Chords for Lalah Hathaway - A song for you - Singjazz Festival
Tempo:
104.825 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
A
Gm
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Is it okay if I play some Donny Hathaway music for you?
Oh!
Okay!
[Gm] [Cm]
If I ever leave you [Gm] baby
You can say I told you [Cm] so
And if I ever, ever hurt [Gm] you
Know I hurt myself as [Gbm]
well
[Cm] Baby, [Eb] tell me is there any [G] weight for a man to carry [Ebm] on?
[Bb]
[Fm] Do [Gb] you [G] think I want my loved one [Cm] gone?
I said I love you
[Gm] More
[F] than [Am] you'll ever [Fm] know
[Eb] More
[G] than you'll ever
[N]
[G] [Bb]
[G] [C] [Dm] [E]
[Gm] [A]
[Dm] know
I've been so many places [Db] in my life and time
I've [C] [F]
sung a lot of [B] songs
[Dm] I've made some bad [Bb] friends
I've [Am] acted out my life in [Gm] stages
With [A] ten thousand people [Bb] watching
We're [C]
alone [Bb] now
And I'm singing [F] this song to [Em] you
[Dm]
I know your image [Db] of me is what I hope to be
[F] I treated you [B] unkindly
Darling, [A] can't you [Bb] see?
There's [F] no one more important to [Gm] me
[A]
Can't you see through [Bb] me?
[C]
We're alone [Bb] now
And I'm singing this [F] song to [Em] you
[Dm] You taught [Db]
me precious secrets
[F] Of a true [B] love withholding nothing
[Bb] You came out in front
[F] And I was hiding
[A] [Dm] But [Db] now I'm so much [F] better
And [B] if my words don't come [Bb] together
Listen [F] to the melody
[G] As my love
[Gb]
is in there hiding
[Bb] [N]
[Bb]
[Bm] [Bb] [F] [Gm] [A]
[Em] [Dm] [E] [Gm]
[A] [Dm]
I love you in a place
[A]
Where there's no [Dbm] space or time
[F]
I love you for [B] my life
You're a friend of [Db] mine
[Bb]
And [F] when my life is [C] over
[Gm]
Remember [A] when we [Bb] were together
[C] We were [Bb] alone
And I was singing this [F] song to you
[C] [Ab] [Dm] [A]
[F] [Bb] [A]
[D] [Gm]
[Bm]
[Gm] [A] Mmm
[E] I love [Dm]
you in a place
[A]
[Db] Where [A] there's no space or time
[F]
I love you for my [B] life
[F] You're a friend of mine
[Bb]
And when [F] my life is over
[Gm]
[G] Remember [Bb]
when we were [C] together
We [Bb] were alone
And I was singing [F] this song to you
[Bb]
We [F] were [Bb] alone
And I was singing [F] this song to y [Eb] [Bb]'all
We [F] were [Bb] alone
And I was singing this song
[D]
[Bb] Mmm
Singing this song to you
Mmm
[F] [C]
Oh!
Okay!
[Gm] [Cm]
If I ever leave you [Gm] baby
You can say I told you [Cm] so
And if I ever, ever hurt [Gm] you
Know I hurt myself as [Gbm]
well
[Cm] Baby, [Eb] tell me is there any [G] weight for a man to carry [Ebm] on?
[Bb]
[Fm] Do [Gb] you [G] think I want my loved one [Cm] gone?
I said I love you
[Gm] More
[F] than [Am] you'll ever [Fm] know
[Eb] More
[G] than you'll ever
[N]
[G] [Bb]
[G] [C] [Dm] [E]
[Gm] [A]
[Dm] know
I've been so many places [Db] in my life and time
I've [C] [F]
sung a lot of [B] songs
[Dm] I've made some bad [Bb] friends
I've [Am] acted out my life in [Gm] stages
With [A] ten thousand people [Bb] watching
We're [C]
alone [Bb] now
And I'm singing [F] this song to [Em] you
[Dm]
I know your image [Db] of me is what I hope to be
[F] I treated you [B] unkindly
Darling, [A] can't you [Bb] see?
