 
 
 
 
 
 
Originally in A, I play it in G. But it sounds better on
guitar in A, so if a high singer is around...
| G | F | 
| So no one told you life was gonna be this | way | 
| G | Bm | 
| Your job’s a joke you’re broke your love life’s D.O | .A | 
| F | C | G | 
| It’s like you’re | always stuck in | second gear | 
| F | C | |
| Well it | hasn’t been your | day, your week your | 
| D | 
| Month or even your year | 
| G | C | D | 
| I’ll be | there for | you when the rain starts to fall | 
| G | C | D | 
| I’ll be | there for | you like I’ve been there before | 
| G | C | D | F | 
| I’ll be | there for | you ‘cause you’re there for me | too | 
| G | F | 
| You’re still at bed at 10, and work began at | 8 | 
| G | Bm | 
| You burned your breakfast so far things are going gr | eat | 
| F | C | G | 
| Your mother | warned you there’d be | days like these | 
| F | C | |
| But she | didn’t tell you | when the world has | 
| D | 
| Brought you down to your knees | 
| G | C | D | 
| I’ll be | there for | you when the rain starts to fall | 
| G | C | D | 
| I’ll be | there for | you like I’ve been there before | 
| G | C | D | F | 
| I’ll be | there for | you ‘cause you’re there for me | too | 
| G | 
| C | C | 
| No one could ever know me, | no one could ever see me | 
| Em | Em | 
| Seems you’re the only one who knows | what it’s like to be me | 
| Am | Am/G | 
| Someone to face the day with, | make it through all the mess with | 
| F | C | 
| Someone I’ll | always laugh with | 
| D | C | D | Em | 
| Even at my | worst I’m | best with | you | 
Solo, with “yeah”s
| Em | C | D | 
| G | C | D | 
I usually skip this if there’s no solo...
| Em | C | D | 
| G | C | D | 
| F | C | G | 
| It’s like you’re | always stuck in | second gear | 
| F | C | |
| Well it | hasn’t been your | day, your week your | 
| D | 
| Month or even your year | 
Hold “year” a little longer than usual
| G | C | D | 
| I’ll be | there for | you when the rain starts to fall | 
| G | C | D | 
| I’ll be | there for | you like I’ve been there before | 
| G | C | D | F | 
| I’ll be | there for | you ‘cause you’re there for me | too | 
| G |