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For Your Precious Love chords by
Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield
Jerry Butler
Jerry Butler
The Impressions
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
D
D

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Ladies and gentlemen, if we may,

we would just like to take you back a ways.
Bm
Bm
2

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D
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Before us we have a few gentlemen,
A
A

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and I count myself as part of this, a group known as the
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D

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Impressions.

Still the

Impressions.

However, we speak on the


Impressions because maybe just for once
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A

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we'd like to just speak on the value of all the people
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was a part of this group and all the

great things that has come from it.

Off to the left of me, brother

Jerry

Butler.

Long time, good to see you.

I've known
A
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Jerry for like, what, how long?
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It goes back about 1953, 54,

someplace like that.

Actually, this is the way we got together,
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and this fella here came up with a group known as the

Roosters, right?

Right.
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D

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Well, we didn't get

Fred's name.

What's your name,

Fred?

Fred

Cass.

I'm going to let you say or maybe speak on the
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song we want to present to you while I play on it.
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Well, this is a tune that takes us

back to 1958.

A tune entitled, uh,

For

Your

Precious
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2

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D
D

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Love.

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Your precious love means more to me
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than any love could ever be.
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For when I wanted you I was
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so lonely and so blue
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For that's what love will do

And darling, I was so surprised
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Oh, when I first realized that
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you were fooling me
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And darling, they say that

our love won't grow
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A
A

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But I just want to tell them, well,
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that they don't know
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For as long as you're in love with me
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A
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Our love will grow wider,
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deeper than any sea
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And of all the things that I want
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in this whole wide world
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It's just for you to say that
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you'll be my girl
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Bm
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And you, while I was wanting you, I'm so lonely,
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D

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yes I am, with you.
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • Bm

    2

  • A

  • F

  • G

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of For Your Precious Love by Curtis Mayfield, Jerry Butler, The Impressions is D major.

The primary chords used in For Your Precious Love are D, Bm, A, F, G.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, Bm, A, F, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of For Your Precious Love is approximately 73 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of For Your Precious Love using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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