Bon Jovi - Ill Be There For You (Chords)

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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