I'll Be (Acoustic Version)
Edwin McCain

tabbed by: 	sixstringseraph 
		francis_boj@yahoo.com

note: the layout is pretty chaotic so im sorry for that. although i posted 
the complete lyrics at the bottom part, i still put it in the tablature part to more or less
show the timing


Chords
(the whole song is fingerpicked. this tab represents my version. although in the cd, 
the only difference is that he uses some fingerpicking variations in different parts of the song.
but to me this sounds fine as it is. if you want to play it exactly, listen to the Cd. it's not that
hard to find out his patterns.)

   Bsus4 A9  F E F#/Bb F#sus+b7 F# Abm
e----0----0--1-0---2-------0----2---4-
b----3----0--1-0---2-------0----2---4-
g----3----2--2-1---3-------3----3---4-
d----3----2--3-2---x-------4----4---6-
a----2----0--3-2---1-------4----4---6-
E----x----x--1-0---x-------2----2---4-

3/4

Intro
 Bsus4				
e----------0-|------0-----|------0-----|------0----|
b-------4----|----4---4---|----4---4---|----4---4--|
g-----4------|--4-------4-|--4-------4-|--4-------4|  
d------------|------------|------------|-----------|   |
a--2---------|2-----------|2-----------|2----------|   |
E------------|------------|------------|-----------|   | 						       |
 A9						       } 2x						       |	
e----------0-|------0-----|------0-----|------0----|   |
b-------0----|----0---0---|----0---0---|----0---0--|   |
g-----2------|--2-------2-|--2-------0-|--2-------0|   |
d------------|------------|------------|-----------|  /
a--0---------|0-----------|0-----------|0----------|
E------------|------------|------------|-----------|


Verses:

  Bsus4  		    E
e-------0-----|------0-----|------0----|------0----|
b-----4---4---|----4---4---|----0---0--|----0---0--|
g---4-------4-|--4-------4-|--1-------1|--1-------1|
d-------------|------------|-----------|-----------|   
a-2-----------|2-----------|-----------|-----------|   
E-------------|------------|0----------|0----------| 

1.The strands in your eyes that color them wonderful
  And emeralds from mountains thrust towards the sky
2.And rain falls            heavy on the tin roof
  And you're my survival   you're my living proof

  A9                        F#           E
e-------0-----|------0-----|------2-----|------0----|
b-----4---4---|----4---4---|----2---2---|----0---0--|
g---4-------4-|--4-------4-|--3-------3-|--1-------1|
d-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
a-2-----------|2-----------|------------|-----------|
E-------------|------------|2-----------|0----------|
  stop me      and steal my breath
  never  revealing  their  depth 
  as we lie awake in our beds
  my love is alive,  not dead

Prechorus:

 Bsus4         F#/Bb        E		 F#
e-------0-----|------2-----|------0-----|------2----|
b-----4---4---|----2-----2-|----0-----0-|----2-----2|
g---4-------4-|--3-----3---|--1-----1---|--3-----3--|
d-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
a-2-----------|1-----------|------------|-----------|
E-------------|------------|0-----------|2----------|
 And     tell   me      that we belong  together
   dress it up      with the trappings of love  and i'll
  be   capti vated      i'll hang from your lips

 Bsus4			    F#/Bb
e-------0-----|------0-----|------2-----|------2----|
b-----4---4---|----4---4---|----2-----2-|----2-----2|
g---4-------4-|--4-------4-|--3-----3---|--3-----3--|
d-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
a-2-----------|2-----------|1-----------|1----------|
E-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
  instead of the gallows  of heartache that hang from

 E                          F#sus+b7
e-------0-----|------0-----|------0-----|------0----|
b-----0-----0-|----0-----0-|----0-----0-|----0-----0|
g---1-----1---|--1-----1---|--3-----3---|--3-----3--|
d-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
a-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
E-0-----------|0-----------|2-----------|2----------|
  above

Chorus:
(chorus has same chords as verses.)
Bsus4   E
I'll be your crying shoulder
Bsus4         F#   E
I'll be love's suicide
    Bsus4   E
And I'll be better when I'm older
Bsus4       F#       E            (Bsus4)