A Song For You Chords by Merry Clayton
Tempo:
107.25 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bbm
Ab
Cm
Db
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Db]
[Ab] [C]
[Fm] I've been so many [C] places in my life and time
[Ab] sung a lot of songs
[Fm] I've made some bad rhymes
[Db] I did all my [Cm] life on stages
[Bbm] with ten thousand [Cm] people watching
[Bbm] [Cm]
[Db] I'm singing this song to [Ab] you
[Fm] I know your image of me
[C] is what I hope to be
[Eb] I treated you unkindly [D] baby
can't you see
[Db] there's no one more important [Cm] to me
[Bbm] baby [Cm] can't you see through me
[Bbm] ah but [Cm] we're alone now
[Db] and I'm singing this song to you
[Fm] you taught me precious secrets
[C] of a true love withholding nothing
[Eb] came [Ab] out in front and [D] I was hiding
[Db] now I'm [Cm] so much better
[Bbm] we [Cm] don't come together
[Bbm] just [Cm] listen to the melody
[Eb] cause my [Db] love [Db] is that high
[Ab]
[Fm]
[C]
[Ab]
[Fm] [Ab] [Db]
[Bbm]
[Bb]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Bb] I have
[Gm]
[D] no faith or time
I
[Bb] love you, love you, love you for my life
[E] you've been part of a friend of mine
and [Eb] always on and [Dm] on
oh my baby [Cm] remember, remember, [Dm] remember
oh [Ab] we were [Ab] alone
and I was singing this song to [A] you
yes I [Dm] was now
and we were all [Eb] alone
wasn't nobody there
I was [G] singing this song to you
I even got in your [F] ears baby
and I [A] whispered
oh I'm singing [Bb] this song to you
I kept on singing
[Eb] I didn't stop no
cause I was [F] singing this [Bbm] song to [Bb] you
you know I've [Gm] had my [Eb] life on stages
but [G] I'm singing this song [Bbm] to you
[Gm] yeah, [Eb] [Ebm] yeah
[F] singing this song [Bbm] to you
[Gm] I've been, [Eb] I've been
[F] keep singing [Eb] this song [Bbm] to you
[Gm] I've been, [Eb]
I've been
[F] singing this song [Bb] to you
and I'm not dead
[Gm] I'm living [Eb] up to the truth
singing this song [Bb] to you
[Gm] [Eb] [F]
[Bb]
[Ab] [C]
[Fm] I've been so many [C] places in my life and time
[Ab] sung a lot of songs
[Fm] I've made some bad rhymes
[Db] I did all my [Cm] life on stages
[Bbm] with ten thousand [Cm] people watching
[Bbm] [Cm]
[Db] I'm singing this song to [Ab] you
[Fm] I know your image of me
[C] is what I hope to be
[Eb] I treated you unkindly [D] baby
can't you see
[Db] there's no one more important [Cm] to me
[Bbm] baby [Cm] can't you see through me
[Bbm] ah but [Cm] we're alone now
[Db] and I'm singing this song to you
[Fm] you taught me precious secrets
[C] of a true love withholding nothing
[Eb] came [Ab] out in front and [D] I was hiding
[Db] now I'm [Cm] so much better
[Bbm] we [Cm] don't come together
[Bbm] just [Cm] listen to the melody
[Eb] cause my [Db] love [Db] is that high
[Ab]
[Fm]
[C]
[Ab]
[Fm] [Ab] [Db]
[Bbm]
[Bb]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Bb] I have
[Gm]
[D] no faith or time
I
[Bb] love you, love you, love you for my life
[E] you've been part of a friend of mine
and [Eb] always on and [Dm] on
oh my baby [Cm] remember, remember, [Dm] remember
oh [Ab] we were [Ab] alone
and I was singing this song to [A] you
yes I [Dm] was now
and we were all [Eb] alone
wasn't nobody there
I was [G] singing this song to you
I even got in your [F] ears baby
and I [A] whispered
oh I'm singing [Bb] this song to you
I kept on singing
[Eb] I didn't stop no
cause I was [F] singing this [Bbm] song to [Bb] you
you know I've [Gm] had my [Eb] life on stages
but [G] I'm singing this song [Bbm] to you
[Gm] yeah, [Eb] [Ebm] yeah
[F] singing this song [Bbm] to you
[Gm] I've been, [Eb] I've been
[F] keep singing [Eb] this song [Bbm] to you
[Gm] I've been, [Eb]
I've been
[F] singing this song [Bb] to you
and I'm not dead
[Gm] I'm living [Eb] up to the truth
singing this song [Bb] to you
[Gm] [Eb] [F]
[Bb]
Key:
Eb
Bbm
Ab
Cm
Db
Eb
Bbm
Ab
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ I've been so many [C] places in my life and time _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ sung a lot of songs
