I WILL 
                     (Lennon/McCartney)
                        The Beatles
                   The White Album (1968)


This song is in F, but the gutar shapes used are in E.  I
can't tell if a capo is used on the first fret, the guitars
are tuned up a step, or the tape has been altered.  But we
can play along by capoing the first fret and playing in E.
I have also included a version in F for those with capophobia.




      E       C#m7      F#m7       B7
Who knows how long I've loved you?
     E     C#m7      G#m
You know I love you still.
 E7     A      B7      C#m7   E
Will I wait a lonely lifetime?
        A      B7      E     A  B7 (with riff 1: see below)
If you want me to, I will.


     E   C#m7  Fm#7      B7
For if I ever  saw  you,
   E      C#m7      G#m
I didn't catch your name.
E7      A      B7     C#m7   E
But it never really mattered;
         A     B7       E   E7  (with riff 2)
I will always feel the same.


 A	   G#m	 C#m    (with riff 3)
Love you forever and forever,
F#m            B7         E    E7  (with riff 2)
Love you with all of my heart.
 A	   G#m	   C#m  
Love you whenever we're together,   <--riff 4 played
 F#		      B7               during these
Love you when we're apart.          <--two lines


      E     C#m7   F#m7     B7
And when at last I find you,
      E        C#m7     G#m
Your song will fill the air.
 E7      A      B7    C#m7    A  E
Sing it loud so I can hear you,
         A   B7    C#m7    A  E
Make it easy to be near you,
          A        B7   C#m    A  E
For the things you do  endear you to me,
F#m	B7	C  (with riff 5)
Oh you know I will.


   E   E7 (with riff 6)
I will!

A	G#m    C#m
Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm,   <--riff 7 played behind this section
F#m7         B7    E
 Da da da da da da da.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

riff 1:                                           riff 2:

  E                     A        B7                E          E7
|---0-------0-------------0--------0----------|  |---0-------------------|
|------2-------2-0-----------2--------2-0-----|  |------0-----3--2-0-----|
|--------1---------0h1---------2----------0h1-|  |--------1----------0h1-|
|---------------------------------------------|  |-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|  |-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|  |-----------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------|  |-0---------------------|



riff 3:                         
 
  A   G#m  C#m        F#m   B7     
|-----------------------------|
|-----------2----4--5---------|
|-2----1---------------2----4-|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|


riff 4:

  A   G#m  C#m        F#         B7    
|---------------------------2----7--5--4--2-|
|-----------2----4--5-----------------------|
|-2----1---------------3---------8--6--4--2-| 
|-------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------| 

riff 5:

  C                                     
|--0-------0----------0-------0---------|
|-----3-1-----3-1--------3-1-----3-1----|
|-----------------0-------------------0-|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|


riff 6:

 E                       E        E7
|----0--------0------------0------------------|
|------2p0------2-0----------0-----3--2-0-----|
|----------1--------0h1--------1----------0h1-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-0----------------------0--------------------|




riff 7:

   A   G#m  C#m       F#m   B7   E    
|----------------------------------|
|-----------2----4--5--------------|
|-2----1---------------2----4----4-| 
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|



---------------------------------------------------------------------
Here it is in F:



      F        Dm7       Gm7       C7
Who knows how long I've loved you?
     F      Dm7      Am
You know I love you still
 F7     Bb      C7      Dm7    F
Will I wait a lonely lifetime?
        Bb     C7      F   Bb  C7
If you want me to, I will.

     F    Dm7  Gm7    C7
For if I ever  saw you
   F      Dm7        Am
I didn't catch your name
F7      Bb     C7    Dm7     F
But it never really mattered
         Bb    C7       F
I will always feel the same

 Bb         Am	 Dm
Love you forever and forever,
Gm             C7         F    F7
Love you with all of my heart.
 Bb	     Am    Dm
Love you whenever we're together,
 G		     C7
Love you when we're apart.

     F       Dm7    Gm7     C7
And when at last I find you,
      F         Dm7      Am
Your song will fill the air;
 F7      Bb     C7     Dm     Bb F
Sing it loud so I can hear you,
         Bb  C7    Dm      Bb F
Make it easy to be near you,
          Bb       C7    Dm  Bb  F
For the things you do endear you to me,
Bb	C7     Db
Oh you know I will.

   F       F7
I will!

Bb       A     Dm
Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm,
Gm7         C7     F
Da da da da da da da.



transcribed by Chris Sears
cts@mail.utexas.edu