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------------------------------------
LA SOL
So no one told you life was gonna be this way
LA DO#m
Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's D.O.A.
SOL SIm LA
It's like you're always stuck in second gear
SOL RE MI
When it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your year but
(Chorus)
LA RE MI
I'll be there for you (When the rain starts to pour)
LA RE MI
I'll be there for you (Like I've been there before)
LA RE MI SOL
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------------------------
LA SOL
You're still in bed at ten and work began at eight
LA DO#m
You burned your breakfast so far, things are going great
SOL SIm LA
Your mother warned you there'd be days like these
SOL RE MI
But she didn't tell you when the world has brought you down to your knees that
(Chorus)
LA RE MI
I'll be there for you (When the rain starts to pour)
LA RE MI
I'll be there for you (Like I've been there before)
LA RE MI SOL LA
I'll be there for you ('Cause you're there for me too)
RE
No one could ever know me
RE
No one could ever see me
FA#m
Sometime the only one who knows what its like to be me
SIm SIm7
Someone to face the day with, make it through all the mess with
SOL RE MI RE MI FA#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)
FA#m SIm MIsus MI LA RE MI
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---------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
FA#m SIm MIsus MI LA
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-----------------------------------
RE MI
E--0--------------------2--5-----------------------------------------
B--------3--3--0--2--3-----------------------------------------------
G-----2--------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
SOL SIm LA
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)
LA RE MI
I'll be there for you (When the rain starts to pour)
LA RE MI
I'll be there for you (Like I've been there before)
LA RE MI SOL
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---------------
LA RE MI
I'll be there for you
LA RE MI
I'll be there for you
LA RE MI SOL LA
I'll be there for you ('Cause you're there for me too)
Chord Guide
x = don't play string
LA SIm SIm7 DO#m RE MI MIsus FA#m SOL
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
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