Chords for Tony Bennett, k.d. lang - Because of You (from Duets: The Making Of An American Classic)
Tempo:
114.1 bpm
Chords used:
F
Gm
C
Bb
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] How [F] about the song because of [C] you?
[Gm] Well, I [G] actually had [Eb] never heard it [G] until you [A] guys sent it to me [F] and then it's like
[C] Classic [Em] Tony Bennett and it [G] was just such it's [Gm] just like such a [Db] well-written [F] song and such a beautiful song
It is what year was that recorded?
1950
[Ab] [Dm]
[Am] There's [Bb]
a song [A] in [Am]
my [G] heart
[C]
[Gb] Because [Bb]
of you [Am] [Ebm] [Bb] my [Gb] romance [C] had its [Bb] start
[Am]
Because [C] [D] [Cm] of you
[F] The Sun [Am] will shine
[Eb] the [Bb]
moon and [Ebm] stars
Will [A] say [Dm] you're mine
[Bb]
[F] Forever and [Db]
never [Gm] To part
[Bb] [Am]
[D] I only [Gm]
live [E] for [Gm] your love [Bb] and [C]
your kiss
[Dm] [F]
[C] It's [A] paradise
[F] [Am] To be near [D] you [Eb] [Gm]
like [A] [Gb] [D]
this [Gm] [B] Because
[E]
[D] [C]
You
My life [F] is now worthwhile [Dm] and [F] I can
[Gm] smile
[Bb]
[Gbm] [F] You know [A]
[Gb] [D] [Bb]
[C] what
[D] It's so easy Tony makes it [E] so easy [Am] you make it so easy to sing
[A] Because it's [F] so natural for you, you [Am] know that but I [F] love singing [Ab] with you.
[Bb] I love it.
[C] I love it, too
Thank you.
[E] We have to do it [Gm] more
More [Bbm] and more and [Ab] more [Am] time I do it I get a hit
[Dm]
Can you [E] come sing on [F] my records
[Gm]
When I sing with you
[C]
I only [Gm]
[D] live [A] [Bb] for your love [Dbm] and your kiss
[C]
[F] It's [Am]
[C] [A] paradise
[F] [Am] To be near [Gb] you [Gm] like [Am] [A]
this
[Gm] Because [F] [Gm] of [E]
you
My [F]
life [A] is now [F] worthwhile [C] I
Sing better when I'm not wearing headphones.
I sing better when I'm like in the space and
Listening naturally like you are on stage
Well, you know and actually that's the way the public when we perform live.
It's that's the way the audience hears it
Yeah to me.
I think when you record
The closer you get to a natural performance, you know, it's better the record gets I agree totally and [Gm] I can smile
[F]
[Bb]
[Bbm] [F] I
[Cm] [F] [Bb]
[Bbm]
[G] [F]
[Gm] Well, I [G] actually had [Eb] never heard it [G] until you [A] guys sent it to me [F] and then it's like
[C] Classic [Em] Tony Bennett and it [G] was just such it's [Gm] just like such a [Db] well-written [F] song and such a beautiful song
It is what year was that recorded?
1950
[Ab] [Dm]
[Am] There's [Bb]
a song [A] in [Am]
my [G] heart
[C]
[Gb] Because [Bb]
of you [Am] [Ebm] [Bb] my [Gb] romance [C] had its [Bb] start
[Am]
Because [C] [D] [Cm] of you
[F] The Sun [Am] will shine
[Eb] the [Bb]
moon and [Ebm] stars
Will [A] say [Dm] you're mine
[Bb]
[F] Forever and [Db]
never [Gm] To part
[Bb] [Am]
[D] I only [Gm]
live [E] for [Gm] your love [Bb] and [C]
your kiss
[Dm] [F]
[C] It's [A] paradise
[F] [Am] To be near [D] you [Eb] [Gm]
like [A] [Gb] [D]
this [Gm] [B] Because
[E]
[D] [C]
You
My life [F] is now worthwhile [Dm] and [F] I can
[Gm] smile
[Bb]
[Gbm] [F] You know [A]
[Gb] [D] [Bb]
[C] what
[D] It's so easy Tony makes it [E] so easy [Am] you make it so easy to sing
[A] Because it's [F] so natural for you, you [Am] know that but I [F] love singing [Ab] with you.
[Bb] I love it.
[C] I love it, too
Thank you.
[E] We have to do it [Gm] more
More [Bbm] and more and [Ab] more [Am] time I do it I get a hit
[Dm]
Can you [E] come sing on [F] my records
[Gm]
When I sing with you
[C]
I only [Gm]
[D] live [A] [Bb] for your love [Dbm] and your kiss
[C]
[F] It's [Am]
[C] [A] paradise
[F] [Am] To be near [Gb] you [Gm] like [Am] [A]
this
[Gm] Because [F] [Gm] of [E]
you
My [F]
life [A] is now [F] worthwhile [C] I
Sing better when I'm not wearing headphones.
I sing better when I'm like in the space and
Listening naturally like you are on stage
Well, you know and actually that's the way the public when we perform live.
It's that's the way the audience hears it
Yeah to me.
I think when you record
The closer you get to a natural performance, you know, it's better the record gets I agree totally and [Gm] I can smile
[F]
[Bb]
[Bbm] [F] I
[Cm] [F] [Bb]
[Bbm]
[G] [F]
Key:
F
Gm
C
Bb
Am
F
Gm
C
[D] How [F] about the song because of [C] you?
