Carpenters – A Song For You
Performed by |
Carpenters |
Release Year |
1972 |
Suggested Capo |
Fret 5 |
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Carpenters – A Song For You
Key: D
Minor
BPM: ♩ = 65
Time: 4/4
|Dm |A/C# | I've been so many places in my life and time |F/C |Bm7b5 | I've sung a lot of songs I've made some bad rhyme |Bb Am7 |Gm7 Am7 | I've acted out my love in stages, with ten thousand people watching |Bb Bb/C |Bb/C - F 4eA/C# | But we're alone now and I'm singing this song for you |Dm |A/C# | I know your image of me is what I hope to be |F/C |Bm7b5 | I've treated you unkindly but darling can't you see |Bb Am7 |Gm7 Am7 | There's no one more important to me, daring can't you please see through me |Bb Bb/C |24Bb/C |44F - - C/E | Cause we're alone now and I'm singing this song for you |Dm A/C# |F/C Bm7b5 | You taught me precious secrets of the truth withholding nothing |Bb - Csus4 C |F - - C/E | You came out in front and I was hiding |Dm A/C# |F/C Bm7b5 | But now I'm so much better and if my words don't come together |Bb Am7 |24Gm7 G/B |44C |C | Listen to the melody cause my love is in there hiding |Dm |A/C# | I love you in place where there's no space or time |F/C |Bm7b5 | I love you for in my life you are a friend of mine |Bb Am7 |Gm7 |Am7 | And when my life is over remember when we were together |Bb Bb/C |24Bb/C |44F - - 4nC/E | We were alone and I was singing this song for you |Dm |A/C# |F/C |Bm7b5 | |Bb Am7 |Gm7 Am7 |Bb Bb/C |Bb/C - F 4nC/E | |Dm |A/C# |F/C |Bm7b5 | |Bb Am7 |Gm7 Am7 |Bb Bb/C |24Bb/C | |44F - - 4nC/E | |Dm A/C# |F/C Bm7b5 | You taught me precious secrets of the truth withholding nothing |Bb - Csus4 C |F - - C/E | You came out in front and I was hiding |Dm A/C# |F/C Bm7b5 | But now I'm so much better and if my words don't come together |Bb Am7 |24Gm7 G/B |44C |C | Listen to the melody cause my love is in there hiding |Dm |A/C# | I love you in place where there's no space or time |F/C |Bm7b5 | I love you for in my life you are a friend of mine |Bb Am7 |Gm7 |Am7 | And when my life is over remember when we were together |Bb Bb/C |Bb/C F | We were alone and I was singing this song for you |Bb Bb/C |Bb/C |F | We were alone and I was singing this song for you |F |F |