From: Hagehog [email protected]
Intro:
(Played 4 times)
b = bend up
p = pull off
s = slide
E————————————
B————————————
G——5b6—5b6—4—2—0—0—2—4—2—
D————————————
A—0———————————
E————————————
A G
So no one told you life was gonna be this way
A C#m
Your job’s a joke, you’re broke, your love life’sD.O.A.
G Bm A
It’s like you’re always stuck in second gear
G D E
When it hasn’t been your day, your week, your month, or even your year but
(Chorus)
A D E
I’ll be there for you (When the rain starts to pour)
A D E
I’ll be there for you (Like I’ve been there before)
A D E G
I’ll be there for you (‘Cause you’re there for me too)
(Fill 1: Played at the end of each of the first two lines of the chorus)
E—0—0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0———-
B————————-3—0——
G——————————-2—
D———————————-
A———————————-
E———————————-
(Fill 2: Played on the G chord at the end of the chorus)
E————————
B—0—0—0—1—0——0—
G——-2———-2——
D————————
A————————
E————————
A G
You’re still in bed at ten and work began at eight
A C#m
You burned your breakfast so far, things are going great
G Bm A
Your mother warned you there’d be days like these
G D E
But she didn’t tell you when the world has brought you down to your knees that
(Chorus)
A D E
I’ll be there for you (When the rain starts to pour)
A D E
I’ll be there for you (Like I’ve been there before)
A D E G A
I’ll be there for you (‘Cause you’re there for me too)
D
No one could ever know me
D
No one could ever see me
F#m
Sometime the only one who knows what its like to be me
Bm Bm7
Someone to face the day with, make it through all the mess with
G D E D E F#m
Someone I’ll always laugh with, even under the worst I’m best with you
Instrumental: Starts when the word ‘you’ is sung)
(Note: The Esus chord isn’t actually played in the original but if you’re
playing this on your own it sounds better with it in)
F#m Bm Esus E A D E
E——————————————————
B—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2—0-0—0—0——0—-0-s2——-2—0—0
G——————————————2———————2—1
D————————————————-2-s4
F#m Bm Esus E A
E——————————————————B—————————————————————0—-
G————————————————2-2-2—1-1-1—2—2—
D—4—2————————————————A———4—2—4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4——0-s4—2—2———
E——————————2-2———————
D E
E—0———————2—5—————————
B———3—3—0—2—3———————————
G——2————————————————
D——————————————————
A——————————————————
E——————————————————
G Bm A
It’s like you’re always stuck in second gear
G D E (play out the E longer)
When it hasn’t been your day, your week, your month, or even your year but
(Chorus)
A D E
I’ll be there for you (When the rain starts to pour)
A D E
I’ll be there for you (Like I’ve been there before)
A D E G
I’ll be there for you (‘Cause you’re there for me too)
Note: Don’t play Fill 2 here
(Chorus again)
(Fill 3: Play while singing ‘I’ll be there for you’ — only on last chorus)
E————————
B————————
G————————
D————————
A—4——-0-s4—2——-
E——2—2—————
A D E
I’ll be there for you
A D E
I’ll be there for you
A D E G A
I’ll be there for you (‘Cause you’re there for me too)
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Chord Guide
x = don’t play string
A Bm Bm7 C#m D E Esus F#m G
E——5——2——2——4——2——0——0——2——3
B——5——3——3——5——3——0——0——2——3
G——6——4——2——6——2——1——2——2——4
D——7——4——4——6——0——2——2——4——5
A——7——2——2——4——x——2——2——4——5
E——5——2——2——4——x——0——0——2——3
