Chords for I'll Be Here

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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] We met of [D] all [D#] places in [Am] front of Gristiti's [G] some [D] freakishly cold winter's [E] day.
_ I had [Am] on [Em] several [B] unflattering layers of wool.
[Em] He [G] slipped on the ice [C#m] with his grocery [F#] bags full.
[A] So I rescued some Froot [E] Loops he dropped by the curb.
And he made some remark [B] that my smile was superb.
[E] And [D] I thought that was sweet [A] and I started to go
when he [E] said, hey, what you doing tomorrow? _ _ _
Because I'll be [B] _ here [C#m] at the corner of Bleeker [D] and Mercer [A] tomorrow [E] at seven.
If [B] you want to meet up, [C#m] I'll be waiting right here.
And [D] in case there are [A] two [F] fellas waiting [G] for you, my [D] name's John.
_ _ _ He waved and [F#] then he [G] was [D] gone.
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[G] _ Needless to [D] say, I [A] went back there to [C] meet [G] him, mostly [D] to see if he'd [G#] show.
[E] And there he [Am] was out in [C] the [B] cold with his jacket pulled tight.
[Em] He took me [G] to dinner [C#m] and kissed [F#] me goodnight.
[E] The next week we went to this terrible play.
And the week after that drank [B] hot chocolate [C#m] all day.
[A] Then suddenly eight or nine months had flown by when [B] he said, hey,
what you [E] doing the rest of your life?
Because I'll be [B] _
here right [C#m] beside you as long as you [D] want [A] me to be.
[E] There's no question.
_ [B] There's nothing I've wanted [C#m] so much in my life.
[D] This might sound [A] immature, [F] but I'm [G] totally [D] sure you're the one. _ _
_ And [A] we had [E] just [D] begun. _
_ [A] We got hitched in September, [G] our favorite month,
with [D] a rock band that played [A] in this old synagogue.
[F] And we bought an apartment [C] on West 17th Street
[G] and talked about children [D] and getting a dog.
_ _ _ [B] Our first anniversary [Em]
came in a flash, [G#] and we promised to take the day off.
He [E] had to stop into his office [B] that morning, and so [G#m] I went walking [D#m] uptown
to this bakery [C#] I know, [C] when I heard on the street what I thought was a joke,
[C#m] till I noticed the sirens and saw the smoke.
[C] So I'm running back home with this feeling of dread.
[B] To the [C] voicemail he left [C#] were the last words he [Em] said. _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] I'm sorry.
[D] I don't [A] mean to ruin your [C] evening [G] by bringing [D] up all of this [E] stuff.
You're probably [Am] wondering [C] why I even [B] called you tonight.
[Em] Well, today [G] something happened [C#m] that spooked me [F#] all right.
_ I saw [A] this storm cloud of papers [E] fall down from the sky,
[D#] and I [C#m] thought of that day, [F#] and I started to cry.
[A] When [D] sure as I breathe, [A] I heard John clear his day,
[E] saying, hey, you're allowed to move on.
It's okay, _ _ _ because _ I'll be _ [D#m] _ here,
[C#m] even if you decide to get [D] rid of [A] my favorite [E] sweater.
_ _ [B] Even if you go out on my [C#m] birthday this year,
[D] instead of sitting at [A] home [F] letting all [G] of life's [D] moments pass by, _
_ _ you [A] don't have to [E] cry, _ _ [F] because I'll be _ [C]
here
[Dm] when you start going back to [D#] the places [A#] we went to [F] together,
_ [C] when you take off my ring and [Dm] you let yourself [C] smile,
when you meet someone [F] handsome and patient and true,
[C] when he says that he wants to be married to [F] you,
[A#] when you call him one night [F] and he meets you downtown,
[C] and you finally [F] answer [G] him, yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yes, Jason, [F] _ _ _
I will marry [Am] you.
_ [D#] I will give you my [F] heart.
_ [C#] It has taken so long.
_ [D] _ _ _ [A#m] _ _
_ _ _ [F] Right now, [A#] John's whispering congrats in my ear, _
because I [F] finally let myself tell you, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you're here.
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