6 Chords used in the song: A, D, E, F#m, F, B
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Intro :B -
E -
B -
E
(Verse 1)B
E
The strands in your eyes that color them wonderfulB
F#
E
Stop me and steal my breathB
E
Emeralds from mountains thrust towards the skyB
F#
E
Never revealing their depthB
F#
E
F#
Tell me that we belong togetherB
F#
E
F#
Dress it up with the trappings of loveB
F#
E
F#
I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lipsB
F#
E
F#
Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above
(Chorus 1)
B
E
And I'll be your crying shoulder
B
F#
E
I'll be loves suicide
B
E
I'll be better when I'm older
B
F#
E
B
E-
B-
F#-
E
I'll be the greatest fan of your life
(Verse 2)B
E
Rain falls angry on the tin roofB
F#
E
As we lie awake in my bedB
E
You're my survival, you're my living proofB
F#
E
My love is alive not deadB
F#
E
F#
Tell me that we belong togetherB
F#
E
F#
Dress it up with the trappings of loveB
F#
E
F#
I'll be captivated I'll hang from your lipsB
F#
E
F#
Instead of the gallows of heartache, that hang from above
(REPEAT CHORUS)
(Pre-Chorus)G#m
And I've dropped out, burned up,G
F#
fought my way back from the deadG#m
Tuned in, turned on,G
E
C#
F#
remembered the thing that you said
(CHORUS)
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About this song: I'll Be
I'll Be is a song written and sung by American Alt-Rock singer/guitarist, Edwin McCain. The song was released as the first and only single from his second album Misguided Roses. McCain recorded an acoustic version of the song for his follow-up album, Messenger. It was covered by Dean Geyer on his debut CD Rush. "I'll Be" ended up being a success for McCain in the United States, peaking at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. While it was only his second single to chart, it became his first and only Top 10 hit and his biggest hit to date.