A Song For You Chords by Joe Cocker

Tempo:
87.2 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

E

Dm

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Joe Cocker - A Song For You chords
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[F] [D] [C]
[F] [C] [E]
[Am] I've been so many places [G#m] in my [E] life and time
[Dm]
[C] [G] I've sung a [C] lot of songs
[F] I've [D] listened to that rhyme
I've
[F] acted out my life [C] on stages
[Am]
[Dm] Ten [D] thousand [C] people watching
[D#]
[F] But [C] we're alone singing [G] this [Dm] song for [C] you
[E] I [Am] know your image of me is what [E] I want to be
[G] [C] I treated you kindly
[D]
[F] But [F#] darling can't you see
[D#] There's [F] no one more important [C] to me
[Am] [F] Than everyone you see [C] through me
[F] But we're [C] alone and I'm [F] singing this song [D#] for [F] [C] you
[E] [Am] You [D] taught me precious secrets [C] of a truth
With [D] only nothing
[D#] [F] Came out [G] in front [F] and I [C] was out here
[E] [Am] But now [E] I'm so much better
[C] And if my words [Am] don't come together
[F] Listen [C] to the melody
[Em] [D] Of my love
Listen to [Am] it
I [F] [G]
[E] [Am] love you in a place where [E] there's no space or time
I [C] love you for my life
[F] [C] You're a [D] friend of mine
[D#] [E] [F] When my [C] life is over
[Am] [F] Remember when we were [D#] together
[F] We [C] were alone and I was [F] singing this song for [Dm] [C] you
[Am]
[E] [Am] All alone
[E]
[F] [C]
[D] [F#] [D]
[Dm] There's [F] nobody there [C] that's important to [D#] me
[Dm] Baby won't you [D] stay with [C] me
[Dm] But [F] we're alone [C] now
And [F] I'm singing this song [C] to you
[Dm] [C] [F] We're [D] alone [C] and [F] I'm singing it for you [C] baby
[E] [F] [F#] [C]
[F] [C]
[E] [F] [F#] [C]
[F] [D] [C] [F]
[C] [E] [F] [F#] [C]
[F] [C]
[E] [F] [F#] [C] Singing this song for you
[Dm] [C] [F]
[G#] [F] [F#] [C]
[F] Darling
[Dm] [C]
[E] Singing [F] [F#] [C]
[F] [Am]
[E] [F] [C]
this song [G] for [D#] you
[B] [C]
[E] [F] Singing it [F#] just for [C] you
[F] [C] [Dm] [C]
[E] [F] [F#m] [C] [Dm]
[C] [Dm] [C] [A] [E]
[F] [F#] [C]
[G] [D#] [C] [Dm] [E]
[F] [F#] [C] [Dm]
[A] [C] [E] [G#]
[F] [F#m] [C] [Cm]
[Dm] [F] [C] Singing for you
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
E
2311
Dm
2311
D
1321
C
3211
F
134211111
E
2311
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To start learning Joe Cocker - A Song For You chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: F, F#, C, E, F, C and F. For best results, commence at 43 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 87. With an eye on the song's key C Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[F] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _
[Am] _ _ I've been so many _ places [G#m] in my [E] life and time
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[C] [G] I've sung a [C] lot of songs
[F] I've [D] listened to that rhyme
I've _ _ _
[F] acted out my life [C] on stages
[Am]
[Dm] Ten [D] thousand [C] people watching
_ [D#]
[F] But _ _ [C] we're alone _ singing [G] this [Dm] song for [C] you
[E] I _ [Am] _ know your image of me is what [E] I want to be _ _ _ _
[G] [C] I treated you kindly
[D]
[F] But [F#] darling can't you see _ _ _
[D#] There's [F] no one more important [C] to me
[Am] [F] Than everyone you see [C] through me
_ [F] _ But we're [C] alone and I'm [F] singing this song [D#] for [F] [C] you _
_ [E] _ [Am] You [D] taught me precious secrets [C] of a truth
With [D] only nothing
[D#] _ [F] _ _ Came out [G] in front [F] and I [C] was out here _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Am] But now [E] I'm so much better
_ [C] And if my words [Am] don't come together
_ _ [F] Listen _ [C] to the melody
[Em] [D] Of my _ love
Listen to [Am] it
I [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ love you in a place where [E] there's no space or time
I _ _ [C] love you for my life
_ [F] [C] You're a [D] friend of mine _ _
[D#] _ [E] _ [F] When my [C] life is over
[Am] _ [F] Remember when we were [D#] together
_ _ [F] _ _ We [C] were alone and I was [F] singing this song for _ [Dm] [C] you
[Am] _
[E] _ _ [Am] _ All alone _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [F#] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ There's [F] nobody there [C] that's important to [D#] me
[Dm] Baby won't you [D] stay with [C] me
_ [Dm] But [F] we're alone [C] now
And [F] I'm singing this song [C] to you _
[Dm] _ [C] [F] We're [D] alone [C] and _ _ [F] I'm singing it for you [C] baby _
_ [E] _ [F] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [E] _ [F] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ [F] _
[C] _ [E] _ [F] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[E] _ _ [F] _ _ [F#] _ [C] Singing this song for you
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _
[G#] _ _ [F] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] Darling
_ [Dm] _ _ [C] _
[E] Singing _ [F] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[E] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
this song [G] for [D#] you
[B] _ [C] _ _
[E] [F] Singing it [F#] just for [C] you _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ [C] _
[E] _ [F] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ [E] _
[F] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D#] _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ [E] _ _
[F] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [C] _ _ [E] _ [G#] _
[F] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Cm] _
[Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] Singing for you
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was composed by Leon Russell.

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