“I’ll Always Adore You” 70s Soul-ballads Tempo: 74 bpm Key: F Harmonica and guitar solos *Intro — Harmonica and 12 bars guitar solo* [ F – Dm – Gm7 – C7 ] (x2) *Verse 1* [ Dm ] I try to write it, but words fall away [ F+/C# ] Everything I think of feels too small to say [ F/A – G/B – Gm7 – C7 ] How do I explain how you still live in my mind? [ F – Dm – Gm7 – C7 ] The days roll on but you stay right behind [ F – Dm – Gm7 – C11 – F7 ] The weather’s fine but inside I can’t unwind [ Bb – Bbm – F/A – Abdim ] ‘Cause every thought leads right back to you [ Gm – C7 – F – C7 ] And I adore you more than you ever knew *Verse 2* [ F – Dm – Gm7 – C7 ] I keep pretending that I’m doing fine [ F – Dm – Gm7 – C11 – F7 ] But every quiet moment draws a crooked line [ Bb – Bbm – F/A – Abdim ] Straight to the memory of your hand in mine [ Gm – C7 – F ] And still I whisper you’re the one I pine *Guitar Solo 1 — 24 bars* [ F – Dm – Gm7 – C7 ] [ F – Dm – Gm7 – C11 – F7 ] [ Bb – Bbm – F/A – Abdim – Gm – C7 – F ] *Bridge* [ C#7 – F# ] Friends ask me why I stay this way [ G#m – C#7 – F# – F#maj7 ] Why every summer sky still feels so gray [ D7 – G – Em ] But darling you’re the reason my heart sways [ D7 – C – G – C7 ] And without you I can’t greet the day *Verse 3* [ F – Dm – Gm7 – C7 ] Doesn’t matter if the clouds are dark or blue [ F – Dm – Gm7 – C7 – F7 ] It’s raining in my chest ’cause I’m far from you [ Bb – Bbm – F/A – Abdim ] Still I’m holding hope you’ll feel this too [ Gm – C7 – Fmaj7 ] And know my heart stays ever true *Chorus / Refrain* [ Fmaj7 – C11 ] Adore you… adore you… oh [ Gm – C11 – Fmaj7 ] I’ll always adore you, more than you know *Guitar Solo 2 + Harmonica solos— 32 bars, finale* [ F – Dm – Gm7 – C7 ] [ F – Dm – Gm7 – C11 – F7 ] [ Bb – Bbm – F/A – Abdim ] [ Gm – C7 – F – C7 – F ] *End 04:57*
