Chords
Ill Be Back

Ill Be Back by The Beatles was composed by John Lennon with a bit of help from Paul McCartney and first appeared on the 1964 album A Hard Days Night. Lennon described the song as an attempt to write a Del Shannon-style song. The lyrics express the complexity of relationships and the anguish tied to unrequited or troubled love.

Key: A

Introduction:

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     Am            G                    F7M 
You know, if you break my heart I' ll go
     E              A 
But I' ll be back again
       Am           G                F7M 
Cause I, told you once before goodbye
     E             A 
But I came back again
            F#m                 Bm                              E 
I love you so, I' m the one who wants you, yes I' m the one who wants you
 D    E    D    E 
Oh  ho  oh  ho
    Am               G                 F7M 
Oh you, could find better things to do
         E                A 
Than to break my heart again
      Am            G                 F7M 
This time, I will try to show that I
    E                 A 
Am not trying to pretend
 Bm                        C#m                 F#m 
I thought that you would realize, that if I ran away from you
      B7                          Bm              E 
That you would want me too, but I got a big surprise
 D    E    D    E 
Oh  ho  oh  ho
    Am               G                 F7M 
Oh you, could find better things to do
         E                A 
Than to break my heart again
      Am            G                 F7M 
This time, I will try to show that I
    E                 A 
Am not trying to pretend
           F#m 
I want to go, oh
               Bm 
But I hate to leave you
                    E 
You know I hate to leave you
 D    E    D    E 
Oh, ho, Oh, ho
 Am           G                    F7M 
You, if you break my heart I' ll go
     E              A        Am  A  Am 
But I' ll be back again