{"id":32,"date":"2021-05-10T00:23:01","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T00:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=32"},"modified":"2026-02-16T21:04:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T21:04:30","slug":"a-song-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/a-song-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"A Song for You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">by Leon Russell\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HeHiio1sTTI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/robertandrews.net\/images\/youtube.png\" width=\"30\" align=\"right\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5brzS034jdQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/robertandrews.net\/images\/youtube.png\" width=\"30\" align=\"right\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <input type='hidden' bg_collapse_expand='69ea79b43f6843039812712' value='69ea79b43f6843039812712'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-more-text-69ea79b43f6843039812712' value='Show More'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-less-text-69ea79b43f6843039812712' value='Show Less'><button id='bg-showmore-action-69ea79b43f6843039812712' class='bg-showmore-plg-button bg-orange-button  '   style=\" color:#4a4949;\">Show More<\/button><div id='bg-showmore-hidden-69ea79b43f6843039812712' ><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Russell wrote this song for the singer Rita Coolidge, whom he was dating at the time. They met in the late &#8217;60s when Russell was one of the top session piano players and Coolidge was getting started as a singer. Russell wrote a song called <em>Delta Lady<\/em> about her that Joe Cocker recorded in 1969. She was again his muse on <em>A Song For You<\/em>, which finds him singing about their deep connection when they are alone. It&#8217;s a very intimate love song that hits hard with a line in the last verse: <em>&#8220;I love you in a place where there&#8217;s no space or time.&#8221;<\/em> Coolidge called it &#8220;The most beautiful song ever written.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><code class=\"yqhFQ\"><\/code><\/span><\/p>\n<pre class=\"tK8GG Ty_RP\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span class=\"y68er\">[Verse 1]\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">[Dm] I've been so many places in my [A7] life and time, <\/span><span class=\"y68er\">[F] I've sung a lot of songs, I've made some [Dm] bad rhyme,\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">I've [A#] acted out my love in [Am] stages, with [Gm] ten thousand people [Am] watching, <\/span><span class=\"y68er\">[Gm] but we're alone [Am] now, and I'm [A#] singing this song to you. [F] \r\n<\/span> \r\n<span class=\"y68er\">[Verse 2]\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">[Dm] I know your image of me is [A7] what I hope to be,\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">[F] I treated you unkindly, but [G] darlin' can't you see,\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">There's [A#] no one more important [Am] to me, [Gm] darlin' can't you please see [Am] through me,\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">[Gm] Cus we're alone [Am] now and I'm singing [A#] this song to you. [F] \r\n<\/span> \r\n \r\n<span class=\"y68er\">[Verse 3]\r\n<\/span> \r\n<span class=\"y68er\"><span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"Dm\">Dm<\/span>                     <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">A<\/span>                 <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"F\">F<\/span>                   <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">G<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">You [Dm] taught me precious [A7] secrets of the truth withholding nothing,\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\"><span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A#\">A#<\/span>                               <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"C\">C<\/span>     <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"F\">F<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">   You came out in front and I was hiding,\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">    <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"Dm\">Dm<\/span>              <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">A<\/span>              <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"F\">F<\/span>                      <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">G<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">But now I'm so much better, and if my words don't come together,\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\"><span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A#\">A#<\/span>                <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"Am\">Am<\/span>               <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"Gm\">Gm<\/span>              <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"C\">C<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">    Listen to the melody, cause my love's in there hiding.\r\n<\/span> \r\n \r\n<span class=\"y68er\">[Instrumental 1]\r\n<\/span> \r\n<span class=\"y68er\">(Descending Cascade in Dm (Harmonic Minor) 2 measures)\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">Line:  <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"D\">D<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A#\">A#<\/span> , <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"C#\">C#<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">A<\/span> , <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A#\">A#<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">G<\/span> , <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">A<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"F\">F<\/span> , <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">G<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">E<\/span> , <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"F\">F<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"D\">D<\/span> , <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">E<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"C#\">C#<\/span> , repeat all the way down to    <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">A<\/span>\r\n<\/span> \r\n \r\n<span class=\"y68er\">[Verse 4]\r\n<\/span> \r\n<span class=\"y68er\"><span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"Dm\">Dm<\/span>                                        <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">A<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">   I love you in a place where there's no space and time,\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\"><span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"F\">F<\/span>                                      <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">G<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">   I love you for my life, you are a friend of mine,\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\"><span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A#\">A#<\/span>                     <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"Am\">Am<\/span>      <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"Gm\">Gm<\/span>                    <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"Am\">Am<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">   And when my life is over, remember when we were together,\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\"><span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"Gm\">Gm<\/span>               <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"Am\">Am<\/span>                <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A#\">A#<\/span>               <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"F\">F<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">   We were alone and I was singing this song to you.