...WILL YOU BE THERE... by Michael Jackson
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*from 'Dangerous' (1991)*
Intro:
D Em/D (x16)
Verse 1:
D
Hold me,
Em/D D
Like the River Jordan,
Em/D D
And I will then say to thee;
Em/D D Em/D
You are my friend.
Verse 2:
D
Carry me,
Em/D D
Like you are my brother,
Em/D D
Love me like a mother,
Em/D D Em/D
Will you be there?
Verse 3:
D
When weary,
Em/D D
Tell me will you hold me?
Em/D D
When wrong will you scold me;
Em/D D
When lost will you find me?
Verse 4:
D
But they told me;
Em/D D
A man should be faithful,
Em/D D
And walk when not able,
Em/D D
And fight 'till the end,
Em/D
But I'm only human.
Interlude:
D Em/D (x16)
Middle 8:
F
Everyone's,
Eb D
Taking con-trol of me,
F Eb
Seems that the world's,
D
Got a role for me.
F Eb
I'm so confused,
D
Will you show to me;
You'll be,
C
You'll be there for me,
A
And care enough to bear me?
*KEY CHANGE*
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Coda:
E
(Hold me),
F#m/E E
(Lay your head lowly),
F#m/E E
(Softly then boldly),
F#m/E E F#m/E
(Carry me there).
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E
(Lead me),
F#m/E E
(Love me and feed me),
F#m/E E
(Kiss me and free me),
F#m/E E F#m/E
(I will feel blessed).
F#
(Carry),
Abm/F# F#
(Carry me boldly),
Abm/F# F#
(Lift me up slowly),
Abm/F# F# Abm/F#
(Carry me there).
F#
(Save me),
Abm/F# F#
(Heal me and bathe me),
Abm/F# F#
(Softly you say to me);
Abm/F# F# Abm/F#
(I will be there).
Ab
(Lift me),
Bbm/Ab Ab
(Lift me up slowly),
Bbm/Ab Ab
(Carry me boldly),
Ab Bbm/Ab Ab
(Show me you care).
Ab
(Hold me),
Bbm/Ab Ab
(Lay your head lowly),
Bbm/Ab Ab
(Softly then boldly),
Ab Bbm/Ab Ab
(Carry me there).
Ab
(Need me),
Bbm/Ab Ab
(Love me and feed me),
Bbm/Ab Ab
(Kiss me and free me),
Ab Bbm/Ab Ab
(I will feel blessed).
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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D Em/D F Eb C A
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0232 000000 133211 6554xx x32010 x02220
E F#m/E F# Abm/F# Ab Bbm/Ab
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022100 x02222 244322 xx4444 466544 xx6666
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
