For The Love Of You chords by The Isley Brothers

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 4th

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Capo 4 (to match recording)

Intro:
Fmaj7Fmaj7           E MajorE+ Am11Am11
  Yeah Well, well, well    Yeah, hey
Fmaj7Fmaj7           E MajorE+ Am11Am11
  Yeah        Hey, hey Oh

Verse 1:
E minor 7Em7 Fmaj7Fmaj7 Fmaj/G
         Driftin' on a memory
E minor 7Em7 Fmaj7Fmaj7 Fmaj/G
         Ain't no place I'd rather be
      CMaj9Cmaj9
Than with you, yeah Lovin' you, well, well, well

E minor 7Em7 Fmaj7Fmaj7 Fmaj/G
         Day will make a way for night
E minor 7Em7 Fmaj7Fmaj7 Fmaj/G
         All we'll need is candlelight
    CMaj9Cmaj9
And a song, yeah Soft and long, well,

Pre-Chorus:

  E minor 7Em7 Cmaj7Cmaj7 Fmaj7Fmaj7      E minor 7Em7
  ooh       Glad to be
      Dm7Dm7       F/GF/G
Here, alone, with a lover unlike no other
Fmaj7Fmaj7      E minor 7Em7
   Sad to see
    Dm7Dm7     F/GF/G  E7E7    Am11Am11
A augmentedA new horizon slowly comin' into view, yeah

Chorus:

      Fmaj7Fmaj7       E MajorE+   Am11Am11
I wanna be livin' For the love of you, oh, yes, I am
       Fmaj7Fmaj7         E MajorE+   Am11Am11
All that I'm givin' Is for the love of you, alright now, oh

Verse 2:
E minor 7Em7 Fmaj7Fmaj7 Fmaj/G
         Lovely as a ray of sun
E minor 7Em7 Fmaj7Fmaj7 Fmaj/G
         That touches me when the mornin' comes
        CMaj9Cmaj9
Feels good to me, yeah, My love and me, well
E minor 7Em7 Fmaj7Fmaj7 Fmaj/G
         Smoother than a gentle breeze
E minor 7Em7 Fmaj7Fmaj7 Fmaj/G
         Flowin' through my mind with ease
       CMaj9Cmaj9
Soft as can be, well, When you're lovin' me, when you're lovin' me,

Pre-Chorus:
  E minor 7Em7 Cmaj7Cmaj7 Fmaj7Fmaj7     E minor 7Em7
oh       Love to be
        Dm7Dm7        F/GF/G
Ridin' the waves of your love, enchanted with your touch and
Fmaj7Fmaj7         E minor 7Em7
    it seems to me
     Dm7Dm7     F/GF/G      E7E7    Am11Am11
We could sail together in and out of mystery, well

Chorus:
      Fmaj7Fmaj7       E MajorE+   Am11Am11
I wanna be livin' For the love of you, alright now
       Fmaj7Fmaj7         E MajorE+   Am11Am11
All that I'm givin' Is for the love of you; you got me, girl
      Fmaj7Fmaj7       E MajorE+   Am11Am11
I wanna be livin' For the love of you, alright now
       Fmaj7Fmaj7             E MajorE+   Am11Am11
All that I'm givin', givin' Is for the love of you, oh, yes, I am

Verse 3:
E minor 7Em7 Fmaj7Fmaj7 Fmaj/G
         Paradise I have within
E minor 7Em7 Fmaj7Fmaj7 Fmaj/G
         Can't feel insecure again
       CMaj9Cmaj9
You're the key, well, And this I see, for I see
E minor 7Em7 Fmaj7Fmaj7 Fmaj/G
         Now and then I lose my way
E minor 7Em7 Fmaj7Fmaj7 Fmaj/G
         Usin' words that try to say
      CMaj9Cmaj9
What I feel, yeah Love is real, oh, love is real

Pre-Chorus:
  E minor 7Em7 Cmaj7Cmaj7 Fmaj7Fmaj7       E minor 7Em7
Ooh        I might as well
      Dm7Dm7           F/GF/G
Sign my name on a card, which could say it better
Fmaj7Fmaj7         E minor 7Em7
   Time will tell
        Dm7Dm7         F/GF/G      E7E7   Am11Am11
'Cause it seems that I've done just about all that I can do

Chorus:
        Fmaj7Fmaj7       E MajorE+   Am11Am11
I know that I'm livin' For the love of you, oh, yes, I am
        Fmaj7Fmaj7       E MajorE+   Am11Am11
I know that I'm livin' For the love, love of you
        Fmaj7Fmaj7       E MajorE+   Am11Am11
Every, every day I'm livin' For… love of you
        Fmaj7Fmaj7       E MajorE+   Am11Am11
I'm livin' for the love, Each and every day
        Fmaj7Fmaj7       E MajorE+   Am11Am11
I'm, oh, whoa, I'm, oh, yes, I am (I wanna say it one more time)
        Fmaj7Fmaj7       E MajorE+   Am11Am11
Said I'm livin' For the love Each and every day I'm, oh, whoa, I'm
        Fmaj7Fmaj7       E MajorE+   Am11Am11
Lord knows I am, Write that down
        Fmaj7Fmaj7       E MajorE+   Am11Am11
Said that I'm livin’, For the love, love of you Oh, oh