Ill Be Here chords

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[Em]We met, of all places,
[C]In front of Gristedes some freak[F]ishly cold winters day.
I had on se[Gm]veral unflattering layers of [A]wool.
He slipp[D]ed on the ice wi[Dm]th his grocery bags full[Bm] ,
So I res[G]cued some Fruit Loops he dropped[D] by the curb [Bm]
And he m[Em]ade some remark that my smile wa[G]s superb
I though[D]t that was sweet and I s[G]tarted to go and he said
[D]"Hey, whatcha doing tomorrow?'

'Because I'l[Bm]l be[A] here
At the c[Bm]orner of Bleaker and Mercer [G]tomorrow at 7. [D]
If you w[A]ant to meet up, I'll be [Bm]waiting right here,
And in c[C]ase there are tw[G]o fellas wa[Eb]iting for you[F] , my name's John[C] ."
He waved and then he was gone. [F]

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[F]Needless to say I went bac[Am]k there to meet him
[F]Mostly to see if he'd sh[D]ow, and there he was
[Gm]Out in the cold with his ja[A]cket pulled tight.
He took[D] me to dinner and[Dm] kissed me goodn[Bm]ight.
The next[G] week we went to this terrible play.[D] [Bm]
And the we[Em]ek after that drank hot chocol[G]ate all day.
And sudd[D]enly, eight or nine months had f[G]lown by when he said
[D]"Hey, whatcha doing the rest of your life?'

'Because I'l[Bm]l be[A] here
Right be[Bm]side you as long as you want[G] me to be.
There's no quest[D]ion.
There is[A] nothing I've wanted so [Bm]much in my life.
This mig[C]ht sound immatur[G]e but I'm t[Eb]otally sure y[F]ou're the one." [C]
And we had just begun. [C]

[G]We got hitched in September, our favorit[F]e month,
With a r[C]ock band that played in this old[G] synagogue.
And we bou[Eb]ght an apartment on West 17th [Bb]street and talked abo[F]ut children and getting a d[C]og.
Our firs[A]t anniversary ca[D]me in a flash
And we promise[F#]d to take the day off.
He had to stop into hi[D]s office that morn[F#]ing,
And so I went walking uptown to this bak[B]ery I know.
W[Bb]hen I heard on the street what I thought was a joke [C]

Till I n[Bm]oticed the sirens and saw all the smoke.
So I'm r[Bb]unning back home with this feeling of dread
To the v[Dm]oicemail he left[Bb] with the las[Dm]t words he said.

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I'm so[F]rry, I don't mean to ruin your evening by bringing up all of this st[Gm]uff.
You're probably won[Gm]dering why I even called [A]you tonight.
Well toda[Am]y something happened That spooke[Bm]d me alright.
I saw this sto[C]rm cloud of papers fall do[D]wn from the sky,
And I th[Bm]ought of that day and I [Em]started to cry.
When as sure[C] as I breath I heard John cl[G]ear as day saying
"[D]Hey, you're allowed to move on. It's okay.'

'Because I'l[Bm]l be[A] here
Even if [Bm]you decide to get rid [G]of my favorite swe[D]ater.
Even if y[A]ou go out on my birthday [Bm]
This year instead of sta[C]ying at ho[G]me letting all[Eb] of life's mom[F]ents pass by. [C]
You don't ha[Am]ve to cry[D] .'

'Because I'l[Eb]l be her[Bb]e
When you start go[Cm]ing back to the places we went [Ab]to together. [Eb]
When you take[Bb] off my ring and you let yo[Cm]urself smile.
When you meet so[Ab]me handsome and patient an[Eb]d true.
When he says[Cm] that he wants to be married to you. [F]
When you call [Ab]him one night and he meets you dow[Eb]ntown.
When you final[Cm]ly answ[Bb]er him yes." [Fm]

Yes.
Jason, I will ma[Eb]rry you.

I will give you my heart.
It has taken so long, but I'm re[Eb]ady to start.
[Eb]Right now John's whispering 'Congrats' i[Ab]n my ear cause I finally[Ab] let myself tell y[Eb]ou
That I w[Bb]ill be h[Eb]ere.

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