I'll Be There For You

Intro: (Played 4 times) b = bend up p = pull off s = slide E|----------------------------------- B|---2-2-0----------0-------------------- G|---------2-0-0--2--2-------------------- D|----------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|----------------------------------- So no one told you life was gonna be this way Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's D.O.A. It's like you're always stuck in second gear When it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your year but A I'll be there for you (When the rain starts to pour) I'll be there for you (Like I've been there before) 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 chord at the end of the Chorus) E|----------------------- B|-0--0---0--1--0-----0-- G|------2----------2----- D|----------------------- A|----------------------- E|----------------------- You're still in bed at ten and work began at eight You burned your breakfast so far, things are going great Your mother warned you there'd be days like these But she didn't tell you when the world has brought you down to your knees that A I'll be there for you (When the rain starts to pour) I'll be there for you (Like I've been there before) I'll be there for you ('Cause you're there for me too) No one could ever know me No one could ever see me Sometime the only one who knows what its like to be me Someone to face the day with, make it through all the mess with 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 chord isn't actually played in the original but if you're playing this on your own it sounds better with it in) 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|------------------------------------------------------------------ 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----------------------------------- E|-0--------------------2--5----------------------------------------- B|-------3--3--0--2--3----------------------------------------------- G|----2-------------------------------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------------------------------------- A|------------------------------------------------------------------- E|------------------------------------------------------------------- It's like you're always stuck in second gear (play out the E longer) When it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your year but A I'll be there for you (When the rain starts to pour) I'll be there for you (Like I've been there before) 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--------------- I'll be there for you I'll be there for you I'll be there for you ('Cause you're there for me too)