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                             For you only - Trading Yesterday
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Tabbed by: kerk12 (same on Steam)
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning: 1 Whole Step Down [D,G,C,F,A,D] (All chords are relative to the tuning)
NOTE: You can also play this in Drop D. Just transpose the song 2 half-steps down and you're good to go ;).
An awesome song by an awesome band. Really sentimental, the lyrics are perfect and it is really simple.
[Chords used]:
D|--Em-0---|---D2---|---C0---|---Bm2---|
A|---0---|---3---|---1---|---3---|
F|---0---|---2---|---0---|---4---|
C|---2---|---0---|---2---|---4---|
G|---2---|---x---|---3---|---2---|
D|---0---|---x---|---x---|---x---|
[Intro]:
    Em  DBlinding Cdarkness surrDounds me
     EmAnd I am Dreaching Cfor you Donly
     EmThis Dhopelessness that dCrowns Dall that I beliEmeve
DWill be the Cone thing that DI need
    Em  DFor you only
[Verse 1]:
EmThere's a Dhunger it's Cslowly grDowing
    EmChasing Dshadows but Cnever knDowing
    EmIf Dall that I have Cdone
    Is Dkeeping me from you
    EmThan Dcan the arms of Cmercy bring the rDescue
    EmTo retDurn to you
[Chorus 1]:
But EmI    C'm so Dfar  (Bmso far)
But EmI    C'm so Dfar  (Bmso far)
So far from EmhomeC  
So far   Dfrom home
     Bm  Em~~~
So far
[Interlude]:
Em, D, C, D  
[Verse 2]:
    EmKeep on rDunning fCarther, fDaster
    EmAnd keep on sDearching for thCis haunting Dhas an answer
    EmAnd, DI know you will fCind me in Dorbit
    EmFor I aDm breathing Conly fDor this
    CFDor you only
    CFDor you only
    CFDor you
[Chorus 2]:
But EmI    C'm so Dfar  (Bmso far)
But EmI    C'm so Dfar  (Bmso far)   
    BmSo far from hEmomeC  D  
    BmSo far from Emhome,      CyeDah 
    BmI am so Emfar, so fCarD  
    BmSo far from Emhome.C  
    So far   Dfrom homeBm  
[Outro]:
Em, C, D,  Bm(x3)
End on Em.
further help with anything. I'll be happy to assist :D.

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For You Only

by Trading Yesterday

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For you only - Trading Yesterday

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tabbed by: kerk12 (same on Steam)

E-mail: [email protected]

Tuning: 1 Whole Step Down [D,G,C,F,A,D] (All chords are relative to the tuning)

NOTE: You can also play this in Drop D. Just transpose the song 2 half-steps down and you're good to go ;).

An awesome song by an awesome band. Really sentimental, the lyrics are perfect and it is really simple.

[Chords used]:

Em D C Bm

D|---0---|---2---|---0---|---2---|

A|---0---|---3---|---1---|---3---|

F|---0---|---2---|---0---|---4---|

C|---2---|---0---|---2---|---4---|

G|---2---|---x---|---3---|---2---|

D|---0---|---x---|---x---|---x---|

[Intro]:

Em D C D

Blinding darkness surrounds me

Em D C D

And I am reaching for you only

Em D C D Em

This hopelessness that drowns all that I believe

D C D

Will be the one thing that I need

Em D

For you only

[Verse 1]:

Em D C D

There's a hunger it's slowly growing

Em D C D

Chasing shadows but never knowing

Em D C

If all that I have done

Is keeping me from you

Em D C D

Than can the arms of mercy bring the rescue

Em D

To return to you

[Chorus 1]:

Em C D Bm

But I 'm so far (so far)

Em C D Bm

But I 'm so far (so far)

Em C

So far from home

Bm Em

~~~

So far

[Interlude]:

Em D C D

, , ,

[Verse 2]:

Em D C D

Keep on running farther, faster

Em D C D

And keep on searching for this haunting has an answer

Em D C D

And, I know you will find me in orbit

Em D C D

For I am breathing only for this

C D

For you only

C D

For you only

C D

For you

[Chorus 2]:

Em C D Bm

But I 'm so far (so far)

Em C D Bm

But I 'm so far (so far)

Bm Em C D

So far from home

Bm Em C D

So far from home, yeah

Bm Em C D

I am so far, so far

Bm Em C

So far from home.

D Bm

So far from home

[Outro]:

Em C D Bm

, , , (x3)

End on Em.

further help with anything. I'll be happy to assist :D.

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