Edwin Mccain - I'll Be (acoustic) guitar tab
I?LL BE (Acoustic Version)
Edwin McCain
Album: Messenger
Transcribed by: Louie A. Ebojo
Email: ebbskyz@yahoo.com
This song is a cool one, this is my favorite from the album. His guitar playing is
cool too, so I choose this one to tab since I can?t find a good transcription of
this song in the net. It took me a while to post this song ?coz I just learned how
to read the tablature (thanks to my friend Tristan for teaching me). The finger
picking is not 100% accurate ?coz this it?s just from memory, although the chords
are pretty much accurate. I tabbed this with no guitar on hand, so, please bear
with me. For comments, suggestions, revision, correction and insults pls. email
me at ebbskyz@yahoo.com.
Tuning: EADGBe - Fingerpicking
Chords:
B9 7x9800 F# 2x4322
B9/A x09800 B x24442
Asus2 x02200 Bsus4 x24452
E 022100
EM7(9) 079800
E/Ab 4x245x
F#/Bb 6x467x
F#(9) 2x4320
G#m(9) 4x640x
Intro:
B(9) B9/A
e|----------0-----0----------0-----0-----------0------0-------0----0-
B|-------0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0-----0------0-------0-----0---
G|-----8-----8-----8----8-----8-----8-----8------8------8------8-----
D|--------9-----9----------9-----9------------9-----9-------9-------- 2x
A|--------------------------------------0-------------0--------------
E|---7----------------7----------------------------------------------
Verse I:
B(9) EM7(9)
e|-------------0------------------0-----------------0--------------------------0-
B|--------0---------0-------0----------0--------0---------0--------0---------0---
G|-----8---------8-------8----------8--------8---------8--------8----------8-----
D|----------9------------------9------------------9---------9-----------9--------
A|----------------------------------------7--------------------------7-----------
E|--7-----------------7---------------------------------------0------------------
B(9) F#/Bb E/Ab
e|-------------0------------------0------------------------------
B|--------0---------0-------0----------0---------7---------5-----
G|-----8---------8-------8----------8----------6---------4-------
D|----------9------------------9-------------4---------2---------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------
E|--7-----------------7-------------------6---------4------------
B(9)
The strands in your eyes
EM7(9)
That color them wonderful
B(9) F#/Bb-E/Ab
Stop me and steal my breath
B(9)
And emeralds from the mountains
EM7(9)
Thrusts towards the sky
B(9) F#/Bb-E/Ab
Never revealing their depth.
Refrain:
B(9) F#/Bb E/Ab F#/Bb
e|------------0-----------------------------------------
B|---------0----------------7----------5----------7-----
G|----8-------------------6----------4----------6-------
D|-------9--------------4----------2----------4---------
A|------------------------------------------------------
E|-7-----------------6----------4----------6------------
B(9) F#/Bb E/Ab F#/Bb
And tell me, that we belong together
B(9) F#/Bb E/Ab F#/Bb
Dress it up with the trappings of love;
B(9) F#/Bb E/Ab F#/Bb
I?ll be captivated, I?ll hang from your lips
B(9) F#/Bb
e|-------------0------------------0------------------------------
B|--------0---------0-------0----------0----------7---------7----
G|-----8---------8-------8----------8-----------6---------6------
D|----------9------------------9--------------4---------4--------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------
E|--7-----------------7--------------------6---------6-----------
E/Ab F#(9)
e|------------------------------0-----------------0---------0-
B|--------5--------5-------0----------0--------0---------0----
G|------4--------4------3----------3--------3---------3-------
D|----2--------2--------------4------------------4------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------
E|--4--------4--------2-------------------2-------------------
B(9) F#/Bb
Instead of the gallows of heartache
E/Ab F#(9)
That hang from above.
Chorus:
B(9) EM7(9)
e|-------------0------------------0-----------------0--------------------------0-
B|--------0---------0-------0----------0--------0---------0--------0---------0---
G|-----8---------8-------8----------8--------8---------8--------8---------8------
D|----------9------------------9------------------9---------9-----------9--------
A|----------------------------------------7--------------------------7-----------
E|--7-----------------7---------------------------------------0------------------
B(9) F#/Bb E/Ab
e|-------------0------------------0--------------------------------
B|--------0---------0-------0----------0----------7----------5-----
G|-----8---------8-------8----------8-----------6----------4-------
D|----------9------------------9--------------4----------2---------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------
E|--7-----------------7--------------------6----------4------------
B(9) EM7(9)
(And) I?ll be your cryin? shoulder
B(9) F#/Bb E/Ab
I?ll be love?s suicide
B(9) EM7(9)
And I?ll be better when I?m older
B(9) F#/Bb E/Ab B(9) (Interlude)
I?ll be the greatest fan of your life.
