I'll Be There For You

Legend:
h = hammer on
p = pull off
~ = vibrato
/ = slide up
 = slide down
fb= full bend 'till (x)
r = release bend
()= notes between are natural harmonics

Intro
  D                         
e----------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 

B1/3--3~~--3/5--5~~---5/8--8~~-87--7~~--|--1/3--3~~--3/5--5~~---5/8--8--7~~--|
G|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 

I guess.... leaving   let ring      fill 1
----------------------------------|--------------------------- 
---------------------5~~----------|---3/5-5/3-3~~------------- 
---------------------4~~----------|---2/4-4/2-2~~-2h4-2------- 
---------------------2~~----------|---------------2h4-2-4--7~~ 
----------------------------------|---------------------4--5~~ 
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...lies bleeding    let ring     fill 2
------------------------------|--7/10--10-10--7--5/7---------- 
----------------5~~-----------|--7/10--10-10--7--5/7---------- 
----------------4~~-----------|------------------------------- 
----------------2~~-----------|------------------------------- 
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...thousand rivers
----------------------|------------------------------|-------- 
----------------5~~---|---------------3h5p3----------|-repeat- 
----------------4~~---|------------------------------|-fill-2- 
----------------2~~---|--------2h4p2~--------2h4p2~~-|-------- 
----------------------|------------------------------|-------- 
----------------------|-0-2-3------------------------|-------- 

...in my tears
---(19)------------------------------------------------------- 
--------(19)----------(19)------------------------------------ 
-------------(19)----------(19)------natural harmonics-------- 
------------------(19)---------------------------------------- 
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...anymore  - fill 3 (see note at the end of TAB)
-------9---------10-------------12-----------14~~------------- 
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--7h9----9--9/11-----11--11/12-----12--12/14------------------ 
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Chorus
      D5            B5            G5            A5       C5    G5
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||----7------|-----4-------|-------------|-------------|-5-----------||
||----5------|-----2-------|-----5-------|-----7-------|-3------5----||
||-----------|-------------|-----3-------|-----5-------|--------3----||

repeat intro's last bar
  D                         
|------------------------------------| 
|--1/3--3~~--3/5--5~~---5/8--8--7~~--| 
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.... good times    let ring         
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-----------------5~~------3h5p3---| 
-----------------4~~--------------| 
-----------------2~~--------------| 
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fill 4 (see note at the end of TAB)
-------------10-------------12-----------14------------12------- 
---------------------------------------------------------------- 
--------9/11-----11--11/12-----12--12/14----14--1412-------11~~  
---------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------------- 

...promise you tomorrow
---(19)------------------------------------------------------- 
--------(19)----------(19)-----------natural harmonics-------- 
-------------(19)----------(19)~~~~vibrato with bar----------- 
------------------(19)---------------------------------------- 
-------------------------------------------------------------- 
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...yesterday   ... are dirty        ...Valentiiiine...
--------------|-------|--------|--------|----------|----------- 
--------------|-------|--------|--------|----------|----------- 
--------------|-------|--------|--------|----------|----------- 
--------------|-------|--------|--------|----------|----------- 
-----7--------|---5---|----7---|--9--12-|-12~~--12-|---9------- 
-----5--------|---3---|----5---|--7---9-|-10~~---9-|---7------- 

...thirsty baby        ....wiiine....
----------------|----------------------------------------------- 
----------------|----------------------------------------------- 
----------------|------------------------then goto chorus again- 
----------------|----------------------------------------------- 
-----5----------|--------------7~~------------------------------ 
-----3----------|--------------5~~------------------------------ 

Chorus
      D5            B5            G5            A5       C5    G5
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||----7------|-----4-------|-------------|-------------|-5-----------||
||----5------|-----2-------|-----5-------|-----7-------|-3------5----||
||-----------|-------------|-----3-------|-----5-------|--------3----||


Solo - B blues
-----------------------------|--------------------------------| 
-----------------------------|--------------------------------| 
--9fb(11)r---9p7---7~~---7~~-|--9fb(11)r---9p7---7~~-7--------| 
-----------------9-----9-----|-----------------9-------9~~----| 
-----------------------------|--------------------------------| 
-----------------------------|--------------------------------| 

