Legend
L - tied note
b - bend
s - slide
~ - vibrato
[Intro]
E |----------------------------|----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|----------------------------|
G |--------6s----6--4-----0L---|--0--0-----2--2b----2~------|
D |--------------------7-------|----------------------------|
A |--0-------------------------|----------------------------|
E |----------------------------|----------------------------| x4
or play without the bending:
E |----------------------------|----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|----------------------------|
G |--------6s----6--4-----0L---|--0--0-----2--4-----2~------|
D |--------------------7-------|----------------------------|
A |--0-------------------------|----------------------------|
E |----------------------------|----------------------------| x4
[Verse 1]
A G
So no one told you life was gonna be this way
A
Your job's a joke, you're broke
C#m
Your love life's D.O.A.
[Pre Chorus]
G Bm A
It's like you're always stuck in second gear
G D/F# Esus4
And it hasn't been your day, your week, your month
E
Or even your year, but
[Chorus]
A D E
I'll be there for you
A
When the rain starts to pour
D E
I'll be there for you
A
Like I've been there before
D E
I'll be there for you
D/F# G
'Cause you're there for me too
[Verse 2]
A
You're still in bed at ten
G
And work began at eight
A
You've burned your breakfast
C#m
So far, things are going great
[Pre Chorus]
G Bm A
Your mother warned you there'd be days like these
G D/F# Esus4
Oh but she didn't tell you when the world has brought
E
You down to your knees that
[Chorus]
A D E
I'll be there for you
A
When the rain starts to pour
D E
I'll be there for you
A
Like I've been there before
D E
I'll be there for you
D/F# G A
'Cause you're there for me too
[Bridge]
D
No one could ever know me
D
No one could ever see me
F#m
Sometimes the only one who knows what it's like to be me
Bm
Someone to face the day with
D/A
Make it through all the rest with
G G/F#
Someone I'll always laugh with
E D E
Even under the worst I'm best with ...
[Solo]
F#m D E
...you, yeah!
A D E
F#m D E
A D E
[Pre Chorus]
D/F# G Bm A
It's like you're always stuck in second gear
G D/F# Esus4
And it hasn't been your day, your week, your month
E
Or even your year, but
[Chorus]
A D E
I'll be there for you
A
When the rain starts to pour
D E
I'll be there for you
A
Like I've been there before
D E
I'll be there for you
D/F# G A
'Cause you're there for me too
A D E
I'll be there for you
A D E
I'll be there for you
A D E
I'll be there for you
D/F# G A
'Cause you're there for me too