Ill Always Love You Chords & Tabs
I have transposed it in a lower tuen for the user to find ease in playing this song.
Title : I'll always love you (acoustic version)
Artist : MICHAEL JOHNSON
Transposed by: Mark Anthony E. Fadulla
(Standard Tuning)
INTRO:
G Bb5 C Am7 G Bb5 C Am7
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|-------3---------------1-------0-|-------3---------------1-------0-|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
|---0-------3-------2-------2-----|---0-------3-------2-------2-----|
|---------1-------3-------0-------|---------1-------3-------0-------|
|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
VERSE 1:
G5 Bb5 C Am7 D7 G
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|-------3---------------1------0h1--|-----0-------1-----------0h1-0-|
|-----0-------0-------0--------0----|-------0---2---------0h2-------|
|---0-------3-------2-------2-------|---2-----0---------0-----------|
|---------1-------3-------3---------|-0-----------------------------|
|-3---------------------------------|-----------------3-------------|
Standin' by my window Listenin' for your call
Dmaj Em7 Amaj7
|-0---------------------2-----------------2---0---------------------|
|-0-------------------1---------------------------------0-----------|
|-0-----------------2---------------------2---0-------0-------------|
|-2---------------0---------------------0---0---0---0---------------|
|-3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------3-----------3-----------------|
Seems I really miss you after all
Eb Bb Am7 D7 G
|---------3---3-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----4-----4---4-------3-------3-------1-------1-----------0h1-0---|
|---3---3-----3-------0-------0---4-------0---2---2-----0h2---------|
|-1-----------------3-------2-----4---2-----0---------0-------------|
|-----------------1-------1---------1-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------3---------------|
Time won't let me keep these sad thoughts to myself
Cmaj7 Bm7 Em7 Am7 Am7/G Am\Em D7/9
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|-0-------------------3-------3-|-----1-------1-------1-------1-----|
|-0-0-----0---------2-------0---|-------0-------0-------0---2-------|
|-2---2-----2-----4------2s4----|---2-------2-------2-----0---------|
|-3-----3-----3-2---------------|-0---------------------------------|
|-----------------------0-------|---------3-------0-----------------|
I'd just like to let you know, I wish I'd never let you go
CHORUS 1:
G Em Am7 D G9sus G
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|-------3-------3-----1-----0h1-|----1-------1----1s0------0------0-|
|-----0-------0---------0---0---|--2---2---2------2s0------0----2---|
|---0------2s4------2-----------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------0-------------|-----------------------------------|
|-3-------0---------------------|-2---------------3--------3----2---|
And I'll always love you Deep inside this heart of mine I
Em D G Em Am7
|-----------------------2---------|-------------------------0-------|
|--------3----------3-----3---3---|-------3-------3-----1-------0h1-|
|-----0-----------2---2-----2-----|-----0-------0---------0---0-0---|
|--2s4-4--------0-----------------|---0------2s4------2-------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------|
|-0-------------------------2-----|-3-------0-----------------------|
do love you And I'll always need you
D B7 Em D6 C
|---------2---------------3-2-----------------3-2--0----------------|
|-----3-------3-------1---1-------------------5-3--1---1---0-----3--|
|---2---2---2-------2---2-2-----------------4------------0---0-2----|
|-0-------------0-1-------1---1-----------------0-------------------|
|-----------------------------1--------------------3---0------------|
|-----------------------------------------0----------------3---2----|
And if you ever change your mind,I'll still, I will love you
(REPEAT INTRO)
VERSE 2:
G Bb C Am7 D7 G
|---------------0-----------------|----------------2----------------|
|-------3---------------1---------|-----1--------1-----------0h1-0--|
|-----0-------0-------0-----------|-------0-----2--------0h2--------|
|---0-------3-------2-------2-2h3-|---2-------0--------0------------|
|---------1-------3-------3---2---|-0-------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|------------------3--------------|
Wish you'd never left me But love's a mystery
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Dmaj Em7 Amaj7
