I'll Be There For You
Bon Jovi


[Intro/Fill]

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D|--0~~~~~~~~~
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[Verse 1]

              
I guess this t

              
ime you're rea

    
lly leaving
             
  I heard your

              
 suitcase say 

    
goodbye
              
Well, as my br

              
oken heart lie

 
s bleeding
             
 You say true 

              
love, it's sui


cide
              
You say you cr

              
ied a thousand

  
 rivers
             
  And now you'

              
re swimming fo


r the shore
              
You left me dr

             
owning in my t


ears
             
 And you won't

            
 save me anymo

re
           
I'm praying to


 God you'll gi

ve me one more

 chance, girl


[Chorus]


I'll be there 

for you
 - 
       These f

ive words I sw

ear to you
           
When you breat

he I want to b

e the air for 

you
            
I'll be there 

     
for you

I'd live and I'd die for you
 - 
       Steal t

he sun from th

e sky for you
  
Words can't sa

y what a love 

can do
            
I'll be there 

     
for you


[Fill]

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[Verse 2]

              
I know you kno

              
w, we've had s

     
ome good times
             
  Now they hav

              
e their own hi

     
ding place
              
Well, I can pr

            
omise you tomo

rrow
             
 But I can't b

              
uy back yester

 
day
              
And baby, you 

              
know my hands 

             
are dirty (oh 

              
woman, you kno

              
w my hands are

 
 dirty)
              
But I wanted t

              
o be your vale

     
ntine
              
I'll be the wa

              
ter when you g

   
et thirsty, ba

by
              
When you get d

              
runk I'll be t

   
he wine


[Chorus]


I'll be there 

for you
 - 
       These f

ive words I sw

ear to you
           
When you breat

he I want to b

e the air for 

you
            
I'll be there 

     
for you

I'd live and I'd die for you
 - 
       Steal t

he sun from th

e sky for you
  
Words can't sa

y what a love 

can do
            
I'll be there 

     
for you


[Guitar Solo]

         
         


[Bridge]

             
And I wasn't t

              
here when you 

             
were happy (I 

              
wasn't there t

            
o make you hap

py)
              
I wasn't there

              
 when you were

    
 down
              
I didn't mean 

             
to miss your b

irthday, baby
              
I wish I'd see

              
n you blow tho

            
se candles out

 (Scream)


[Chorus]


I'll be there 

for you
 - 
       These f

ive words I sw

ear to you
           
When you breat

he I want to b

e the air for 

you
            
I'll be there 

     
for you

I'd live and I'd die for you
 - 
       Steal t

he sun from th

e sky for you
  
Words can't sa

y what a love 

can do
            
I'll be there 

     
for you


[Chorus 2]


I'll be there 

for you
 - 
       These f

ive words I sw

ear to you
           
When you breat

he I want to b

e the air for 

you
            
I'll be there 

    
for you

I'd live and I'd die for you
 - 
       Steal t

he sun from th

e sky for you
  
Words can't sa

y what a love 

can do
            
I'll be there 

    
for you


[Outro]


Woo ----- ooo 

----- ooo

Woo ----- ooo 

----- ooo
             
Woo ----- ooo 

       
----- ooo
            
I'll be there 

      
for you


Fill - transposed up 2 frets with E string ringing instead of the D string



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