In the song, there may be slight variations to the picking pattern here and there, but this tab is quite accurate. I know this tab may look daunting but it's really not that difficult. Get familiar with the hand positions first and the rest will be easier. I also recommend learning this on an electric first, unless you want cramps in your fret hand. I'm positive there are no mistakes but if you think otherwise you can e-mail me at ben_heung@hotmail.com. __________________________________________________ EDWIN MCCAIN - I'LL BE Tabbed by Ben Heung _________________ HAND POSITIONS | | Intro: | Bsus (7x9800) | A2 (5x7600) | | Verses, Chorus: | Bsus (799800) | E5 (079900) | F# (6x867x) | E (4x645x) | F#7 (2x4300) | | Bridge | G#m7 (4x444x) | F#7 (2x4300) | E5 (02245x) | A (5x765x) | _________________| ______ INTRO \ Bsus e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| B|-----------0---0-------0-----------0---0-------0-| G|-----8---8-------8---8-------8---8-------8---8---| D|---9---------9-------------9---------9-----------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-7-----------------------7-----------------------| A2 e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| B|-----------0---0-------0-----------0-----------0-| G|-----6---6-------6---6-------6---6-------6---6---| D|---7---------7-------------7-----------7---------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-5-----------------------5-----------5-----------| (play twice) ______________ VERSE (1 & 2) \ Bsus E5 e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-| G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---| D|---9-----------9-----------9-----------9---------| A|-------------9-----------------------7-----------| E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------| V1: The Strands in your eyes that color them wonderful V2: And rain falls angry on the tin roof Bsus F# E e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------| B|-----------0---0-------0-------7-----------5-----| G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---| D|---9---------9-------------8-------8---6-------6-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------| V1: Stop me and steal my breath V2: As we lie awake in my bed Bsus E5 e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-| G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---| D|---9-----------9-----------9-----------9---------| A|-------------9-----------------------7-----------| E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------| V1: And emeralds from mountains that thrust toward the sky V2: And you're my survival, you're my living proof Bsus F# E e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------| B|-----------0---0-------0-------7-----------5-----| G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---| D|---9---------9-------------8-------8---6-------6-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------| V1: Never revealing their depth V2: My love is alive, not dead Bsus F# E F# e|-------0-----------------------------------------| B|-----------0-------7-----------5-----------7-----| G|-----8---8-------6---6-------4---4-------6---6---| D|---9-----------8-------8---6-------6---8-------8-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-7-----------6-----------4-----------6-----------| And tell me that we belong together Bsus F# E F# e|-------0-----------------------------------------| B|-----------0-------7-----------5-----------7-----| G|-----8---8-------6---6-------4---4-------6---6---| D|---9-----------8-------8---6-------6---8-------8-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-7-----------6-----------4-----------6-----------| Dress it up with the trappings of love Bsus F# E F# e|-------0-----------------------------------------| B|-----------0-------7-----------5-----------7-----| G|-----8---8-------6---6-------4---4-------6---6---| D|---9-----------8-------8---6-------6---8-------8-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-7-----------6-----------4-----------6-----------| I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips Bsus F# e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------| B|-----------0---0-------0-------7-----------7-----| G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------6---6---| D|---9---------9-------------8-------8---8-------8-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-7-----------------------6-----------6-----------| Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from E F#7 e|-------------------------------0-----------0-----| B|-------5-----------5---------------0-----------0-| G|-----4---4-------4---4-------3---3-------3---3---| D|---6-------6---6-------6---4-----------4---------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-4-----------4-----------2-----------2-----------| Above _______ CHORUS \ Bsus E5 e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-| G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---| D|---9-----------9-----------9-----------9---------| A|-------------9-----------------------7-----------| E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------| And I'll be your crying shoulder Bsus F# E e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------| B|-----------0---0-------0-------7-----------5-----| G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---| D|---9---------9-------------8-------8---6-------6-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------| I'll be love suicide Bsus E5 e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-| G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---| D|---9-----------9-----------9-----------9---------| A|-------------9-----------------------7-----------| E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------| And I'll be better when I'm older Bsus F# E e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------| B|-----------0---0-------0-------7-----------5-----| G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---| D|---9---------9-------------8-------8---6-------6-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------| I'll be the greatest fan of your Bsus E5 e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| B|-----------0---0-------0-----------0-----------0-| G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---| D|---9---------9-------------9-----------9---------| A|-------------------------------------7-----------| E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------| Life Bsus F# E