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Bon Jovi - I’ll Be There For You Chords

Chord reference Em, G, D, A, Bm, C, E, C#m, B
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

I guess this time you’re [Em]really leaving, [G]I heard your suitcase say [D]goodbye Well as my broken heart lies [Em]bleeding, [G]you say true love, it’s [D]suicide You say you cried a thousand [Em]rivers, [G]and now you’re swimming [D]for the shore You left me drowning in my [Em]tears, [G]and you won’t save me [A]anymore [A]I pray to God you’ll give me one more chance, girl

[D]I’ll be there for you , [D] [Bm]these five words I swear to you When you [G]breathe I want to be the air for you, [A]I’ll be [C]there [G]for [D]you I’d live and I’d die for you, [D] [Bm]steal the sun from the sky for you [G]Words can’t say what a love can do, [A]I’ll be [C]there [G]for [D]you

I know you know, we’ve had some [Em]good times, [G]now they have their own [D]hiding place I can’t promise you [Em]tomorrow, [G]but I can’t buy back [A]yesterday And baby you know my hands are [G]dirty (oh woman you know my hands are [A]dirty) But I wanted to be your [D]valentine, [Bm]I’ll be the water when [G]you get thirsty baby When you get drunk I’ll be [A]the wine

[D]I’ll be there for you , [D] [Bm]these five words I swear to you When you [G]breathe I want to be the air for you, [A]I’ll be [C]there [G]for [D]you I’d live and I’d die for you, [D] [Bm]steal the sun from the sky for you [G]Words can’t say what a love can do, [A]I’ll be [C]there [G]for [D]you

[D] [Bm] [G] [A] [D] [Bm] [G] [A] [A]And I wasn’t there when you [G]were happy, (I wasn’t there to make you [A]happy) I wasn’t there when you were [D]down, [Bm]I didn’t mean to miss your [G]birthday, baby I wish I’d seen you blow those candles [A]out (Scream)

[D]I’ll be there for you , [D] [Bm]these five words I swear to you When you [G]breathe I want to be the air for you, [A]I’ll be [C]there [G]for [D]you I’d live and I’d die for you, [D] [Bm]steal the sun from the sky for you [G]Words can’t say what a love can do, [A]I’ll be [C]there [G]for [D]you

[D]I’ll be there for you , [D] [Bm]these five words I swear to you When you [G]breathe I want to be the air for you, [A]I’ll be [C]there [G]for [D]you I’d live and I’d die for you, [D] [Bm]steal the sun from the sky for you [G]Words can’t say what a love can do, [A]I’ll be [C]there [G]for [D]you

[E]Woooo, [C#m]woooo, [A]woo[B]ooo [D]I’ll be [A]there for [E]you

Artist Bon Jovi
Album New Jersey
Genres Hard Rock, Rock
Year 1988
Key Em

How to Play I'll Be There For You on Guitar?

Bon Jovi - I'll Be There For You can be played in the key of Em using the Em, G, D, A, Bm, C, E, C#m, B chords.

  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For C#m, To play C#m | Dbm, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, let low E, high E ring open, mute A.
  • For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play I'll Be There For You with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.