...GOT TO BE THERE... by Michael Jackson
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*from 'Got to Be There' (1971)*


*CAPO 1st FRET*

(Original Key: Ab)


Intro:

Gmaj7, Am7 (x2)

Verse 1:

Gmaj7                                     Cmaj7 C
 Got to be there, got to be there, in the mor  -ning,
     Am           Am7        Gmaj7
When she says hel-lo, to the world.

Gmaj7                                        Cmaj7 C
 Got to be there, got to be there; bring her good  times,
    Am             Am7      Gmaj7
And show her, that she's my girl.

Bridge 1:

Am7         D                Gmaj7
 Oh, what a feeling there'll be,
    Am7      D        Gmaj7 D7  Em7
The moment I know she loves me...
            D7sus4
'Cos when I look in her eyes, I realise...
                                 C#     Am7  D7sus4
I need her sharing her world, be-side...me.   So I've...

Verse 2:

Gmaj7                                     Cmaj7 C
 Got to be there, got to be there, in the mor  -ning,
    Am          Am7     Gmaj7
And welcome her into my world.
    Am            Am7       Gmaj7
And show her that she is my girl.
     Am7               Gmaj7  Am7          D7sus4
When she says, hello...world..! (Got to be there)...
                                 C#     Am7  D7sus4
I need her sharing her world, be-side...me.   That's why I've...

Verse 3:

Gmaj7                                    Cmaj7   C
 Got to be there, got to be there, where love be-gins,
    Am           Am7       Gmaj7
And that's every-where she goes.
    Am        Am7           Gmaj7
Ive got to be there, so she knows,
     Am7                       Gmaj7  Am7
That when she's with me, she's home...

Coda:

Gmaj7                         Am7
 (Got to be there), got to be there, got to be there.
Gmaj7                         Am7
 (Got to be there), got to be there, got to be there.

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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  Gmaj7    Am7    Cmaj7    C       Am

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 3x443x  x02013  x32000  032010  x02210

   D       D7      Em7    D7sus4   C#

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 xx0232  xx0212  022030  xx0213  x46664


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)