Chords for Leon Russell and John Mayer "A Song For You"
Tempo:
118.55 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
E
Eb
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [D] [N]
An American legend, an American icon, [Eb]
[Fm] Leon Ruffin.
[Eb] [Gm]
[C] [Fm]
[Bbm] [Bb]
[Eb] [C] [Eb]
[F] [Fm] [Cm]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Bb]
[Dm]
[Ab] [Fm] [Eb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [F]
[Bb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Ab] When the night [Eb] had come [Bb] that I
[Cm] found you
[F] Falling in [Cm] your [Ab] soft and virgin shelter
[Ebm] And I whispered sad satisfying longing
To the false and tender shelter of my [Abm] body
took me up to the high stages with big [C] audiences and treated me like a king.
And the only thing I can say is bless your heart.
Also, I want to say thank you very much.
I appreciate it.
And hallelujah.
[Abm] [N]
[B]
[E]
[Am] I've been so many places [E] in my life and time.
[G] [C] Some are out of song, [D] I made some bad rhymes.
[F]
I acted out [E] my life on [C] stage with [Dm]
10,000 [Em] people watching.
[C] [F]
[C] But we're alone.
[F] Now I'm singing this song [C] for you.
[B] [E] [Am]
I know your image of [Ab] me and what I hope to be.
[E] [G]
I treated you [D] unkindly, can't you [Gb] see?
[F] No, if I'm [C] only falling to me, [Dm] darling, can't you [Em] please see through me?
[F] When we're [C] alone [G] and I'm [A] singing this song [C] for you.
[B] [E] [Am] You taught me precious [Ab] secret.
[G] The [C] truth will hold nothing.
[F]
You [C] came out in front.
I was hiding.
[Bm] [E] [Am] But now I'm so [E] much better.
[G]
If [Gb] these words don't come together.
[F]
Listen [Em] to the melody, my [D] love.
[B] Is in there.
I [E] [B]
[E] [Am]
[Am]
[Ab]
[C] [A]
[Gb] [D]
[Gb] [F] [E] [Em]
[Dm] [Em] [E]
[F] [C]
[Gm] [C] [D]
[E] [A] love you in a place.
[Ab] But there's no space inside.
[E]
[Ab] [G] I love you for my life.
[Gb] Darling, you're a friend of mine.
[F] When my [E] life is over.
[Dm] Remember when we [Em] were together.
[F] We were [C] alone.
And [F] I was singing [G] this song for [C] you.
[Dm]
[C] [F] We were [Em] alone.
I [Dm] was singing this song for [C] you.
[Dm]
[F] We were [Em] alone.
And I [F] was singing [Bb] this song.
[Bbm]
[C] [F] Singing this song for [C] [Ab] you.
[Bb]
[C]
[N] John
An American legend, an American icon, [Eb]
[Fm] Leon Ruffin.
[Eb] [Gm]
[C] [Fm]
[Bbm] [Bb]
[Eb] [C] [Eb]
[F] [Fm] [Cm]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Bb]
[Dm]
[Ab] [Fm] [Eb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [F]
[Bb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Ab] When the night [Eb] had come [Bb] that I
[Cm] found you
[F] Falling in [Cm] your [Ab] soft and virgin shelter
[Ebm] And I whispered sad satisfying longing
To the false and tender shelter of my [Abm] body
took me up to the high stages with big [C] audiences and treated me like a king.
And the only thing I can say is bless your heart.
Also, I want to say thank you very much.
I appreciate it.
And hallelujah.
[Abm] [N]
[B]
[E]
[Am] I've been so many places [E] in my life and time.
[G] [C] Some are out of song, [D] I made some bad rhymes.
[F]
I acted out [E] my life on [C] stage with [Dm]
10,000 [Em] people watching.
[C] [F]
[C] But we're alone.
[F] Now I'm singing this song [C] for you.
[B] [E] [Am]
I know your image of [Ab] me and what I hope to be.
[E] [G]
I treated you [D] unkindly, can't you [Gb] see?
[F] No, if I'm [C] only falling to me, [Dm] darling, can't you [Em] please see through me?
[F] When we're [C] alone [G] and I'm [A] singing this song [C] for you.
[B] [E] [Am] You taught me precious [Ab] secret.
[G] The [C] truth will hold nothing.
[F]
You [C] came out in front.
I was hiding.
[Bm] [E] [Am] But now I'm so [E] much better.
[G]
If [Gb] these words don't come together.
[F]
Listen [Em] to the melody, my [D] love.
[B] Is in there.
I [E] [B]
[E] [Am]
[Am]
[Ab]
[C] [A]
[Gb] [D]
[Gb] [F] [E] [Em]
[Dm] [Em] [E]
[F] [C]
[Gm] [C] [D]
[E] [A] love you in a place.
[Ab] But there's no space inside.
[E]
[Ab] [G] I love you for my life.
[Gb] Darling, you're a friend of mine.
[F] When my [E] life is over.
[Dm] Remember when we [Em] were together.
[F] We were [C] alone.
And [F] I was singing [G] this song for [C] you.
[Dm]
[C] [F] We were [Em] alone.
I [Dm] was singing this song for [C] you.
[Dm]
[F] We were [Em] alone.
And I [F] was singing [Bb] this song.
