I’ll Be There

By Berry Gordy, Hal Davis, Willie Hutch,
& Bob West
Key: F

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You and I must make a pact,
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we must bring sal-va-tion back
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Where there is love,
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I’ll be there (I’ll be there)
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I’ll reach out my hand to you,
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I’ll have faith in all you do
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Just call my name
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and I’ll be there. (I’ll be there)

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I’ll be there to com-fort you,
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Build my world of dreams a-round you,
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I’m so glad that I found you
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I’ll be there with a love so strong
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I’ll be your strength,
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You know I’ll keep hold-ing on
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Let me fill your heart
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with joy and laugh-ter
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To-geth-er-ness, well it’s all I’m af-ter
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Just call my name
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And I’ll be there.
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I’ll be there hold-ing on.

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If you should ev-er find some-one new,
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I know he’d bet-ter be good to you
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‘cause if he does-n’t,
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then I’ll be there
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I’ll be there
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Don’t you know, ba-by,
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I’ll be there. I’ll be there
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Just call my name, and I’ll be there
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Just call my name,
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and I’ll be there

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When-ev-er you need me, I’ll be there

I’ll be there to protect you,

with an un-self-ish love that re-spects you

Just call my name and I’ll be there

If you should ever find someone new,

I know he’d bet-ter be good to you

‘cause if he does-n’t, I’ll be there

Don’t you know, ba-by, yeah yeah

I’ll be there, I’ll be there,

just call my name, I’ll be there

(just look over your shoulders, honey – oo)

I’ll be there, I’ll be there,
whenever you need me, I’ll be there
Dont you know, baby, yeah yeah

I’ll be there, I’ll be there,
just call my name, I’ll be there…