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Matchbox 20 – I’ll Believe you when
Standard tuning
Listen to the song for the pace of the strumming, very definite beat to it
INTRO:
e--A--9-7-7-9----9-7-7-9----Bm9-7-7-9----9-7-7-9P7------A----------------|
B------------10---------10---------10-----------10-7-----------------|
G--9-------------------------------------------------9---------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
I've Atried so many times to tell you how I feel
But you're Bmfar too disbelieving, are you trying to get even with me
AMaybe once or twice I wasn't fair I wasn't nice
But now I've Bmgot myself together, when I promise to be better
You say
Chorus:
AWhoa, I'll believe you when
AWhoa, I'll believe you when
BmWhoa, When everything you say don't turn out AwrongBm  
A
Whoa, I'll believe you when
AWhoa, I'll believe you when
BmWhoa, When everything you say don't turn out AwrongBm  
e----9-7-7-9----9-7-7-9----9-7-7-9----9-7-7-9P7----------------------|
B------------10---------10---------10-----------10-7-----------------|
G--9-------------------------------------------------9---------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
I could Acall you everyday, send presents by the score
And I could Bmsend you pretty flowers, have them waiting at your door
I could Awrite up in the sky, 'Forgive me I apologize'
Still if I Bmwent through every measure, with my promise to be better
You'd say
Chorus
 GThere's nothing you can say that I haven't Bmtried
Nothing I can do will ever change your Gmind
Maybe I'd do better, if I told someboAdy elseBm  A  Bm  
Chorus
Outro
e----9-7-7-9----9-7-7-9----9-7-7-9----9-7-7-9P7----------9-7-7-9-----|
B------------10---------10---------10-----------10-7-------------10--|
G--9-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--9-7-7-9----9-7-7-9----9-7-7-9P7---------|
B----------10---------10-----------10-7----|
G---------------------------------------9--|
D------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|

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I'll Believe You When

by Matchbox Twenty

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Matchbox 20 – I’ll Believe you when

Standard tuning

Listen to the song for the pace of the strumming, very definite beat to it

INTRO:

A Bm A

e----9-7-7-9----9-7-7-9----9-7-7-9----9-7-7-9P7----------------------|

B------------10---------10---------10-----------10-7-----------------|

G--9-------------------------------------------------9---------------|

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

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

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

I've tried so many times to tell you how I feel

But you're far too disbelieving, are you trying to get even with me

Maybe once or twice I wasn't fair I wasn't nice

But now I've got myself together, when I promise to be better

You say

Chorus:

Whoa, I'll believe you when

Bm A Bm

Whoa, When everything you say don't turn out wrong

Whoa, I'll believe you when

Bm A Bm

Whoa, When everything you say don't turn out wrong

e----9-7-7-9----9-7-7-9----9-7-7-9----9-7-7-9P7----------------------|

B------------10---------10---------10-----------10-7-----------------|

G--9-------------------------------------------------9---------------|

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

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

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

I could call you everyday, send presents by the score

And I could send you pretty flowers, have them waiting at your door

I could write up in the sky, 'Forgive me I apologize'

Still if I went through every measure, with my promise to be better

You'd say

Chorus

G Bm

There's nothing you can say that I haven't tried

Nothing I can do will ever change your mind

A Bm A Bm

Maybe I'd do better, if I told somebody else

Chorus

Outro

e----9-7-7-9----9-7-7-9----9-7-7-9----9-7-7-9P7----------9-7-7-9-----|

B------------10---------10---------10-----------10-7-------------10--|

G--9-----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

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

e--9-7-7-9----9-7-7-9----9-7-7-9P7---------|

B----------10---------10-----------10-7----|

G---------------------------------------9--|

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

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

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

About I'll Believe You When Chords by Matchbox Twenty

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The chords for "I'll Believe You When" show the original chord names (including A, Bm, B, G, D, E). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.