Here`s my interpretation of Michael Johnson`s I`LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU.
Well this is my first tablature. If you find any errors, please let
me know. Thanks!!!
(merbmercadomulinyawe)
I`ll always love you (acoustic version)
by MICHAEL JOHNSON
transcribed by MERVIN M. MULINYAWE(buruguduys@mailcity.com)
(Standard Tuning)
Intro
--------------2-----------------|---------------2-----------------|
------5---------------3-------2-|-------5---------------3-------2-|
----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|
--2-------5-------4-------4-----|---2-------5-------4-------4-----|
--------3-------5-------2-------|---------3-------5-------2-------|
5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
Verse 1
--------------2-------------------|---------------4---------------|
------5---------------3-------2h3-|-----2-------3-----------2h3-2-|
----2-------2-------2-------2-----|-------2---4---------2h4-------|
--2-------5-------4-------4-------|---4-----2---------2-----------|
--------3-------5-------5---------|-2-----------------------------|
5---------------------------------|-----------------5-------------|
Standin` by my window Listenin` for your call
2---------------------4-----------------4---2-----------------|
2-------------------3-----------------------------------2h3-2-|
2-----------------4---------------------4---2-------2h4-------|
4---------------2---------------------2---2---2---2-----------|
5-------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------5-----------5-------------|
Seems I really miss you after all
--------5---5---------------------------------------------------|
----6-----6---6-------5-------5-0-----3-------3-----------2h3-2-|
--5---5-----5-------2-------2-----------2---4---4-----2h4-------|
3-----------------5-------5-----4---4-----2---------2-----------|
----------------3-------3---------3-----------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------5-------------|
Time won`t let me keep these sad thoughts to myself
2-----------------------------|-------------------------------2-|
2-------------------5-------5-|-----3-------3-------3-------3---|
2-2-----2---------4-------2---|-------2-------2-------2---4-----|
4---4-----4-----6------4s6----|---4-------4-------4-----2-------|
5-----5-----5-4---------------|-2-------------------------------|
----------------------2-------|---------5-------2---------------|
I`d just like to let you know,I wish I`d never let you go
Chorus 1
------------------------2-----|-------4------------------|
------5-------5-----3-----2h3-|---3-------3--3s2--2----2-|
----2-------2---------2---2---|-4---4---4----4s2--2--4---|
--2------4s6------4-----------|--------------------------|
----------------2-------------|--------------------------|
5-------2---------------------|--------------5----5--4---|
And I`ll alway`s love you Deep inside this heart of mine I do
-------------------4-------|-------------------------2-------|
-------5-------5-----5---5-|-------5-------5-----3-------2h3-|
----2--------4---4-----4---|-----2-------2---------2---2-2---|
-4s6-6-----2---------------|---2------4s6------4-------------|
---------------------------|-----------------2---------------|
2----------------------4---|-5-------2-----------------------|
love you And I`ll always need you
--------4---------------5-4-------5-4-2---------------------|
----5-------5-------3---3---------7-5-3---3---2-----5-------|
--4---4---4-------4---4-4-------6-----------2---2-4---------|
2-------------2-3-------3---3-------2-----------------------|
----------------------------3---------5---2-----------------|
------------------------------2---------------5---4---------|
And if you ever change your mind,I`ll still, I will love you
REPEAT INTRO
Verse 2
--------------2-------------------|---------------4---------------|
------5---------------3-----------|-----3-------3-----------2h3h5-|
----2-------2-------2-------------|-------2---4---------2h4-------|
--2-------5-------4-----4h5-4-2---|---4-----2---------2-----------|
--------3-------5-------5-------5-|-2-----------------------------|
5---------------------------------|-----------------5-------------|
Wish you never left me But love`s a mystery
2---------------------4-------------4---2-----------------|
2-------------------5-------------------------------2h3-2-|
2-----------------4-----------------4---2-------2h4-------|
4---------------2-----------------2---2---2---2-----------|
5---------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------5-----------5-------------|
You can break a heart so easily
------5----------------------------------------------------------|
--6-----6-----------5-------2----------3-------3-----------2h3-2-|
----5-----5-------2-------2--------------2---4---4-----2h4-------|
3-----------3---5-------5------------4-----2---------2-----------|
--------------3-------3------------2-----------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------5-------------|
The days and nights we`ve knew how much I feel for you
2-----------------------------|-------------------------------4-|
2-------------------5-------5-|-----3-------3-------3-------3---|
2-2-----2---------4-------2---|-------2-------2-------2---4-----|
4---4-----4-----6------4s6----|---4-------4-------4-----2-------|
5-----5-----5-4---------------|-2-------------------------------|
----------------------2-------|---------5-------2---------------|
Time has come for me to see how much your love has meant to me
REPEAT CHORUS AND INTRO
Bridge
--------5---------------5-------|-------2-2-----------2h5-4-2-|
----6-------6---------2---2-----|-------3-3---------5---------|
--5---5---5---5-----4-------4---|-----2-----2-----4-----------|
3-----------------2-----------2-|---4---------4-2-------------|
--------------------------------|-2---------------------------|
----------------5---------------|-----------------------------|
Time like a river keeps on rolling right on by
--------2----4-5-4-------------|---------2---------------|
--2-----2------------------5---|-----2h3---2-----------2-|
2---2---2--------------------4-|---------------------3---|
-------------------------6-----|---4---------------4-----|
-----------------------4-------|-2---------------2-------|
-------------------------------|-------------------------|
Nothing left for me to do so I watch the river rise
Chorus 2
------------------------2-------|---------4------------------
------5-------5-----3-------2h3-|-----3-------3--3s2--2----2-
----2-------2---------2---2-2---|---4---4---4----4s2--2--4---
--2------4s6------4-------------|-2--------------------------
----------------2---------------|----------------------------
5-------2-----------------------|----------------5-------4---
And I`ll always love you but deep inside this heart of mine I do
-------------------4-------|-------------------------2-------|
-------5-------5-----5---5-|-------5-------5-----3-------2h3-|
----2--------4---4-----4---|-----2-------2---------2---2-2---|
-4s6-6-----2---------------|---2------4s6------4-------------|
---------------------------|-----------------2---------------|
2----------------------4---|-5-------2-----------------------|
love you And I`ll always need you
--------4---------------5-4-------5-4-2---------------4-----|
----5-------5-------3---3---------7-5-3---3---2-----2-2-----|
--4---4---4-------4---4-4-------6-----------2---2-4---------|
2-------------2-3-------3-----------2-----------------3-----|
----------------------------3---------5---2-----------------|
------------------------------2---------------5---4---------|
And if you ever change your mind,I`ll still, I will,
----5-4-2---------------------|
----7-5-3---3---2-------5-----|
--6-----------2---2-4---------|
------2---------------2-------|
--------5---2---5-------------|
2-------------------4---------|
I still, I will love you
Outro
--------------2-----------------------------------------------||
------5---------------3-------3---------3---------5---------2-||
----2-------2-------2-------2---------2---------4---------4---||
--2-------5-------4-------4---------4---------3---------2-----||
--------3-------5-------2-------------------------------------||
5---------------------------------5---------5---------5-------||
***note that you can play the 5(lower E-string) on open A-string***
Enjoy!!!
Some questions are better left unanswered,
and some answers are better left unspoken
-merb-
