I Believe I Can Fly Chords by Etta James

Tempo:
112 bpm
Chords used:

C

Fm

D

Am

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I Believe I Can Fly chords
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[C] If I can see it, and that's the way I am about anything.
If I can see it, I can do it.
[Fm] [D]
[C]
[D]
[C] I used to think that I could [D] not go on ♪
[C] ♪ And life was nothing but [Fm] an awful song ♪
[C] ♪ But now I know the meaning of [D] true love, yes [C]
♪ I'm leaning on the [D] everlasting arms ♪
[C#m][Am] If I can see it, then I [D] can do it ♪
♪ If I just [C] believe it, there is nothing [F] to it ♪
♪ Oh, [G] I believe [C] I could fly ♪
♪ I believe [Am] I can touch the sky
[Dm]
♪ I believe I can fly away, spread my [G] wings and fly [C] away [G]
♪ I believe, [E] I believe I [Am] can soar ♪
♪ I see me running [Fm] through that open door ♪
♪ I believe [C] I can fly, I believe [D] I can fly ♪
♪ I believe [Am] I can fly ♪
[F]
[C] See, I was on the verge of [Fm] breaking down, [D]
yeah [C]
♪ Sometimes silence, it can [Fm] seem so loud ♪
[C] ♪ There are miracles [Fm] in life I must achieve ♪
[C] But first I know it starts inside [Fm] of me
[Am]
♪ I know I [Fm] can do it, [D]
if I [C] just believe it ♪
♪ There is nothing [F] to it, I [G] believe [C] I could fly ♪
♪ I believe [Am] I can touch the sky ♪
♪ Think about it every night [Dm] and day, spread my wings [G] and fly away ♪
♪ I believe [E] I [Am] can soar, I see me running [Fm] through that open door ♪
♪ I believe [C] I can fly, I believe [Fm] I can fly, I believe [E] [Am] I can fly ♪
[Dm] ♪ Cause I [C] believe in me, I [Gm] believe in me [G#]
[A#m] ♪ If I can see it, then I [F#m] can do it [D#]
[F#m] If I [C#] just believe it, there's nothing [F#] to it, [A#] I believe I [C#] can fly ♪
♪ I [Fm] believe I [A#m] can touch the sky, think about it every [D#m] night and day, spread my [C#] wings and fly away, [G#] hey ♪
♪ I [F] believe, I believe I [A#m] can soar, yeah, I see me running [F#m] through that open door, I [C#] believe I can fly ♪
♪ I believe, [F#m] I believe, I believe I can fly, [C#] I believe I can fly, I [F#m]
[C#] believe I can fly, I know, I know [F#m] I can fly, I know, I know I can [C#] soar ♪
See [F#m] me running through that open door?
I [C#] can fly!
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
Fm
123111111
D
1321
Am
2311
C#
12341114
C
3211
Fm
123111111
D
1321
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To learn Etta James - I Believe I Can Fly chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: F#m, C#, F#m, D, C, Fm, C and D. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 56 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 112. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: C Major.

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[C] If I can see it, and that's the way I am about anything.
If I can see it, I can do it. _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ I used to think that I could [D] not go on ♪ _
_ _ [C] _ ♪ And life was nothing but [Fm] an awful song ♪
_ _ [C] ♪ But now I know the meaning of [D] true love, _ _ yes [C]
♪ I'm leaning on the [D] everlasting arms ♪ _ _
[C#m][Am] If I can see it, _ _ then I [D] can do it ♪
♪ If I just [C] believe it, _ there is nothing [F] to it ♪
♪ Oh, [G] I believe _ [C] I could fly _ ♪
♪ I believe [Am] I can touch the sky _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ ♪
♪ I believe I can fly away, _ spread my [G] wings and fly [C] away [G]
♪ I believe, [E] I believe I [Am] can soar ♪
_ ♪ I see me running [Fm] through that open door ♪
♪ I believe [C] I can fly, _ _ I believe [D] I can fly ♪
♪ I believe [Am] I can fly _ _ _ ♪
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ See, I was on the verge _ of [Fm] breaking down, _ _ [D] _
yeah [C]
♪ Sometimes silence, it can [Fm] seem so loud ♪ _
_ _ [C] ♪ There are miracles _ [Fm] in life I must achieve _ ♪
[C] But first I know it starts _ inside [Fm] of me _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ ♪
♪ I know I _ _ [Fm] can do it, _ [D] _
if I [C] just believe it ♪
♪ There is nothing [F] to it, _ I [G] believe _ [C] I could fly _ ♪
♪ I believe [Am] I can touch the sky ♪
♪ Think about it every night [Dm] and day, _ _ spread my wings [G] and fly away ♪
♪ I believe [E] I [Am] can soar, _ _ I see me running [Fm] through that open door ♪
♪ I believe [C] I can fly, I _ believe [Fm] I can fly, I believe [E] [Am] I can fly _ ♪
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ ♪ Cause I [C] believe in me, I [Gm] believe in me [G#]
_ _ [A#m] ♪ If I can see it, then I [F#m] can do it _ [D#]
[F#m] If I [C#] just believe it, _ there's nothing [F#] to it, [A#] I believe I _ [C#] can fly ♪
♪ I [Fm] believe I [A#m] can touch the sky, _ _ think about it every [D#m] night and day, _ spread my [C#] wings and fly away, [G#] hey ♪
♪ I [F] believe, I believe I [A#m] can soar, yeah, I see me running [F#m] through that open door, _ _ _ I [C#] believe I can fly ♪
♪ I believe, _ [F#m] I believe, I believe I can fly, _ [C#] I believe I can fly, _ I _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] believe I can fly, _ I know, I know [F#m] I can fly, I know, I know I can _ [C#] soar ♪ _ _ _
See [F#m] me running through that open door?
_ I _ [C#] _ can fly! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

Facts about this song

This song is part of All The Way album.