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)
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