e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------| B|-----------0-----------0-------7-----------5-----| G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---| D|---9-----------9-----------8-------8---6-------6-| A|-------------9-----------------------------------| E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------| ________ VERSE 2 \ (same as Verse 1) _______ CHORUS \ Bsus E5 e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-| G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---| D|---9-----------9-----------9-----------9---------| A|-------------9-----------------------7-----------| E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------| And I'll be your crying shoulder Bsus F# E e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------| B|-----------0-----------0-------7-----------5-----| G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---| D|---9-----------9-----------8-------8---6-------6-| A|-------------9-----------------------------------| E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------| I'll be love suicide Bsus E5 e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-| G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---| D|---9-----------9-----------9-----------9---------| A|-------------9-----------------------7-----------| E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------| And I'll be better when I'm older Bsus F# E e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------| B|-----------0-----------0-------7-----------5-----| G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---| D|---9-----------9-----------8-------8---6-------6-| A|-------------9-----------------------------------| E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------| I'll be the greatest fan of your Bsus e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-| G|-----8---8-------8---8-------8---8-------8---8---| D|---9-----------8-----------8-----------8---------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----------| Life _______ BRIDGE \ G#m7 F#7 e|-------------------------------0-----------0-----| B|-------4-----------4---------------0-----------0-| G|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----3---3-------3---3---| D|---4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----------4---------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-4-----------4-----------2-----------2-----------| And I've dropped out, I've burned out, I've fought my way back from the E5 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------5-----------5-----------5-----------5-----| G|-----4---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4---| D|---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2-| A|-------------0-----------0-----------0-----------| E|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------| Dead G#m7 F#7 e|-------------------------------0-----------0-----| B|-------4-----------4---------------0-----------0-| G|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----3---3-------3---3---| D|---4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----------4---------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-4-----------4-----------2-----------2-----------| I've turned in, I've turned on, remembered everything that you E5 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------5-----------5-----------5-----------5-----| G|-----4---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4---| D|---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2-| A|-------------0-----------------------0-----------| E|-0-----------------------0-----------------------| You saaaaaiiiiiid..... A F#7 e|-------------------------------0-----------0-----| B|-------5-----------5---------------0-----------0-| G|-----6---6-------6---6-------3---3-------3---3---| D|---7-------7---7-------7---4-----------4---------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-5-----------5-----------2-----------2-----------| _______ CHORUS \ x2 _______ ENDING \ Bsus E5 e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-| G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---| D|---9-----------9-----------9-----------9---------| A|-------------9-----------------------7-----------| E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------| ...life Bsus F# E e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------| B|-----------0---0-------0-------7-----------5-----| G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---| D|---9---------9-------------8-------8---6-------6-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------| Bsus E5 e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-| G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---| D|---9-----------9-----------9-----------9---------| A|-------------9-----------------------7-----------| E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------| Bsus F# E e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------| B|-----------0---0-------0-------7-----------5-----| G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---| D|---9---------9-------------8-------8---6-------6-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------| Bsus E5 e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| B|-----------0---0-------0-----------0-----------0-| G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---| D|---9---------9-------------9-----------9---------| A|-------------------------------------7-----------| E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------| Bsus F# E e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------| B|-----------0---0-------0-------------------------| G|-----8---8-------8---8-----------6-----------4---| D|---9---------9---------------8-----------6-------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------| (slow down) F#sus7 e|---------------------0---------------------------| B|-----------------0-------0-----------------------| G|-------------3---------------3-------------------| D|---------4-----------------------4---------------| A|-----4-------------------------------------------| E|-2-----------------------------------------------| Bsus e|----------------0--------------------------------| B|------------0-------0----------------------------| G|--------8---------------8----------8-------------| D|-----9----------------------9------9-------------| A|---9-------------------------------9-------------| E|-7---------------------------------7-------------| END Holy crap that took a long time! You better enjoy this.