I'll Be There Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays421

I'll Be There by Steeldrivers is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, C, Am and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Em
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16
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Intro: (Mandolin & Fiddle Lead in) 

First Verse: 
Em 
I'll be the clouds blocking the sunlight 
    C 
And I'll be the moon watching in midnight 
    Am 
Somewhere in your dreams 
B 
I'll be there 

Em 
I'll be a face in the crowd for a moment 
C 
In all of the places that we used to go 
Am 
Just look around 
B 
I'll be there 


C 
Go on, leave me and run away 
Em 
Try to unlock this ball n chain 
C                                       B 
You'll find some things you can't leave behind 

(Mandolin Break) 

Em 
I'll be the words stuck in your head 
C 
Over and over the last ones you said 
Am 
Just listen close 
B 
I'll be there 


C 
Oh go on, leave me and run away 
Em 
Try to unlock this ball of chain 
C                                       B 
You'll find some things you can't leave behind 

(Banjo Break) 

C 
Oh go on, leave me and run away 
Em 
Try to unlock this ball n chain 
C                                       B    
You'll find some things you can't leave behind 

Em 
Hundreds of thousands of miles in between us 
C 
Would do you no good 
                     Am 
Baby because there's no leaving me 
B 
I'll be there 
Am                B 
Where ever you go I'll be there
    	

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