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For Your Babies
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Step 1 / 69Position: 3
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
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Standard tuning Amaj7= x02120
Bm7/A= x04432
INTRO Dm/ A= x00765
A Amaj7 Bm7/A Dm/A
e|---------------------5--0h1p0------------------------------------------|
B|---5-5--3/5-5--3p2h3----------3---0-2----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------2--------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE1
A C#m/ G# C#m/ G#= 446650
You’ve got that look again Aadd9 = 577600
The Bmone I hoped I had Dmwhen I was a lad
A C#m/G#
Your face is just beaming
Your Bmsmile got me boasting, my Dmpulse roller coastering
A C#m/G#
Anyway the four winds that blow
BmThey’re gonna send me Dmsailing home to you
A C#m/G#
Or I’ll fly with the force of a rainbow
Bm Dm Aadd9...
The dream of gold will be waiting in your eyes
CHORUS
...C#m/ G# F#m Bm F#m7= 244220
You know I’d do most anything you want
Aadd9 C#m/ G# F#m B7
Hey I, I try to give you everything you need
I can Dmsee that it gets to you
Aadd9I don’t believe in F#m7many things
B7 Dm A...
But in you I do
INTERLUDE
... A C#m/ G# Bm7 Dm
e|---------------------5--0h1p0------------------------------------------|
B|---5-5--3/5-5--3p2h3----------3----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------2--------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE2
A C#m/G#
Her faith is amazing
The Bmpain that she goes through conDmtained in the hope for you
A C#m/G#
Your whole world has changed
The Bmyears spent before seem more Dmcloudy than blue
A C#m/G#
In many ways your baby’s controlling
BmWhen you haven’t laid Dmdown for days
A C#m/G#
For the poor no time to be thinking
BmThey’re too busy Dmfinding ways
CHORUS
Aadd9 C#m/ G# F#m Bm
And I, You know I’d do most anything you want
Aadd9 C#m/ G# F#m B7
Hey I, I try to give you everything you need
I’ll Dmsee that it gets to you
Aadd9I don’t believe in F#m7many things
B7 Dm A...
But in you I do
INTERLUDE/SOLO
...C#m/ G# Bm Dm A C#m/ G# Bm
e|---7h9-7-5-7-9-9-0----0h1-0-----0-------------7h9-7-5-7--10/12-12------|
B|-5-5---5-5-5-5-5------------3-----0h2-2~~-------------------------10---|
G|--------------------2---------2----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Dm Aadd9...
e|-10/12-10--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10/12-10-10/12-10-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------10/12-10---9/10--9-------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------11/12-11-------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS
... Aadd9 C#m/ G# F#m Bm
Hey I, You know I’d do most anything you want
Aadd9 C#m/ G# F#m B7
Every day I, I try to give you everything you need
We’ll Dmalways be there for you
Aadd9I don’t believe in F#m7many things
But in B7youDm
Aadd9I don’t believe in F#m7many things
But in B7youDm
Aadd9I don’t believe in F#m7many things
But B7you, DmI Ado.
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For Your Babies
by Simply Red
Chords in this song · guitar
Amaj7
Bm7/A
Dm
A
C#m
G#
Bm
Aadd9
F#m
F#m7
B7
Bm7
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Amaj7
Standard tuning = x02120
Bm7/A
= x04432
Dm A
INTRO / = x00765
A Amaj7 Bm7/A Dm A
/
e|---------------------5--0h1p0------------------------------------------|
B|---5-5--3/5-5--3p2h3----------3---0-2----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------2--------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE1
A C#m G# C#m G#
/ / = 446650
You’ve got that look again Aadd9 = 577600
Bm Dm
The one I hoped I had when I was a lad
A C#m G#
/
Your face is just beaming
Bm Dm
Your smile got me boasting, my pulse roller coastering
A C#m G#
/
Anyway the four winds that blow
Bm Dm
They’re gonna send me sailing home to you
A C#m G#
/
Or I’ll fly with the force of a rainbow
Bm Dm Aadd9
...
The dream of gold will be waiting in your eyes
CHORUS
C#m G# F#m Bm F#m7
.../ = 244220
You know I’d do most anything you want
Aadd9 C#m G# F#m B7
/
Hey I, I try to give you everything you need
Dm
I can see that it gets to you
Aadd9 F#m7
I don’t believe in many things
B7 Dm A
...
But in you I do
INTERLUDE
A C#m G# Bm7 Dm
... /
e|---------------------5--0h1p0------------------------------------------|
B|---5-5--3/5-5--3p2h3----------3----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------2--------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE2
A C#m G#
/
Her faith is amazing
Bm Dm
The pain that she goes through contained in the hope for you
A C#m G#
/
Your whole world has changed
Bm Dm
The years spent before seem more cloudy than blue
A C#m G#
/
In many ways your baby’s controlling
Bm Dm
When you haven’t laid down for days
A C#m G#
/
For the poor no time to be thinking
Bm Dm
They’re too busy finding ways
CHORUS
Aadd9 C#m G# F#m Bm
/
And I, You know I’d do most anything you want
Aadd9 C#m G# F#m B7
/
Hey I, I try to give you everything you need
Dm
I’ll see that it gets to you
Aadd9 F#m7
I don’t believe in many things
B7 Dm A
...
But in you I do
INTERLUDE/SOLO
C#m G# Bm Dm A C#m G# Bm
.../ /
e|---7h9-7-5-7-9-9-0----0h1-0-----0-------------7h9-7-5-7--10/12-12------|
B|-5-5---5-5-5-5-5------------3-----0h2-2~~-------------------------10---|
G|--------------------2---------2----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Dm Aadd9
...
e|-10/12-10--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10/12-10-10/12-10-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------10/12-10---9/10--9-------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------11/12-11-------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS
Aadd9 C#m G# F#m Bm
... /
Hey I, You know I’d do most anything you want
Aadd9 C#m G# F#m B7
/
Every day I, I try to give you everything you need
Dm
We’ll always be there for you
Aadd9 F#m7
I don’t believe in many things
B7 Dm
But in you
Aadd9 F#m7
I don’t believe in many things
B7 Dm
But in you
Aadd9 F#m7
I don’t believe in many things
B7 Dm A
But you, I do.
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