Transcribed by Andy Aldort for: U2, The Best Of.
>From my information, The Edge used 'Memory Man Echo' F/X's on this song.
NOTATION KEY:
L = Legato Slide
S = Shift Slide
* = Percussive Tone (Muffled) (Finger mute)
P.M. = Heavy Muting (P.M.) (Palm Mute)
ZU = Slide up past fretboard
U 2
I W I L L F O L L O W
Tempo: 154 Time: 4/4
INTRO (1st time-Solo gtr., 2nd time-Drums enter, 3rd time-Bass enters)
Rhy. Fig 1
(E5) (A)
E ---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|---0--0--0-12-12-12--0--0--|
B --12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
G ---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D ---------------------------|---------------------------|
A ---------------------------|---------------------------|
E ---------------------------|---------------------------|
/-1.2.3.-----------------\
(E5) (A) (D)
E ---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|---0--0--0-12-12-12--0--0--|
B --12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
G ---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D ---------------------------|---------------------------|
A ---------------------------|---------------------------|
E ---------------------------|---------------------------|
/-4.---------------------\ I was on the out
E5
(A) (D) 1st Verse
end Rhy Fig. 1 P.M.-----------:
E ---0--0--0-12--------------||--------------------------|
B --10-10-10-10--------------||-----5------5------5------|
G ---9--9--9--9--------------||--4-----4-------4-----2---|
D ---------------------------||--------------------------|
A ---------------------------||--------------------------|
E ---------------------------||--------------------------|
- side when you said_
A(sus4)
Let ring
E ----0-----------0--------------------------------------|
B ----------3-----0--------------------------------------|
G -(2)---------------------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
__ you said you need - ed me,
E5
P.M.----:
E -(0)-------------------0------0-----0-----2------------|
B -(0)-------3------3----3------3-----3-----3------------|
G -----------2------2----2------2-----2-----2------------|
D ------------------------------------------2------------|
A ------------------------------------------0------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
__
A(sus4)
Let ring
E -(2)--------------0-----------0-----0-----0------------|
B -(3)-------3-----------0------3-----3-----3------------|
G -(2)--------------------------2-----2-----2------------|
D -(2)---------------------------------------------------|
A -(0)---------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
I was look - ing at__
E5
P.M.-----:
E --0--------0----0----0----0------0---------------------|
B --0--------5----5----5----5------5-----3---------------|
G -----------4----4----4----4------4-----2---------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
__ my - self,__ I was blind,__
A(sus4) E5
E ------------0---------------0------0----0----0---------|
B -(3)--3--3--0-------3---3---0------5----5----5---------|
G -(2)----------------2---2----------4----4----4---------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
could not see.__ Yeah!
A(7sus4)
E --5------5------------3----3----3----3-----0----0------|
B --5------5----3-------3----3----3----3-----0----0------|
G --4------4----2-------2----2----2----2-----------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat Rhy Fig 1, 2 times (2nd time use 4th ending)
(See Rhy Fig 1, above)
(E5), (A), (E5), (A), (D),
(E5), (A), (E5), (A), (D), Well a boy__
E5 A(sus4)
__ tries hard_ to be a man,_
2nd Verse
P.M.----------:
E ------------------------------------------0------------|
B ----5----5----5------5----5S3---(3)---3---0------------|
G ----4----4----4------4----4S2---(2)---2----------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
E5 A(sus4)
his moth - er takes_ him by his hand_
P.M.-------:
E ------0------0---0---5----5---0----0-----0--0--0---0---|
B -5----5------5---5---5----5---5----5--3--3--3--3---0---|
G -4----4------4---4---4----4---4----4--2--2--2--2-------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
E5
______ (if) he stops to think,_ he
P.M.--------:
E -0----0----0-----0----*---5--5---5----0----0----0------|
B -3----3----3-----3----*---4--4---4----5----5----5----3-|
G -2----2----2--------------------------4----4----4----2-|
D -2----2----2-------------------------------------------|
A -0----0----0-------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
A(sus4) E5
starts to cry,_ oh why?_
Let ring
E ----------0----0---0-------0----0---0-----0---5---5--0-|
B -(3)------3----3---0-------0----0---5-----5---5---5--5-|
G -(2)--------------------------------4-----4---4---4--4-|
D --0----------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
A(sus4)
___________ If you
E -0----0--------0----0----0----0-----0----0----0--------|
B -5----5----2---3----3----3----3-----3----3----0--------|
G -4----4----2---2----2----2----2-----2----2-------------|
D -------------------------2----2-----2----2-------------|
A -------------------------0----0-----0----0-------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
E5
walk a - way, walk a - way,
E -0------0---0----5------5---0-----0--------------------|
B -5------5---5----5------5---5-----5L3------------------|
G -4------4---4----4------4---4-----4L3------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
A(sus4)
walk a - way, walk a - way,___
E -0------0---0----0------0---0-----0--------------------|
B -3------3---2----2------2---2-----0--------------------|
G -2------2---2----2------2---2--------------------------|
D ------------2----2------2---2--------------------------|
A ------------0----0------0---0--------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
E5
I____ will fol
E -0----0----0----5----5----0----0-----------------------|
B -5----5----5----5----5----5----5L3---------------------|
G -4----4----4----4----4----4----4L2---------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
A(sus4)
- low. If you
E -0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0------------------|
B -3----3----3----0----0----0----3----3------------------|
G -2----2----2-------------------2----2------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
E5
walk a - way, walk a - way,
E -0------0---0----5------5---0-----0--------------------|
B -5------5---5----5------5---5-----5L3------------------|
G -4------4---4----4------4---4-----4L3------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
A(sus4)
walk a - way, walk a - way,_____
E -0------0---0-----------0---0---0----0-----------------|
B -3------3---3-----------3---3---3----0-----------------|
G -2------2---2----2------2---2---2----------------------|
D -2------2---2----2-------------------------------------|
A -0------0---0----0-------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
E5
I will
E -0----0----0------0----0----0--------------------------|
B -5----5----5S5----5----5----5----3---------------------|
G -4----4----4S4----4----4----4----2---------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
A(sus4)
E -3----3----3----3-----------0-----0-----0--------------|
B -3----3----3----3-----------0-----0-----0--------------|
G -2----2----2----2--------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
w/Rhy. Fig 1, 2 times
fol - low!
