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Ill Be Here Awhile

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 41Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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CAPO: 0
TUNING: standard
 [ whole song, all chords, all lyrics
 [ Tab and Chords for intro
INTRO 
  Am-  Am-  G-  Bm(x2)
  Am-  Am-  G- Bm  
Intro:
e|-Am0--0-0--0--0--2--0-2--G3--3--2-0-Bm-----------------Am0-0--0--0--2--0-2---------|
B|-1--1-1--1--1--1--1-1--0--0--0-0-3-1-0-----0-1----1-1--1--1--1--1-1---------|
G|-2--2-2--2--2--2--2-2--0--0--0-0-------0h2-----2--2-2--2--2--2--2-2---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--G3-----2-----0-----Bm----------|
B|----0-----0-----0---3-1---0h1-|
G|------0-----0-----0-----2-----|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
CHORUS
              Am   C(C/D)           G(Bm)
 I'll be here a while, ain't going nowhere
              Em   C(C/D)           G(Bm)
 I'll be here a while, ain't going nowhere
            Am                C       G(Bm)
 I'll be here a while, ain't going nowhere
 EmI'll be here Ca whileG  
VERSE 1
 BmFar is solace in the Emmaddening pace
 BmSad state written on my Emface
      C(G)        (Bm)     (G)      
 Not a tight rope walk but dance
          G(Bm)    (Em)
 Uncertain game of chance
(Em)                       C  G  
 But I'll see it through in time
CHORUS
              Am   C(C/D)           G(Bm)
 I'll be here a while, ain't going nowhere
              Em   C(C/D)           G(Bm)
 I'll be here a while, ain't going nowhere
            Am                C       G(Bm)
 I'll be here a while, ain't going nowhere
            Em                C       G(Bm)
 I'll be here a while
VERSE 2
 BmAnd if a person, place or thing can deliver
 I would Emquiver with delight
 BmTempted by the hand that could
 Blind my Emvision and sight
     C(  G)      (Bm)    (G)     
 But at twenty years of age
         G(  Bm) (  Em)
 In frolic and in rage
(Em)                   C  G  
 I will see it through in time
CHORUS
              Am   C(C/D)           G(Bm)
 I'll be here a while, ain't going nowhere
              Em   C(C/D)           G(Bm)
 I'll be here a while, ain't going nowhere
            Am                C       G(Bm)
 I'll be here a while, ain't going nowhere
            Em                C       G(Bm)
 I'll be here a while
VERSE 3
 BmBut the dawn has come into the Emendless night
 BmAnd everything's gonna be all Emright
       C(G)    (Bm)     (G)    
 But at thirty years of age
              G(Bm)    (Em)
 Through frolic and in rage
(Em)                        C  G  
 All regressed and healed in time
ENDING
               Am   C(C/D)          G(Bm)

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Ill Be Here Awhile

by 311

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C/D

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CAPO: 0

TUNING: standard

[ whole song, all chords, all lyrics

[ Tab and Chords for intro

INTRO

Am Am G Bm

- - - (x2)

Am Am G Bm

- - -

Intro:

Am G Bm Am

e|-0--0-0--0--0--2--0-2--3--3--2-0------------------0-0--0--0--2--0-2---------|

B|-1--1-1--1--1--1--1-1--0--0--0-0-3-1-0-----0-1----1-1--1--1--1--1-1---------|

G|-2--2-2--2--2--2--2-2--0--0--0-0-------0h2-----2--2-2--2--2--2--2-2---------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G Bm

e|--3-----2-----0---------------|

B|----0-----0-----0---3-1---0h1-|

G|------0-----0-----0-----2-----|

D|------------------------------|

A|------------------------------|

E|------------------------------|

CHORUS

Am C C/D G Bm

() ()

I'll be here a while, ain't going nowhere

Em C C/D G Bm

() ()

I'll be here a while, ain't going nowhere

Am C G Bm

()

I'll be here a while, ain't going nowhere

Em C G

I'll be here a while

VERSE 1

Bm Em

Far is solace in the maddening pace

Bm Em

Sad state written on my face

C G Bm G

() () ()

Not a tight rope walk but dance

G Bm

() (Em)

Uncertain game of chance

Em C G

()

But I'll see it through in time

CHORUS

Am C C/D G Bm

() ()

I'll be here a while, ain't going nowhere

Em C C/D G Bm

() ()

I'll be here a while, ain't going nowhere

Am C G Bm

()

I'll be here a while, ain't going nowhere

Em C G Bm

()

I'll be here a while

VERSE 2

And if a person, place or thing can deliver

I would quiver with delight

Tempted by the hand that could

Blind my vision and sight

C G Bm G

( ) () ()

But at twenty years of age

G Bm Em

( ) ( )

In frolic and in rage

Em C G

()

I will see it through in time

CHORUS

Am C C/D G Bm

() ()

I'll be here a while, ain't going nowhere

Em C C/D G Bm

() ()

I'll be here a while, ain't going nowhere

Am C G Bm

()

I'll be here a while, ain't going nowhere

Em C G Bm

()

I'll be here a while

VERSE 3

Bm Em

But the dawn has come into the endless night

Bm Em

And everything's gonna be all right

C G Bm G

() () ()

But at thirty years of age

G Bm Em

() ()

Through frolic and in rage

Em C G

()

All regressed and healed in time

ENDING

Am C C/D G Bm

() ()

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