• Song:

    For You

  • Artist:

    John Denver

  • Album:

    The Unplugged Collectio...

Minstrel71@yahoo.com(Stephen Mabry)August 24,2001
I was searching and noticed there was not a
listing for this song. So I sat down and figured it out.
Transcribed from it's piano arrangment to guitar.

For You
Words and music by John Denver

Intro

    C                 C                 C
E---------------------------------------------------------]
B---1--------1---1----1--------1---1----1--------1---1----]
G--------0---------0-------0---------0-------0----------0-]
D------2---2---2---------2---2---2---------2---2---2------]
A---3-----------------3-----------------3-----------------]
E---------------------------------------------------------]

Verses

    C                 Am                F
E---------------------------------------------------------]
B---1--------1---1----1--------1---1----1--------1---1----]
G--------0---------0-------2---------2-------2----------2-]
D------2---2---2---------2---2---2------3--3---3---3------]
A---3-----------------0-----------------3-----------------]
E---------------------------------------------------------]

    Dm                G                 C
E---------------------------------------------------------]
B---6--------6---6----3-----------------1--------1---1----]
G--------7---------7-----------4---4---------0----------0-]
D------7---7---7-----------5---------5-----2---2---2------]
A---5--------------------5---5---5------3-----------------]
E---------------------3-----------------------------------]

Chorus

    C                 Am       F    G     Repeat: 2 times       
E---------------------0----0---1----3----------------------]--]
B---1--------1---1----1--------1----3----------------------]--]
G--------0---------0--2----2---2----4----------------------]--]
D------2---2---2------2--2---2-3----5----------------------]--]
A---3-----------------0--------3----5----------------------]--]
E------------------------------1----3----------------------]--]

    C                 G        F    E    D   C
E---------------------3--------1----0----2--------------------]
B---1--------1---1----3--------1----0----3---1--------1---1---]
G--------0---------0--4----4---4----1----2--------0---------0-]
D------2---2---2------5--5---5-3----2----0------2---2---2-----]
A---3-----------------5--------3----2--------3----------------]
E---------------------3--------1----0-------------------------]

Intro: C C C

Verse 1

C                           
Just a look in your eyes again
Am                    F     Dm             
Just to lay in your arms
                    G                       C
Just to be the first one always there for you
C                      C         Am
Just to live in your laughter
                       F
Just to sing in your heart
Dm                       G                    C
Just to be everyone of your dreams come true

Verse 2

C                      C
Just to sit by your window
Am                    F       Dm
Just to touch in the night
                      G              C
Just to offer a prayer each day for you
C                  C           Am
Just to long for your kisses
                      F
Just to dream of your sighs
Dm                      G                   C    C
Just to know that I'd give my life for you

Chorus

C                        Am   *F *G
For you for the rest of my life
C                        Am   *F *G
For you all the best of my life
C             G    *F *E *D   C                       
For you alone, only for you

Verse 3

C                   C
Just to wake up each morning
Am                 F       Dm
Just to you by my side
                       G                       C
Just to know that you're never really far away
C                   C       Am
Just a reason for living
                F
Just to say I adore
Dm                       G                         C   C                      
Just to know that you're here in my heart to stay

Chorus

C                        Am   *F *G
For you for the rest of my life
C                        Am   *F *G
For you all the best of my life
C             G    *F *E *D   C
For you alone, only for you

C Am F Dm G C C+

Outro verse

Refrain                   C
Just the words of a love song
Am                   F     Dm
Just the beat of my heart
                       G                    C  C+
Just the pledge of my life, my love, for you


Notes: * bass note or one strum, you choose
Notes: + add extra notes, high octave scale run

(Piano notes for C played Arrpegio: CGEGCBGE, low to high)
Would have to use alternate tuning (perhaps open C)to play 
exact note run from piano, don't have the low C on guitar,
this is not an exact transcription.
Check-out my Edie Brickell posting for "Circle"
And my Kate Wolf postings.
Comments, questions, corrections. Copper shines like Arizona
gold. 
E-mail me at minstrel71@yahoo.com
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