Song : Your Song
Artist : Corrinne May
Album : Crooked Lines
Key : C
Standard EADGBe tuning
Chords are in G. Capo 5 to play in original key.
Csus2 : x30033
Csus2add#11 : x30032
[ch]Gmaj7/B[/ch] : x20032
G/B : x20033
Two different D5s
D5 : xx0235
D5() : xx023x
Bm#5 : x2543x
C2 : x32033
Em/B : x2200x
The verse chords follow the intro.
I am not going to put the Csus2add#11 and G/B after the Csus2 and Gmaj7/B respectively
It's so that chords won't look so messy.
Play the chord after only if there's a () infront of Csus2 and Gmaj7B like so
Csus() Gmaj7/B()
But I still play them
Intro:
Csus2 Csus2add#11 Csus2 Csus2add#11 [ch]Gmaj7/B[/ch] G/B D5
Csus2 Csus2add#11 Csus2 Csus2add#11 [ch]Gmaj7/B[/ch] G/B D5()
Verse 1:
Csus2() Csus2()
Silent, wordless
Gmaj7/B() D5
Everything was still
Csus2() Csus2()
You breathed us, yearned for us
Gmaj7/B() D5
Our hearts began to thrill
Csus2() Csus2()
A brand new creation
Gmaj7/B()
A symphony
D5 Dsus4 G F
Written from above
Csus2
Written out of Love
Chorus:
D/F# G
Let me be your instrument
Bm7
Let me be your voice
C
Let me be the reservoir
D5() G C/E D/F#
Where thirsty hearts rejoice
Am7
Let me be the hand
Bm#5
That wipes the tears away
C
Oh Lord,
D5()
If it be your will
Csus() Csus() Gmaj7/B() D5 Csus() Csus() Gmaj7/B() D5()
Let me be your song
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/corrinne_may/your_song_crd.html ]
Verse 2:
Csus2
A violin, A piano
[ch]Gmaj7/B[/ch] G/B
Each one has a role
Csus2
Major or minor
[ch]Gmaj7/B[/ch] G/B
Or just a single note
C2
So take the time to stay in tune
G/B
Cause we'll never know
Em7 F
When we're called to play
Csus2
It could be today
Chorus 2:
G
Let me be your instrument
Bm7
Let me be your voice
C
Let me be the reservoir
D5() G C/E D/F#
Where thirsty hearts rejoice
Am7
Let me be the hand
Bm#5
That wipes the tears away
C
Oh Lord,
D5()
If it be your will
G Gsus4 G
Let me be your song
Bridge:
G/B C2 G/B
A song of hope for the hopeless
C2 G/B
A song of comfort for the pain
F C
A song that warms the frozen heart that
G
It might beat again
D/F# Em7 Em D/F#
For what am I but a single breath
Bm7 Em/B
That only you sustain
C D5()
The less I get in the way,
C Am7 Dsus4 D
The more the master can let the music play
Chorus 3:
G
Let me be your instrument
Bm7
Let me be your voice
C
Let me be the reservoir
D5() G C/E D/F#
Where thirsty hearts rejoice
Am7
Let me be the hand
Bm#5
That wipes the tears away
C
Oh Lord,
D5()
If it be your will
Em D
Let me be your song
A
Oh Lord,
Dsus4 D
If it be your will
Csus2 Csus2add#11 Csus2 Csus2add#11 [ch]Gmaj7/B[/ch] G/B D5
Let me be your song
Ending:
Csus2 Csus2add#11 Csus2 Csus2add#11 [ch]Gmaj7/B[/ch] G/B G