[Gm] Well, I [G] actually had [Eb] never heard it [G] until you [A] guys sent it to me [F] and then it's like
[C] Classic [Em] Tony Bennett and it [G] was just such it's [Gm] just like such a [Db] well-written [F] song and such a beautiful song
It is what year was that recorded?
1950
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Am] There's _ [Bb]
a song [A] _ in [Am] _
my [G] heart
_ [C] _
_ _ [Gb] Because _ [Bb]
of you [Am] _ _ [Ebm] [Bb] my _ [Gb] romance _ [C] had its _ _ [Bb] start
_ [Am]
Because _ [C] _ _ [D] [Cm] of you
_ [F] The Sun [Am] will shine
_ _ [Eb] the [Bb]
moon and [Ebm] stars
Will [A] say [Dm] you're mine
[Bb] _ _ _
[F] Forever _ and _ [Db]
never _ _ _ [Gm] To part
_ [Bb] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] I only [Gm]
live _ [E] _ for [Gm] your love [Bb] _ and [C]
your kiss
[Dm] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] It's [A] paradise
_ _ [F] _ _ [Am] To be near [D] you [Eb] _ [Gm]
like _ [A] _ _ [Gb] _ [D]
this _ [Gm] _ _ [B] Because
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [C]
You
My life [F] is now worthwhile _ [Dm] and [F] I can _
[Gm] smile
[Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gbm] _ _ [F] You _ know _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Gb] _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] what
[D] It's so easy Tony makes it [E] so easy [Am] you make it so easy to sing
[A] Because it's [F] so natural for you, you [Am] know that but I [F] love singing [Ab] with you.
[Bb] I love it.
[C] I love it, too
Thank you.
[E] We have to do it [Gm] more
More [Bbm] and more and [Ab] more [Am] time I do it I get a hit
_ [Dm] _ _ _
Can you [E] come sing on [F] my records
[Gm] _
When I sing with you
_ _ [C] _
I only _ [Gm]
[D] live _ [A] [Bb] for your love _ [Dbm] and your kiss
_ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ It's [Am] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [A] paradise
_ _ [F] _ _ [Am] To be near [Gb] you [Gm] like _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _
this
[Gm] _ _ Because [F] _ _ [Gm] _ of [E]
you
_ My [F] _ _
life [A] is now [F] worthwhile [C] _ I
Sing better when I'm not wearing headphones.
I sing better when I'm like in the space and
Listening naturally like you are on stage
Well, you know and actually that's the way the public when we perform live.
It's that's the way the audience hears it
Yeah to me.
I think when you record
The closer you get to a natural performance, you know, it's better the record gets I agree totally and [Gm] I can smile _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] [F] I
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] Well, I [G] actually had [Eb] never heard it [G] until you [A] guys sent it to me [F] and then it's like
[C] Classic [Em] Tony Bennett and it [G] was just such it's [Gm] just like such a [Db] well-written [F] song and such a beautiful song
It is what year was that recorded?
1950
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Am] There's _ [Bb]
a song [A] _ in [Am] _
my [G] heart
_ [C] _
_ _ [Gb] Because _ [Bb]
of you [Am] _ _ [Ebm] [Bb] my _ [Gb] romance _ [C] had its _ _ [Bb] start
_ [Am]
Because _ [C] _ _ [D] [Cm] of you
_ [F] The Sun [Am] will shine
_ _ [Eb] the [Bb]
moon and [Ebm] stars
Will [A] say [Dm] you're mine
[Bb] _ _ _
[F] Forever _ and _ [Db]
never _ _ _ [Gm] To part
_ [Bb] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] I only [Gm]
live _ [E] _ for [Gm] your love [Bb] _ and [C]
your kiss
[Dm] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] It's [A] paradise
_ _ [F] _ _ [Am] To be near [D] you [Eb] _ [Gm]
like _ [A] _ _ [Gb] _ [D]
this _ [Gm] _ _ [B] Because
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [C]
You
My life [F] is now worthwhile _ [Dm] and [F] I can _
[Gm] smile
[Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gbm] _ _ [F] You _ know _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Gb] _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] what
[D] It's so easy Tony makes it [E] so easy [Am] you make it so easy to sing
[A] Because it's [F] so natural for you, you [Am] know that but I [F] love singing [Ab] with you.
[Bb] I love it.
[C] I love it, too
Thank you.
[E] We have to do it [Gm] more
More [Bbm] and more and [Ab] more [Am] time I do it I get a hit
_ [Dm] _ _ _
Can you [E] come sing on [F] my records
[Gm] _
When I sing with you
_ _ [C] _
I only _ [Gm]
[D] live _ [A] [Bb] for your love _ [Dbm] and your kiss
_ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ It's [Am] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [A] paradise
_ _ [F] _ _ [Am] To be near [Gb] you [Gm] like _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _
this
[Gm] _ _ Because [F] _ _ [Gm] _ of [E]
you
_ My [F] _ _
life [A] is now [F] worthwhile [C] _ I
Sing better when I'm not wearing headphones.
I sing better when I'm like in the space and
Listening naturally like you are on stage
Well, you know and actually that's the way the public when we perform live.
It's that's the way the audience hears it
Yeah to me.
I think when you record
The closer you get to a natural performance, you know, it's better the record gets I agree totally and [Gm] I can smile _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] [F] I
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _