Chords for Aretha Franklin Surprises Crowd with "A Song For You" in 2011
Tempo:
123.8 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Db
Fm
Bbm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Fm]
I've been so many places in my [C] life
I've sung [Ab]
a lot of songs
[D] And I've made some bad rhymes
I've [Db]
acted out my life on [Ab]
stage
Oh yes I have
[Bbm] With ten thousand, thousand [Ab] people watching me
Oh yes I [Db] have
Well
[Ab]
[Fm] on tonight, Dennis
[Bbm]
[Ab] I'm [Db] singing this song
[Ab] Singing it for you
[C] Oh [E] yes I have
[Fm] I love your image [E] of me
But I hope
[Ab]
I treated [D] you unfairly
And nobody [Db] can't you see
No [Ab] one more important to me
[Bbm] Oh baby [Ab] can't you see
I'm trying to see through [Db] you
We are all [Ab] alone
And we're singing this song
To the queen Singing, singing
Oh I'm [C] singing
[Fm] Taught me [Dbm]
precious [C] [Dbm] secrets
[Ab] Of the truth
[D] You didn't withhold nothing
[Db] Came out Came [Eb] out
Came out in front
Came all the [Db] way out
When I was [Ab] high
When you were high
When you were high
[C] [Fm]
[Em] [E] I'm so much higher
[Em] [Ab]
And if my words
If your words
Don't come [D] together
They really come together
All you [Ab] have to do is
Listen [Ab] to the melody
Listen to the melody
[Fm]
Oh [Bb] yes I have
Singing it for [Fm] you
[Bb] Because there is
[Eb] And in their hearts
[Ab]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [Em]
[Fm]
[C] Where there [E]
is
No space for time
Without no space or time
[F] I loved you for my life
You've [Ab] been carrying a burden
[Bb] And
[Db] when my life is all over
When you were high Yeah
And when my life is [Fm] all over
When we leave here Remember
And [Bbm] you remember
We were alone
When we [Ab] were together
We were alone
[Db] We were alone
We were alone
[Ab]
[Bbm] We were [Eb] alone We were
Singing this song
[Ab] Singing this song
Singing this song [Fm] For you [Db] For you For you
[Ab]
Singing this song for you
[Bbm] [Ab] For [Db] [Ab] you Singing
[Db]
Singing this song for you
I would sing [Ab] Singing
Singing [Bbm] The [Ab] [Db] song
[Ab] Singing this song for you
[Db] [Ab]
[Bbm] [Fm]
[Eb] [Ab] [Db]
[Gb]
Well, [Ab]
I was singing, singing, singing, singing, singing
[Abm]
I've been so many places in my [C] life
I've sung [Ab]
a lot of songs
[D] And I've made some bad rhymes
I've [Db]
acted out my life on [Ab]
stage
Oh yes I have
[Bbm] With ten thousand, thousand [Ab] people watching me
Oh yes I [Db] have
Well
[Ab]
[Fm] on tonight, Dennis
[Bbm]
[Ab] I'm [Db] singing this song
[Ab] Singing it for you
[C] Oh [E] yes I have
[Fm] I love your image [E] of me
But I hope
[Ab]
I treated [D] you unfairly
And nobody [Db] can't you see
No [Ab] one more important to me
[Bbm] Oh baby [Ab] can't you see
I'm trying to see through [Db] you
We are all [Ab] alone
And we're singing this song
To the queen Singing, singing
Oh I'm [C] singing
[Fm] Taught me [Dbm]
precious [C] [Dbm] secrets
[Ab] Of the truth
[D] You didn't withhold nothing
[Db] Came out Came [Eb] out
Came out in front
Came all the [Db] way out
When I was [Ab] high
When you were high
When you were high
[C] [Fm]
[Em] [E] I'm so much higher
[Em] [Ab]
And if my words
If your words
Don't come [D] together
They really come together
All you [Ab] have to do is
Listen [Ab] to the melody
Listen to the melody
[Fm]
Oh [Bb] yes I have
Singing it for [Fm] you
[Bb] Because there is
[Eb] And in their hearts
[Ab]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [Em]
[Fm]
[C] Where there [E]
is
No space for time
Without no space or time
[F] I loved you for my life
You've [Ab] been carrying a burden
[Bb] And
[Db] when my life is all over
When you were high Yeah
And when my life is [Fm] all over
When we leave here Remember
And [Bbm] you remember
We were alone
When we [Ab] were together
We were alone
[Db] We were alone
We were alone
[Ab]
[Bbm] We were [Eb] alone We were
Singing this song
[Ab] Singing this song
Singing this song [Fm] For you [Db] For you For you
[Ab]
Singing this song for you
[Bbm] [Ab] For [Db] [Ab] you Singing
[Db]
Singing this song for you
I would sing [Ab] Singing
Singing [Bbm] The [Ab] [Db] song
[Ab] Singing this song for you
[Db] [Ab]
[Bbm] [Fm]
[Eb] [Ab] [Db]
[Gb]
Well, [Ab]
I was singing, singing, singing, singing, singing
[Abm]
Key:
Ab
Db
Fm
Bbm
C
Ab
Db
Fm
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I've _ _ been so many places in my [C] _ _ life
I've _ sung _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ a lot of songs
_ _ [D] And _ _ _ I've made some bad rhymes _
I've [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
acted out my life _ on [Ab]
stage
_ _ Oh yes I have
[Bbm] _ With ten thousand, _ thousand _ _ [Ab] people watching me
Oh yes I _ [Db] have _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Well _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ on tonight, Dennis
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] I'm [Db] singing this song
_ _ [Ab] Singing it for _ you
_ _ [C] Oh [E] yes I have
[Fm] I love _ _ _ _ your image [E] of me
_ But I hope
[Ab] _
_ _ I treated [D] you _ unfairly
And nobody [Db] can't you see
_ _ No [Ab] one more important to me
