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AFor Dwhose Esake, Afor Dwhose Esake
Did F#mI  deBmliver Csighs of love and vows forever
AFor Dwhose Esake, Afor Dwhose Esake
Did F#mI learn Bmreal from Amtrue?
AmFast B/Atimes, Amwhat a scene you B/Aleft behind
AmSkins B/Ashed and Ambitter morsels B/Asaid
And CnoGw you Dmshine your little CstGar
And Dmdid you come so CfaGr
Are Dmyou who you think CyoGu are?
For whose sake, for whose sake
Did I endeavour, pledge myself forever
For whose sake, for whose sake
I F#mknow your Bmsigns F#mand I know your Bmlines
But I don’t know AyouA/F#  A/E  
                A   A/F#                A/E    A  A/ F#  A/E  
I don’t know you,         I don’t know you

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For Whose Sake

by Richard Thompson

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F#m

B/A

A/F#

A/E

A D E A D E

For whose sake, for whose sake

F#m Bm C

Did I deliver sighs of love and vows forever

A D E A D E

For whose sake, for whose sake

F#m Bm Am

Did I learn real from true?

Am B/A Am B/A

Fast times, what a scene you left behind

Am B/A Am B/A

Skins shed and bitter morsels said

C G Dm C G

And now you shine your little star

Dm C G

And did you come so far

Dm C G

Are you who you think you are?

For whose sake, for whose sake

Did I endeavour, pledge myself forever

For whose sake, for whose sake

F#m Bm F#m Bm

I know your signs and I know your lines

A A/F# A/E

But I don’t know you

A A/F# A/E A A F# A E

/ /

I don’t know you, I don’t know you

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