Chords with lyrics
Song : Your Song
Artist : Corrinne May
Album : Crooked Lines
Key : C majorC
Standard EADGBe tuning
Chords are in G. Capo 5 to play in original key.
Csus2Csus2 : x30033
Csus2add#11 : x30032
Gmaj7/B : x20032
G/BG/B : x20033
Two different D5s
D5D5 : 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/BG/B after the Csus2Csus2 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 Csus2Csus2 and Gmaj7B like so
Csus() Gmaj7/B()
But I still play them
Intro:
Csus2Csus2 Csus2add#11 Csus2Csus2 Csus2add#11 Gmaj7/B G/BG/B D5D5
Csus2Csus2 Csus2add#11 Csus2Csus2 Csus2add#11 Gmaj7/B G/BG/B D5()
Verse 1:
Csus2() Csus2()
Silent, wordless
Gmaj7/B() D5D5
Everything was still
Csus2() Csus2()
You breathed us, yearned for us
Gmaj7/B() D5D5
Our hearts began to thrill
Csus2() Csus2()
A augmentedA brand new creation
Gmaj7/B()
A augmentedA symphony
D5D5 Dsus4Dsus4 G+G FF
Written from above
Csus2Csus2
Written out of Love
Chorus:
D/F#D/F# G+G
Let me be your instrument
Bm7Bm7
Let me be your voice
C majorC
Let me be the reservoir
D5() G+G C/EC/E D/F#D/F#
Where thirsty hearts rejoice
Am7Am7
Let me be the hand
Bm#5
That wipes the tears away
C majorC
Oh Lord,
D5()
If it be your will
Csus() Csus() Gmaj7/B() D5D5 Csus() Csus() Gmaj7/B() D5()
Let me be your song
Verse 2:
Csus2Csus2
A augmentedA violin, A augmentedA piano
Gmaj7/B G/BG/B
Each one has a role
Csus2Csus2
Major or minor
Gmaj7/B G/BG/B
Or just a single note
C2
So take the time to stay in tune
G/BG/B
Cause we'll never know
E minor 7Em7 FF
When we're called to play
Csus2Csus2
It could be today
Chorus 2:
G+G
Let me be your instrument
Bm7Bm7
Let me be your voice
C majorC
Let me be the reservoir
D5() G+G C/EC/E D/F#D/F#
Where thirsty hearts rejoice
Am7Am7
Let me be the hand
Bm#5
That wipes the tears away
C majorC
Oh Lord,
D5()
If it be your will
G+G Gsus4Gsus4 G+G
Let me be your song
Bridge:
G/BG/B C2 G/BG/B
A augmentedA song of hope for the hopeless
C2 G/BG/B
A augmentedA song of comfort for the pain
FF C majorC
A augmentedA song that warms the frozen heart that
G+G
It might beat again
D/F#D/F# E minor 7Em7 E minorEm D/F#D/F#
For what am I but a single breath
Bm7Bm7 Em/B
That only you sustain
C majorC D5()
The less I get in the way,
C majorC Am7Am7 Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
The more the master can let the music play
Chorus 3:
G+G
Let me be your instrument
Bm7Bm7
Let me be your voice
C majorC
Let me be the reservoir
D5() G+G C/EC/E D/F#D/F#
Where thirsty hearts rejoice
Am7Am7
Let me be the hand
Bm#5
That wipes the tears away
C majorC
Oh Lord,
D5()
If it be your will
E minorEm D MajorD
Let me be your song
A augmentedA
Oh Lord,
Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
If it be your will
Csus2Csus2 Csus2add#11 Csus2Csus2 Csus2add#11 Gmaj7/B G/BG/B D5D5
Let me be your song
Ending: