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)<--start of intro or bridge
I'll be the greatest fan of your life

(intro)
(verse 2)

Bridge:
 Bsus4
e-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|
b-----4---4---|-----4---4---|-----4---4---|-----4---4---|
g---4-------4-|---4-------4-|---4-------4-|---4-------4-|
d-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
a-2-----------|-2-----------|-2-----------|-2-----------|
E-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
(life)					      and i've
 
 Abm			     F#
e-------4-----|-------4-----|-------2-----|-------2----|
b-----4-----4-|-----4-----4-|-----2-----2-|-----2-----2|
g---4-----4---|---4-----4---|---3-----3---|---3-----3--|
d-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
a-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
E-4-----------|-4-----------|-2-----------|-2----------|
 dropped out i've burned up i've crawled my way back from the
 turned in i'm turned on remembering the thing that you

 E
e-------0-----|------0-----|------0-----|------0----|
b-----0-----0-|----0-----0-|----0-----0-|----0-----0|
g---1-----1---|--1-----1---|--1-----1---|--1-----1--|
d-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
a-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
E-0-----------|0-----------|0-----------|0----------|
 dead						i've
           you   sai------------------------------d

 A9 			    Fsus+b7
e-------0-----|------0-----|------0-----|------0----|
b-----0---0---|----0---0---|----0-----0-|----0-----0|
g---2-------2-|--2-------2-|--3-----3---|--3-----3--|
d-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
a-0-----------|0-----------|------------|-----------|
E-------------|------------|2-----------|2----------|

(chorus 2x)
(chorus chords 2x with some humming and ?trumpet? except last two chords)

Coda:
 
  F#               E                    Bsus4             B
e----------2------------0-----------------------0---------2|
b-------2----2-------0-----0----------------4--------4----4|
g----3---------3---1----------0-----------4---4----4---4--4|
d---------------------------------------------------------4|
----------------------------------------2-----------------2|
E-2--------------0-----------------------------------------|
 the greatest      fan of your  life 


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lyrics:

the strands in your eyes 
that color them wonderful
stop me and steal my breath

and emeralds from mountains 
thrust towards the sky
never revealing their depth

and 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

I'll be your crying shoulder 
I'll be love's suicide
I'll be better when I'm older
I'll be the greatest fan of your life

and rain falls 
angry on the tin roof
as we lie awake in my bed

and you're my survival
you're my living proof
my love is alive, not dead

and i've dropped out i've burned up
i've crawled my way back from the dead
i've turned in, i'm turned on
remembering the thing that you
you said