I'll Be Here Awhile chords by
311 (Official Version)

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Key: G majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

Am

Am6

Gmaj7

G

Am

Am6

Gmaj7

G

Chorus 1
Am7 Am7 
 
C C 
 
I'll be    here a while,
G G 
 
ain't going nowhere
Am7 Am7 
 
C C 
 
I'll be    here a while,
G G 
 
ain't going nowhere
Am7 Am7 
 
I'll be    here a while,
G G 
 
ain't going nowhere
Am7 Am7 
 
G G 
 
I'll be    here a while,

Verse 1
Bm Bm 
 
Em Em 
 
Far is solace in the maddening pace
Bm Bm 
 
Em Em 
 
Sad state written on my face
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Not a tight    rope walk but dance, (whoa whoa)
G G 
 
Uncertain game of chance, (whoa whoa)
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
G G 
 
But      I'll see it through in time

Chorus 2
Am7 Am7 
 
C C 
 
I'll be    here a while,
G G 
 
ain't going nowhere
Am7 Am7 
 
C C 
 
I'll be    here a while,
G G 
 
ain't going nowhere
Am7 Am7 
 
I'll be    here a while,
G G 
 
ain't going nowhere
Am7 Am7 
 
G G 
 
I'll be    here a while,

Verse 2
Bm Bm 
 
And if a person place or thing can deliver
Em Em 
 
I would quiver with delight
Bm Bm 
 
Em Em 
 
Tempted by the hand that could blind
my vision and sight
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Well at twenty   years of age, (whoa whoa)
G G 
 
In frolic and in rage, (whoa whoa)
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
G G 
 
I        will see it through in time

Chorus 3
Am7 Am7 
 
C C 
 
I'll be    here a while,
G G 
 
ain't going nowhere
Am7 Am7 
 
C C 
 
I'll be    here a while,
G G 
 
ain't going nowhere
Am7 Am7 
 
I'll be    here a while,
G G 
 
ain't going nowhere
Am7 Am7 
 
G G 
 
I'll be    here a while

Bridge 1
Bm7 Bm7 
 
But the dawn  has
Em7 Em7 
 
come into the endless night
Bm7 Bm7 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
And everything, gonna to be alright
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
But at thirty   years of age, (whoa whoa)
G G 
 
Through frolic and in rage, (whoa whoa)
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
G G 
 
All      regressed and healed in time

Outro 1
Am7 Am7 
 
C C 
 
I'll be    here a while,
G G 
 
ain't going nowhere
Am7 Am7 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Said I,    said I, said I, I will survive
Am7 Am7 
 
G G 
 
Ay, ah, ah, ah, ah, ay, ah
Am7 Am7 
 
G G 
 
ah, ah, ah, ay, ah

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsAm Am6 Gmaj7 G Am7...

Chords

Am
Am6
Gmaj7
G
Am7
C
Bm
Em
Cmaj7
Bm7
Em7

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Am6: x-0-2-2-1-2
Gmaj7: 3-x-0-0-0-2
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

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This is the definitive original version of I'll Be Here Awhile by 311, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of 311's performance.

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