[Fm] _ I've made some bad rhymes
[Db] _ I did all my [Cm] life on stages _
[Bbm] _ with ten thousand [Cm] people watching _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Db] I'm singing this song to [Ab] you _ _
[Fm] I know your image of me
[C] is what I hope to be _ _ _ _
[Eb] I _ treated you _ unkindly [D] baby
_ _ can't you see _
[Db] there's no one more important [Cm] to me _
[Bbm] _ _ baby [Cm] can't you see through me
[Bbm] _ _ ah but [Cm] we're alone now
[Db] and I'm singing this song to you _
[Fm] you taught me precious secrets
[C] of a true love withholding nothing _
[Eb] _ _ _ came [Ab] out in front and [D] I was hiding _ _ _ _
[Db] _ now I'm [Cm] so much better
[Bbm] we _ [Cm] don't come together
[Bbm] just _ [Cm] listen to the melody
[Eb] cause my [Db] love [Db] is that high
[Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] I have _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ no faith or time
I _
[Bb] _ love you, love you, love you for my life
[E] you've been part of a friend of mine
and [Eb] always on and [Dm] on
oh my baby [Cm] remember, remember, _ [Dm] _ remember
oh [Ab] we were [Ab] alone
and I was singing this song to [A] you
yes I [Dm] was now
and we were all [Eb] alone
wasn't nobody there
I was [G] singing this song to you
I even got in your [F] ears baby
and I [A] whispered
oh I'm singing [Bb] this song to you
I kept on singing
[Eb] I didn't stop no
cause I was [F] singing this [Bbm] song to [Bb] you
you know I've [Gm] had my [Eb] life on stages
but [G] I'm singing this song [Bbm] to you
_ _ [Gm] yeah, _ [Eb] _ [Ebm] yeah
_ [F] singing this song [Bbm] to you
_ [Gm] I've been, [Eb] I've been
[F] keep singing [Eb] this song [Bbm] to you
[Gm] I've been, _ [Eb] _
I've been
[F] singing this song [Bb] to you
and I'm not dead
[Gm] I'm living [Eb] up to the truth
singing this song [Bb] to you _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ I've been so many [C] places in my life and time _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ sung a lot of songs
[Fm] _ I've made some bad rhymes
[Db] _ I did all my [Cm] life on stages _
[Bbm] _ with ten thousand [Cm] people watching _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Db] I'm singing this song to [Ab] you _ _
[Fm] I know your image of me
[C] is what I hope to be _ _ _ _
[Eb] I _ treated you _ unkindly [D] baby
_ _ can't you see _
[Db] there's no one more important [Cm] to me _
[Bbm] _ _ baby [Cm] can't you see through me
[Bbm] _ _ ah but [Cm] we're alone now
[Db] and I'm singing this song to you _
[Fm] you taught me precious secrets
[C] of a true love withholding nothing _
[Eb] _ _ _ came [Ab] out in front and [D] I was hiding _ _ _ _
[Db] _ now I'm [Cm] so much better
[Bbm] we _ [Cm] don't come together
[Bbm] just _ [Cm] listen to the melody
[Eb] cause my [Db] love [Db] is that high
[Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] I have _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ no faith or time
I _
[Bb] _ love you, love you, love you for my life
[E] you've been part of a friend of mine
and [Eb] always on and [Dm] on
oh my baby [Cm] remember, remember, _ [Dm] _ remember
oh [Ab] we were [Ab] alone
and I was singing this song to [A] you
yes I [Dm] was now
and we were all [Eb] alone
wasn't nobody there
I was [G] singing this song to you
I even got in your [F] ears baby
and I [A] whispered
oh I'm singing [Bb] this song to you
I kept on singing
[Eb] I didn't stop no
cause I was [F] singing this [Bbm] song to [Bb] you
you know I've [Gm] had my [Eb] life on stages
but [G] I'm singing this song [Bbm] to you
_ _ [Gm] yeah, _ [Eb] _ [Ebm] yeah
_ [F] singing this song [Bbm] to you
_ [Gm] I've been, [Eb] I've been
[F] keep singing [Eb] this song [Bbm] to you
[Gm] I've been, _ [Eb] _
I've been
[F] singing this song [Bb] to you
and I'm not dead
[Gm] I'm living [Eb] up to the truth
singing this song [Bb] to you _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _