Chords for Leon Russell - "A Song For You" (eTown webisode #508)
Tempo:
128.45 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
E
Dm
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Am] I've been so many places [E] in my life and time.
[G]
[C] I sang a lot of songs, [Gb] I made some bad rhymes.
[D] [F] I acted out my [C] life on stage [Dm] with ten thousand [C] people watching.
[F]
But well, [C] now [F] I'm singing this song for [C] you.
[B] [E] [Am]
I know you're envious of me, [Ab]
of what I [E] hope to be.
[C]
A tree that you won't kindly [D] can't you see.
[F]
No one more [C] important to me.
[Dm] Darling, can't [C] you please see through me.
[F]
When will [C] Lord, [F] and I'm singing this song [C] for you.
[B] [E] [Am] Tell me [Ab] precious secret, [C] truth [Gb] withholding nothing.
[F]
[G] You came out in front, I [C] was hiding.
[B] [E] [Am] Now I'm [Ab] so much better, [C] if [Gb] these words don't come together.
[F] [Em] Listen to the melody my [D] love,
[C] [B] is in there [E] hiding.
[B] [E] [B] [C] [E]
[Am] [E] [Am]
And I love you in a place, where [Ab] there's no space and time.
[E] [C]
I love you for my life, darling [D] you're a friend of mine.
[F]
When my [C] life is over, [Dm]
remember when we [C] were together.
[F]
We were [C] alone, [Dm] and I was singing this [C] song for you.
[Dm] [C] [F]
We were [C] alone, and I [Dm] was singing this song [C] for you.
[Dm] [C] [F]
But we're [C] alone now, and I'm [Bb] singing this song.
[F]
Singing this song for [C] you.
[Ab] [Bb] [C]
[N]
[Ab]
[G]
[C] I sang a lot of songs, [Gb] I made some bad rhymes.
[D] [F] I acted out my [C] life on stage [Dm] with ten thousand [C] people watching.
[F]
But well, [C] now [F] I'm singing this song for [C] you.
[B] [E] [Am]
I know you're envious of me, [Ab]
of what I [E] hope to be.
[C]
A tree that you won't kindly [D] can't you see.
[F]
No one more [C] important to me.
[Dm] Darling, can't [C] you please see through me.
[F]
When will [C] Lord, [F] and I'm singing this song [C] for you.
[B] [E] [Am] Tell me [Ab] precious secret, [C] truth [Gb] withholding nothing.
[F]
[G] You came out in front, I [C] was hiding.
[B] [E] [Am] Now I'm [Ab] so much better, [C] if [Gb] these words don't come together.
[F] [Em] Listen to the melody my [D] love,
[C] [B] is in there [E] hiding.
[B] [E] [B] [C] [E]
[Am] [E] [Am]
And I love you in a place, where [Ab] there's no space and time.
[E] [C]
I love you for my life, darling [D] you're a friend of mine.
[F]
When my [C] life is over, [Dm]
remember when we [C] were together.
[F]
We were [C] alone, [Dm] and I was singing this [C] song for you.
[Dm] [C] [F]
We were [C] alone, and I [Dm] was singing this song [C] for you.
[Dm] [C] [F]
But we're [C] alone now, and I'm [Bb] singing this song.
[F]
Singing this song for [C] you.
[Ab] [Bb] [C]
[N]
[Ab]
Key:
C
F
E
Dm
Am
C
F
E
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ I've been so many places _ _ [E] in my life and time.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] I sang a lot of songs, [Gb] I made some bad rhymes.
_ [D] _ _ _ [F] I acted out my [C] life on stage _ _ [Dm] with ten thousand [C] people watching.
_ _ [F] _
But well, [C] now _ _ _ [F] I'm singing this song for [C] you.
_ [B] _ [E] _ [Am] _ _
I know you're envious of me, [Ab] _
of what I [E] hope to be.
_ _ [C] _ _
A tree that you won't kindly [D] can't you see.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
No one more [C] important to me.
[Dm] _ Darling, can't [C] you please see through me.
_ [F] _
When will [C] Lord, _ [F] and I'm singing this song [C] for you.
_ [B] _ [E] _ [Am] _ Tell me [Ab] precious secret, _ [C] _ _ truth [Gb] _ withholding nothing.
[F] _ _ _
[G] You came out in front, I [C] was hiding. _ _
[B] _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ Now I'm [Ab] so much better, _ [C] _ if [Gb] these words don't come together.
[F] _ _ _ [Em] Listen to the melody my [D] love, _ _ _ _
[C] [B] is in there [E] hiding. _ _ _
[B] _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
And I love you in a place, where [Ab] there's no space and time.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ I love you for my life, darling [D] you're a friend of mine.
_ _ _ [F] _
When my [C] life is over, _ [Dm] _
remember when we [C] were together.
_ [F] _ _
We were [C] alone, _ [Dm] and I was singing this [C] song for you.
_ [Dm] _ [C] _ [F] _
We were [C] alone, and I [Dm] was singing this song [C] for you.
_ [Dm] _ [C] _ [F] _
But we're [C] alone now, and I'm [Bb] singing this song.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ Singing this song for [C] you. _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ I've been so many places _ _ [E] in my life and time.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] I sang a lot of songs, [Gb] I made some bad rhymes.
_ [D] _ _ _ [F] I acted out my [C] life on stage _ _ [Dm] with ten thousand [C] people watching.
_ _ [F] _
But well, [C] now _ _ _ [F] I'm singing this song for [C] you.
_ [B] _ [E] _ [Am] _ _
I know you're envious of me, [Ab] _
of what I [E] hope to be.
_ _ [C] _ _
A tree that you won't kindly [D] can't you see.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
No one more [C] important to me.
[Dm] _ Darling, can't [C] you please see through me.
_ [F] _
When will [C] Lord, _ [F] and I'm singing this song [C] for you.
_ [B] _ [E] _ [Am] _ Tell me [Ab] precious secret, _ [C] _ _ truth [Gb] _ withholding nothing.
[F] _ _ _
[G] You came out in front, I [C] was hiding. _ _
[B] _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ Now I'm [Ab] so much better, _ [C] _ if [Gb] these words don't come together.
[F] _ _ _ [Em] Listen to the melody my [D] love, _ _ _ _
[C] [B] is in there [E] hiding. _ _ _
[B] _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
And I love you in a place, where [Ab] there's no space and time.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ I love you for my life, darling [D] you're a friend of mine.
_ _ _ [F] _
When my [C] life is over, _ [Dm] _
remember when we [C] were together.
_ [F] _ _
We were [C] alone, _ [Dm] and I was singing this [C] song for you.
_ [Dm] _ [C] _ [F] _
We were [C] alone, and I [Dm] was singing this song [C] for you.
_ [Dm] _ [C] _ [F] _
But we're [C] alone now, and I'm [Bb] singing this song.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ Singing this song for [C] you. _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _