I Will Always Love You
Dolly Parton, Jolene, 1973.
Whitney Houston, The Bodyguard (soundtrack), 1993.
Writer: Dolly Parton
Producers: Bob Ferguson (1973), David Foster (1993)
Hop to Another SongLabels: RCA Victor (1973), Arista (1993)
Note: For Dolly’s version, transpose -1.
N.C.If I, should stay,
I would on-ly be in, your way.
So I’ll go, but I know
I’ll think of you… every step of,
the way.
And AI…F#m Dmaj7
will Ealways,
A love you. F#m Dmaj7
I will Ealways,
Aadd2 love you…
D you. My A/C#darling you,
Bm7mm mm. A/E Bm/E
BitterAsweet, Bm/AmemoAries, E/G#
that is F#mall, I’m C#m/Etaking,
with Dme. E
So goodAbye, E/A
please, A don’t cry,
E/G#we both F#mknow,
I’m not C#m/Ewhat you,
you Dmaj7need. E
And I…A F#m D
will Ealways, love Ayou. F#m
DI… will Ealways,
love Ayou…D/A A
C#m/E Cm/E Bm/E
you.
instrumental:
A Bm/A A E/G#
F#m C#m/E D E
A E/A A E/G#
F#m C#m/E Dmaj7
OR instrumental, single notes over chords:
E F# A A… C# C#… C# B B… B A
B A A… E F# A G# F# E… F# E E
E F# A A… C# B A B… C# C# B A
C# E F#… E E C#… B A B
B A F#.. A B G# F# E
E I Ahope,
Bm/Alife treats you Akind,
E/G# and I F#mhope,
you have C#m/Eall you,
dreamed Dof. E
And I wish to Ayou, joy, E/A
and happiAness, E/G#
but above all F#mthis,
I C#m/Ewish you,
Dmaj7love. E
And BI…G#m Emaj7 will F#always,
love Byou… ooh G#mI…
will C#m7al… F#ways,
love Byou… G#mI… will Emaj7 al… F#ways,
love Byou… ooh G#mI… I will C#m7al… F#ways,
love, B you…G#m ooh Emaj7I,
I will F#al…ways, love B you…G#m oo-ooh Emaj7I,
I will F#always –
N.C.lo-o-o-oo-oo-ove, you…
single notes, general descent:
D# C# B A# Bup F#down G#up
Emaj7 you.
Darling I B/D#love you,
oh I’ll E/F#always, I’ll F#always,
lo-ove, Badd2you…