Brandi Carlile - I Will: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "I Will" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

             B
It's not the end of the world, it's not even over
       F#
But it will be soon. I never learned my lessons
         B                 G#m
I just changed my tune and no one seems to notice
    F#             C#
But you will, you will

It's no big deal
But the last thing I think of when I close my eyes
And the first thing on my mind when I arise
It is a day and you're not really in my life

Chorus:
          B
You can try and you won't find it
              C#7
where you're looking
        F#                               B
You can hold it till it's putty in your hands
                G#m
And you can't break a heart that
            C#7
wasn't even yours to break
        B
You can never be there for me in the end
           G#m            C#7
And I will do the right thing.
    F#    G#m   B  F#
I will, I will, I will
    F#    G#m   B  F#
I will, I will, I will

You're not fooling me
I'm not the sort of girl who can't see reason
But it's nothing that a little bit of
time won't heal
I know it don't come easy, but I love you, I do

Coming clean
Means never closing curtains,
I just changed my scene
Oh but you know what I mean
And I will learn throughout my life to
never lean on what will bend

Chorus:
I can try and I won't find it where I'm looking
I can hold it till it's putty in my hands
You can't break a heart that wasn't even yours
to break
You could never be there for me in the end
But I will do the right thing
I will, I will, I will
I will, I will, I will

B                                 C#
I don't think you ever learned a thing from me
        F#                                   B
But I'm sure that you want me to learn from you
                 G#m                          C#
And you've drawn heavy-handed lines around morality
           F#                                    F#7
About yourself, and I don't share your point of view

G#m                             B
It's been time to let you go a thousand times,
you'd never know
         B
That it hurts to be the one that you'd regret
  G#m                            C#
I have to say that I'm proud to know you
          B
And I'll never be the same because we met

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I will, I will, I will
I will, I will, I will
I will, I will, I will


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C#

Guitar chord C#

C#7

Guitar chord C#7

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#7

Guitar chord F#7

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "I Will" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I Will" by Brandi Carlile.