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For You

Johnny Cash
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Chords in this song

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

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Readable chord sheet for For You by Johnny Cash

12 bars - first 4 drums only

[C]- I will drink the / cu[G]p, /
[C]- The poison over - / flowin[F]g, /
[C]- I will lift you / u[G]p, /
[C]- Watch over where you're / going, /   [F]

[C]- The first one in, / -  t[G]he last one gone, /
[C]- I'll be the rock to / sta[F]nd upon,
For / yo[C]u - / ou [G], for / you[F] - / ou, /

[C]- My spirit / ac[G]hes, / and
[C]I can't / stop this river / flowi[F]ng, / - and
[C]Here I / ta[G]ke,
[C]- Each labored / breath[G] I draw un - / knowing, / [F]
[C]- That this could be my life / - my fina[G]l hour,
But / fa[C]ith and hope and love give / me the power[G].         [F]
For / yo[C]u - / ou,[G] for / you[F] - / ou, /

(SPOKEN)

[C]- - - Yea though I / walk [G]through the valley,
[C]- Of the shadow of / death, [F]I will fear no / evil,       [C]
-[C] For You are / with [F]me, / / - - You [F]are with me. /  [C]

[C]- I'll be /[G] your salv - / ation, /
[C]- Though the storms sur- / round me, [F]/
[C]- There under / no co[G]nditions, /
[C] - Lay my body / down,   [F]
[C]- In the / w[G]ake will abandon,
[C] - Willing sacri - / fice[F].
[C]- I'll walk / [G]through  the / canyon,
[C]- Bring the shadows / light, / [F]
For / yo[C]u - / ou [G], for / you[F] - / ou, /

[C]- I will drink the / cup[G], /
[C]- The poison over - / flowin[F]g, /
[C]- I will lift you / u[G]p, /
[C]- Watch over where you're / going, /   [F]
[C]- The first one in, / - th[G]e last one gone, /
[C]- I'll be the rock to / sta[F]nd upon, /
[C]- The first one in, / - th[G]e last one gone, /
[C]- I'll be the rock / - t[F]o stand upon, /
For / yo[C]u - / ou [G], for / you[F] -  / ou, /
For / yo[C]u - / ou [G], /  for / you[F], - / ou. /
(Drop an octave)
For / yo[C]u - / ou.

Fade

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