{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1968583,"song":"A Song For Me","artist":"Dave Cousins","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11440254-a-song-for-me-chords-by-dave-cousins/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1968583?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"Dave Cousins - A Song For Me\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  (4x)\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]            [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOnce I was a minstrel boy, I sang just like a bird[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI used to trade in memories, I relived every word[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut the galleries are empty now, the crowds have all gone home[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI locked away my songs, I sang them on my own[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  \r\nI sang them on my own[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]  \r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nNow those who walk behind me, have heard it all before[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThey knew the many reasons, I screwed them like some whore[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nLike jumped-up jacks of all trades, they walked with fettered legs[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd wondered where the tent went, when I pulled out all the pegs[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]  \r\nI pulled out all the pegs[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]  \r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nThis song is sung for me[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThis song is sung for me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nThis song is sung for me[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThis song is sung for me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThis song is sung for me[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]  \r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThe peaceful queen of platitudes sat resting on his throne[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHis laurel wreath was slipping while he retrieved his buried bone[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAh, but I had got there sooner, I had chewed away the fat[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhile he slept in the gutter, I slept on the mat[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]  \r\nI slept on the mat[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]  \r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nThis song is sung for me[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThis song is sung for me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nThis song is sung for me[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThis song is sung for me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nThis song is sung for me[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThis song is sung for me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThis song is sung for me[/tab]","plain_text":"Dave Cousins - A Song For Me\n\n\n\n[Intro]\nF  Fmaj7  C  F  (4x)\nC  Dm7 C\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nF  C  F  C  F  C F C  \n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nF  C  F  C  F  C F C  \n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nF  C  F  C  F  C F C  \n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nF  C  F  C  F  C F C  \n\n\n[Chorus]\n[Chorus]","chords":["A","F","Fmaj7","C","Dm7","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,1]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Fmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,0,3,4,2,0],"frets":[1,-1,2,2,1,0]}}}