Chord/Tab song: Say You’ll Be There

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
([email protected])

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]I'm giving you [E]everything
All that [G]joy can bring, this I sw[D]ear

[Bm]Last time t[E]hat we had this conversation
[G]I decided we should be fri[D]ends
[Bm]But now we're g[E]oing 'round in circles
Tell me w[G]ill this deja-vu never e[D]nd?
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/spice_girls/say_youll_be_there_tab_ver_2.html )
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:
But any f[C]ool can see they're fa[Bm]lling
I gotta m[Bb]ake you unders[A]tand

chorus:
[Bm]I'm giving you [E]everything
All that j[G]oy can bring, this I sw[D]ear
[Bm]And all that I w[E]ant from you
Is a p[G]romise you will be th[D]ere

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)

Any f[C]ool can see they're f[Bm]alling
I gotta m[Bb]ake you unders[A]tand

(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)