There's [F] no one more important to [Gm] me
[A]
Can't you see through [Bb] me?
[C]
We're alone [Bb] now
And I'm singing this [F] song to [Em] you
[Dm] You taught [Db]
me precious secrets
[F] Of a true [B] love withholding nothing
[Bb] You came out in front
[F] And I was hiding
[A] [Dm] But [Db] now I'm so much [F] better
And [B] if my words don't come [Bb] together
Listen [F] to the melody
[G] As my love
[Gb]
is in there hiding
[Bb] [N]
[Bb]
[Bm] [Bb] [F] [Gm] [A]
[Em] [Dm] [E] [Gm]
[A] [Dm]
I love you in a place
[A]
Where there's no [Dbm] space or time
[F]
I love you for [B] my life
You're a friend of [Db] mine
[Bb]
And [F] when my life is [C] over
[Gm]
Remember [A] when we [Bb] were together
[C] We were [Bb] alone
And I was singing this [F] song to you
[C] [Ab] [Dm] [A]
[F] [Bb] [A]
[D] [Gm]
[Bm]
[Gm] [A] Mmm
[E] I love [Dm]
you in a place
[A]
[Db] Where [A] there's no space or time
[F]
I love you for my [B] life
[F] You're a friend of mine
[Bb]
And when [F] my life is over
[Gm]
[G] Remember [Bb]
when we were [C] together
We [Bb] were alone
And I was singing [F] this song to you
[Bb]
We [F] were [Bb] alone
And I was singing [F] this song to y [Eb] [Bb]'all
We [F] were [Bb] alone
And I was singing this song
[D]
[Bb] Mmm
Singing this song to you
Mmm
[F] [C]
Key:
Bb
F
A
Gm
Dm
Bb
F
A
Is it okay if I play some Donny Hathaway music for you?
_ Oh!
Okay! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ If I ever leave you [Gm] baby
_ _ You _ _ _ can say I told you [Cm] so
_ _ And _ _ if I ever, ever hurt [Gm] you _ _ _
_ _ Know I hurt myself as [Gbm]
well
_ [Cm] _ _ Baby, [Eb] tell me is there any [G] weight for a man to carry [Ebm] on?
_ [Bb] _
_ _ [Fm] Do [Gb] you [G] think I want my loved one [Cm] gone?
I said I love you
[Gm] _ _ _ More _
[F] _ than [Am] you'll ever _ [Fm] know _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ More _
[G] than you'll ever _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ [E] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ know
I've been so many places [Db] in my life and time
_ I've [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
sung a lot of [B] songs
[Dm] I've made some bad [Bb] friends
I've [Am] acted out my life in [Gm] stages
With [A] ten thousand people [Bb] watching
_ We're [C] _
_ alone [Bb] now
And I'm singing [F] this song to [Em] you
[Dm] _ _ _ _
I know your image [Db] of me is what I hope to be
_ _ [F] _ _ _ I treated you _ [B] _ unkindly _
Darling, [A] can't you [Bb] see?
_ There's [F] no one more important to [Gm] me
_ _ _ [A]
Can't you see through _ [Bb] me?
