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Manfred Mann's Earth Band - For You
[Intro]
|   Dm|  C   Bb| (x5)
|   Dm|  Gm   Bb6|
|    F|  Fsus4|    F|  Fsus4|
FPrincess cards she Fmaj7/Esends me     Bbwith Cher reDmgards,
Oh, Gmbar-room eyes shine Dmvacancy to Bbsee her you gotta look Chard
FWounded deep in Fmaj7/Ebattle, I stand Bb/Dstuffed like some Csoldier unDm/Adaunted
To her Gmcheshire smile I'll Dmstand on file, she's Bball I ever Cwanted
You let your Bbblue walls C/Bbget in the Fway of these facts, honey
    BbGet your C/Bbcarpet baggers F/Aoff my F/GbackF  
BbGirl give me C/Bbtime to Fcover my tracks
You said,   F/C"Here's your mirror and your Cball and jacks"
But Bb/Cthey're not what I came Cfor
Oh I Bb/Ccame for so much Cmore
And I Bb/Cknow you know that Ctoo
And I Bb/Cknow you know that's Ctrue (I came for yDmou)
  CI cBbame for Dmyou
  CI cBbame for Dmyou
  GmI Bb6came for Dmyou, for Cyou I Fmaj7/Acame for Bbyou
FCrawl into my Fmaj7/Eambulance, your Bbpulse is Cgetting Dmweak
ReGmveal yourself all Dmto me now, while Bbyou've got the strength to Cspeak
'Cause they're Fwaiting for you at Fmaj7/EBellevue     Bb/Dwith their Coxygen Dm/Amasks
But GmI could give it all Dmto you now, if Bbonly you could Cask
Don't Bbcall for your C/Bbsurgeon even Fhe says it's late
It's Bbnot your lungs this C/Bbtime but your F/Aheart holds your F/GfateF  
Don't Bbgive me my Cmoney back, don't Fwant it anymore
F/CIt's not that nursery mouth I cCame back for
It's Bb/Cnot the way you're stretched out Con the floor
I've Bb/Cbroken all your windows and I've Crammed through all your doors
Bb/CWho am I to ask you to Cfight my wars
And Bb/Cyou should know that's Ctrue
Bb/CYou should know that Ctoo (I came for yDmou)
  CI Bbcame for Dmyou
  CI Bbcame for Dmyou
  GmI Bb6came for Dmyou, for Cyou I Fmaj7/Acame for Bbyou
[Solo]
|  Bb/C|    C| (x10)
|    Bb|  F   Ab5| (x2)
|    Bb|    F|
Don't Bbcall for your C/Bbsurgeon even Fhe says it's late
It's Bbnot your lungs this C/Bbtime but your F/Aheart holds your F/GfateF  
Don't Bbgive me my Cmoney back don't Fwant it anymore
F/CIt's not that nursery mouth I cCame back for
It's Bb/Cnot the way you're stretched out Con the floor
I've Bb/Cbroken all your windows and I've Crammed through all your doors
Bb/CWho am I to ask you to Cfight my wars
And Bb/Cyou should know that's Ctrue
Bb/CYou should know that Ctoo (I came for yDmou)
  CI Bbcame for Dmyou
  GmI Bb6came for Dmyou
  CI Bbcame for Dmyou
  CI Bbcame for Dmyou
  GmI Bb6came for Dmyou, for Cyou I Fmaj7/Acame for Bbyou

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For You

by Manfred Mann's Earth Band

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bb6

Fsus4

Fmaj7/E

Bb/D

Dm/A

C/Bb

F/A

F/G

F/C

Bb/C

Fmaj7/A

Ab5

Manfred Mann's Earth Band - For You

[Intro]

Dm C Bb

| | | (x5)

Dm Gm Bb6

| | |

F Fsus4 F Fsus4

| | | | |

F Fmaj7/E Bb C Dm

Princess cards she sends me with her regards,

Gm Dm Bb C

Oh, bar-room eyes shine vacancy to see her you gotta look hard

F Fmaj7/E Bb/D C Dm/A

Wounded deep in battle, I stand stuffed like some soldier undaunted

Gm Dm Bb C

To her cheshire smile I'll stand on file, she's all I ever wanted

Bb C/Bb F

You let your blue walls get in the way of these facts, honey

Bb C/Bb F/A F/G F

Get your carpet baggers off my back

Bb C/Bb F

Girl give me time to cover my tracks

F/C C

You said, "Here's your mirror and your ball and jacks"

Bb/C C

But they're not what I came for

Bb/C C

Oh I came for so much more

Bb/C C

And I know you know that too

Bb/C C Dm

And I know you know that's true (I came for you)

C Bb Dm

I came for you

C Bb Dm

I came for you

Gm Bb6 Dm C Fmaj7/A Bb

I came for you, for you I came for you

F Fmaj7/E Bb C Dm

Crawl into my ambulance, your pulse is getting weak

Gm Dm Bb C

Reveal yourself all to me now, while you've got the strength to speak

F Fmaj7/E Bb/D C Dm/A

'Cause they're waiting for you at Bellevue with their oxygen masks

Gm Dm Bb C

But I could give it all to you now, if only you could ask

Bb C/Bb F

Don't call for your surgeon even he says it's late

Bb C/Bb F/A F/G F

It's not your lungs this time but your heart holds your fate

Bb C F

Don't give me my money back, don't want it anymore

F/C C

It's not that nursery mouth I came back for

Bb/C C

It's not the way you're stretched out on the floor

Bb/C C

I've broken all your windows and I've rammed through all your doors

Bb/C C

Who am I to ask you to fight my wars

Bb/C C

And you should know that's true

Bb/C C Dm

You should know that too (I came for you)

C Bb Dm

I came for you

C Bb Dm

I came for you

Gm Bb6 Dm C Fmaj7/A Bb

I came for you, for you I came for you

[Solo]

Bb/C C

| | | (x10)

Bb F Ab5

| | | (x2)

Bb F

| | |

Bb C/Bb F

Don't call for your surgeon even he says it's late

Bb C/Bb F/A F/G F

It's not your lungs this time but your heart holds your fate

Bb C F

Don't give me my money back don't want it anymore

F/C C

It's not that nursery mouth I came back for

Bb/C C

It's not the way you're stretched out on the floor

Bb/C C

I've broken all your windows and I've rammed through all your doors

Bb/C C

Who am I to ask you to fight my wars

Bb/C C

And you should know that's true

Bb/C C Dm

You should know that too (I came for you)

C Bb Dm

I came for you

Gm Bb6 Dm

I came for you

C Bb Dm

I came for you

C Bb Dm

I came for you

Gm Bb6 Dm C Fmaj7/A Bb

I came for you, for you I came for you

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