|-0---------------------2-----------------2---0---------------------|
|-0-------------------1---------------------------------0h1-0-------|
|-0-----------------2---------------------2---0-------0h2-----------|
|-2---------------0---------------------0---0---0---0---------------|
|-3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------3-----------3-----------------|
You can break a heart so easily
Eb Bb Am7 D7 G
|-------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
|---4-----4-----------3-------0----------1-------1---------1-0------|
|-----3-----3-------0-------0--------------0---2---2----------------|
|-1-----------1---3-------3------------2-----0---------0------------|
|---------------1-------1------------0------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------3--------------|
The days and nights we've knew how much I feel for you
Cmaj7 Bm7 Em7 Am7 Am7/G Am/Em D7/9
|-0-----------------------------|--------------------------------2--|
|-0-------------------3-------3-|-----1--------1-------1-------1----|
|-0-0-----0---------2-------0---|-------0--------0-------0---2------|
|-2---2-----2-----4------2s4----|---2--------2-------2-----0--------|
|-3-----3-----3-2---------------|-0---------------------------------|
|-----------------------0-------|----------3-------0----------------|
Time has come for me to see how much your love has meant to me
(REPEAT CHORUS AND INTRO)
BRIDGE:
Eb G Am D
|---------3---------------3-------|-------0-0--------------0h3-2-0--|
|-----4-------4---------0---0-----|-------1-1------------3----------|
|---3---3---3---3-----2-------2---|-----0-----0--------2------------|
|-1-----------------0-----------0-|---2---------2----0--------------|
|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
|-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------|
Time like a river keeps on rolling right on by
Em Bm Am7 D
|---------0--------2-3-2---------|---------0------------------------|
|---0-----0------------------3---|-----0h1---0-----------0----------|
|-0---0---0--------------------2-|---------------------1------------|
|--------------------------4-----|---2---------------2--------------|
|------------------------2-------|-0---------------0----------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Nothing left for me to do so I watch the river rise
CHORUS 2:
G Em Am7 D G9sus G
|-------------------------0-----|--------2--------------------------|
|-------3-------3-----1-----0h1-|----1-------1----1s0------0------0-|
|-----0-------0---------0---0---|--2---2---2------2s0------0----2---|
|---0------2s4------2-----------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------0-------------|-----------------------------------|
|-3-------0---------------------|-2---------------3--------3----2---|
And I'll always love you Deep inside this heart of mine I do
Em D G Em Am7
|-----------------------2---------|-------------------------0-------|
|--------3----------3-----3---3---|-------3-------3-----1-------0h1-|
|-----0-----------2---2-----2-----|-----0-------0---------0---0-0---|
|--2s4-4--------0-----------------|---0------2s4------2-------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------|
|-0-------------------------2-----|-3-------0-----------------------|
love you And I'll always need you
D B7 Em D6 C
|---------2---------------3-2-----------------3-2--0----------------|
|-----3-------3-------1---1-------------------5-3--1---1---0-----3--|
|---2---2---2-------2---2-2-----------------4------------0---0-2----|
|-0-------------0-1-------1---1-----------------0-------------------|
|-----------------------------1--------------------3---0------------|
|-----------------------------------------0----------------3---2----|
And if you ever change your mind,I'll still, I will love you
Em D6 C
|-----3-2--0----------------|
|-----5-3--1---1---0-----3--|
|---4------------0---0-2----|
|-------0-------------------|
|----------3---0------------|
|-0----------------3---2----|
I still, I will love you
OUTRO:
G Bb C Am7 Am7/G D G9
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|-------3---------------1-------1---------1---------3---------0----||
|-----0-------0-------0-------0---------0---------2---------2------||
|---0-------3-------2-------2---------2---------1---------0--------||
|---------1-------3-------0----------------------------------------||
|-3---------------------------------3---------3---------3--------3-||
I hope you enjoy playing this song. I love this song.
