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Carpenters - A Song For You Chords

Chord reference A, E, C, Am, F, Em, Dm, G
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Am]I’ve been so many places [E]in my life and time [C]I’ve sung a lot of songs, [Am]I’ve [202210]made some bad rhyme [F]I’ve acted out my life [Em]in stages with [Dm]ten thousand people [Em]watching [Dm]But we’re [Em]alone now, and I’m [F]singing this song for [C]you

[Am]I know your image of me [E]is what I hope to be [C]I treated you unkindly [Am]but darling can’t you see [F]There’s no one more important [Em]to me [Dm]Baby can’t you please [Em]see through me [Dm]’Cause we’re [Em]alone now And I’m [F]singing this song for [C]you

[Am]You taught me precious [E]secrets of the [C]Truth, withholding [Am]nothing [F]You came out in [G]front when I was [C]hiding [Em]But [Am]now I’m so much [E]better and if [C]My words don’t come [Am]together [F]Listen to the [Em]melody cause my [Dm]love is in there [G]hiding

[Am]I love you in a place where [E]there’s no space or time [C]I love you for my life [Am]you’re a friend of mine [F]And when my life is [Em]over [Dm]Remember when we were [Em]together [Dm]we were [Em]alone And I was [F]singing this song for [C]you

[Dm]We were [Em]alone and I was [F]singing this song for [C]you

Artist Carpenters
Album A Song for You
Genres Pop, Soft Rock
Year 1972
Key Aö

How to Play A Song For You on Guitar?

Carpenters - A Song For You can be played in the key of Aö using the A, E, C, Am, F, Em, Dm, G chords.

  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play A Song For You with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.