_ _ [C]
We're alone _ [Bb] now
And I'm singing this [F] song to [Em] you
[Dm] You taught [Db]
me precious secrets
[F] Of a true [B] love withholding nothing
[Bb] _ _ You _ came out in front
[F] And I was hiding
_ [A] _ [Dm] _ _ But [Db] now I'm so much [F] better
And [B] if my words don't come [Bb] together
_ _ Listen [F] to the melody
[G] As my love _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ is in there _ _ _ hiding _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [Gm] _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ [Dm] _ _ [E] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ I love you in a place
[A] _
_ Where there's no [Dbm] space or time
[F] _
_ _ _ I love you for [B] my life
_ You're a friend of [Db] mine
[Bb] _
And [F] when my life is [C] over
[Gm] _
Remember _ [A] _ when we [Bb] were together
_ [C] _ We were [Bb] alone
And I was singing this [F] song to you _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[Gm] _ _ [A] Mmm
[E] I love [Dm] _ _
_ _ you in a place
[A]
[Db] Where _ [A] there's no space or time
[F] _
_ I love you for my [B] life
_ [F] _ You're a friend of mine
[Bb] _
_ And when [F] my life is over
[Gm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Remember [Bb]
when we were [C] together
_ We [Bb] were alone
And I was singing [F] this song to you
[Bb] _
_ We [F] _ _ were [Bb] alone
And I was singing [F] this song to y [Eb] [Bb]'all
_ We _ [F] _ were [Bb] alone
And I was singing this song
_ _ _ _ [D] _
[Bb] _ _ Mmm
Singing this song to you
_ _ Mmm
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh!
Okay! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ If I ever leave you [Gm] baby
_ _ You _ _ _ can say I told you [Cm] so
_ _ And _ _ if I ever, ever hurt [Gm] you _ _ _
_ _ Know I hurt myself as [Gbm]
well
_ [Cm] _ _ Baby, [Eb] tell me is there any [G] weight for a man to carry [Ebm] on?
_ [Bb] _
_ _ [Fm] Do [Gb] you [G] think I want my loved one [Cm] gone?
I said I love you
[Gm] _ _ _ More _
[F] _ than [Am] you'll ever _ [Fm] know _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ More _
[G] than you'll ever _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ [E] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ know
I've been so many places [Db] in my life and time
_ I've [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
sung a lot of [B] songs
[Dm] I've made some bad [Bb] friends
I've [Am] acted out my life in [Gm] stages
With [A] ten thousand people [Bb] watching
_ We're [C] _
_ alone [Bb] now
And I'm singing [F] this song to [Em] you
[Dm] _ _ _ _
I know your image [Db] of me is what I hope to be
_ _ [F] _ _ _ I treated you _ [B] _ unkindly _
Darling, [A] can't you [Bb] see?
_ There's [F] no one more important to [Gm] me
_ _ _ [A]
Can't you see through _ [Bb] me?
_ _ [C]
We're alone _ [Bb] now
And I'm singing this [F] song to [Em] you
[Dm] You taught [Db]
me precious secrets
[F] Of a true [B] love withholding nothing
[Bb] _ _ You _ came out in front
[F] And I was hiding
_ [A] _ [Dm] _ _ But [Db] now I'm so much [F] better
And [B] if my words don't come [Bb] together
_ _ Listen [F] to the melody
[G] As my love _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ is in there _ _ _ hiding _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [Gm] _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ [Dm] _ _ [E] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ I love you in a place
[A] _
_ Where there's no [Dbm] space or time
[F] _
_ _ _ I love you for [B] my life
_ You're a friend of [Db] mine
[Bb] _
And [F] when my life is [C] over
[Gm] _
Remember _ [A] _ when we [Bb] were together
_ [C] _ We were [Bb] alone
And I was singing this [F] song to you _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[Gm] _ _ [A] Mmm
[E] I love [Dm] _ _
_ _ you in a place
[A]
[Db] Where _ [A] there's no space or time
[F] _
_ I love you for my [B] life
_ [F] _ You're a friend of mine
[Bb] _
_ And when [F] my life is over
[Gm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Remember [Bb]
when we were [C] together
_ We [Bb] were alone
And I was singing [F] this song to you
[Bb] _
_ We [F] _ _ were [Bb] alone
And I was singing [F] this song to y [Eb] [Bb]'all
_ We _ [F] _ were [Bb] alone
And I was singing this song
_ _ _ _ [D] _
[Bb] _ _ Mmm
Singing this song to you
_ _ Mmm
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _