What Am I Here For chords by
Johnny Mathis
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Key: F major

Intro 1

F#dim

Ebdim

Bbaug

Cdim

What am I here for living

Verse 1
C C 
 
in misery
Gm Gm 
 
A A 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Now that you've gone
Bdim Bdim 
 
A A 
 
C C 
 
from my     heart
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
F#dim F#dim 
 
That was my fear for you
Ebdim Ebdim 
 
were my future
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
A A 
 
C C 
 
There was no reason to part
Cm Cm 
 
Still

Verse 2
Ebdim Ebdim 
 
B B 
 
I hope you'll   change
Bdim Bdim 
 
your mind
Bb Bb 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Edim Edim 
 
A A 
 
An  d that somehow you    will find
Dm Dm 
 
Ddim Ddim 
 
Abdim Abdim 
 
You were meant  to
G G 
 
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
be my only
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
A A 
 
C C 
 
I'll     be lost if I'm alone
F F 
 
D D 
 
I know you remember

Verse 3
Ebdim Ebdim 
 
Cdim Cdim 
 
all that you told me
Bb Bb 
 
Times when you'd hold
Bdim Bdim 
 
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
me so tight
F F 
 
How could you grieve me,
F#dim F#dim 
 
Ebdim Ebdim 
 
D D 
 
how      could you leave    me
Gm Gm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
A A 
 
Knowing your love is my light

Verse 4
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
F#m F#m 
 
B B 
 
In your heart there should be
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
thoughts
Eb Eb 
 
A A 
 
That you'll re  turn to me
C C 
 
Cm Cm 
 
I will be happy, patiently waiting
Csus4 Csus4 
 
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
Knowing  then just why I am here

Interlude 1
Cm Cm 
 
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
A A 
 
Adim Adim 
 
D D 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Dm Dm 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
Adim Adim 
 
Cdim Cdim 
 
Adim Adim 
 
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
A A 
 
F F 
 
Dm Dm 
 
D D 
 
F#dim F#dim 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Db Db 
 
Dbdim Dbdim 
 
A A 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Ebdim Ebdim 
 
Faug Faug 
 
Ebdim Ebdim 
 
B B 
 
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
A A 
 
Dm Dm 
 
G G 
 
Bdim Bdim 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
A A 
 
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
Ebdim Ebdim 
 
B B 
 
Db Db 
 
Bdim Bdim 
 
D D 
 
Ebdim Ebdim 
 
A A 
 
C C 
 
F#dim F#dim 
 
Ebdim Ebdim 
 
F#dim F#dim 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
Ebdim Ebdim 
 
Faug Faug 
 
B B 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Faug Faug 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Cdim Cdim 
 
Cm Cm 
 
F F 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
A A 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Cdim Cdim 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
F F 
 
Dm Dm 
 
C C 
 
Caug Caug 
 
C C

Verse 5
C C 
 
Cm Cm 
 
What am I here for living
Cdim Cdim 
 
Cm Cm 
 
C C 
 
in     misery
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
Now      that you've gone
A A 
 
from my heart
Faug Faug 
 
D D 
 
That   was my fear for you
Ebdim Ebdim 
 
were my future
D D 
 
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
There was no reason to part
Cm Cm 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
Still I hope     you'll

Verse 6

Cdim

Bdim

change your mind

Edim

And that somehow you will find

You were meant to be my only

I'll be lost if I'm alone

Verse 7
C C 
 
G G 
 
F F 
 
F#dim F#dim 
 
I know you remember all
Ebdim Ebdim 
 
Cdim Cdim 
 
Ebdim Ebdim 
 
that you told me
Cm Cm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
F# F# 
 
Times when you'd hold
Bbdim Bbdim 
 
Dbdim Dbdim 
 
C C 
 
me so tight
Am Am 
 
D D 
 
F#dim F#dim 
 
How could you grieve me,
Ebdim Ebdim 
 
D D 
 
how could    you leave me
Bb Bb 
 
A A 
 
Knowing your love is my light
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
In  your heart

Verse 8
C C 
 
A A 
 
there should
B B 
 
Bb Bb 
 
be thoughts
Eb Eb 
 
A A 
 
Of your return to me
F F 
 
C C 
 
Cm Cm 
 
C C 
 
I  will be happy patiently waiting
Csus4 Csus4 
 
Bb Bb 
 
A A 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Knowing  then just why
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
I am here
Faug Faug 
 
A A 
 
D D

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