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
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]
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
Ab
G
Cm
F
Eb
Ab
G
[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] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
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] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _