| Intro: |
| Bm | E | Bm | E |
| Verse 1: |
| Bm | |
| Have you been around |
| E | |
| Have you done your share of comin' down |
| G | A | D | F# | |
| On different t | hings that people | do |
| Bm | |
| Have you been aware |
| E | |
| You got brothers and sisters who care |
| G | A | D | F# | |
| About what's gonna | happen to you in a | year from | now |
| Chorus: |
| B | F# | |
| Maybe I'll be there to s | hake your hand |
| E | B | |
| Maybe I'll be there to s | hare the land |
| F# | |
| That they'll be g | ivin' away |
| E | B | |
| When | we all live tog | ether I'm talkin' 'bout together |
| (Repeat Chorus): |
| B | F# | |
| Maybe I'll be there to s | hake your hand |
| E | B | |
| Maybe I'll be there to s | hare the land |
| F# | |
| That they'll be g | ivin' away |
| E | B | |
| When | we all live tog | ether I'm talkin' 'bout together |
| (Repeat Intro): |
| Bm | E | Bm | E | |
| Verse 2: |
| Bm | |
| Did you pay your dues |
| E | |
| Did you read the news |
| G | A | D | F# | |
| This mornin' | when the paper landed | in your | yard |
| Bm | |
| Do you know their names |
| E | |
| Can you play their games |
| G | A | D | F# | |
| Without losin' | track and comin' down a | bit too | hard |
| Chorus: |
| B | F# | |
| Maybe I'll be there to s | hake your hand |
| E | B | |
| Maybe I'll be there to s | hare the land |
| F# | |
| That they'll be g | ivin' away |
| E | B | |
| When | we all live tog | ether I'm talkin' 'bout together |
| (Repeat Chorus): |
| B | F# | |
| Maybe I'll be there to s | hake your hand |
| E | B | |
| Maybe I'll be there to s | hare the land |
| F# | |
| That they'll be g | ivin' away |
| E | B | |
| When | we all live tog | ether I'm talkin' 'bout together |
| (Guitar Solo Over Verse's Chord Pattern): |
| Bm | |
| E | |
| G | A | D | F# | |
| Chorus: |
| B | F# | |
| Maybe I'll be there to s | hake your hand |
| E | B | |
| Maybe I'll be there to s | hare the land |
| F# | |
| That they'll be g | ivin' away |
| E | B | |
| When | we all live tog | ether I'm talkin' 'bout together |
| (Repeat Chorus): |
| B | F# | |
| Maybe I'll be there to s | hake your hand |
| E | B | |
| Maybe I'll be there to s | hare the land |
| F# | |
| That they'll be g | ivin' away |
| E | B | |
| When | we all live tog | ether I'm talkin' 'bout together |
| Acappella break: |
| Shake your hand, share the land (repeat to fade) |
| (Instruments Enter; Repeat) |
| B | F# | E | F# | |
| to fade-out) |
| Lead singer riffs these lyrics as backup-singers/choir repeat to fade: |
| You know that I'll be standin' by to help you if you worry |
| No more sadness, no more sorrow, and no more bad times |
| Every day come sunshine, every day everybody laughin' |
| Walkin' together by the river |
| Walkin' together and laughin' |
| Everybody singin' together |
| Everybody singin' and laughin' |
| Good times, good times |
| Everybody walkin' by the river now |
| Walkin', singin', talkin' |
| Similin', laughin', digging each other |
| Everybody happy together |
| I'll be there to worry if you need me |
| Call on me, call on me |
| Call my name, I'll be runnin' to help you |
| Everybody walkin' by the river now |
| Everybody, everybody laughin' |
| Everybody singin' and talkin' |
| Smilin', laughin', digging each other... |