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Ill Be There For You

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I'll Be There For You
Bon Jovi
[Intro/Fill]
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--5/7--7/9--9/12---12\11---------|
D|--0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
I guess this time you're really Emleaving
  GI heard your suitcase say goodDbye
Well, as my broken heart lies Embleeding
 GYou say true love, it's suiDcide
You say you cried a thousand rEmivers
  GAnd now you're swimming foDr the shore
You left me drowning in my Emtears
 GAnd you won't save me anyAmore
           AN.C.
I'm praying to God you'll give me one more chance, girl
[Chorus]
DI'll be there for you
 D/C#- Bm  
       These five words I swear to you
When you brGeathe I want to be the air for you
AI'll be Cthere foGr yoDu
I'd live and I'd die for you
 D/C#- Bm  
       Steal the sun from the sky for you
WoGrds can't say what a love can do
AI'll be Cthere foGr yoDu
[Fill]
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--5/7--7/9--9/12---12\11---------|
D|--0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
I know you know, we've had some gEmood times
  GNow they have their own hiding Dplace
Well, I can promise you toEmmorrow
 GBut I can't buy back yesterdAay
And baby, you know my hands are Gdirty (oh woman, you know my hands are Adirty)
But I wanted to be your valentDineD/C#  Bm  
I'll be the water when you get Gthirsty, baby
When you get drunk I'll be the Awine
[Chorus]
DI'll be there for you
 D/C#- Bm  
       These five words I swear to you
When you brGeathe I want to be the air for you
AI'll be Cthere foGr yoDu
I'd live and I'd die for you
 D/C#- Bm  
       Steal the sun from the sky for you
WoGrds can't say what a love can do
AI'll be Cthere foGr yoDu
[Guitar Solo]
D   Bm   G   A
D   Bm   G   A
[Bridge]
AAnd I wasn't there when you werGe happy (I wasn't there to make you hAappy)
I wasn't there when you were DdowD/C#nBm  
I didn't mean to miss your Gbirthday, baby
I wish I'd seen you blow those candles oAut (Scream)
[Chorus]
DI'll be there for you
 D/C#- Bm  
       These five words I swear to you
When you brGeathe I want to be the air for you
AI'll be Cthere foGr yoDu
I'd live and I'd die for you
 D/C#- Bm  
       Steal the sun from the sky for you
WoGrds can't say what a love can do
AI'll be Cthere foGr yoDu
[Chorus 2]
EI'll be there for you
 E/D#- C#m  
       These five words I swear to you
When you brAeathe I want to be the air for you
BI'll be Dthere fAor yEou
I'd live and I'd die for you
 E/D#- C#m  
       Steal the sun from the sky for you
WoArds can't say what a love can do
BI'll be Dthere fAor yEou
[Outro]
EWoo ----- ooo ----- ooo
C#mWoo ----- ooo ----- ooo
AWoo ----- ooo ----- oBoo
DI'll be thAere for yoEu
Fill - transposed up 2 frets with E string ringing instead of the D string
*************************************
Special chords (these are quick sixteenths in the chorus, just step down transition chords)
e|-D/C#-2------E/D#-0--|
B|--3-------0--|
G|--2-------8--|
D|--x-------9--|
A|--4-------6--|
E|-------------|
********************
| ~  Vibrato
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
********************

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Ill Be There For You

by Bon Jovi

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D/C#

E/D#

C#m

I'll Be There For You

Bon Jovi

[Intro/Fill]

e|---------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------|

G|--5/7--7/9--9/12---12\11---------|

D|--0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------|

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

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

[Verse 1]

I guess this time you're really leaving

G D

I heard your suitcase say goodbye

Well, as my broken heart lies bleeding

G D

You say true love, it's suicide

You say you cried a thousand rivers

G D

And now you're swimming for the shore

You left me drowning in my tears

G A

And you won't save me anymore

N.C.

I'm praying to God you'll give me one more chance, girl

[Chorus]

I'll be there for you

D/C# Bm

These five words I swear to you

When you breathe I want to be the air for you

A C G D

I'll be there for you

I'd live and I'd die for you

D/C# Bm

Steal the sun from the sky for you

Words can't say what a love can do

A C G D

I'll be there for you

[Fill]

e|---------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------|

G|--5/7--7/9--9/12---12\11---------|

D|--0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------|

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

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

[Verse 2]

I know you know, we've had some good times

G D

Now they have their own hiding place

Well, I can promise you tomorrow

G A

But I can't buy back yesterday

G A

And baby, you know my hands are dirty (oh woman, you know my hands are dirty)

D D/C# Bm

But I wanted to be your valentine

I'll be the water when you get thirsty, baby

When you get drunk I'll be the wine

[Chorus]

I'll be there for you

D/C# Bm

These five words I swear to you

When you breathe I want to be the air for you

A C G D

I'll be there for you

I'd live and I'd die for you

D/C# Bm

Steal the sun from the sky for you

Words can't say what a love can do

A C G D

I'll be there for you

[Guitar Solo]

D Bm G A

[Bridge]

A G A

And I wasn't there when you were happy (I wasn't there to make you happy)

D D/C# Bm

I wasn't there when you were down

I didn't mean to miss your birthday, baby

I wish I'd seen you blow those candles out (Scream)

[Chorus]

I'll be there for you

D/C# Bm

These five words I swear to you

When you breathe I want to be the air for you

A C G D

I'll be there for you

I'd live and I'd die for you

D/C# Bm

Steal the sun from the sky for you

Words can't say what a love can do

A C G D

I'll be there for you

[Chorus 2]

I'll be there for you

E/D# C#m

These five words I swear to you

When you breathe I want to be the air for you

B D A E

I'll be there for you

I'd live and I'd die for you

E/D# C#m

Steal the sun from the sky for you

Words can't say what a love can do

B D A E

I'll be there for you

[Outro]

Woo ----- ooo ----- ooo

C#m

Woo ----- ooo ----- ooo

A B

Woo ----- ooo ----- ooo

D A E

I'll be there for you

Fill - transposed up 2 frets with E string ringing instead of the D string

*************************************

Special chords (these are quick sixteenths in the chorus, just step down transition chords)

D/C# E/D#

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

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

G|--2-------8--|

D|--x-------9--|

A|--4-------6--|

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

********************

| ~ Vibrato

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

********************

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