E] [Am] You taught me precious [Ab] secrets
[C] The truth was all and nothing
[F] You [C] came out in front, I was hiding
[Bm] But [E]
[Am] now I'm [E] so much better
[G]
If [Gb] these words don't come together
[F]
Listen [Em] to the melody, [D] my love
[B] You sound very [E] hiding
[B]
[E] [Am]
[Ab]
[C] [A]
[Gb] [D]
[Gb] [F]
[Em] [Dm] [E]
[F] [C]
[G] [C] [D]
[E] [A] I love you in a place
[Ab] Where there's no space, no time
[E] [C] I [G] love you for my [D] life
Darling, you're [Gb] a friend of mine
[F]
When my [E] life is over
[Dm] Remember when we were [Em] together
[F] Where where [C] along?
And [F] I'm singing [G] this song [C] for you
[Dm] [C] [F] Where where [Em] along?
And [Dm] I'm singing this song for [C] you
[F] Where where [Em] along?
And I'm [Bb] singing this song
[Bbm]
[C] [F] Singing this song for [C] [Ab] you
[Bb]
[C]
Dionysus!
[N]
God bless!
[Bb]
[A] I've been so many a person [E] in my life and time
[G] [C] I sung a lot of songs, [D] I made some bad rhymes
[F] I acted out my [Em] life on [C] stage and
[Dm] With ten thousand [Em] people watching
[C] [F] But [C] where along?
Now I'm singing this song for you
[B]
[E] [Am] I know your image of me
[Ab] And what I hope to be
[G]
[C] I treated you [G] [D] unkindly, can't you [Gb] see?
[F] Love, I'm only [C] falling to me
[Dm] Darling, can't you [Em] please see through me?
[F] When where [C] along?
[G] And I'm singing this [C] song for you
[B] [E] [Am] You taught me precious [Ab] secrets
[C] The truth was all and nothing
[F] You [C] came out in front, I was hiding
[Bm] But [E]
[Am] now I'm [E] so much better
[G]
If [Gb] these words don't come together
[F]
Listen [Em] to the melody, [D] my love
[B] You sound very [E] hiding
[B]
[E] [Am]
[Ab]
[C] [A]
[Gb] [D]
[Gb] [F]
[Em] [Dm] [E]
[F] [C]
[G] [C] [D]
[E] [A] I love you in a place
[Ab] Where there's no space, no time
[E] [C] I [G] love you for my [D] life
Darling, you're [Gb] a friend of mine
[F]
When my [E] life is over
[Dm] Remember when we were [Em] together
[F] Where where [C] along?
And [F] I'm singing [G] this song [C] for you
[Dm] [C] [F] Where where [Em] along?
And [Dm] I'm singing this song for [C] you
[F] Where where [Em] along?
And I'm [Bb] singing this song
[Bbm]
[C] [F] Singing this song for [C] [Ab] you
[Bb]
[C]
Dionysus!
[N]
God bless!
[Bb]
Key:
C
F
E
G
Em
C
F
E
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] I've been so many a person [E] in my life and time _ _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ I sung a lot of songs, [D] I made some bad rhymes
_ _ _ [F] I acted out my [Em] life on [C] stage and
[Dm] With ten thousand [Em] people watching
[C] [F] But _ [C] where along?
_ Now I'm singing this song for you
_ [B] _
[E] _ [Am] _ I know your image of me
[Ab] And what I hope to be
_ _ [G] _
_ [C] I treated you [G] _ [D] unkindly, can't you [Gb] see?
_ _ [F] _ Love, I'm only [C] falling to me
[Dm] _ Darling, can't you [Em] please see through me?
[F] _ When where [C] along?
_ _ [G] And I'm singing this [C] song for you
[B] _ [E] [Am] You taught me precious [Ab] secrets
_ [C] _ _ The truth was all and nothing
[F] _ _ You [C] came out in front, I was hiding
[Bm] But _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ now I'm [E] so much better
_ [G] _
If [Gb] these words don't come together
[F] _ _
Listen [Em] to the melody, [D] my love
_ _ _ [B] You sound very [E] hiding
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
[E] _ [A] I love you in a place
[Ab] Where there's no space, no time
_ [E] _ [C] I _ _ [G] love you for my [D] life
Darling, you're [Gb] a friend of mine
_ _ _ [F] _
When my [E] life is over
_ _ [Dm] Remember when we were [Em] together
[F] Where _ where [C] along?
_ And [F] I'm singing [G] this song [C] for you
[Dm] _ [C] _ [F] _ Where where [Em] along?
And [Dm] I'm singing this song for [C] you _
[F] _ _ _ Where where [Em] along?
And I'm [Bb] singing this song
_ _ [Bbm] _ _
[C] _ [F] _ _ Singing this song for _ [C] _ [Ab] you
_ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Dionysus!
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ God bless!
_ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [A] I've been so many a person [E] in my life and time _ _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ I sung a lot of songs, [D] I made some bad rhymes
_ _ _ [F] I acted out my [Em] life on [C] stage and
[Dm] With ten thousand [Em] people watching
[C] [F] But _ [C] where along?
_ Now I'm singing this song for you
_ [B] _
[E] _ [Am] _ I know your image of me
[Ab] And what I hope to be
_ _ [G] _
_ [C] I treated you [G] _ [D] unkindly, can't you [Gb] see?
_ _ [F] _ Love, I'm only [C] falling to me
[Dm] _ Darling, can't you [Em] please see through me?
[F] _ When where [C] along?
_ _ [G] And I'm singing this [C] song for you
[B] _ [E] [Am] You taught me precious [Ab] secrets
_ [C] _ _ The truth was all and nothing
[F] _ _ You [C] came out in front, I was hiding
[Bm] But _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ now I'm [E] so much better
_ [G] _
If [Gb] these words don't come together
[F] _ _
Listen [Em] to the melody, [D] my love
_ _ _ [B] You sound very [E] hiding
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
[E] _ [A] I love you in a place
[Ab] Where there's no space, no time
_ [E] _ [C] I _ _ [G] love you for my [D] life
Darling, you're [Gb] a friend of mine
_ _ _ [F] _
When my [E] life is over
_ _ [Dm] Remember when we were [Em] together
[F] Where _ where [C] along?
_ And [F] I'm singing [G] this song [C] for you
[Dm] _ [C] _ [F] _ Where where [Em] along?
And [Dm] I'm singing this song for [C] you _
[F] _ _ _ Where where [Em] along?
And I'm [Bb] singing this song
_ _ [Bbm] _ _
[C] _ [F] _ _ Singing this song for _ [C] _ [Ab] you
_ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Dionysus!
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ God bless!
_ [Bb] _ _