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
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-------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
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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-