_ _ [Bbm] Oh baby [Ab] can't you see
I'm trying to see through [Db] you
We are _ all [Ab] alone
And we're _ singing this song
To the queen _ Singing, _ singing
Oh I'm [C] singing
_ [Fm] Taught _ _ _ _ _ me _ [Dbm]
precious [C] _ [Dbm] _ _ secrets
[Ab] Of the _ truth
[D] You didn't withhold _ nothing
_ _ [Db] Came out Came _ [Eb] out
Came out in front
Came all the [Db] way out
When I was [Ab] high
When you were high
When you were high
[C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [E] I'm so much higher
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ And if my words
If your words
Don't come [D] together
They really come together
All you [Ab] have to do is
_ Listen _ [Ab] to the melody
Listen to the melody
[Fm] _ _ _
_ _ Oh [Bb] yes I have
Singing it for [Fm] you _
[Bb] _ _ Because there is _
[Eb] And in their hearts
_ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Where there _ [E]
is
No space for time
Without no space or time
[F] I loved you for my life
You've _ [Ab] been carrying a burden
_ [Bb] And _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] when my life is all over
When you were high Yeah
And when my life is [Fm] all over
When we leave here Remember
And [Bbm] you remember _
We were alone
When we [Ab] were together _ _
We were alone
[Db] We were alone
We were alone
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ We were [Eb] alone We were
_ _ Singing this song
[Ab] Singing this song
Singing this song [Fm] For _ you [Db] _ _ _ For you For you
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ Singing this song for you _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [Ab] For _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] you _ _ _ Singing
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
Singing this song for you
I would sing _ _ _ [Ab] Singing _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Singing _ [Bbm] _ _ The [Ab] _ _ [Db] song
[Ab] _ Singing this song for you _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well, [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I was _ _ _ _ singing, _ _ _ _ singing, singing, singing, singing
_ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I've _ _ been so many places in my [C] _ _ life
I've _ sung _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ a lot of songs
_ _ [D] And _ _ _ I've made some bad rhymes _
I've [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
acted out my life _ on [Ab]
stage
_ _ Oh yes I have
[Bbm] _ With ten thousand, _ thousand _ _ [Ab] people watching me
Oh yes I _ [Db] have _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Well _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ on tonight, Dennis
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] I'm [Db] singing this song
_ _ [Ab] Singing it for _ you
_ _ [C] Oh [E] yes I have
[Fm] I love _ _ _ _ your image [E] of me
_ But I hope
[Ab] _
_ _ I treated [D] you _ unfairly
And nobody [Db] can't you see
_ _ No [Ab] one more important to me
_ _ [Bbm] Oh baby [Ab] can't you see
I'm trying to see through [Db] you
We are _ all [Ab] alone
And we're _ singing this song
To the queen _ Singing, _ singing
Oh I'm [C] singing
_ [Fm] Taught _ _ _ _ _ me _ [Dbm]
precious [C] _ [Dbm] _ _ secrets
[Ab] Of the _ truth
[D] You didn't withhold _ nothing
_ _ [Db] Came out Came _ [Eb] out
Came out in front
Came all the [Db] way out
When I was [Ab] high
When you were high
When you were high
[C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [E] I'm so much higher
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ And if my words
If your words
Don't come [D] together
They really come together
All you [Ab] have to do is
_ Listen _ [Ab] to the melody
Listen to the melody
[Fm] _ _ _
_ _ Oh [Bb] yes I have
Singing it for [Fm] you _
[Bb] _ _ Because there is _
[Eb] And in their hearts
_ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Where there _ [E]
is
No space for time
Without no space or time
[F] I loved you for my life
You've _ [Ab] been carrying a burden
_ [Bb] And _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] when my life is all over
When you were high Yeah
And when my life is [Fm] all over
When we leave here Remember
And [Bbm] you remember _
We were alone
When we [Ab] were together _ _
We were alone
[Db] We were alone
We were alone
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ We were [Eb] alone We were
_ _ Singing this song
[Ab] Singing this song
Singing this song [Fm] For _ you [Db] _ _ _ For you For you
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ Singing this song for you _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [Ab] For _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] you _ _ _ Singing
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
Singing this song for you
I would sing _ _ _ [Ab] Singing _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Singing _ [Bbm] _ _ The [Ab] _ _ [Db] song
[Ab] _ Singing this song for you _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well, [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I was _ _ _ _ singing, _ _ _ _ singing, singing, singing, singing
_ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _