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]
Em
I guess this time you're really leaving
G D
I heard your suitcase say goodbye
Em
Well, as my broken heart lies bleeding
G D
You say true love, it's suicide
Em
You say you cried a thousand rivers
G D
And now you're swimming for the shore
Em
You left me drowning in my tears
G A
And you won't save me anymore
A N.C.
I'm praying to God you'll give me one more chance, girl
[Chorus]
D
I'll be there for you
D/C# - Bm
These five words I swear to you
G
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
G
Words can't say what a love can do
A C G D
I'll be there for you
[Fill]
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B|---------------------------------|
G|--5/7--7/9--9/12---12\11---------|
D|--0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
Em
I know you know, we've had some good times
G D
Now they have their own hiding place
Em
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
G
I'll be the water when you get thirsty, baby
A
When you get drunk I'll be the wine
[Chorus]
D
I'll be there for you
D/C# - Bm
These five words I swear to you
G
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
G
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
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
G
I didn't mean to miss your birthday, baby
A
I wish I'd seen you blow those candles out (Scream)
[Chorus]
D
I'll be there for you
D/C# - Bm
These five words I swear to you
G
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
G
Words can't say what a love can do
A C G D
I'll be there for you
[Chorus 2]
E
I'll be there for you
E/D# - C#m
These five words I swear to you
A
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
A
Words can't say what a love can do
B D A E
I'll be there for you
[Outro]
E
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
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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--|
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I'll Be There For You Bon Jovi [Intro/Fill] [Verse 1] [Chorus] I'd live and I'd die for you [Fill] [Verse 2] [Chorus] I'd live and I'd die for you [Guitar Solo] D Bm G A D Bm G A [Bridge] [Chorus] I'd live and I'd die for you [Chorus 2] I'd live and I'd die for you [Outro] Fill - transposed up 2 frets with E string ringing instead of the D string ************************************* ******************** | ~ Vibrato | / Slide up | \ Slide down ********************
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