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SONG: SAY YOU’LL BE THERE
ARTIST: SPICE GIRLS
ALBUM: SPICE
WRITTEN BY: SPICE GIRLS/KENNEDY
PUBLISHED BY: WINDSWEPT PACIFIC MUSIC LTD/SONY ATV MUSIC
PUBLISHING
TRANSCRIBED BY: THIJS VAN THIENEN
(THIJSVAN.THIENEN@SCOTTISHTELECOM.COM)
This is probably the best song Spice Girls have ever done. I’m one of
those sad bastards who actually likes the Spice Girls (and admits it)
so I decided to work it out. It’s fairly simple in its chord
progressions, and therefore quite easy to interpret in a way that suits
you best.
SAY YOU’LL BE THERE - SPICE GIRLS
intro: (keyboard arranged for guitar)
Bm E G D
e|------------2---------------------------------------------------|
B|----------3-----5---3-------7---5---3-------3---3---------------|
G|4-------4-------4-----4-----4---4-----4-----0---2---------------|
D|4---------------6-----------6---6-----------0---0---------------|
A|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
riff A: (keyboard arranged for guitar)
Bm E G D
e|----7-------5---------------------------------------------------|
B|0-------7-------5---3-0---5^7---5---3-----5^7---5---3-----3-2---|
G|--------------------------------------2-----------------2-----2-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chords and lyrics:
Bm/E/G/D
(aah... say you’ll be there)
Bm E
I’m giving you everything
G D
All that joy can bring, this I swear
Bm E
Last time that we had this conversation
G D
I decided we should be friends
Bm E
But now we’re going ’round in circles
G D
Tell me will this deja-vu never end?
And now you tell me that you’ve fallen in love
Well I never ever thought that would be
This time you gotta take it easy
Throwing far too much emotions at me
riff B: (played over bridge)
C Bm Bb A
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|8---------------7---------------6---------------5---5---5---5---|
G|--------9---------------7---------------7-------6---6---6---6---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge:
C Bm
But any fool can see they’re falling
Bb A
I gotta make you understand
chorus:
Bm E
I’m giving you everything
G D
All that joy can bring, this I swear
Bm E
And all that I want from you
G D
Is a promise you will be there
riff C: (played over bridge 2)
Bm E Bm E
e|----7-------5-----------------------7-------5-------------------|
B|0-------7-------5---3-0---7~~~~~~-------7-------5~~~~~~~5^12----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge 2:
Bm E
Say you will be there
Bm -
Won’t you say it with me?
If you put two and two together
You will see what our friendship is four
If you can’t work this equation
Then I guess I’ll have to show you the door
Bridge: (repeat riff B)
There is no need to say you love me
It would be better left unsaid
Chorus:
I’m giving you everything
All that joy can bring, this I swear
And all that I want from you
Is a promise you will be there
Yeah... I want you
Solo: Bm/E/G/D
(Just play around, it shouldn’t be too hard to get
the hang of it)
Bridge (repeat riff B)
C Bm
Any fool can see they’re falling
Bb A
I gotta make you understand
(n.c.)
I’ll give you everything, on this I swear
Just promise you’ll always be there
Repeat chorus to fade
(add. lyrics: I’m giving you everything/all that joy can bring/yes I swear)
