I'll Be Back Chords

KeyA# Capo3st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays337

I'll Be Back by Melonie Cannon is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A# with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords G, C, Am and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			I can almost promise this isn't exact, but its the way I play it.  
 
         
 
G                    C 
A mother cries, in a worn out two room house 
    Am                            D 
Her only son is leavin, but she's glad He's gettin out 
   G                       C 
He sits her down, says you deserve a better life 
    Am                              D 
I'm gonna make one for us, cross my heart and hope to die 
 
 
G                C 
I'll be back and everyone will know my name 
     Am                      D 
Next time you lay eyes on me things won't be the same 
   G               C 
Rest assured every word I say is true 
   Am  
I'm goin to a better place 
      D                    G 
But I promise you, I'll be back 
 
    
   G                   C 
He had a voice like no one had ever heard 
       Am                           D 
People came from miles around, hung on to every word 
               G 
But there were those, He could not make believe 
     C                    Am                    
They called Him names and laughed at Him 
    D 
And He said wait and see  
 
 
G                C 
I'll be back and everyone will know my name 
     Am                      D 
Next time you lay eyes on me things won't be the same 
   G               C 
Rest assured every word I say is true 
   Am  
I'm goin to a better place 
      D                    G 
But I promise you, I'll be back 
 
 
G                          C 
They say He walked up that hill at Calvary 
        Am 
And not even the weight of the world 
            D 
Could bring Him to His knees 
    G                    C 
His Father's son, He was born to pay the cost 
    Am                                D 
And everybody heard it as they nailed Him to the cross 
 
He said 
 
 
     G           C 
I'll be back and everyone will know my name 
    Am                       D 
Next time you lay eyes on me will you feel ashamed 
     G             C 
Rest assured every word I say is true 
    Am      
I'll take you to a better place 
      D                 G 
But I promise you, I'll be back 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante