A Song For You Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][Bm][E][Em][F#][E][F#][F#m][Bm]

[Verse 1]
I've been [Bm]so many
places in [F#]my life an[D]d time
I've [A]sung a lot of [D]song[E]s,
[E]I've made some bad [G]rhyme
I've acted out my [A]life [G]in [F#m]stages
With ten thousand people
[D]watching[Em]
Darling, then we're [G]alone and [Asus4]I'm
[G]playing this [Asus4]song for you[D][F#][Bm]
I know your image [F#]of me
is what I hope [D]to be
I've treated [A]you [D]unkindly
but can't you [E]see[G]
There's no one more important to [F#m]me
So darling, won't you please
see through [Em]me?
'Cause I'm alone and [Asus4]I'm singing
this song [D]for you
Yeah yeah [F#]yeah, yeah, ey, ey, ey

[Verse 2]
[Bm]You taught m[F#]e precious secrets
[D]of the truth wit[E]hholding nothing
[G]You came out in [Asus4]front,
well [D]baby I was hid[F#]ing[Bm]
But now [F#]I'm so much [A]better with
[D]my words coming [E]together[G]

[Verse 3]
Listen to [G]the melody because [A]my love is in there
[Asus4]hiding[A][Asus4][Em][Asus4][F#][Bm]
I love you in a [F#]place where
there's no space or [D]time
I love [A]you [D]for my life
[E]'Cause you the boy next door
and a friend of [G]mine
And when my life is over
Re[F#m]member, remember, remember,
remember, [Em]remember
Being [Asus4]togeth er
And I was [A]singing this song
[D]for[E] yo[D]u[C]

[Verse 4]
We [C]were alone [D]and
And I [C]was singing this [D]song
Singing this song
[C]

[Verse 5]
Yes, we both [D]alone and [G]I was singing [D]this [G]song
[C](singing this song)
[D]Yeah yeah yeah, we [C]belong
And I was singing my song for you, you,
[D]yeah, yeah

[Interlude 1]
[C][Bm][A][G][Asus4]

[Verse 6]
We [Asus4]were alone [D]and I was[A]

[Verse 7]
singing our song for you
[D]"You know what Donny Hathaway
You know who I see Donny Hathaway
as like um my Carleen Anderson
Like um Marvin Gaye like great,
but
Donny Hathaway, like
He couldn't contain himself. He had
something in him, you know."