(E5), (A), (E5), (A), (D),
(E5), (A), (E5), (A), (D), (To Coda)
E5 A(sus4)
I was on the in - side
3rd Verse
P.M.---------------------: Let ring
E ----------------------------0------------------0-------|
B -*---*--5----5---*---*---*--3-------------3----3-------|
G -*---*--4----4---*---*---*--2---2---------2----2-------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
E5
when they pulled_ the_ four_ walls_
E ----------0-----------0--0-----0-----0----0---0------*-|
B -----3----3-----------3--0-----5-----5----5----------*-|
G -----2----2--------------------4-----4----4------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
E5
down.______ I was look - ing
P.M-:
E -0--(0)----0----0----0---*--*--0----0-----0----0---0---|
B -----------3----3----2---*--*--5----5-----5----5---5---|
G -----------2----2--------------4----4-----4----4---4---|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
A(sus4) E5
through_ the win - dow, I was lost,
Let ring
E -------------------0-----0----0---0---0----0----0----5-|
B --------------3----------3----3---0---5----5----5----5-|
G -2------2-----------------------------4----4----4----4-|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
A(sus4)
I am found._ If you
E -5----0----0-----3---------3----3----3----3----3----0--|
B -5----5----5L3---3---------3----3----3----3----3----0--|
G -4----4----4L2---2---------2----2----2----2----2-------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
E5
walk a - way, walk a - way,
E -0------0---0----5------5---0-----0--------------------|
B -5------5---5----5------5---5-----5L3------------------|
G -4------4---4----4------4---4-----4L3------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
A(sus4)
walk a - way, walk a - way,___
E -0------0---0----0------0---0-----0--------------------|
B -3------3---2----2------2---2-----0--------------------|
G -2------2---2----2------2---2--------------------------|
D ------------2----2------2---2--------------------------|
A ------------0----0------0---0--------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
E5
I____ will fol
E -0----0----0----5----5----0----0-----------------------|
B -5----5----5----5----5----5----5L3---------------------|
G -4----4----4----4----4----4----4L2---------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
A(sus4)
- low. If you
E -0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0------------------|
B -3----3----3----0----0----0----3----3------------------|
G -2----2----2-------------------2----2------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
E5
walk a - way, walk a - way,
E -0------0---0----5------5---0-----0--------------------|
B -5------5---5----5------5---5-----5L3------------------|
G -4------4---4----4------4---4-----4L3------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
A(sus4)
walk a - way, walk a - way,_____
E -0------0---0-----------0---0---0----0-----------------|
B -3------3---3-----------3---3---3----0-----------------|
G -2------2---2----2------2---2---2----------------------|
D -2------2---2----2-------------------------------------|
A -0------0---0----0-------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
E5
I will
E -0----0----0------0----0----0--------------------------|
B -5----5----5S5----5----5----5----3---------------------|
G -4----4----4S4----4----4----4----2---------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
A(sus4)
E -3----3----3----3-----------0-----0-----0--------------|
B -3----3----3----3-----------0-----0-----0--------------|
G -2----2----2----2--------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
w/Rhy. Fig 1, 2 times
fol - low!
(E5), (A), (E5), (A), (D),
(E5), (A), (E5), (A), (D), (To Coda)
Interlude N.C. (Echo pedal)
(2nd time) Your
term. bar
(slight vib.)
