I Believe I Can Fly R. Kelly
CHORD LIST:
C -------> X32010
C/G -----> 332010
Fm6 -----> xx0111
Fm6/Ab --> 430111
F/G -----> 3x3210
E7 ------> 020100
E/G# ----> 4x245x or 000100 (much easier, but doesn't sound as good)
Am7 -----> x02010
Am ------> x02210 G -------> 320033
Dm7 -----> xx0211
STANDARD TUNING; CAPO 1.
Capo 1 matches song, I personally like Capo on 2 though.
Also, at the bottom, I'll put an easier version built off this one for any beginners.
You should also check out some fingerstyle versions of this song, which are pretty sweet.
VERSE 1
[C] [Fm6]
I u-sed to thi-nk that I- could no--t, go o---n,
[C] [Fm6]
and li-fe was no-thing bu-t an aw--ful so----ng.
[C] [Fm6]
But no-w I kno-w the mea-ning o-f, true lo---ve.
[C] [Fm6]
I'm lea-ning o-n the e-verla--sting a-------rms.
PRECHORUS
[E7]If I can [Am7]s-ee i--t,
then I can [Fm6/Ab]d-o i--t. (second time around, he says 'be' instead of 'do')
If I just [C/G]believe i--t,
there's nothing [F/G]t-o i--t.[G]
CHORUS
I believe I can [C]fl-y.
I believe I can [Am]touch the sk-y.
I think about it every [Dm7]n--ight and day.
Spread my wings and [G]fl-y awa--y.
I [E/G#]believe I can [Am]s--oar.
I see me running through [Fm6/Ab]that o-pen do--or.
I believe I can [C/G]fl---y.
I believe I can [Fm6]fl---y.
I believe I can [Am7]fl---y.
(can use Fm6 after Am7 to transition from chorus to verse)
VERSE 2
[C] [Fm6]
See I- was o-n the ver-ge of brea-kin' dow--n.
[C] [Fm6]
So-meti-mes si-lence can see-m so lou--d.
[C] [Fm6]
Th-ere are mir-acles in li-fe I mu-st achi--eve,
[C] [Fm6]
But fir-st I kno-w it star-ts insi-de of m--e o---h.
right into PRECHORUS then CHORUS
CHORUS 2 EXTENSION
[C/G] [Fm6] [Am7]
I....fl---y. I....fl---y. I....fl---y. (last lines of chorus)
[Dm7] [Am7] [F/G]
(small instrumental) He--y, cause I- belie--ve in yo----u. O----h.
right into PRECHORUS then CHORUS
CHORUS 3 EXTENSION
[C/G] [Fm6] [Am7]
I....fl---y. I....fl---y. I....fl---y. (last lines of chorus)
[Fm6/Ab] [C/G]
If I just spre--ad my wing------s, I-- can fly. (I can fly!)
I-- can [Fm6/Ab]fly. (I can fly!) I-- can [C/G]fly.
[Fm6/Ab]
If I just spre--ad my wing------s,
[C/G] [Fm6/Ab] [C/G]
I-- can fl-------(I can fly!)-------(I can fly!)-------y!
[Fm6/Ab] [C/G]
Woo! (I can fly!) (instrumental) Hu---m. Fly-y--------y.
**above (instrumental) is actually a nine note scale, but I couldn't
really figure out how to play it. I think it might be a dorian scale.
I play a D dorian scale cus it goes nicely with capo on 2, and play a
C/G chord as the 9th note, which is the same C/G chord above "Hu--m."
e|-----------------0-| B|---------------1-1-| G|---------0-2-3---0-| D|-----1-3---------2-| A|-3-5-------------3-| E|-----------------3-|
SIMPLER VERSION
Verses --> C - Fm6
PreChorus --> Am - Fm6 - C - G
Chorus --> C - Am - Dm7 - G - Am - Fm6 - C - Fm6 - Am
C2 Extension --> Dm7 - Am - G
C3 Extension --> Fm6 - C x5
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