[Bbm]
[C] [F] Singing this song for [C] [Ab] you.
[Bb]
[C]
[N] John
Key:
C
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E
Eb
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[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
An American legend, an American icon, [Eb] _
[Fm] Leon Ruffin.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] [Ab] When the night [Eb] _ _ had come [Bb] that I _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ found _ you
[F] Falling in [Cm] your [Ab] soft and virgin shelter
_ [Ebm] And I whispered sad _ satisfying _ longing
_ _ _ To the false and tender shelter of my _ [Abm] body
took me up to the high stages _ with big [C] audiences _ and _ treated me like a king.
_ _ _ And the only thing I can say is bless your heart. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Also, _ I want to say thank you very much.
I appreciate it.
And _ _ hallelujah.
_ [Abm] _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ I've been so many places [E] in my life and time. _ _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ Some are out of song, [D] I made some bad rhymes.
_ _ _ _ [F]
I acted out [E] my life on [C] stage with [Dm] _
10,000 [Em] people watching.
[C] _ [F] _ _ _
[C] But we're alone.
_ [F] Now I'm singing this song [C] for you.
_ [B] _ [E] _ [Am] _ _
I know your image of [Ab] me and what I hope to be.
[E] _ _ _ [G] _ _
I treated you _ [D] unkindly, can't you [Gb] see?
_ _ _ _ [F] No, if I'm [C] only falling to me, _ [Dm] _ darling, can't you [Em] please see through me?
[F] _ When we're [C] alone _ _ _ [G] and I'm [A] singing this song [C] for you.
_ [B] _ [E] _ [Am] You taught me precious [Ab] secret.
_ _ [G] _ _ The [C] truth will hold nothing.
_ _ [F] _ _
You [C] came out in front.
I was hiding. _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] But now I'm so [E] much better.
_ _ [G] _ _
If [Gb] these words don't come together.
[F] _ _
Listen [Em] to the melody, my [D] love. _ _
_ _ _ [B] Is in there.
I [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
[E] _ [A] _ _ love you in a place. _
[Ab] But there's no space inside.
[E] _ _ _
[Ab] _ [G] _ _ I love you for my life.
[Gb] Darling, you're a friend of mine. _ _
_ [F] When my [E] life is over. _
[Dm] _ _ Remember when we [Em] were together. _
_ [F] _ We were [C] alone. _
And [F] I was singing [G] this song for [C] you.
_ [Dm] _
[C] _ [F] _ We were [Em] alone. _
I [Dm] was singing this song for [C] you.
_ [Dm] _
_ [F] _ _ We were [Em] alone.
And I [F] was singing [Bb] this song.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ Singing this song for _ [C] [Ab] you.
_ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] John _ _ _
An American legend, an American icon, [Eb] _
[Fm] Leon Ruffin.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] [Ab] When the night [Eb] _ _ had come [Bb] that I _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ found _ you
[F] Falling in [Cm] your [Ab] soft and virgin shelter
_ [Ebm] And I whispered sad _ satisfying _ longing
_ _ _ To the false and tender shelter of my _ [Abm] body
took me up to the high stages _ with big [C] audiences _ and _ treated me like a king.
_ _ _ And the only thing I can say is bless your heart. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Also, _ I want to say thank you very much.
I appreciate it.
And _ _ hallelujah.
_ [Abm] _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ I've been so many places [E] in my life and time. _ _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ Some are out of song, [D] I made some bad rhymes.
_ _ _ _ [F]
I acted out [E] my life on [C] stage with [Dm] _
10,000 [Em] people watching.
[C] _ [F] _ _ _
[C] But we're alone.
_ [F] Now I'm singing this song [C] for you.
_ [B] _ [E] _ [Am] _ _
I know your image of [Ab] me and what I hope to be.
[E] _ _ _ [G] _ _
I treated you _ [D] unkindly, can't you [Gb] see?
_ _ _ _ [F] No, if I'm [C] only falling to me, _ [Dm] _ darling, can't you [Em] please see through me?
[F] _ When we're [C] alone _ _ _ [G] and I'm [A] singing this song [C] for you.
_ [B] _ [E] _ [Am] You taught me precious [Ab] secret.
_ _ [G] _ _ The [C] truth will hold nothing.
_ _ [F] _ _
You [C] came out in front.
I was hiding. _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] But now I'm so [E] much better.
_ _ [G] _ _
If [Gb] these words don't come together.
[F] _ _
Listen [Em] to the melody, my [D] love. _ _
_ _ _ [B] Is in there.
I [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
[E] _ [A] _ _ love you in a place. _
[Ab] But there's no space inside.
[E] _ _ _
[Ab] _ [G] _ _ I love you for my life.
[Gb] Darling, you're a friend of mine. _ _
_ [F] When my [E] life is over. _
[Dm] _ _ Remember when we [Em] were together. _
_ [F] _ We were [C] alone. _
And [F] I was singing [G] this song for [C] you.
_ [Dm] _
[C] _ [F] _ We were [Em] alone. _
I [Dm] was singing this song for [C] you.
_ [Dm] _
_ [F] _ _ We were [Em] alone.
And I [F] was singing [Bb] this song.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ Singing this song for _ [C] [Ab] you.
_ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] John _ _ _