Chords for Ray Charles - Song For You (Live at Montreux 1997)
Tempo:
91.55 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
G
Fm
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Ab]
[Abm] [D] [Abm] [Fm] [G]
[Gm] [C]
[Cm] I've been so many places in my [G] life and time.
[Eb]
I've sung a lot of songs, [F] I've made some bad rhymes.
[A] I've
[Eb] [Ab] spent my [Eb] life in stages with [Fm]
[F] ten [Eb] thousand people watching me.
[Ab]
But [Eb] we're alone now, [Ab] I'm singing my [Eb] song for you.
[G] [Cm]
I know your image of [G] me is what I hope to be.
[Eb]
I treat you with kindness, but [A] God gets his sick in me.
[F]
[Ab] There's no one [Gm] more [Eb] important to me.
[Fm] Darling, [Eb] can't you please see through me?
[Ab] Oh, [Eb] well, Lord, [Ab] I'm singing my song for [Eb] you.
[G] [Cm] You taught [G] me precious secrets.
[Eb]
Hard to [A] truth, but holy nothing.
[F] [Ab] You came out [Eb] in front and I was [Ab] hiding.
[Eb] [G] [Cm]
Now [G] I'm so much better, [Eb]
so my voice [A] don't come together, baby.
[Ab] Listen to the melody, [Gm] [Eb]
[F] cause my love did not [Bb] hide it.
[G] [Ab]
[G] [Cm] I [G] [Fm]
[Cm] love you in a place where [G] there's no space or time.
I
[Eb] love you for my [A] life, just your [F] friend of my life.
[Ab] And when my [Eb] life is over, [Fm] remember when we were [Eb] together.
You taught me some fun, [Ab] we were [Eb]
alone.
[Ab] I was singing this song for [Eb] you.
[Db]
[Abm] [Bbm]
[Abm] [Ab] I [C]
[G] [C]
[Fm] [Ab]
[Bb] [G]
[Cm] love you in a place where [G] there's no space or time.
[Eb] I love you for my [A] life, just your friend of my life, baby.
[Ab] And when my [Gm] life [Eb] is over,
[C] [Fm] remember when we were [Eb] together.
I remember [Ab] we were [Eb] alone.
[Fm] I was singing this song for [Eb] you.
[G] Remember, baby, [Ab] we were [Eb] alone.
And [Fm] I kept singing my song for you.
[Eb] I love you.
[Ab] We were [Eb] alone.
And I kept on [Db] singing.
[Abm] [Db]
I [Ab] kept singing, yeah, yeah.
[Ebm]
[Ab] Singing my song.
Kept on singing my song.
[Eb]
Singing [D] my [Bb] song.
[Abm] [D] [Abm] [Fm] [G]
[Gm] [C]
[Cm] I've been so many places in my [G] life and time.
[Eb]
I've sung a lot of songs, [F] I've made some bad rhymes.
[A] I've
[Eb] [Ab] spent my [Eb] life in stages with [Fm]
[F] ten [Eb] thousand people watching me.
[Ab]
But [Eb] we're alone now, [Ab] I'm singing my [Eb] song for you.
[G] [Cm]
I know your image of [G] me is what I hope to be.
[Eb]
I treat you with kindness, but [A] God gets his sick in me.
[F]
[Ab] There's no one [Gm] more [Eb] important to me.
[Fm] Darling, [Eb] can't you please see through me?
[Ab] Oh, [Eb] well, Lord, [Ab] I'm singing my song for [Eb] you.
[G] [Cm] You taught [G] me precious secrets.
[Eb]
Hard to [A] truth, but holy nothing.
[F] [Ab] You came out [Eb] in front and I was [Ab] hiding.
[Eb] [G] [Cm]
Now [G] I'm so much better, [Eb]
so my voice [A] don't come together, baby.
[Ab] Listen to the melody, [Gm] [Eb]
[F] cause my love did not [Bb] hide it.
[G] [Ab]
[G] [Cm] I [G] [Fm]
[Cm] love you in a place where [G] there's no space or time.
I
[Eb] love you for my [A] life, just your [F] friend of my life.
[Ab] And when my [Eb] life is over, [Fm] remember when we were [Eb] together.
You taught me some fun, [Ab] we were [Eb]
alone.
[Ab] I was singing this song for [Eb] you.
[Db]
[Abm] [Bbm]
[Abm] [Ab] I [C]
[G] [C]
[Fm] [Ab]
[Bb] [G]
[Cm] love you in a place where [G] there's no space or time.
[Eb] I love you for my [A] life, just your friend of my life, baby.
[Ab] And when my [Gm] life [Eb] is over,
[C] [Fm] remember when we were [Eb] together.
I remember [Ab] we were [Eb] alone.
[Fm] I was singing this song for [Eb] you.
[G] Remember, baby, [Ab] we were [Eb] alone.
And [Fm] I kept singing my song for you.
[Eb] I love you.
[Ab] We were [Eb] alone.
And I kept on [Db] singing.
[Abm] [Db]
I [Ab] kept singing, yeah, yeah.
[Ebm]
[Ab] Singing my song.
Kept on singing my song.
[Eb]
Singing [D] my [Bb] song.