Interlude:
B(9) EM7(9)
e|-------------0------------------0-----------------0--------------------------0-
B|--------0---------0-------0----------0--------0---------0--------0---------0---
G|-----8---------8-------8----------8--------8---------8--------8---------8------
D|----------9------------------9------------------9---------9-----------9--------
A|----------------------------------------7--------------------------7-----------
E|--7-----------------7---------------------------------------0------------------
B(9) F#/Bb E/Ab
e|-------------0------------------0-------------------------------
B|--------0---------0-------0----------0----------7---------5-----
G|-----8---------8-------8----------8-----------6---------4-------
D|----------9------------------9--------------4---------2---------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------
E|--7-----------------7--------------------6---------4------------
Verse 2: (Same as Verse I)
Bridge:
G#m(9) F#(9)
e|------------------------------------------------0------------------0-----0-
B|--------------0----------------0------------2---------2--------2-------2---
G|--------4----------------4---------------3--------3--------3--------3------
D|-----6-----6----------6-----6-----------------4------------------4---------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--4----------------4-----------------2------------------2------------------
(E)
------------0------------------0----------|
-------0---------0-------0----------0-----|
----1---------1-------1----------1--------|
---------2------------------2-------------|
------------------------------------------|
-0-----------------0----------------------|
G#m(9)
And I?ve dropped out, I burned up
F#(9) E
I fought my way back from the dead;
G#m(9) F#(9)
e|------------------------------------------------0------------------0-----0-
B|--------------0----------------0------------2---------2--------2-------2---
G|--------4----------------4---------------3--------3--------3--------3------
D|-----6-----6----------6-----6-----------------4------------------4---------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--4----------------4-----------------2------------------2------------------
(E)
------------0------------------0----------|
-------0---------0-------0----------0-----|
----1---------1-------1----------1--------|
---------2------------------2-------------|
------------------------------------------|
-0-----------------0----------------------|
Asus2 F#(9)
e|------------0------------------0-----------------0------------------0------0-|
B|-------0---------0-------0----------0--------2---------2--------2--------2---|
G|----2---------2-------2----------2--------3---------3--------3--------3------|
D|---------2------------------2------------------4------------------4----------|
A|-0-----------------0---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------2------------------2------------------|
G#m(9)
Tuned in, turned on
F# E Asus2-F#(9)
Remember the things that you, you said?
[Repeat Chorus 2x]
B(9) EM7(9)
e|-------------0------------------0-----------------0-------------------------0-
B|--------0---------0-------0----------0--------0---------0--------0--------0---
G|-----8---------8-------8----------8--------8---------8--------8---------8-----
D|----------9------------------9------------------9---------9-----------9-------
A|----------------------------------------7--------------------------7----------
E|--7-----------------7---------------------------------------0-----------------
B(9) F#/Bb E/Ab
e|-------------0------------------0--------------------------------
B|--------0---------0-------0----------0----------7----------5-----
G|-----8---------8-------8----------8-----------6----------4-------
D|----------9------------------9--------------4----------2---------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------
E|--7-----------------7--------------------6----------4------------
B(9)-EM7(9)-B(9) F#/Bb E/Ab B(9)-EM7(9)-B(9)-F#/Bb-E/Ab-
the greatest fan of your life,
B(9)-EM7(9)-B(9) F#/Bb E/Ab F#--B,Bsus,B
the greatest fan of your life.
Outro:
B(9) EM7(9)
e|-------------0------------------0-----------------0-------------------------0-
B|--------0---------0-------0----------0--------0---------0--------0--------0---
G|-----8---------8-------8----------8--------8---------8--------8---------8-----
D|----------9------------------9------------------9---------9-----------9-------
A|----------------------------------------7--------------------------7----------
E|--7-----------------7---------------------------------------0-----------------
B(9) F#/Bb E/Ab
e|-------------0------------------0--------------------------------
B|--------0---------0-------0----------0----------7----------5-----
G|-----8---------8-------8----------8-----------6----------4-------
D|----------9------------------9--------------4----------2---------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------
E|--7-----------------7--------------------6----------4------------
F# Bsus4 B
e|---------------2-----------------------------------2--------
B|------------2-----2----------------4--5--4---------4--------
G|---------3-----------3----------4------------------4--------
D|------4----------------------4---------------------4-------- end here
A|--------------------------2------------------------2--------
E|--2---------------------------------------------------------
Lyrics:
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The strands in your eyes that color them wonderful
Stop me and steal my breath
Emeralds from mountains thrust towards the sky
Never revealing their depth
Refrain:
Tell me that we belong together
Dress it up with the trappings of love
I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips
Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above
Chorus:
And I'll be your crying shoulder
I'll be loves suicide
I'll be better when I'm older
I'll be the greatest fan of your life...
Rain falls angry on the tin roof
As we lie awake in my bed
You're my survival, you're my living proof
My love is alive not dead
(Repeat Refrain & Chorus)
Bridge:
And I've dropped out, burned up,
I fought my way back from the dead
Tuned in, turned on,
Remembered the thing that you, you said...
(Repeat Chorus 2x)
The greatest fan of your life
The greatest fan of your life?
THAT?S ALL FOLKS?.
