I’LL BE THERE FOR YOU Jovi & Sambora Jon Bon Jovi
G Am
| //// | //// ||: //// | // ~ ^I guess^this | 2/4 time^youre ~ real=ly | leaving gg gg gg |
||: you uu // | // ~ ^I know^you | know^we've ~ had=some | good^times ss ss ss |
C G
| ~ ^I heard^your suitcase say^good | bye ee // | ~ ^And as^my broken heart^lies |
| ~ ^Now they^have their^own hiding | place ee // | / I^can promise you^to |
Am C
| bleeding gg gg gg | ~ ^You say^true love^is ~ su=i |
| morrow ww ww ww | ~ ^But I^cant buy^back ~ yes=ter | to 2. below
G Am
1. | cide ee // | ~ ^You say^youve cried^a thousand | rivers ss ss ss |
C G
| ~ ^And now^youre swimming for^the | shore ee e^e ee | ~ ^U left^me drowning in^my |
Am C D
| te^ars ss ss ss | ~ ^And you^wont save^me ~ an=y | mo^re ee ee ~ Now=Im |
| pray=ing=to=God d=youll=give=me one^more^chance^girl |
G Em
| / I'll^be there^for you | These^five^words^I swear^to=you u^when=you |
C D F C
| breathe^I want=to=be=the air^for you | I^ll be there for |
G Em
| you^I’d live=and=I=would die^for you | # I’d=steal=the sun^from=the sky^for you |
C D F C
| Words^cant say^what=a love^can do 1. | I^ll be there for :||
2. | I^ll be there for | to 3. below
3. | I^ll be there for | repeat CHORUS with a
tone higher, ad lib & fade
D
2. | day yy // | ~ ^And ba=by=you=know my^hands are^dir.|
C D Em D G D
||: rr r^ty yy yy | ~ But=I wanted to=be^your Valentine.| ee ee ee e^e.|
||: pp p^py yy yy | ~ ^I wasn’t^there when you^were=down.| nn nn nn n^n.|
Em C
| ee # I'll=be=the water^when you^get | thirsty baby // |
| nn # I=did=nt mean^to miss^your | birthday baby // |
D
| ~ ^When you^get drunk^I'll be^the=wine.| e^e ee ee ee.| ee ee ee Oh | to CHORUS
| ~ ^I wish^I'd seen^you blow^those=can.| n^dles ss out tt.| tt tt tt Oh | to CHORUS
G Em C D G Em C D
3. | you uu // | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | ~ ^And I=was=nt=there when^you were^hap. :||
About this song:
I’Ll Be There For You is performed by Jon Bon Jovi and written by Jovi & Sambora.
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