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 |