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Em F C C
[Verse 1]
EmWe met, of all places, 
CIn front of Gristedes some freakFishly cold winters day.
I had on seGmveral unflattering layers of Awool.
He slippDed on the ice wiDmth his grocery bags fullBm,
So I resGcued some Fruit Loops he dropped Dby the curbBm  
And he mEmade some remark that my smile waGs superb
I thoughDt that was sweet and I sGtarted to go and he said
D"Hey, whatcha doing tomorrow?'
[Chorus]
'Because I'lBml be Ahere
At the cBmorner of Bleaker and Mercer Gtomorrow at 7.D  
If you wAant to meet up, I'll be Bmwaiting right here,
And in cCase there are twGo fellas waEbiting for youF, my name's JohnC."
He waved and then he was gone.F  
Em Bb C C
[Verse 2]
FNeedless to say I went bacAmk there to meet him
FMostly to see if he'd shDow, and there he was
GmOut in the cold with his jaAcket pulled tight.
He took Dme to dinner and Dmkissed me goodnBmight.
The next Gweek we went to this terrible play.D  Bm  
And the weEmek after that drank hot chocolGate all day.
And suddDenly, eight or nine months had fGlown by when he said
D"Hey, whatcha doing the rest of your life?'
[Chorus]
'Because I'lBml be Ahere
Right beBmside you as long as you want Gme to be.
There's no questDion.
There is Anothing I've wanted so Bmmuch in my life.
This migCht sound immaturGe but I'm tEbotally sure yFou're the one."C  
And we had just begun.C  
[Bridge]
GWe got hitched in September, our favoritFe month,
With a rCock band that played in this old Gsynagogue.
And we bouEbght an apartment on West 17th Bbstreet and talked aboFut children and getting a dCog.
Our firsAt anniversary caDme in a flash
And we promiseF#d to take the day off.
He had to stop into hiDs office that mornF#ing,
And so I went walking uptown to this bakBery I know.
WBbhen I heard on the street what I thought was a jokeC  
Till I nBmoticed the sirens and saw all the smoke.
So I'm rBbunning back home with this feeling of dread
To the vDmoicemail he left Bbwith the lasDmt words he said.
F C
[Verse 3]
I'm soFrry, I don't mean to ruin your evening by bringing up all of this stGmuff.
You're probably wonGmdering why I even called Ayou tonight.
Well todaAmy something happened That spookeBmd me alright.
I saw this stoCrm cloud of papers fall doDwn from the sky,
And I thBmought of that day and I Emstarted to cry.
When as sure Cas I breath I heard John clGear as day saying
"DHey, you're allowed to move on. It's okay.'
[Chorus]
'Because I'lBml be Ahere
Even if Bmyou decide to get rid Gof my favorite sweDater.
Even if yAou go out on my birthday Bm  
This year instead of staCying at hoGme letting all Ebof life's momFents pass by.C  
You don't haAmve to cryD.'
[Chorus]
'Because I'lEbl be herBbe
When you start goCming back to the places we went Abto together.Eb  
When you take Bboff my ring and you let yoCmurself smile.
When you meet soAbme handsome and patient anEbd true.
When he says Cmthat he wants to be married to you.F  
When you call Abhim one night and he meets you dowEbntown.
When you finalCmly answBber him yes."Fm  
[Verse 4]
Yes.
Jason, I will maEbrry you.
I will give you my heart.
It has taken so long, but I'm reEbady to start.
EbRight now John's whispering 'Congrats' iAbn my ear cause I finally Ablet myself tell yEbou
That I wBbill be hEbere.
Ab  Bb Eb

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Ill Be Here

by Adam Gwon

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Chords in this song · guitar

Em F C C

[Verse 1]

We met, of all places,

C F

In front of Gristedes some freakishly cold winters day.

Gm A

I had on several unflattering layers of wool.

D Dm Bm

He slipped on the ice with his grocery bags full,

G D Bm

So I rescued some Fruit Loops he dropped by the curb

Em G

And he made some remark that my smile was superb

D G

I thought that was sweet and I started to go and he said

"Hey, whatcha doing tomorrow?'

[Chorus]

Bm A

'Because I'll be here

Bm G D

At the corner of Bleaker and Mercer tomorrow at 7.

A Bm

If you want to meet up, I'll be waiting right here,

C G Eb F C

And in case there are two fellas waiting for you, my name's John."

He waved and then he was gone.

Em Bb C C

[Verse 2]

F Am

Needless to say I went back there to meet him

F D

Mostly to see if he'd show, and there he was

Gm A

Out in the cold with his jacket pulled tight.

D Dm Bm

He took me to dinner and kissed me goodnight.

G D Bm

The next week we went to this terrible play.

Em G

And the week after that drank hot chocolate all day.

D G

And suddenly, eight or nine months had flown by when he said

"Hey, whatcha doing the rest of your life?'

[Chorus]

Bm A

'Because I'll be here

Bm G

Right beside you as long as you want me to be.

There's no question.

A Bm

There is nothing I've wanted so much in my life.

C G Eb F C

This might sound immature but I'm totally sure you're the one."

And we had just begun.

[Bridge]

G F

We got hitched in September, our favorite month,

C G

With a rock band that played in this old synagogue.

Eb Bb F C

And we bought an apartment on West 17th street and talked about children and getting a dog.

A D

Our first anniversary came in a flash

And we promised to take the day off.

D F#

He had to stop into his office that morning,

And so I went walking uptown to this bakery I know.

Bb C

When I heard on the street what I thought was a joke

Till I noticed the sirens and saw all the smoke.

So I'm running back home with this feeling of dread

Dm Bb Dm

To the voicemail he left with the last words he said.

F C

[Verse 3]

F Gm

I'm sorry, I don't mean to ruin your evening by bringing up all of this stuff.

Gm A

You're probably wondering why I even called you tonight.

Am Bm

Well today something happened That spooked me alright.

C D

I saw this storm cloud of papers fall down from the sky,

Bm Em

And I thought of that day and I started to cry.

C G

When as sure as I breath I heard John clear as day saying

"Hey, you're allowed to move on. It's okay.'

[Chorus]

Bm A

'Because I'll be here

Bm G D

Even if you decide to get rid of my favorite sweater.

A Bm

Even if you go out on my birthday

C G Eb F C

This year instead of staying at home letting all of life's moments pass by.

Am D

You don't have to cry.'

[Chorus]

Eb Bb

'Because I'll be here

Cm Ab Eb

When you start going back to the places we went to together.

Bb Cm

When you take off my ring and you let yourself smile.

Ab Eb

When you meet some handsome and patient and true.

Cm F

When he says that he wants to be married to you.

Ab Eb

When you call him one night and he meets you downtown.

Cm Bb Fm

When you finally answer him yes."

[Verse 4]

Yes.

Jason, I will marry you.

I will give you my heart.

It has taken so long, but I'm ready to start.

Eb Ab Ab Eb

Right now John's whispering 'Congrats' in my ear cause I finally let myself tell you

Bb Eb

That I will be here.

Ab Bb Eb

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