Chords for Edwin McCain- I'll be [Acoustic version]
Tempo:
96 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
F#
Em
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [E]
[A]
[B] [E]
[A] And My heart,
[B] the strength in your [E] eyes,
the color of that wonderful [B] star,
they [Em] steal [F#] my breath.
[E]
[B] And emeralds from [E] the mountains,
thrust towards the sky,
and [B] memories revealing [F#] their [E] depth.
[B] And [F#] tell me,
[E] That we [F#] belong together
[B] Dress [F#] it down [E] with the trappings [F#] of love
[B] I'll be [F#] captivated
[E] I'll hang [F#] from your [B] lips
Instead of the [F#] gallows of heartache
That hang [C#m] from my [E] bow
[F#]
[E] And [B] I'll be [E] your crying children
[B] I'll be [F#] your love [C#m] suicide
[E]
[B] And I'll be [E] better when I'm older
[B] I'll be [F#] the [E] greatest man [B] of your life
[E]
[B] [F#] [C#m]
[B] And rain [E] falls angry on the tin roof
As [B] we lie [Em] awake in [F#] my bed
[E] And [B] you're my survival
[E] You're my living proof
[B] My love is alive [F#] and not [E] dead
[B] And [Em] tell [F#] me [E] that we [F#] belong together
[B] Dress [F#] it down [E] with the trappings [F#] of love
[B] I'll be [F#] captivated
[E] I'll hang [F#] from your [B] lips
Instead of the [F#] gallows of heartache
That hang [C#m] from my [E] bow
[F#]
[E] And [B] I'll be [E] your crying children
[B] I'll be [F#] your love [C#m] suicide
[B] And I'll be [E] better when I'm [B] older
I'll be [F#] the [E] greatest man [B] of your life
[A] And [G#m] I dropped out, I burned [F#] up
I fought my way back [E] from the dead
[G#m] Soon then turned [F#] on
Remember the thing that [E] you, you said
[A] [F#] I'll
[B] be [Em] your crying children
[B] I'll [Em] be [F#] your love [E] suicide
[B] And I'll be [E] better when I'm [B] older
I'll [Em] be [F#] the [E] greatest man of [B] your life
I'll be [E] your crying children
[B] I'll be [F#] your love suicide
[E]
[B] And I'll be [E] better when I'm [B] older
I'll be [F#] the [E] greatest man [B] of your [E] life
The [B]
[F#] greatest [E] man of [C#] your life
[B] [Em] [C#m] [B]
[F#] [E] [A] Yeah, [B] yeah
[E] The
[B] [E] [F#] greatest [G#m] [C#m] man of your [G#m] [F#] life
[Em] [B]
[A]
[B] [E]
[A] And My heart,
[B] the strength in your [E] eyes,
the color of that wonderful [B] star,
they [Em] steal [F#] my breath.
[E]
[B] And emeralds from [E] the mountains,
thrust towards the sky,
and [B] memories revealing [F#] their [E] depth.
[B] And [F#] tell me,
[E] That we [F#] belong together
[B] Dress [F#] it down [E] with the trappings [F#] of love
[B] I'll be [F#] captivated
[E] I'll hang [F#] from your [B] lips
Instead of the [F#] gallows of heartache
That hang [C#m] from my [E] bow
[F#]
[E] And [B] I'll be [E] your crying children
[B] I'll be [F#] your love [C#m] suicide
[E]
[B] And I'll be [E] better when I'm older
[B] I'll be [F#] the [E] greatest man [B] of your life
[E]
[B] [F#] [C#m]
[B] And rain [E] falls angry on the tin roof
As [B] we lie [Em] awake in [F#] my bed
[E] And [B] you're my survival
[E] You're my living proof
[B] My love is alive [F#] and not [E] dead
[B] And [Em] tell [F#] me [E] that we [F#] belong together
[B] Dress [F#] it down [E] with the trappings [F#] of love
[B] I'll be [F#] captivated
[E] I'll hang [F#] from your [B] lips
Instead of the [F#] gallows of heartache
That hang [C#m] from my [E] bow
[F#]
[E] And [B] I'll be [E] your crying children
[B] I'll be [F#] your love [C#m] suicide
[B] And I'll be [E] better when I'm [B] older
I'll be [F#] the [E] greatest man [B] of your life
[A] And [G#m] I dropped out, I burned [F#] up
I fought my way back [E] from the dead
[G#m] Soon then turned [F#] on
Remember the thing that [E] you, you said
[A] [F#] I'll
[B] be [Em] your crying children
[B] I'll [Em] be [F#] your love [E] suicide
[B] And I'll be [E] better when I'm [B] older
I'll [Em] be [F#] the [E] greatest man of [B] your life
I'll be [E] your crying children
[B] I'll be [F#] your love suicide
[E]
[B] And I'll be [E] better when I'm [B] older
I'll be [F#] the [E] greatest man [B] of your [E] life
The [B]
[F#] greatest [E] man of [C#] your life
[B] [Em] [C#m] [B]
[F#] [E] [A] Yeah, [B] yeah
[E] The
[B] [E] [F#] greatest [G#m] [C#m] man of your [G#m] [F#] life
[Em] [B]
Key:
B
E
F#
Em
C#m
B
E
F#
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] And_ My heart, _ _ _ _
[B] the strength in your [E] eyes,
the color of that wonderful [B] star,
they [Em] steal [F#] my breath.
