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For Today
Jessica Lea Mayfield
(from White Lies, and With Blasphemy So Heartfelt)
Capo 4th Fret (actual key=B)
Intro:
G  C  G  C
Verse 1:
GI was walking, with your Cleft hand in my back pocket,
Gand I stared at the sky, while you kCissed me.
Gand you were running away, Caway from everything.
Gand I stayed behind, so Cyou'd miss me.
DAnd while these Dsus4words will sound so Csweet.
Chorus:
I Gcould care less about you, Ccare less about you,
Gand I love the sound Cof you walking away.
and I can, Gsee clearer, and I'm Cgetting closer
to Gfinding out just who I am Cwithout you in the way.            
So Dhold meDsus4...... Dbut Conly..... for Gtoday.
Break:
C G C
Verse 2:
GDespite my best ambition, I Cget into the worse situations
Gbut here I am, a crystal Cclean,
and Gon the nights so lonely, Cthe words I say to you are phony, 
Gbecause there's nothing left to Csay.
Dand though you saDsus4y you can't Clive without me
Dand every single Dsus4night you tChink about me.
Chorus:
I Gcould care less about you, Ccare less about you,
Gand I love the sound Cof you walking away.
and I can, Gsee clearer, and I'm Cgetting closer
to Gfinding out just who I am Cwithout you in the way.            
So Dhold meDsus4...... Dbut Conly..... for Gtoday.
Outro:
C  G  C  G
Notes:
G: 320033
C: x32010 or Cadd9: 0x32033
D: xx0232
Dsus4: xx0233  (you can also substitute a slide to G/D: xx0787)
All chords are played for one four beat measure each, the
D/Dsus4/D section is one four beat measure.  Listen to the
song to figure out the exact relationship between the
chord changes and lyrics.
The D section also sounds good Neil Young style: 
D:xx0232,Dsus4:xx0233,D:xx0232,Dsus2:xx0230,Dadd9:xx0030
If your trying to play along with the Avett Brothers' YouTube
video it put the Capo on the first fret (actual key=Ab)

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For Today

by Jessica Lea Mayfield

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

Cadd9

Dsus2

Dadd9

For Today

Jessica Lea Mayfield

(from White Lies, and With Blasphemy So Heartfelt)

Capo 4th Fret (actual key=B)

Intro:

G C G C

Verse 1:

G C

I was walking, with your left hand in my back pocket,

G C

and I stared at the sky, while you kissed me.

G C

and you were running away, away from everything.

G C

and I stayed behind, so you'd miss me.

D Dsus4 C

And while these words will sound so sweet.

Chorus:

G C

I could care less about you, care less about you,

G C

and I love the sound of you walking away.

G C

and I can, see clearer, and I'm getting closer

G C

to finding out just who I am without you in the way.

D Dsus4 D C G

So hold me...... but only..... for today.

Break:

C G C

Verse 2:

G C

Despite my best ambition, I get into the worse situations

G C

but here I am, a crystal clean,

G C

and on the nights so lonely, the words I say to you are phony,

G C

because there's nothing left to say.

D Dsus4 C

and though you say you can't live without me

D Dsus4 C

and every single night you think about me.

Chorus:

G C

I could care less about you, care less about you,

G C

and I love the sound of you walking away.

G C

and I can, see clearer, and I'm getting closer

G C

to finding out just who I am without you in the way.

D Dsus4 D C G

So hold me...... but only..... for today.

Outro:

C G C G

Notes:

: 320033

C Cadd9

: x32010 or : 0x32033

: xx0232

Dsus4: xx0233 (you can also substitute a slide to G/D: xx0787)

All chords are played for one four beat measure each, the

D/Dsus4/D section is one four beat measure. Listen to the

song to figure out the exact relationship between the

chord changes and lyrics.

The D section also sounds good Neil Young style:

D Dsus4 D Dsus2 Dadd9

:xx0232,:xx0233,:xx0232,:xx0230,:xx0030

If your trying to play along with the Avett Brothers' YouTube

video it put the Capo on the first fret (actual key=Ab)

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