\r\n<\/span> \r\n \r\n<span class=\"y68er\">[Instrumental 2]\r\n<\/span> \r\n<span class=\"y68er\"><span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"D#\">D#<\/span>         <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"Dm\">Dm<\/span>           (Line:  <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"D#\">D#<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"D\">D<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"C\">C<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A#\">A#<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">A<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">G<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"F#\">F#<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"D#\">D#<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"D\">D<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"C\">C<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A#\">A#<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">A<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">G<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"F#\">F#<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">G<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">A<\/span>)\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\"><span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"Gm\">Gm<\/span>         <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"D#m75\">D#m75<\/span>          <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">A<\/span>\r\n<\/span> \r\n \r\n<span class=\"y68er\">[Verse 5]\r\n<\/span> \r\n<span class=\"y68er\"><span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"Dm\">Dm<\/span>                                        <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">A<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">  But I love you in a place where there's no space and time,\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\"><span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"F\">F<\/span>                                      <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">G<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">   I love you for my life, you are a friend of mine,\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\"><span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A#\">A#<\/span>                     <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"Am\">Am<\/span>      <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"Gm\">Gm<\/span>                    <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"Am\">Am<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">   And when my life is over, remember when we were together,\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\"><span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"Gm\">Gm<\/span>               <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"Am\">Am<\/span>                <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A#\">A#<\/span>               <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"F\">F<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">   We were alone and I was singing this song to you.\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\"><span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"Gm\">Gm<\/span>               <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"Am\">Am<\/span>                <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A#\">A#<\/span>               <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"F\">F<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">   We were alone and I was singing this song to you.\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\"><span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"Gm\">Gm<\/span>               <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"Am\">Am<\/span>                <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"D#\">D#<\/span>           <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A#\">A#<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">   We were alone and I was singing my song\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">                      <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"F\">F<\/span>   <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A#\">A#<\/span>     <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"F\">F<\/span>     <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"C\">C<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">singing this song to you.\r\n<\/span> \r\n<\/span><\/pre>\n<pre class=\"xNWlr hjutX PBFx0\" style=\"font-size: 13px;\">(Starts with descending cascade in Dm (Harmonic Minor) 4 measures)\r\nLine: Major 3rds starting on Bb slip a half step down\r\n \r\n \r\n[Verse 1]\r\n \r\nDm                                A7\/C#\r\n   I've been so many places in my life and time,\r\nF\/C                                               G7\/B\r\n   I've sung a lot of songs, I've made some bad rhyme,\r\n     Bb                   Am7          Gm7                 Am7\r\nI've acted out my love in stages, with ten thousand people watching,\r\nGm7                Am7          Bb                       F\r\n   but we're alone now, and I'm singing this song to you.\r\n \r\n \r\n[Verse 2]\r\n \r\nDm                         A7\/C#\r\nI know your image of me is what I hope to be,\r\nF\/C                              G7\/B\r\n   I treated you unkindly, but darlin' can't you see,\r\n        Bb                    Am7    Gm7                          Am7\r\nThere's no one more important to me, darlin' can't you please see through me,\r\nGm7                Am7                 Bb               F\r\n   Cus we're alone now and I'm singing this song to you.\r\n \r\n \r\n[Verse 3]\r\n \r\nDm                     A7\/C#             F\/C                 G7\/B\r\nYou taught me precious secrets of the truth withholding nothing,\r\nBb                 Bb\/C          C     F       F\/E\r\n   You came out in front and I was hiding,\r\n    Dm              A7\/C#          F\/C                    G7\/B\r\nBut now I'm so much better, and if my words don't come together,\r\nBb                Am7              Gm7             C7\r\n    Listen to the melody, cause my love's in there hiding.\r\n \r\n \r\n[Instrumental 1]\r\n \r\n(Descending Cascade in Dm (Harmonic Minor) 2 measures)\r\nLine:  D Bb , C# A , Bb G , A F , G E , F D , E C# , repeat all the way down to C#\r\n A\r\n \r\n \r\n[Verse 4]\r\n \r\nDm                                        A7\/C#\r\n   I love you in a place where there's no space and time,\r\nF\/C                                    G7\/B\r\n   I love you for my life, you are a friend of mine,\r\nBb                     Am7     Gm7                   Am7\r\n   And when my life is over, remember when we were together,\r\nGm7              Am7               Bb               F\r\n   We were alone and I was singing this song to you.\r\n \r\n \r\n[Instrumental 2]\r\n \r\nEbmaj7     Dm      Dm   (Line:  Eb D C Bb A G Gb Eb D C Bb A G Gb G A)\r\nGm7        Em7b5          A7\r\n \r\n \r\n[Verse 5]\r\n \r\n<span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"Dm\">Dm<\/span>                                        <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"A7\/C#\">A7\/C#<\/span>\r\n  But I love you in a place where there's no space and time,\r\n<span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"F\/C\">F\/C<\/span>                                    <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G7\/B\">G7\/B<\/span>\r\n   I love you for my life, you are a friend of mine,\r\n<span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"Bb\">Bb<\/span>                     <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"Am7\">Am7<\/span>     <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"Gm7\">Gm7<\/span>                   <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"Am7\">Am7<\/span>\r\n   And when my life is over, remember when we were together,\r\n<span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"Gm7\">Gm7<\/span>              <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"Am7\">Am7<\/span>               <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"Bb\">Bb<\/span>               <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"F\">F<\/span>\r\n   We were alone and I was singing this song to you.\r\n<span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"Gm7\">Gm7<\/span>              <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"Am7\">Am7<\/span>               <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"Bb\">Bb<\/span>               <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"F\">F<\/span>\r\n   We were alone and I was singing this song to you.\r\n<span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"Gm7\">Gm7<\/span>              <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"Am7\">Am7<\/span>               <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"Ebmaj7\">Ebmaj7<\/span>       <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"Bb\">Bb<\/span>\r\n   We were alone and I was singing my song\r\n                      <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"F\">F<\/span>   <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"Bb\/F\">Bb\/F<\/span>   <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"F\">F<\/span>     <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">C<\/span>\r\nsinging this song to you.<\/pre>\n<div class=\"vxv2A\">X<\/div>\n<pre class=\"xNWlr hjutX PBFx0\" style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Leon 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