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In the song, there may be slight variations to the picking pattern here and 
there, but otherwise this tab is quite accurate.

I know this tab may look daunting but it's really not that difficult.
Get familiar with the hand positions first and the rest will be easier.

I also recommend learning this on an electric first, unless you want cramps in 
your fret hand.

I'm positive there are no mistakes but if you think otherwise you 
can e-mail me at ben_heung@hotmail.com.

__________________________________________________

EDWIN MCCAIN - I'LL BE
Tabbed by Ben Heung

_________________
HAND POSITIONS   |
                 |
Intro:           |
 Bsus (7x9800)   |
 A2   (5x7600)   |
                 |
Verses, Chorus:  |
 Bsus (799800)   |
 E5   (079900)   |
 F#   (6x867x)   |
 E    (4x645x)   |
 F#7  (2x4300)   |
                 |
Bridge           |
 G#m7 (4x444x)   |
 F#7  (2x4300)   |
 E5   (02245x)   |
 A    (5x765x)   |
_________________|


______
INTRO 

   Bsus
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----
B|-----------0---0-------0-----------0---0-------0-
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------8---8-------8---8---
D|---9---------9-------------9---------9-----------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-7-----------------------7-----------------------

   A2
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----
B|-----------0---0-------0-----------0-----------0-
G|-----6---6-------6---6-------6---6-------6---6---
D|---7---------7-------------7-----------7---------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-5-----------------------5-----------5-----------

(play twice)


______________
VERSE (1 & 2) 

   Bsus                    E5
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----
B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---
D|---9-----------9-----------9-----------9---------
A|-------------9-----------------------7-----------
E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------

 V1: The Strands in your eyes that color them wonderful
 V2: And rain falls angry on the tin roof


   Bsus                    F#          E
e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------
B|-----------0---0-------0-------7-----------5-----
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---
D|---9---------9-------------8-------8---6-------6-
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------

 V1: Stop me and steal my breath
 V2: As we lie awake in my bed


   Bsus                    E5
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----
B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---
D|---9-----------9-----------9-----------9---------
A|-------------9-----------------------7-----------
E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------

 V1: And emeralds from mountains that thrust toward the sky
 V2: And you're my survival, you're my living proof


   Bsus                    F#          E
e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------
B|-----------0---0-------0-------7-----------5-----
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---
D|---9---------9-------------8-------8---6-------6-
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------

 V1: Never revealing their depth
 V2: My love is alive, not dead


   Bsus        F#          E           F#
e|-------0-----------------------------------------
B|-----------0-------7-----------5-----------7-----
G|-----8---8-------6---6-------4---4-------6---6---
D|---9-----------8-------8---6-------6---8-------8-
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-7-----------6-----------4-----------6-----------

  And tell me that we belong together


   Bsus        F#          E           F#
e|-------0-----------------------------------------
B|-----------0-------7-----------5-----------7-----
G|-----8---8-------6---6-------4---4-------6---6---
D|---9-----------8-------8---6-------6---8-------8-
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-7-----------6-----------4-----------6-----------

  Dress it up with the trappings of love


   Bsus        F#          E           F#
e|-------0-----------------------------------------
B|-----------0-------7-----------5-----------7-----
G|-----8---8-------6---6-------4---4-------6---6---
D|---9-----------8-------8---6-------6---8-------8-
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-7-----------6-----------4-----------6-----------

  I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips


   Bsus                    F#
e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------
B|-----------0---0-------0-------7-----------7-----
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------6---6---
D|---9---------9-------------8-------8---8-------8-
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-7-----------------------6-----------6-----------

  Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from


   E                       F#7
e|-------------------------------0-----------0-----
B|-------5-----------5---------------0-----------0-
G|-----4---4-------4---4-------3---3-------3---3---
D|---6-------6---6-------6---4-----------4---------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-4-----------4-----------2-----------2-----------

  Above


_______
CHORUS 

   Bsus                    E5
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----
B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---
D|---9-----------9-----------9-----------9---------
A|-------------9-----------------------7-----------
E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------

  And I'll be your crying shoulder


   Bsus                    F#          E
e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------
B|-----------0---0-------0-------7-----------5-----
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---
D|---9---------9-------------8-------8---6-------6-
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------

  I'll be love suicide


   Bsus                    E5
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----
B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---
D|---9-----------9-----------9-----------9---------
A|-------------9-----------------------7-----------
E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------

  And I'll be better when I'm older


   Bsus                    F#          E
e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------
B|-----------0---0-------0-------7-----------5-----
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---
D|---9---------9-------------8-------8---6-------6-
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------

  I'll be the greatest fan of your


   Bsus                    E5
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----
B|-----------0---0-------0-----------0-----------0-
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---
D|---9---------9-------------9-----------9---------
A|-------------------------------------7-----------
E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------

 Life


   Bsus                    F#          E
e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------
B|-----------0-----------0-------7-----------5-----
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---
D|---9-----------9-----------8-------8---6-------6-
A|-------------9-----------------------------------
E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------


________
VERSE 2 

(same as Verse 1)

_______
CHORUS 

   Bsus                    E5
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----
B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---
D|---9-----------9-----------9-----------9---------
A|-------------9-----------------------7-----------
E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------

  And I'll be your crying shoulder


   Bsus                    F#          E
e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------
B|-----------0-----------0-------7-----------5-----
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---
D|---9-----------9-----------8-------8---6-------6-
A|-------------9-----------------------------------
E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------

  I'll be love suicide


   Bsus                    E5
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----
B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---
D|---9-----------9-----------9-----------9---------
A|-------------9-----------------------7-----------
E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------

  And I'll be better when I'm older


   Bsus                    F#          E
e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------
B|-----------0-----------0-------7-----------5-----
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---
D|---9-----------9-----------8-------8---6-------6-
A|-------------9-----------------------------------
E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------

  I'll be the greatest fan of your


   Bsus      
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----
B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------8---8-------8---8---
D|---9-----------8-----------8-----------8---------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----------

 Life


_______
BRIDGE 

    G#m7                   F#7
e|-------------------------------0-----------0-----
B|-------4-----------4---------------0-----------0-
G|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----3---3-------3---3---
D|---4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----------4---------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-4-----------4-----------2-----------2-----------

 And I've dropped out, I've burned out, I've fought my way back from the


   E5
e|-------------------------------------------------
B|-------5-----------5-----------5-----------5-----
G|-----4---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4---
D|---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2-
A|-------------0-----------0-----------0-----------
E|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------

 Dead


   G#m7                    F#7
e|-------------------------------0-----------0-----
B|-------4-----------4---------------0-----------0-
G|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----3---3-------3---3---
D|---4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----------4---------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-4-----------4-----------2-----------2-----------

 I've turned in, I've turned on, remembered everything that you


   E5
e|-------------------------------------------------
B|-------5-----------5-----------5-----------5-----
G|-----4---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4---
D|---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2-
A|-------------0-----------------------0-----------
E|-0-----------------------0-----------------------

 You saaaaaiiiiiid.....


   A                       F#7
e|-------------------------------0-----------0-----
B|-------5-----------5---------------0-----------0-
G|-----6---6-------6---6-------3---3-------3---3---
D|---7-------7---7-------7---4-----------4---------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-5-----------5-----------2-----------2-----------


_______
CHORUS   x2


_______
ENDING 

   Bsus                    E5
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----
B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---
D|---9-----------9-----------9-----------9---------
A|-------------9-----------------------7-----------
E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------

  ...life

   Bsus                    F#          E
e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------
B|-----------0---0-------0-------7-----------5-----
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---
D|---9---------9-------------8-------8---6-------6-
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------


   Bsus                    E5
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----
B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---
D|---9-----------9-----------9-----------9---------
A|-------------9-----------------------7-----------
E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------


   Bsus                    F#          E
e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------
B|-----------0---0-------0-------7-----------5-----
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---
D|---9---------9-------------8-------8---6-------6-
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------


   Bsus                    E5
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----
B|-----------0---0-------0-----------0-----------0-
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---
D|---9---------9-------------9-----------9---------
A|-------------------------------------7-----------
E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------


   Bsus                    F#          E
e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------
B|-----------0---0-------0-------------------------
G|-----8---8-------8---8-----------6-----------4---
D|---9---------9---------------8-----------6-------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------
                            (slow down)

   F#sus7
e|---------------------0---------------------------
B|-----------------0-------0-----------------------
G|-------------3---------------3-------------------
D|---------4-----------------------4---------------
A|-----4-------------------------------------------
E|-2-----------------------------------------------


   Bsus
e|----------------0--------------------------------
B|------------0-------0----------------------------
G|--------8---------------8----------8-------------
D|-----9----------------------9------9-------------
A|---9-------------------------------9-------------
E|-7---------------------------------7-------------


END

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