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John King – For You Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsG Am F

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For You
John King

[Intro]
G  Am  F
[Verse 1]
G
..Never woulda seen
Sleepless in Seattle
                     Am
No, my wheels never woulda
           F
hit the gravel
F
..That took us down this
"Thank God" highway we're
on right now
G
..Never woulda spent
a week in Cozumel
                        Am
Never woulda dropped a grand
          F
on that hotel Ah, hell
Probably never woulda
                    G
heard of kale or danced
                     Am
On the beach in the rain at
F
midnight, it's no lie

[Chorus]
                 G
If it wasn't for you, girl
                         Am
This life would not be livin'
              F
Look at what all I would be
missin' Hey, hey
                  G
If it wasn't for you, girl
                        Am
The dreams I would be dreamin'
      F
They wouldn't have no meanin'
ev n if they came true
                  G
If it wasn't for you
(Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)
                  F
If it wasn't for you
(Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)

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[Verse 2]
G
..I can see me walkin'
down a city street
           Am
No hand to hold, no place to be
F
..Or lips to kiss, name to call
I don't like that guy at all
G                 Am
..God, God only knows just where
F
I might be Without you here with me

[Chorus]
                 G
If it wasn't for you, girl
                         Am
This life would not be livin'
              F
Look at what all I would be
missin' Hey, hey
                  G
If it wasn't for you, girl
                        Am
The dreams I would be dreamin'
      F
They wouldn't have no meanin'
even if they came true
                  G
If it wasn't for you
(Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)
                  F
If it wasn't for you
(Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)

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[Bridge]
G
..Be no song to sing
        Am
Be no words to speak
F
..No heart beatin',
no reason, no reason
G
..Be no song to sing
       Am
Be no words to speak
F
..No heart beatin', oh-oh, yeah

[Chorus]
                 G
If it wasn't for you, girl
                         Am
This life would not be livin'
              F
Look at what all I would be missin'
( look at what I would be missing)
                  G
If it wasn't for you, girl
                        Am
The dreams I would be dreamin'
      F
They wouldn't have no meanin'
even if they came true
                  G
If it wasn't for you
(Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)
                  F
If it wasn't for you
(Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)
                  G
If it wasn't for you
(Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)
                  F
If it wasn't for you
(Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)

[Outro]
G Am                    F
....(If it wasn't for you)
G Am                   F
....(If it wasn't for you)

How to play For You: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for For You by John King on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

For You by John King is written in A minor (no sharps or flats) and moves through 3 chords: G, Am and F.

Most of the song cycles through G – Am – F – G (VII – i – VI – VII in A minor). Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes D, Em, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.