A Song For You Chords by Ray Charles

Tempo:
58.45 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ab

G

Gm

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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A Song For You · Ray Charles chords
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[Eb] [Db]
[F] [Eb] [G] [Fm] [G] [Cm] [G]
[Cm] I've been so many places [G] in my life and time [Eb] [Cm] I've sung a lot of songs, I've made some bad
rhymes [Dm] I've [Ab] acted [Eb] out my life in [Gm] stages [Ab] with ten
thousand [Eb] people watching [Ab] But we're [Eb] alone and I'm just [Ab] a singing this
song for you [Eb] [G] I [Cm] know your image of me [G] is what I hope to
be I [Eb] treated you [A] unkindly but girl can't you
see [Ab] There's no one [Gm] more important to me [Fm] so darling
[Gm] can't you please see through [Ab] me Cause we're [Eb] alone now and [Ab] I'm singing my song
for [Eb] you [G] You [Cm] taught me [G] precious secrets [Eb] but the truth
was holding [A] nothing [F] [Ab] You came out [Eb] in front and I was [Ab] hiding
[Eb]
But [G] [Cm] now I'm so [G] much better [Eb] so if my words don't come [A] together
[Ab] I'll be [Gm] [F]
[Bb] [G] singing
[G] [Cm] my song for you I love you in a place where [G] there's no space
[B] or time I [Eb] love you for my life cause [A] you're a friend
of mine [Bbm] And [Ab] when my life [Gm] is over [Fm] remember when we
were [Eb] together We [Ab] were [Gm] alone and I was [Ab] singing my song for
[Eb] you [Db]
[Cm] [G]
[C] [Eb] [Fm] [Eb] [Ab] [D]
[F] I love [Cm] you in a place where [G] there's no space
or time [Eb] I love you for my life cause [A] you're a friend
of [F] mine [Db] And [Ab] when my life is [Gm] over [Eb] [Fm] remember when we
were [Gm] together [Ab] We were [Eb] alone [Gm] and I [Ab] was singing my song for
[Eb] you Yes, [Ab] we [Eb] were alone and I [Ab] was singing this
song for [Eb] you [Ab] We were [Gm] [Db] singing my song
[Ab] Singing my song Singing my song
Singing my [Eb] song Singing [Bb] my song
[N]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
G
2131
Gm
123111113
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
G
2131
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To start learning Ray Charles - A Song For You chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Gm, Ab, Eb and Ab. A strategic approach would be to train at 29 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 58. Given the song's key of Eb Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
[F] _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ [Fm] _ [G] _ [Cm] _ [G] _
_ _ [Cm] _ I've been so many places [G] in my life and time _ [Eb] _ [Cm] I've sung a lot of songs, I've made some bad
rhymes [Dm] I've [Ab] acted [Eb] out my life in [Gm] stages [Ab] with ten
thousand [Eb] people watching [Ab] But we're [Eb] alone and I'm just [Ab] a singing this
song for you [Eb] [G] I [Cm] _ know your image of me [G] is what I hope to
be I [Eb] _ treated you [A] unkindly but girl can't you
see [Ab] There's no one [Gm] more important to me [Fm] so darling
[Gm] can't you please see through [Ab] me Cause we're [Eb] alone now and [Ab] I'm singing my song
for [Eb] you [G] You [Cm] taught me [G] precious secrets [Eb] but the truth
was holding [A] nothing [F] [Ab] You came out [Eb] in front and I was [Ab] hiding
[Eb]
But [G] _ [Cm] now I'm so [G] much better [Eb] so if my words don't come [A] together
_ [Ab] I'll be [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ [G] singing _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Cm] my song for you I love you in a place where [G] there's no space
[B] or time I [Eb] love you for my life cause [A] you're a friend
of mine [Bbm] And [Ab] when my life [Gm] is over [Fm] remember when we
were [Eb] together We [Ab] were [Gm] alone and I was [Ab] singing my song for
[Eb] you _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ [Eb] _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [D] _
[F] I love [Cm] you in a place where [G] there's no space
or time [Eb] I love you for my life cause [A] you're a friend
of [F] mine [Db] And [Ab] when my life is [Gm] over [Eb] [Fm] remember when we
were [Gm] together _ [Ab] We were [Eb] alone [Gm] and I [Ab] was singing my song for
[Eb] you Yes, [Ab] we [Eb] were alone and I [Ab] was singing this
song for [Eb] you [Ab] We were [Gm] _ [Db] singing my song
[Ab] Singing my song Singing my song
Singing my [Eb] song Singing [Bb] my song
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

Facts about this song

This song finds its place within the True Genius album.

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