Bon Jovi – I'll Be There For You
148 bpm 4/4 Strumming [New Jersey 1988]
Intro
D Em G D/F#
D Em G.. *d/f# (D/F#) (D/F)
I guess this time you're really
Prelude
Em Em G G
leaving… I heard your suitcase…
D D D D
say goodbye… Well as my broken heart lies
Em Em G G
bleeding… You say true love…
D D * D D
it's suicide… You say you cried a thousand
Verse 1
Em Em G G
rivers… and now you're swimming…
D D D D
for shore… You left me drowning in my
Em Em G G
tears… and you won't save me…
A A * A (A)
anymore… I pray to God… you'll give me one more chance girl…
Chorus
D D Bm Bm
I'll be there for you… These five words I swear to you…
G G A C. G.
When you breathe I want to be the air for you… I'll be there for
D D
you… I'd live and I'd die for you…
Bm Bm
I steal the sun from the sky for you…
G G A C. G.
Words can't say what a love can do… I'll be there for
Interlude 1
D Em G.. *d/f# (D/F#) (D/F)
you… I know you know we've had some
Verse 2
Em Em G G
good times… Now they have their own…
D D D D
hiding place… I can't promise you
Em Em G G
tomorrow… but I can't buy back…
A A A A
yesterday… and baby you know my hands are
Pre Chorus 1
G G A A
dir-rrr---ty… but I wanted to be
OH WOMEN YOU KNOW MY HANDS ARE DIRTY…
D D Bm Bm
your valen-tine-eee-eee… I'll be the water
G G G G
when you get thirsty baby… When you get drunk…
A A A A
I'll be the wine-eee-eee-eee…
Chorus
D D Bm Bm
I'll be there for you… These five words I swear to you…
G G A C. G.
When you breathe I want to be the air for you… I'll be there for
D D
you… I'd live and I'd die for you…
Bm Bm
I steal the sun from the sky for you…
G G A C. G.
Words can't say what a love can do… I'll be there for
Solo
D D Bm Bm G G A A
you…
D D Bm Bm G G A A
Bridge
A A
AND I WASN'T THERE WHEN YOU WERE
Pre Chorus 2
G G A A
HA-AAA-PPY…
I wasn't there to make you happy… I wasn't there…
D D Bm Bm
when you were down-nnn-nnn… I didn't mean…
G G G G
to miss your birthday baby… I wish I'd seen you blow…
A A * A (A)
those candles out-ttt… Aaa-aaa…
Chorus
D D Bm Bm
I'll be there for you… These five words I swear to you…
G G A C. G.
When you breathe I want to be the air for you… I'll be there for
D D
you… I'd live and I'd die for you…
Bm Bm
I steal the sun from the sky for you…
G G A C. G.
Words can't say what a love can do… I'll be there for
Refrain
E E C#m C#m
I'll be there for you… These five words I swear to you…
A A B D. A.
When you breathe I want to be the air for you… I'll be there for
E E
you… I'd live and I'd die for you…
C#m C#m
I steal the sun from the sky for you…
A A B D. A.
Words can't say what a love can do… I'll be there for
Interlude 2
E E C#m C#m A A B D. A.
you-uuu… Woo-ooo… Woo-ooo-ooo…
E E C#m C#m A A B D. A.
Woo-ooo… Woo-ooo… Woo-ooo-ooo…
Outro
E F#m A E/G# E F#m A.. *e/g#
Note:
Intro
D Em G D/F#
G|-5/7--7--7/9--9--9/12--12--12/11--11--|
D Em G.. *d/f# (D/F#) (D/F)
G|-5/7—-7--7/9—-9--9/12-—12---11-|-------------------------|
I guess this time…
Interlude 1
D Em G.. *d/f# (D/F#) (D/F)
G|-5/7—-7--7/9—-9--9/12-—12---11-|------------------------------
you… I know you know we've…
Outro
E F#m A E/G#
G|--7/9--9--9/11--11--11/14--14--14/13--13--|
E F#m A.. *e/g#
G|--9/11-9--9/11--11--11/14-—14---13-|
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