A Song For You Chords by Donny Hathaway

Tempo:
100.5 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

Dm

A

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Donny Hathaway  - A Song For You chords
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[C] .
[Gb] [Ab] [C] .
[Bb] [Gbm] [G] [A] [F] .
[Dm] [E] [A] [E] [Bb] .
[G] [A] .
[Dm] I've been so many places [A] in my life and time.
.
[Dm] I've sung a lot of songs.
[B] [Dm] I've made some bad rhymes.
[Bb] I've acted out my [F] life in stages.
[Gm] [Bb] with [F] ten thousand [A] people watching.
[Bb] But [F] we're alone [Am] now [Bb] and I'm singing this song [F] to you.
[E] [Dm] I know your image of me [Db] is what I hope to be.
[Dbm] .
[A] [F] I treated you [B] unkindly, but darling can't you [Dm] see.
[Bb] There's no one more [Dm] important [F] to me, [Gm] baby, [F] can't you see through [Bb] me.
[F] Cause we're alone now [Bb] and I'm singing this [F] song to you.
[Dm] You taught [Db] me precious secrets [F] of a true love, [B] you're holding nothing.
[Bb] You came [Dm] out in front [C] .
when I [F] was hiding.
.
[Dm] But now [Db] I'm so much better [F] and if [B] my words don't come together.
[Bb] Listen [F] to the melody [G] cause my love is [C] in there hiding.
.
[Bb] [Cm] [B] [Bb] [Gbm] [G] .
[A] [Db] [G] [C] [F] [Bb] [E] [Dbm] .
[A] [E] [Bb] [E] .
[A] .
[Dm] I love you in a place [A] where there's no space or time.
[Db] [Am] [F] I love [C] you for my [B] life, you're a friend of mine.
[Bb] And when my [F] life is over, .
[Gm] [Db] remember when we were together.
[Bb] [F] We were alone and I was singing [Bb] this song [F] to you.
I [Eb] [Bb] .
[Eb] [Cm] .
[Fm] [Bb] [Ab] [Dm] [Bb] .
[A] .
[D] [G] [Gm] .
[Gb] [F] [E] .
[A] .
[Dm] love you in a place [Db] where there's no space or time.
[F] I love you for my [B] life, you're a friend of mine.
[Bb] And when my [F] life is over, [Dm] [Gm] remember [F].
when [Am] we were [Bb] together.
.
[F] We were alone and I was [Gm] singing this song [F] to you.
[Bb] .
[F] We were alone [Bb] and I was singing this [Gm] song [F] to [Bb] you.
.
We [F] were alone and I was [Eb] singing this song.
.
[Dm] [Bb] Singing this song [F] to you.
[Bb] [F] .
[C] .
Key:  
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
A
1231
C
3211
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Donny Hathaway - A Song For You chords, practice playing Bb, F, Bb, Gm, F and Gm in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 50 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 100. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of D Minor.

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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [C] _ _ .
[Bb] _ [Gbm] _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [F] _ _ _ .
[Dm] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bb] _ .
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
_ [Dm] _ _ I've been so many places [A] in my life and _ time.
_ .
_ [Dm] _ _ I've sung a lot of songs.
[B] _ [Dm] I've made some bad rhymes.
_ [Bb] _ I've acted out my [F] life in stages.
[Gm] _ [Bb] with [F] ten thousand [A] people watching.
_ [Bb] _ But _ [F] we're alone [Am] now [Bb] and I'm singing this song [F] to you.
_ [E] _ [Dm] _ _ I know your image of me [Db] is what I hope to be.
[Dbm] _ _ .
[A] _ [F] I _ _ treated you _ [B] unkindly, but darling can't you [Dm] see.
_ [Bb] _ There's no one more [Dm] important [F] to me, _ [Gm] _ _ baby, [F] can't you see through _ [Bb] me.
_ [F] Cause we're alone now [Bb] and I'm singing this [F] song to you.
_ [Dm] _ You taught [Db] me precious secrets [F] of a true love, [B] you're holding nothing.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ You came [Dm] out in front [C] _ .
when I [F] was hiding.
_ _ _ _ .
_ [Dm] _ _ But now [Db] I'm so much better [F] and _ if [B] my words don't come together.
[Bb] _ _ Listen [F] to the melody [G] cause my love is [C] in there _ hiding.
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Bb] _ [Cm] _ [B] _ _ [Bb] _ [Gbm] _ _ [G] _ .
[A] _ [Db] _ [G] _ [C] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ [E] _ [Dbm] _ .
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [E] _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Dm] _ _ I love you in a place [A] where there's no space or time.
[Db] _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] I love [C] you for my [B] life, _ you're a friend of mine.
_ [Bb] _ And when my [F] life is over, _ .
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Db] remember when we were together.
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] We were alone and I was singing [Bb] this song [F] to _ you.
I [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ .
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ .
[Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Gm] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ [F] _ [E] _ .
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ .
[Dm] _ love you in a place _ [Db] where there's no space or time.
_ [F] _ _ _ I love you for my [B] life, _ you're a friend of _ mine.
[Bb] _ And when my [F] life is over, [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ remember [F].
when _ [Am] we were [Bb] together.
_ _ _ .
[F] _ We were alone and I was [Gm] singing this song [F] to you.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ .
[F] We were alone [Bb] and I was singing this [Gm] song [F] to [Bb] you.
_ _ _ .
_ We [F] were alone and I was [Eb] singing this song.
_ _ _ _ _ .
[Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ Singing this song [F] to _ you.
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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This song was composed by Leon Russell.

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