Bon Jovi - I'll Be There For You
Originally in D, I play in A capo 1
Intro, approximating the riff, no 3 in the I7
A7→ A5Asus2Asus4Ax2
Vox on the 5 on “I guess”, the end of this line will feel low in Bb
I guess this time you’re really lBm7eaving
DI heard your suitcase say goodbAye
Well as my broken heart lies Bm7bleeding
DYou say true love, it’s suiAcide
You say you cried a thousand riBm7vers
DAnd now you’re swimming for Athe shore
You left me drowning in my Bm7tears
DAnd you won’t save me anymEore
Hard stop on “pray”
I pray to God you’ll give me one more chance, girl
AI’ll be there for you A/G#
F#mThese five words I swear to you
When you brDeathe I want to be the air for you
EI’ll be Gthere foDr yoAu
I’d live and I’d die for you A/G#
F#mI’d steal the sun from the sky for you
WoDrds can’t say what love can do
EI’ll be Gthere foDr yoAu
A7→ A5Asus2Asus4A
I know you know, we’ve had some goBm7od times
DNow they have their own hiding pAlace
Well I can’t promise you tomBmorrow
DBut I can’t buy back yesterdEay
And baby you know my hands are Ddirty (oh woman you know my hands are Edirty)
But I wanted to be your valentAine A/G#F#m
I’ll be the water when you get tDhirsty baby
When you get drunk I’ll be the wEine, whoa
AI’ll be there for you A/G#
F#mThese five words I swear to you
When you brDeathe I want to be the air for you
EI’ll be Gthere foDr yoAu
I’d live and I’d die for you A/G#
F#mI’d steal the sun from the sky for you
WoDrds can’t say what love can do
EI’ll be Gthere foDr yoAu
Solo
AF#mDE
AF#mDE
I wasn’t there when you were hDappy (I wasn’t there to make you hEappy)
And I wasn’t there when you were Adown, A/G#F#mdown
I didn’t mean to miss your Dbirthday, baby
Hard stop for the scream
I wish I’d seen you blow those candles oEut, whoooooooooooooooooa
AI’ll be there for you A/G#
F#mThese five words I swear to you
When you brDeathe I want to be the air for you
EI’ll be Gthere foDr yoAu
I’d live and I’d die for you A/G#
F#mI’d steal the sun from the sky for you
WoDrds can’t say what love can do
EI’ll be Gthere foDr
I don’t bother with this key change
BI’ll be there for you B/A#
G#mThese five words I swear to you
When you brEeathe I want to be the air for you
F#I’ll be Athere foEr yoBu
I’d live and I’d die for you B/A#
G#mSteal the sun from the sky for you
WoErds can’t say what love can do
F#I’ll be Athere foEr yBou
BG#mWhoa oh oh Ewhoa oh oh ohF#AE
BWhoa oh oh G#mwhoa oh oh Ewhoa oh oh ohF#AE
B
B7→ B5Bsus2Bsus4Bx2