Key:
Eb
Ab
G
Fm
Cm
Eb
Ab
G
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Abm] _ [Fm] _ [G] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ I've been so many places in my [G] life and time. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ I've sung a lot of songs, [F] I've made some bad rhymes.
[A] I've _
_ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ spent my [Eb] life in stages with [Fm] _ _ _
[F] ten [Eb] thousand people watching me.
_ [Ab] _
_ _ But [Eb] we're alone now, _ [Ab] I'm singing my [Eb] song for you. _
_ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
I know your image of [G] me is what I hope to be.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ I treat you with kindness, but [A] God gets his sick in me.
_ _ [F] _ _
[Ab] _ _ There's no one [Gm] more [Eb] important to me.
_ [Fm] _ _ Darling, [Eb] can't you please see through me?
_ _ [Ab] _ _ Oh, [Eb] well, Lord, _ [Ab] I'm singing my song for [Eb] you.
_ [G] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ You taught [G] me precious secrets.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _
Hard to [A] truth, but holy nothing.
_ [F] _ [Ab] _ You came out [Eb] in front and I was [Ab] hiding. _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [G] _ [Cm] _ _
_ Now [G] I'm so much better, _ [Eb]
so my voice [A] don't come together, baby. _
[Ab] Listen to the melody, [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _
[F] cause my love did not [Bb] hide it. _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] [Cm] I [G] _ [Fm] _
[Cm] _ _ _ love you in a place where [G] there's no space or time.
I _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ love you for my [A] life, just your [F] friend of my life. _
_ [Ab] _ _ And when my [Eb] life is over, _ [Fm] _ remember when we were _ [Eb] together.
You taught me some fun, [Ab] _ _ we were [Eb] _
alone.
[Ab] I was singing this song for [Eb] you. _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Abm] [Ab] I _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ love you in a place _ where [G] there's no space or time. _ _ _
_ [Eb] I _ _ _ love you for my [A] life, just your friend of my life, baby. _
_ [Ab] _ And when my [Gm] life [Eb] is over, _
[C] _ [Fm] _ remember when we were [Eb] together.
I remember [Ab] _ we were [Eb] alone. _
[Fm] I was singing this song for [Eb] you.
[G] Remember, baby, [Ab] _ _ _ we were [Eb] alone. _
And [Fm] I kept singing my song for you.
[Eb] I love you.
[Ab] _ _ We were [Eb] alone.
And I kept on [Db] singing.
_ _ [Abm] _ [Db] _ _
I [Ab] kept singing, yeah, yeah.
_ [Ebm] _
[Ab] Singing my song.
_ _ Kept on singing my song.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _
Singing [D] my [Bb] song. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Abm] _ [Fm] _ [G] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ I've been so many places in my [G] life and time. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ I've sung a lot of songs, [F] I've made some bad rhymes.
[A] I've _
_ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ spent my [Eb] life in stages with [Fm] _ _ _
[F] ten [Eb] thousand people watching me.
_ [Ab] _
_ _ But [Eb] we're alone now, _ [Ab] I'm singing my [Eb] song for you. _
_ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
I know your image of [G] me is what I hope to be.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ I treat you with kindness, but [A] God gets his sick in me.
_ _ [F] _ _
[Ab] _ _ There's no one [Gm] more [Eb] important to me.
_ [Fm] _ _ Darling, [Eb] can't you please see through me?
_ _ [Ab] _ _ Oh, [Eb] well, Lord, _ [Ab] I'm singing my song for [Eb] you.
_ [G] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ You taught [G] me precious secrets.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _
Hard to [A] truth, but holy nothing.
_ [F] _ [Ab] _ You came out [Eb] in front and I was [Ab] hiding. _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [G] _ [Cm] _ _
_ Now [G] I'm so much better, _ [Eb]
so my voice [A] don't come together, baby. _
[Ab] Listen to the melody, [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _
[F] cause my love did not [Bb] hide it. _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] [Cm] I [G] _ [Fm] _
[Cm] _ _ _ love you in a place where [G] there's no space or time.
I _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ love you for my [A] life, just your [F] friend of my life. _
_ [Ab] _ _ And when my [Eb] life is over, _ [Fm] _ remember when we were _ [Eb] together.
You taught me some fun, [Ab] _ _ we were [Eb] _
alone.
[Ab] I was singing this song for [Eb] you. _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Abm] [Ab] I _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ love you in a place _ where [G] there's no space or time. _ _ _
_ [Eb] I _ _ _ love you for my [A] life, just your friend of my life, baby. _
_ [Ab] _ And when my [Gm] life [Eb] is over, _
[C] _ [Fm] _ remember when we were [Eb] together.
I remember [Ab] _ we were [Eb] alone. _
[Fm] I was singing this song for [Eb] you.
[G] Remember, baby, [Ab] _ _ _ we were [Eb] alone. _
And [Fm] I kept singing my song for you.
[Eb] I love you.
[Ab] _ _ We were [Eb] alone.
And I kept on [Db] singing.
_ _ [Abm] _ [Db] _ _
I [Ab] kept singing, yeah, yeah.
_ [Ebm] _
[Ab] Singing my song.
_ _ Kept on singing my song.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _
Singing [D] my [Bb] song. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _