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Song title:  I'll Be(Acoustic Version)
Artist: Edwin McCain
Album: Messenger

Transcribed by: Huw Morgan     

January 5, 2000
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Notes- I recommend finger picking. Use your thumb for the E, A, and D strings 
and your index, middle, and ring finger for the G, B, and e strings.  
Feel free to e-mail me any questions: huw_la@yahoo.com. 

Chords:
            EADGBe         *No bar chords, simply cover the bass string.
B          (799800)
A          (588700)
E5         (079900)
F#         (244300)
E          (022100)
Asus4      (x02200)

Intro:
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              (B)                    (A)
e|--------0-----0----------0-----0-----------0------0----------0--------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0-----0------0-----0----0-----0----0-----0|
G|---8-----8-----8----8-----8-----8-----6------6------6---6-----6----6-----6--|
D|------9-----9----------9-----9------------7-----7----------7----------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7----------------7-----------------5-----------------5----------5-----5----|


Rifs:
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Rif 1
              (B)                                  (E5)
e|------------0------------------0-----------------0--------------------------
B|-------0---------0-------0----------0--------0---------0--------0--------0--
G|----8---------8-------8----------8--------9---------9--------9--------9-----
D|---------9------------------9------------------9----------------------------
A|---------------------------------------7--------------------------7---------
E|-7-----------------7--------------------------------------0-----------------

              (B)                                (F#)              (E)
  ------------0------------------0-----------------0------------------0------|
  -------0---------0-------0----------0--------0---------0--------0--------0-|
  ----8---------8-------8----------8--------3---------3--------1--------1----|
  ---------9------------------9------------------4------------------2--------|
  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  -7-----------------7-------------------2------------------0----------------|

Rif 2 
            (B)             (F#)               (E)               (F#)
e|------------0------------------0-----------------0------------------0------|
B|-------0---------0-------0----------0--------0---------0--------0--------0-|
G|----8---------8-------3----------3--------1---------1--------3--------3----|
D|---------9------------------4------------------2------------------4--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-----------------2-------------------0-----------------2-----------------|

Rif 3
              (B)                                  (F#)
e|------------0------------------0-----------------0------------------0-------
B|-------0---------0-------0----------0--------0---------0--------0--------0--
G|----8---------8-------8----------8--------3---------3--------3--------3-----
D|---------9------------------9------------------4------------------4---------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-7-----------------7-------------------2-----------------2------------------

              (E)                                  (F#)
  ------------0------------------0-----------------0------------------0------|
  -------0---------0-------0----------0--------0---------0--------0--------0-|
  ----1---------1-------1----------1--------3---------3--------3--------3----|
  ---------2------------------2------------------4------------------4--------|
  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  -0-----------------0-------------------2------------------2----------------|

Rif 4

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

              (E)                                  
  ------------0------------------0----------|
  -------0---------0-------0----------0-----|
  ----1---------1-------1----------1--------|
  ---------2------------------2-------------|
  ------------------------------------------|
  -0-----------------0----------------------|

Rif 5
              (Asus4)                                  (F#)
e|------------0------------------0-----------------0------------------0------|
B|-------0---------0-------0----------0--------0---------0--------0--------0-|
G|----2---------2-------2----------2--------3---------3--------3--------3----|
D|---------2------------------2------------------4------------------4--------|
A|-0-----------------0-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------2------------------2----------------|

Lyrics:
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Intro(2x)

Rif 1: The strands in your eyes that color them wonderfull
       Stop me and steal my breath
Rif 1: Emeralds from mountains thrust towards the sky
       Never revealing their depth
Rif 2: Tell me that we belong together
Rif 2: Dress it up with the trappings of love
Rif 2: I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips
Rif 3: Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above

Rif 1: And I'll be your crying shoulder
       I'll be loves suicide
Rif 1: I'll be better when I'm older
       I'll be the greatest fan of your life...Rif 1

Rif 1: Rain falls angry on the tin roof
       As we lie awake in my bed
Rif 1: You're my survival, you're my living proof
       My love is alive not dead
Rif 2: Tell me that we belong together
Rif 2: Dress it up with the trappings of love
Rif 2: I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips
Rif 3: Instead of the gallows of heartache, that hang from above

Rif 1: And I'll be your crying shoulder
       I'll be loves suicide
Rif 1: I'll be better when I'm older
       I'll be the greatest fan of your life...Rif 1

Rif 4: And I've dropped out, burned up, fought my way back from the dead
Rif 4: Tuned in, turned on, remembered the thing that you said...Rif 5

Rif 1: And I'll be your crying shoulder
       I'll be loves suicide
Rif 1: I'll be better when I'm older
       I'll be the greatest fan of your life...Rif 1

• i ll be