"If Not for You" is a song written by Jerry Chesnut and recorded by American country singer George Jones. It was released as a single on the Musicor label and reached No. 6 on the Billboard country singles chart in 1969.^{[citation needed]} Like many of his biggest hits of the period, it is a love ballad. The song extols the virtues of a supportive lover.^{[citation needed]} Chestnut also composed the Jones hit "A Good Year for the Roses".