Coda /\/\/\/\/\
Harm.-------------------------------------------:
E -------------------------------5--------------7--------|
B -12---------------7------------5--------------7--------|
G -12---------------7------------5--------------7--------|
D -12---------------7------------5--------------7--------|
A -12----------------------------------------------------|
E -12----------------------------------------------------|
Repeat Rhy. Fig. 2 (2 times)
N.C. (Echo pedal)
eyes_______ make a cir - cle, I see you when I go
in there______
But it's your eyes,_
Harm---:
E -*----*-------------12--12--12--12--12--12--12--0---0--|
B -*----*---12---12---12--12--12--12--12--12--12--10--10-|
G ------------------------------------------------9---9--|
D ------------------------------------------------7---7--|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
But it's your
E -0----0---0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----|
B -10---0---0----10---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---|
G -9----7---7----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----|
D -7-----------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
eyes,_
E -0----0----0----12------12----0-----0----0----0----0---|
B -10---10---10---10------10----10----10---12---12---12--|
G -9----9----9----9-------9-----9-----9----9----9----9---|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
but it's your eyes,_
E -0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----12----12------|
B -12---12---12---12---12---10---10---10---10----10------|
G -9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9-----9-------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
Hey! Yeah!_
E -0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--------|
B -10---10---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12-------|
G -9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9--------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
Your_
E -12---12---12----------------------------0----0--------|
B -10---10---10----------------------------0----0--------|
G -9----9----9-----------------------------7----7--------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat Rhy. Fig. 1 (2 times)
_Eyes______ oh!_____(w/Rhy Fill 1)
(E5), (A), (E5), (A), (D),
You can
(E5), (A), (E5), (A), (D), (To Coda)
Rhy. Fil 1
E -0----0----0----12-----------------------0----0--------|
B -10---10---10---10-----------------------0----0--------|
G -9----9----9----9------------------------0----0--------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
E5
walk a - way, walk a - way,
E -0------0---0----5------5---5-----0--------------------|
B -5------5---5----5------5---5-----5----3---------------|
G -4------4---4----4------4---4-----4----2---------------|
D ---------------------------------------0---------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
A(7sus4)
walk a - way, walk a - way,
E -0----------3----3------3---3---3----0-----------------|
B -3----------3----3------3---3---3----0-----------------|
G -2----------2----2------2---2---2----------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
E5
I____ will fol
E -0----0----0----5----5----5----0-----------------------|
B -5----5----5----5----5----5----5----3------------------|
G -4----4----4----4----4----4----4----2------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
A(7sus4)
- low. If you
E -3----3----3----0----0----0----0----0------------------|
B -3----3----3----0----0----0----0----0------------------|
G -2----2----2-------------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
E5
walk a - way, walk a - way,
E -0------0---0----5------5---5-----0--------------------|
B -5------5---5----5------5---5-----5----3---------------|
G -4------4---4----4------4---4-----4----2---------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
A(7sus4)
walk a - way, walk a - way,
E -0------0---0----3------3---3---3----0----0------------|
B -3------3---3----3------3---3---3----5----5------------|
G -2------2---2----2------2---2---2----------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
E5
I____ will fol -
E -0----0----0----5----5----5----0-----------------------|
B -5----5----5----5----5----5----5----3------------------|
G -4----4----4----4----4----4----4----2------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
(E5)
I____ will fol
P.M.---------------: Harm.---:
E -0-----------------------------------------------------|
B -----------5----5----*---------------------------------|
G ------4----4----4----*----3----3----2------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
(A)
- low.
Let ring
E ---0----------0-----------0-----------0----------------|
B ----------3-------2-------2------3---------------------|
G -2------------------------2----------------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
(E5)
I____ will
Let ring
E -------------------------------------------------------|
B -3ZU---------------------------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------------------2---------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
(A)
fol - low.
E -2----------0--------------3---------------------------|
B -----3--------------2------3---------------------------|
G -------------------------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
(E5)
I____ will fol
E -0-----------------------------------------------------|
B -0-----------*----*----*-------------------------------|
G -------------*----*----*--------2----------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
(A)
- low,
E -2----------0--------------0----0----0-----------------|
B -----3---------------------0----0----0-----------------|
G -------------------------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
(E5)
I____ will,_
E -0----0----0----0----5L7----0----0---------------------|
B -0----0----0----0-----------0----0---------------------|
G -------------------------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
A(7sus4)
I____ will,
E -3---------3----3----------------0---------------------|
B -3---------3----3----------------0---------------------|
G -2---------2----2--------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
(E5)
_
E -0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0------------------|
B -12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12-----------------|
G -9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
(A)
I
E -0----0----0----12---12---12---0----0------------------|
B -10---10---10---10---10---10---10---10-----------------|
G -9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
(E5)
will,
E -0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0------------------|
B -12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12-----------------|
G -9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
(A) (D)
I ___
E -0----0----0----12---12---12---0----0------------------|
B -10---10---10---10---10---10---10---10-----------------|
G -9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
(E5)
will!
E -0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0------------------|
B -12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12-----------------|
G -9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
(A)
E -0----0----0----12---12---12---0----0------------------|
B -10---10---10---10---10---10---10---10-----------------|
G -9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
(E5)
E -0----0-------------(0)--------------------------------|
B -12---12------------(12)S------------------------------|
G -9----9-------------(9)S-------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
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