For You 4/4 Johnny Cash with Dave Matthews From We Were Soldiers Standard Tuning Intro: 12 bars - first 4 drums only C / G / - I will drink the / cup, / C / F / - The poison over - / flowing, / C / G / - I will lift you / up, / C / F / - Watch over where you're / going, / C / G / - The first one in, / - the last one gone, / C / F - I'll be the rock to / stand upon, / C / G / F / / For / you - / ou , for / you - / ou, / C / G / - My spirit / aches, / and C / / F / I can't / stop this river / flowing, / - and C / G Here I / take, C / G / F / - Each labored / breath I draw un - / knowing, / C / G - That this could be my life / - my final hour, / C / G - F But / faith and hope and love give / me the power. / C / G / F / / For / you - / ou, for / you - / ou, / (SPOKEN) C / G - - - Yea though I / walk through the valley, C - / F / C - Of the shadow of / death, I will fear no / evil, C / F / / F - C / - For You are / with me, / / - - You are with me. / C / G / / - I'll be / your salv - / ation, / C / F / - Though the storms sur- / round me, / C / G / - There under / no conditions, / C / F - Lay my body / down, C / G - In the / wake will abandon, C / F - Willing sacri - / fice. C / G / - I'll walk / through the / canyon, C / F / - Bring the shadows / light, / / C / G / F / / For / you - / ou , for / you - / ou, / C / G / - I will drink the / cup, / C / F / - The poison over - / flowing, / C / G / - I will lift you / up, / C / F / - Watch over where you're / going, / C / G / - The first one in, / - the last one gone, / C / F / - I'll be the rock to / stand upon, / C / G / - The first one in, / - the last one gone, / C / F / - I'll be the rock / - to stand upon, / / C / G / F / / For / you - / ou , for / you - / ou, / / C / G / / F / / For / you - / ou , / for / you, - / ou. / (Drop an octave) / C / For / you - / ou. Fade