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A Song For You - Willie Nelson cover of the Leon Russell song
EmI've been so many places Bin my life and time
GI've sung a lot of songs, Em/C#I've made some bad rhyme
CI've acted out my life in Bmstages with Amten thousand people Bmwatching
AmBut we're alBmone now
And I'm Csinging this song for Gyou
EmI know your image of me Bis what I hope to be
GI treated you unkindly Em/C#but darling can't you see
CThere's no one more important Bmto me
AmBaby can't you please Bmsee through me
AmCause we're alBmone now 
And I'm Csinging this song for Gyou
EmYou taught me precious Bsecrets of the
GTruth, withholding Em/C#nothing
CYou came out in Dfront when I was Ghiding
BmBut nEmow I'm so much Bbetter and if
GMy words don't come Em/C#together
CListen to the Bmmelody cause my lAmove is in there Dhiding
EmI love you in a place where Bthere's no space or time
GI love you for my life Em/C#you're a friend of mine
CAnd when my life is Bmover
AmRemebmer when we were Bmtogether Amwe were aloBmne
And I was Csinging this song for Gyou
AmWe were Bmalone and I was sCinging this song for Gyou

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A Song For You

by Willie Nelson

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Em/C#

A Song For You - Willie Nelson cover of the Leon Russell song

Em B

I've been so many places in my life and time

G Em/C#

I've sung a lot of songs, I've made some bad rhyme

C Bm Am Bm

I've acted out my life in stages with ten thousand people watching

Am Bm

But we're alone now

C G

And I'm singing this song for you

Em B

I know your image of me is what I hope to be

G Em/C#

I treated you unkindly but darling can't you see

C Bm

There's no one more important to me

Am Bm

Baby can't you please see through me

Am Bm

Cause we're alone now

C G

And I'm singing this song for you

Em B

You taught me precious secrets of the

G Em/C#

Truth, withholding nothing

C D G

You came out in front when I was hiding

Bm Em B

But now I'm so much better and if

G Em/C#

My words don't come together

C Bm Am D

Listen to the melody cause my love is in there hiding

Em B

I love you in a place where there's no space or time

G Em/C#

I love you for my life you're a friend of mine

C Bm

And when my life is over

Am Bm Am Bm

Remebmer when we were together we were alone

C G

And I was singing this song for you

Am Bm C G

We were alone and I was singing this song for you

About A Song For You Chords by Willie Nelson

Learn how to play A Song For You by Willie Nelson with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “A Song For You chords”, “A Song For You guitar chords”, or “Willie Nelson A Song For You chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy A Song For You chords and for experienced players who want accurate A Song For You lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, Em, B, G, Em/C#, C.

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