Ill Be There For You Chords & Tabs

by Bon Jovi

[Content]
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]
e|---------------------------------|
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--|
E|-------------|
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| ~  Vibrato
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| \  Slide down
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