INTRO: C5 - G5 - C5 - G5 
 
             C5                   F5       C5 
Her name was Stella, and she was old and gray 
              G5           C5 
She had rusty strings and keys 
                          F5       C5 
And to tune her it took a pair of pliers 
            G5     C5 
And lots of elbow grease  

 
    F5                  C5 
She awakened me to the melody 
         F5            C5         F5 C5 F5 
Like the light from a brand new dawn 
          C5      F5 
From that moment on 
C5                  G5           C5 
It was all for the sake of the song 
 

             C5               F5         C5 
Her name was Maggie, she had eyes like fire  
                G5         C5 
That burned for me in the dark 
                      F5    C5 
All she wanted was my very soul 
                  G5            C5 
And all she could take from my heart 
 

F5                   C5 
But to her dismay a choice was made 
F5             C5        F5 C5 F5 
And when that deed was done 
    C5                F5 
She turned and I was gone 
C5                  G5           C5 
It was all for the sake of the song 
C5                       F5       G5             C5 
And for the sake of the song, I walked my own road 
                    F5             G5          C5 
For the sake of the song, not for silver and gold 
                   F5                G5       C5 
Some may think I?m wrong, but in my heart I know 
               F5                         G5           C5 
I?ve known all along, it was all for the sake of the song  
 

             C5                  F5         C5 
Her name was Laura, and she was pure like crystal 
        G5            C5 
Shinin' alone on the shelf 
                             F5        C5 
And from the moment that her eyes met mine 
                       G5     C5 
I knew there could be nobody else 
 

        F5                             C5 
Kindred souls singin? free in perfect harmony 
    F5           C5      F5 C5 F5 
Two hearts beat now as one 
              C5      F5 
The road goes on and on 
         C5           G5           C5         
And it?s all for the sake of the song 
C5                       F5       G5             C5 
And for the sake of the song, I walked my own road 
                    F5             G5          C5 
For the sake of the song, not for silver and gold 
                   F5                G5       C5 
Some may think I?m wrong, but in my heart I know 
               F5                         G5           C5 
I?ve known all along, it was all for the sake of the song  
 

            C5 
Her name is Stella