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Livin' for You

Al Green
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 Db711: [E]9,[A]x,[D]9,[G]10[B],8[E],x
 Gm6/Bb: x,1,2,3,3,3
 Absus: 4,6,6,6,4,4
 /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / / / / /
  /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / /
I guess there's no good reason
A7
For liv-------in
 But i'll keep  on livin for you  baby
 There's nothin  else to do  baby
But spend my life holdin and lovin you, aw,aw,aw
A7
If i ask you more than one million times to forgive------ me
 You'd think  of a reason why
 That you  should make me cry
(don't  make me cry baby)
Walk  out and say goodbye,  away from me, aw,  aw, aw yeah
I'm  tired of the bright ideas about leavin  me, un huh
 When you know  you not goin nowhere  but here with me
 Here with me
 Let me tell you one thing
 Stop and think of just  how good i've been to  you  baby
 Please  oh
 Not causin  no trouble for you  baby
 The story  just can't be true  baby
 (just can't be true baby)
How can i convince you baby, but just tell you the truth
Em7
I-i-i-i-i-i-i-'m Livin for you, givin for you, waiting for you
 Let me tell you what i know
 I'm playin  for you, prayin for you, workin  for you
 Everyday i don't mind if i tell you that i'm
Livin  for you, not ashamed i'm givin to you, givin  for you
 Oh my my
Playin  for you, prayin for you, (workin  for you)
 Everything i do i, everything i do i still
Do  with you, something to do with you,
To  do with you
That's  why i say i wanna
 (repeat to fade)
 Hope you enjoy playing.

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Readable chord sheet for Livin' for You by Al Green

Db7
Gm6/Bb: x,1,2,3,3,3
Absus:  4,6,6,6,4,4

[C]       /[Em] / / / /[Am7] / / / /[G] / / / / / / /
       [Fmaj7]/ / / / [Em]/ / / / [Dm7]/ / / / [Db7#11]/ / / /
I [C]guess there's no good rea[Em]son
    [Gm6] [Bb]    [A7]
For liv-------in
But i'll [Fmaj7]keep on livin for yo[Em7]u baby
There's [Dm7]nothin else to do[Em7] baby
But [Fmaj7]spend my life holdin[Em7]    and lovin you[Dm7],        [G7]aw,aw,aw
     [C]                     [Em]                  [Gm6] [Bb]     [A7]
If i ask you more than one million times to forgive------ me
You'd [Fmaj7]think of a reason why[Em7]
That [Dm7]you should make me cry
[Em7](don't make me cry baby)
[Fmaj7]Walk out and say good[Em7]bye, away from m[Dm7]e,     [G7]aw, aw, aw yeah
[Eb]I'm tired of the bright ideas about [Bb]leavin me, un huh
When you [Absus]know you not goin nowher[Ab]e but here with me [F]
Here with [G]me
Let me tell you one thing
[C]  Stop and think of jus[Em]t how good i've been [Gm6]to y[Bb]ou baby
Pleas[A7]e oh
Not [Fmaj7]causin no trouble for you[Em7] baby
The [Dm7]story just can't be true[Em7] baby
(just can't be true baby)
[Fmaj7]How can i convince you[Em7] baby, but just tell you the [Dm7]truth
     [Em7]           [Fmaj7]                         [Em7]
I-i-i-i-i-i-i-'m   Livin for you, givin for you, waiting for you
Let me tell you what i know
I'm [Dm7]playin for you, prayin for you, [Em7]workin for you
Everyday i don't mind if i tell you that i'm
[Fmaj7]Livin for you, not ashamed i'm givin to you, [Em7]givin for you
Oh my my
[Dm7]Playin for you, prayin for you, [Em7](workin for you)
Everything i do i, everything i do i still
[Fmaj7]Do with you, something to do with you,
[Em7]To do with you
[Fmaj7]That's why i say i wanna
(repeat to fade)

Hope you enjoy playing.

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