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Ill Be

Paolo Santos
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4.8(5)

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Song

I'll Be

Paolo Santos

johnsantos_17@yahoo.com

Standard tuning (EADGBE)

B/4 Am/9 E5 F# Emaj7

E--0---0----0---x---x-----------|
B--0---0----0---7---5-----------|
G--8---6----9---6---4-----------|
D--9---7----9---4---6-----------|
A--9---7----7---4---6-----------|
E--7---5----0---6---4-----------|

Abm7 F# E A2 F#7/4

E--4---2---0---0---0--------|
B--4---2---0---0---0--------|
G--4---3---1---2---3--------|
D--4---4---2---2---4--------|
A--6---4---2---0---4--------|
E--4---2---0-------2--------|

I. INTRO:

B/4 (2x) Am/9 (2x)

E---------------0---------0---------0--|-----------0---------0--------0-----|
B--------0---0---0---------0-----------|------0--0---0---------0------------|
G----------8-------8----------8--------|--------6------6---------6----------|
D---------------------9----------9-----|-----------------7---------7--------|
A--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E---7-------------------7--------------|--5----------------5----------------|

II. VERSE (2x)

The strands in your eyes that color them wonderful...

B/4 E5

E------------0--------------0--------------------0---------------0---|
B--------------0--------------0--------------------0-----------------|
G--------8------8--------8-------------------9-----9---------9-------|
D-----9---------------9-------------------9---------------9----------|
A---------------------------------------7---------------7------------|
E--7----------------7------------------------------------------------|

Stop me and steal my breath

B/4 F# Emaj7

E------------0---------------0---------------------------------------|
B--------------0---------------0---------------7--------------5------|
G--------8---------------8-----------------6-----------4-------------|
D-----9---------------9-----------------4-----------------6----------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--7---------------7-----------------6--------------4----------------|

III. PRECHORUS (3x) (fast transition of chords..)

Tell me that we belong together

Dress it up with the trappings of love

I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips

B/4 F# E F#

E-----------0-------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------0-------------7------------5--------------7-----------|
G-------8----------------6---------4-----------------6--------------|
D----9----------------4---------------6-----------4-----------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--7---------------6------------4-------------6---------------------|

Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above (transition is back to normal)

B/4 B/4 F# F#

E------------0------------------0----------------------------------------|
B--------------0------------------0-------------7------------------7-----|
G--------8------8-----------8-----8-----------6---6-------------6-----6--|
D-----9------------------9------------------4----------------4-----------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--7-----------------7--------------------6---------------6--------------|

Emaj7 Emaj7 F#7/4 F#7/4

E---------------------------------------------0--------------------0--|
B----------5-----------------5--------------------0-------------------|
G------4-----4----------4------4-------------3--------3----------3----|
D--------6----------------6---------------4------------------4--------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---4----------------4-----------------2------------------2-----------|

IV. CHORUS (same as verse)

And I'll be your crying shoulder

I'll be loves suicide

I'll be better when I'm older

I'll be the greatest fan of your life

VII.

First Adlib- same as verse

Second Adlib, b4 bridge - B/4 (4x)

VI. Bridge

And I've dropped out, I've burned up fought my way back from the dead

Abm Abm F# F# E (4x)

E---------------------------------------------2------------------2------|-----------0------|
B------------4-------------4-------------------2------------------------|--------------0---|
G--------4--------------4----------------3-----------------3------------|--------1-------1-|
D-----6--------------6----------------4----------------4----------------|-----2------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
E--4--------------4---------------2-----------------2-------------------|-0----------------|

Tuned in, turned on, remember the thing that you said.

Abm Abm F# F# E (4x)

E-------------------------------------------2------------------2--|----------0-------|
B-----------4--------------4------------------2-------------------|-------------0----|
G-------4---------------4--------------3------------------3-------|--------1------1--|
D----6---------------6--------------4-----------------4-----------|-----2------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
E -4-------------4---------------2-----------------2--------------|--0---------------|

A2 A2 F#7/4 F#7/4

E------------0-------------------0--------------------0-----------------0--|
B--------------0-------------------0---------------------0-----------------|
G--------2-------2---------2--------2------------3-----------------3-------|
D-----2------------------2---------------------4-----------------4---------|
A--0------------------0----------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------2-----------------2-----------|

*Repeat chorus

Outro:

Same as verse til fade..

=====¤w&_17=====

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