-----------------|--------------------------------------------| 
-----------------|---------------------------7----------------| 
-----7-7-----7-7-|-----7---7-9fb(11)r9~~-7-----9-7~~~---------| 
-7h9-----7h9-----|-7h9---9-----------------9------------------| 
-----------------|--------------------------------------------| 
-----------------|--------------------------------------------| 

   B Aeolian Scale 2x
||----------------------------------------------||------------|
||----------------------------------------------||------------|
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||----------------------------------------------||------------|
||-7h9p7-----------7h9p7h9/10~~----10-10-9-7----||------------|
||-------10~~-----------------------------------||--7~~-------|

It's not 100% accurate, I just improvise in B minor blues scale
----------------------7------------------------------------------| 
----10fb(12)-10fb(12)---10p7---------------10p7------------------| 
--7--------------------------10p9p7-9~~----------10p9p7-9~~------| 
-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
-----------------------------------------------------------------| 

... you're happy        ...down, down...
-------|--------|--------|----------|----------- 
-------|--------|--------|----------|----------- 
-------|--------|--------|----------|----------- 
-------|--------|--------|----------|----------- 
---5---|----7---|--9--12-|-12~~--12-|---9------- 
---3---|----5---|--7---9-|-10~~---9-|---7------- 

...birthday baby        ....candles out....
----------------|----------------------------|------------------- 
----------------|----------------------------|------------------- 
----------------|----------------------------|-Jon's Scream------ 
----------------|----------------------------|------------------- 
-----5----------|--------------7~~-----------|------------------- 
-----3----------|--------------5~~-----------|------------------- 


Chorus

      D5            B5            G5            A5       C5    G5
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||----7------|-----4-------|-------------|-------------|-5-----------||
||----5------|-----2-------|-----5-------|-----7-------|-3------5----||
||-----------|-------------|-----3-------|-----5-------|--------3----||


Chorus 1 step higher (from D to E)

      E5           C#5            A5            B5       D5    A5
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||----5------|-----6-------|-------------|-------------|-7-----------||
||----7------|-----4-------|-----7-------|-----9-------|-5------7----||
||-----------|-------------|-----5-------|-----7-------|--------5----||

outro:  ...ooohohohhhhh... ohhhh                                  D5   A5
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||---------------------------------------------------||---------|-7---------|
||-9h11p9-----------9h11p9h11/12~~-----12-12-11-9----||---------|-5----7----|
||--------12~~---------------------------------------||--7~~----|------5----|


Ending: Repeat Intro 1 step higher (from D to E)
  E                         
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NOTE: It's hard to listen those parts, but it's something like that, just
harmonizing notes in intervals of diatonic sixties, according with D major
scale. It's used a lot in blues and country themes. I hope you enjoy!


Lyrics and Chords:

                                Em
I guess this time you're really leaving
G                             D
I hear your suitcase say good-bye
                            Em
and as my broken heart lies bleeding
G                       D
you say true love is 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.
N.C.
I'm praying to God you'll give me one more chance girl.


{c:CHORUS:}
     D
     I'll be there for you
     Bm
     these five words I swear to you
              G
     when you breathe I wanna be the air for you
     A       C     G   D
     I'll be there for you.

     I'd live and I'd die for you
     Bm
     I'd steal the sun from the sky for you
     G
     words can't say what love can do
     A       C     G   D
     I'll be there for you.


                          Em
I know you we've had some good times
G                               D
now they have thir own hiding place
                  Em
I can promise you tomorrow
G                           A
but I can't buy back yesterday.
                                 G
And baby you know my hands are dirty (and baby you know my hands are dirty)
A                Bm     A/C#      D  A/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

A                                    G
And I wasn't there when you where happy
              Bm        A/C#     D    A/C#  Bm
and I wasn't there when you were down, down down
                           G
I didn't mean to miss your birthday baby
                                   A
I wish I'd seen you blow those candles out.  (Jon's scream)