Here's my interpretation of Michael Johnson's "I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU".
Well this is my first tablature. If you find any errors, please let
me know. Thanks!!!
					       (merbmercadomulinyawe)


I'll always love you (acoustic version)
by MICHAEL JOHNSON
transcribed by MERVIN M. MULINYAWE(buruguduys@mailcity.com)

(Standard Tuning)

Intro
--------------2-----------------|---------------2-----------------|
------5---------------3-------2-|-------5---------------3-------2-|
----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|
--2-------5-------4-------4-----|---2-------5-------4-------4-----|
--------3-------5-------2-------|---------3-------5-------2-------|
5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|


Verse 1
--------------2-------------------|---------------4---------------|
------5---------------3-------2h3-|-----2-------3-----------2h3-2-|
----2-------2-------2-------2-----|-------2---4---------2h4-------|
--2-------5-------4-------4-------|---4-----2---------2-----------|
--------3-------5-------5---------|-2-----------------------------|
5---------------------------------|-----------------5-------------|
Standin' by my window               Listenin' for your call

2---------------------4-----------------4---2-----------------|
2-------------------3-----------------------------------2h3-2-|
2-----------------4---------------------4---2-------2h4-------|
4---------------2---------------------2---2---2---2-----------|
5-------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------5-----------5-------------|
Seems I really miss you     after all

--------5---5---------------------------------------------------|
----6-----6---6-------5-------5-0-----3-------3-----------2h3-2-|
--5---5-----5-------2-------2-----------2---4---4-----2h4-------|
3-----------------5-------5-----4---4-----2---------2-----------|
----------------3-------3---------3-----------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------5-------------|
Time     won't let me keep these sad thoughts to myself

2-----------------------------|-------------------------------2-|
2-------------------5-------5-|-----3-------3-------3-------3---|
2-2-----2---------4-------2---|-------2-------2-------2---4-----|
4---4-----4-----6------4s6----|---4-------4-------4-----2-------|
5-----5-----5-4---------------|-2-------------------------------|
----------------------2-------|---------5-------2---------------|
I'd just like to let you know,I wish I'd never let you go

Chorus 1
------------------------2-----|-------4------------------|
------5-------5-----3-----2h3-|---3-------3--3s2--2----2-|
----2-------2---------2---2---|-4---4---4----4s2--2--4---|
--2------4s6------4-----------|--------------------------|
----------------2-------------|--------------------------|
5-------2---------------------|--------------5----5--4---|
And I'll alway's love you       Deep inside this heart of mine I do

-------------------4-------|-------------------------2-------|
-------5-------5-----5---5-|-------5-------5-----3-------2h3-|
----2--------4---4-----4---|-----2-------2---------2---2-2---|
-4s6-6-----2---------------|---2------4s6------4-------------|
---------------------------|-----------------2---------------|
2----------------------4---|-5-------2-----------------------|
       love you                And I'll always need you

--------4---------------5-4-------5-4-2---------------------|
----5-------5-------3---3---------7-5-3---3---2-----5-------|
--4---4---4-------4---4-4-------6-----------2---2-4---------|
2-------------2-3-------3---3-------2-----------------------|
----------------------------3---------5---2-----------------|
------------------------------2---------------5---4---------|
And if you ever change your mind,I'll still, I will love you

REPEAT INTRO

Verse 2
--------------2-------------------|---------------4---------------|
------5---------------3-----------|-----3-------3-----------2h3h5-|
----2-------2-------2-------------|-------2---4---------2h4-------|
--2-------5-------4-----4h5-4-2---|---4-----2---------2-----------|
--------3-------5-------5-------5-|-2-----------------------------|
5---------------------------------|-----------------5-------------|
Wish you never left me            But love's a mystery

2---------------------4-------------4---2-----------------|
2-------------------5-------------------------------2h3-2-|
2-----------------4-----------------4---2-------2h4-------|
4---------------2-----------------2---2---2---2-----------|
5---------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------5-----------5-------------|
You can break a heart so easily

------5----------------------------------------------------------|
--6-----6-----------5-------2----------3-------3-----------2h3-2-|
----5-----5-------2-------2--------------2---4---4-----2h4-------|
3-----------3---5-------5------------4-----2---------2-----------|
--------------3-------3------------2-----------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------5-------------|
The days and nights we've knew how much I feel for you

2-----------------------------|-------------------------------4-|
2-------------------5-------5-|-----3-------3-------3-------3---|
2-2-----2---------4-------2---|-------2-------2-------2---4-----|
4---4-----4-----6------4s6----|---4-------4-------4-----2-------|
5-----5-----5-4---------------|-2-------------------------------|
----------------------2-------|---------5-------2---------------|
Time has come for me to see   how much your love has meant to me

REPEAT CHORUS AND INTRO

Bridge
--------5---------------5-------|-------2-2-----------2h5-4-2-|
----6-------6---------2---2-----|-------3-3---------5---------|
--5---5---5---5-----4-------4---|-----2-----2-----4-----------|
3-----------------2-----------2-|---4---------4-2-------------|
--------------------------------|-2---------------------------|
----------------5---------------|-----------------------------|
Time like a river keeps on        rolling right on by

--------2----4-5-4-------------|---------2---------------|
--2-----2------------------5---|-----2h3---2-----------2-|
2---2---2--------------------4-|---------------------3---|
-------------------------6-----|---4---------------4-----|
-----------------------4-------|-2---------------2-------|
-------------------------------|-------------------------|
Nothing left for me to do   so I watch the river rise

Chorus 2
------------------------2-------|---------4------------------
------5-------5-----3-------2h3-|-----3-------3--3s2--2----2-
----2-------2---------2---2-2---|---4---4---4----4s2--2--4---
--2------4s6------4-------------|-2--------------------------
----------------2---------------|----------------------------
5-------2-----------------------|----------------5-------4---
And I'll always love you       but deep inside this heart of mine I do

-------------------4-------|-------------------------2-------|
-------5-------5-----5---5-|-------5-------5-----3-------2h3-|
----2--------4---4-----4---|-----2-------2---------2---2-2---|
-4s6-6-----2---------------|---2------4s6------4-------------|
---------------------------|-----------------2---------------|
2----------------------4---|-5-------2-----------------------|
       love you                And I'll always need you

--------4---------------5-4-------5-4-2---------------4-----|
----5-------5-------3---3---------7-5-3---3---2-----2-2-----|
--4---4---4-------4---4-4-------6-----------2---2-4---------|
2-------------2-3-------3-----------2-----------------3-----|
----------------------------3---------5---2-----------------|
------------------------------2---------------5---4---------|
And if you ever change your mind,I'll still, I will,

----5-4-2---------------------|
----7-5-3---3---2-------5-----|
--6-----------2---2-4---------|
------2---------------2-------|
--------5---2---5-------------|
2-------------------4---------|
I still, I will        love you

Outro
--------------2-----------------------------------------------||
------5---------------3-------3---------3---------5---------2-||
----2-------2-------2-------2---------2---------4---------4---||
--2-------5-------4-------4---------4---------3---------2-----||
--------3-------5-------2-------------------------------------||
5---------------------------------5---------5---------5-------||

***note that you can play the 5(lower E-string) on open A-string***

Enjoy!!!

           "Some questions are better left unanswered,
                and some answers are better left unspoken"
                                                 -merb-