A Song For You - Willie Nelson, Ray Charles, Leon Russell Chords

Tempo:
94.1 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ab

G

Cm

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Show Tuner
A Song For You - Willie Nelson, Ray Charles, Leon Russell chords
Start Jamming...
[F] [Dm]
Tonight, [N] they're here to perform with Willie one of Leon's most treasured classics, A Song for You.
[G]
[G] [D] [G] [Ab] [G]
[Cm]
I've been so many places in my [G] life and time
[Eb] sung a lot of songs, [F] I made some bad rhymes
[Ab] I've acted out my [Eb] life in stages, [Fm] ten thousand [Eb] people watching
[Ab] But we're [Eb] along now, and I'm singing this song for you
I [G]
[Cm] know your image of me is what I hope to [B] be
[G] I've
[Eb] treated you unkindly, but darling can't you [F] see
[A] No [F] [Ab]
one more [Eb] important to me
[Fm]
So darling won't you please [Eb] see through me
[Ab] Now we're along, [Eb] and I'm singing this song for you
[G] [Cm]
[G] Taught me precious secrets, [B] [Eb]
I was a [A] dude with only nothing
[Ab]
Came out [Bb] in front, [Ab] and I was hiding
[Eb] Now [G] [Cm]
[G] I am so much [Eb] better, so my words [A] don't come together
[Ab] It's a tuney [Eb] melody, cause [F] my love is [Bb] there honey
[Ab] [Em] [Bb]
[Cm] I [G] [Ab] [G] [Cm]
love you in a place [B] where there's no space to [G] dive
I [Eb]
love you by my [A] life, yeah baby
You're a friend of mine girl
[Ab]
And when my [Eb] life is over
[Fm] Remember when we were [Eb] together, remember [Ab] me
We [Eb] were alone, and [Ab] I was singing this [Eb] song for [G] you
[Cm]
Taught [G] me precious secrets, [Eb] I was a [F] dude with only nothing
[Ab] Came out [Eb] in front, and I [Ab] was [Eb] hiding
Now [G] [Cm]
[G] I am so much [Eb] better, so my words [A] don't come together
[Ab] It's a tuney [Eb] melody, [F] cause my love is [Bb] there honey
[D] [G] [Bbm]
[Eb] [G] [Ab] [Cm]
I love you in a place [B] where there's no space to [G] dive
I [Eb]
love you by my life, [A] yeah baby
You're a friend of mine girl
[Ab] And when my [Eb] life is over
[Ab] Remember when we were [Eb] together, remember [Ab] me
We [Eb] were alone, and I was [Ab] singing this song [Eb] for you
Na na na na [Ab] baby
We [Eb] were alone, [Fm] and I kept on singing this song
[Eb] I love you baby, I love you, I [Ab] love you baby
We [Eb] were alone, and I kept [Db] on singing this song
[Ab] I was singing, singing my song
I was singing my [Eb]
song
[N]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
G
2131
Cm
13421113
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
G
2131
Show All Diagrams
Chords
NotesBeta

To jam and learn the simple chords for Willie Nelson - (Live At The Beacon Theatre, NYC, 2003) A Song For You chords, practice playing Ab, Eb, Ab, Eb and Fm in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 47 BPM before aiming for the song's 94 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: Eb Major.

Download PDF
Download Midi
Edit This Version
Hide Lyrics Hint
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tonight, [N] they're here to perform with Willie one of Leon's most treasured classics, A Song for You. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[G] _ [D] _ [G] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
I've been so many places in my [G] life and time
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ sung a lot of songs, [F] I made some bad rhymes _
_ _ [Ab] _ I've acted out my [Eb] life in stages, _ [Fm] _ ten thousand [Eb] people watching _
_ [Ab] _ _ But we're [Eb] along now, _ and I'm singing this song for you
I [G] _
_ [Cm] _ know your image of me is what I hope to [B] be
[G] I've _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] treated you unkindly, but darling can't you [F] see
[A] No _ _ _ [F] _ [Ab] _
one more [Eb] important to me
_ _ [Fm]
So darling won't you please [Eb] see through me
[Ab] Now we're along, _ [Eb] and I'm singing this song for you
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Cm] _ _
_ [G] Taught me precious secrets, [B] _ [Eb] _
I was a [A] dude with only nothing
_ [Ab] _
Came out [Bb] in front, _ [Ab] and I was hiding
[Eb] _ _ Now [G] _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [G] I am so much [Eb] better, so my words [A] don't come together
[Ab] It's a tuney [Eb] melody, _ _ cause [F] my love is [Bb] there honey _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Em] _ [Bb] _ _
[Cm] I [G] _ [Ab] _ [G] _ [Cm] _ _ _
love you in a place [B] where there's no space to [G] dive
_ I [Eb] _ _ _
_ love you by my [A] life, yeah baby
_ You're a friend of mine girl
[Ab] _ _
And when my [Eb] life is over
_ [Fm] _ Remember when we were [Eb] together, remember [Ab] me
We [Eb] were alone, and [Ab] I was singing this [Eb] song for [G] you
_ [Cm] _ _
Taught [G] me precious secrets, _ [Eb] _ I was a [F] dude with only nothing
_ [Ab] _ Came out [Eb] in front, _ and I [Ab] was [Eb] hiding _
Now _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [G] I am so much [Eb] better, so my words [A] don't come together
_ [Ab] It's a tuney [Eb] melody, _ _ [F] cause my love is [Bb] there honey _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [Bbm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ [G] _ [Ab] _ [Cm] _ _ _
I love you in a place _ [B] where there's no space to [G] dive
I _ [Eb] _ _ _
love you by my life, [A] yeah baby _
You're a friend of mine girl
[Ab] _ And when my [Eb] life is over
_ [Ab] _ Remember when we were [Eb] _ together, remember [Ab] me
We [Eb] were alone, and I was [Ab] singing this song [Eb] for you
Na na na na [Ab] baby
We [Eb] were alone, _ [Fm] and I kept on singing this song
[Eb] I love you baby, I love you, I [Ab] love you baby
We [Eb] were alone, and I kept [Db] on singing this song
_ _ _ [Ab] I was singing, _ _ _ singing my song _
_ _ _ I was singing my [Eb]
song _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

It's Leon Russell who authored this song.

You may also like to play

3:31
Leon Russell - A Song For You (Official Video)