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