Dec62023

Riverson – I’ll Be There Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsEsus4 E A/C#AA7 D G C F Am E7 Dm G7

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[Intro]
Esus4  E  A/C#  A
Esus4  E  A/C#  A
Esus4  E  A/C#  A

[Verse 1]
    Esus4     E
The wondering bout things
  A/C#  A
 going by
 Esus4  E  A/C#  A
    Esus4     E
  A/C#  A  Esus4
 E  A/C#  A

[Verse 1]
    A7         D
You won't even see
             G
the way you are
   C           F
To me you're a queen
    E
And I'll be there to
                Am
 let me with my try
A7   D
To improve all the
         G
 time we share
     C
I'll never spend
                  F
 another day with you
E7
Warming bout things
going by
    C
You keep me locked
    Dm
 in chains
    G7         C
But I feel the same
                Dm
Stay here for a while
G                   E
Knowing that you're true

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

[Guitar]
E7

[Verse 2]
C               Dm
What am I gonna do
     G7             C
I'll leave it up to you
                    Dm
Whatever suits your needs
     G        Am A7
I'll make you happy
      D                G
For a long, long, long time
   C           F
To me you're a queen
    E7
And I'll be there to
                Am
 let me with my try
 A7  D  G

[Verse 3]
C                 Dm
Keep me locked in chains
      G7         C
Where I feel the same
                Dm
Stay here for a while
G                   E
Knowing that you're true

[Outro]
E
True
E
True

Watch: Riverson - I'll Be There (Official Audio)

From RiversonVEVO on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play I’ll Be There: key, chords and progression

These are I’ll Be There chords by Riverson on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

I’ll Be There by Riverson keeps coming home to D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). You need 13 chords: Esus4, E, A/C#, A, A7, D, G, C, F, Am, E7 and Dm and 1 more.

Listen for Esus4 – E – A/C# – A (IIsus4 – II – V – V in D major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is reh – reh – soh – soh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar almost every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.