[E] _
[B] And emeralds from [E] the mountains,
thrust towards the sky,
and [B] memories revealing [F#] their [E] depth.
[B] And [F#] tell me,
[E] That we [F#] belong together
[B] Dress [F#] it down [E] with the trappings [F#] of love
[B] I'll be [F#] captivated
[E] I'll hang [F#] from your [B] lips
Instead of the [F#] gallows of heartache
That hang [C#m] from my [E] bow
_ [F#] _ _ _
[E] And [B] I'll be [E] your crying children
[B] _ I'll be [F#] your love [C#m] suicide
[E]
[B] And I'll be [E] better when I'm older
[B] _ I'll be [F#] the [E] greatest man [B] of your _ life
[E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _
[B] And rain _ [E] falls angry on the tin roof
As [B] we lie [Em] awake in [F#] my bed
[E] And [B] you're my survival
[E] You're my living proof
[B] My love is alive [F#] and not [E] dead
[B] And [Em] tell [F#] me [E] that we [F#] belong together
[B] Dress [F#] it down [E] with the trappings [F#] of love
[B] I'll be [F#] captivated
[E] I'll hang [F#] from your [B] lips
Instead of the [F#] gallows of heartache
That hang [C#m] from my [E] bow
_ [F#] _ _ _
[E] And [B] I'll be [E] your crying children
[B] _ I'll be [F#] your love [C#m] suicide
[B] And I'll be [E] better when I'm [B] older
I'll be [F#] the [E] greatest man [B] of your _ life
_ _ [A] And [G#m] I dropped out, I burned [F#] up
I fought my way back [E] from the dead _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] Soon then turned [F#] on
Remember the thing that [E] you, you said _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#] I'll _ _
[B] _ be _ [Em] your crying children
[B] _ I'll [Em] be [F#] your love [E] suicide
[B] And I'll be _ [E] better when I'm [B] older
I'll [Em] be [F#] the [E] greatest man of [B] your life
I'll be [E] your crying children
[B] _ I'll be [F#] your love suicide
[E] _
[B] And I'll be [E] better when I'm [B] older
I'll be [F#] the [E] greatest man [B] of your _ [E] life
_ The [B] _
_ _ _ _ [F#] greatest [E] man of [C#] your life
[B] _ [Em] _ _ [C#m] _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] [A] Yeah, [B] _ yeah
[E] The _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] greatest [G#m] [C#m] man of your [G#m] [F#] life _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] And_ My heart, _ _ _ _
[B] the strength in your [E] eyes,
the color of that wonderful [B] star,
they [Em] steal [F#] my breath.
[E] _
[B] And emeralds from [E] the mountains,
thrust towards the sky,
and [B] memories revealing [F#] their [E] depth.
[B] And [F#] tell me,
[E] That we [F#] belong together
[B] Dress [F#] it down [E] with the trappings [F#] of love
[B] I'll be [F#] captivated
[E] I'll hang [F#] from your [B] lips
Instead of the [F#] gallows of heartache
That hang [C#m] from my [E] bow
_ [F#] _ _ _
[E] And [B] I'll be [E] your crying children
[B] _ I'll be [F#] your love [C#m] suicide
[E]
[B] And I'll be [E] better when I'm older
[B] _ I'll be [F#] the [E] greatest man [B] of your _ life
[E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _
[B] And rain _ [E] falls angry on the tin roof
As [B] we lie [Em] awake in [F#] my bed
[E] And [B] you're my survival
[E] You're my living proof
[B] My love is alive [F#] and not [E] dead
[B] And [Em] tell [F#] me [E] that we [F#] belong together
[B] Dress [F#] it down [E] with the trappings [F#] of love
[B] I'll be [F#] captivated
[E] I'll hang [F#] from your [B] lips
Instead of the [F#] gallows of heartache
That hang [C#m] from my [E] bow
_ [F#] _ _ _
[E] And [B] I'll be [E] your crying children
[B] _ I'll be [F#] your love [C#m] suicide
[B] And I'll be [E] better when I'm [B] older
I'll be [F#] the [E] greatest man [B] of your _ life
_ _ [A] And [G#m] I dropped out, I burned [F#] up
I fought my way back [E] from the dead _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] Soon then turned [F#] on
Remember the thing that [E] you, you said _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#] I'll _ _
[B] _ be _ [Em] your crying children
[B] _ I'll [Em] be [F#] your love [E] suicide
[B] And I'll be _ [E] better when I'm [B] older
I'll [Em] be [F#] the [E] greatest man of [B] your life
I'll be [E] your crying children
[B] _ I'll be [F#] your love suicide
[E] _
[B] And I'll be [E] better when I'm [B] older
I'll be [F#] the [E] greatest man [B] of your _ [E] life
_ The [B] _
_ _ _ _ [F#] greatest [E] man of [C#] your life
[B] _ [Em] _ _ [C#m] _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] [A] Yeah, [B] _ yeah
[E] The _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] greatest [G#m] [C#m] man of your [G#m] [F#] life _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _