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“Defying Gravity” transcribed by Mike P.
Tune to E flat –Best Played on an Acoustic, normal rhythm and tempo
This is a modified version of the Original Cast Recording (OCR), with the talking parts
removed. The 2nd Verse is a little scaled back from the OCR, mainly to keep a nice
acoustic feel. After the 2nd Chorus, we skip straight to the Bridge, mostly to preserve
the continuity of the music. The Bridge and the 3rd Chorus make the song.
** The outro is the most complex part of the arrangement, with some single notes in
various places(C,B,A# rundown, and F#),but like the rest of the song, it’s got a small
learning curve, and then you’ll have it in no time.
Once learned, these chords are fairly easy to play, and they flow into each other quite
well. It may seem like a lot at first, but it’s a solid transcription. I hope you enjoy
playing this version as much as I do. – Mike P.
A---------x02220 *--------------|LAST LINE CHORDS:
Asus2-----x022-------------------------------|0x
A#sus2----113311-----------------------------|
Bm--------x24432 D-------xx0232-|
Bm(F#)----224432 Am------xx2210-|
Cadd9-----x3203x F-------xx3211-|
D---------xx0232 G-------xx5433-|
Dadd9-----xx023x D(A)----557775-|
Em7-------022030-----------------------------|
F#--------2xxxxx-----------------------------|
F#Dsus2---200230-----------------------------|
G---------3200-------------------------------|3x
Dadd9 G
Something has changed within me
Dadd9 G
Something is not the same
Dadd9 G F#Dsus2
I'm through with playing by the rules
G Cadd9
Of someone else's game
Cadd9 Dadd9
Too late for second-guessing
Cadd9 Dadd9
Too late to go back to sleep
Em7 F#Dsus2
It's time to trust my instincts
G A
Close my eyes and leap
Chorus:
Bm
It's time to try
G A
De-fying gravity
Bm
I think I'll try
G A
Defying gravity
Dadd9 G Dadd9 G
And you can't pull me down
Verse 2:
Dadd9 G Asus2
I'm through accepting limits
Dadd9 G
'Cause someone says they're so
Dadd9 G Asus2
Some things I cannot change
F#Dsus2 G Cadd9
But 'till I try, I'll never know
Cadd9 Dadd9
Too long I've been afraid of
Cadd9 Dadd9
Losing love - I guess I've lost
Em7 F#Dsus2
Well, if that's love
G A
It comes at much too high a cost
Chorus 2:
Bm
I'd sooner buy
G A
Defying gravity
Bm
Kiss me goodbye
G A
I'm defying gravity
Cadd9 Cadd9 (strum into bridge)
And you can't pull me down...
Bridge:
Dadd9 G
So if you care to find me
Dadd9 G
Look to the western sky
Dadd9 G A
As someone told me lately
G Em7 F#Dsus2 Dadd9 Cadd9
Evry-one de-serves the chance to....fly!
Dadd9
And if I'm flying solo
Cadd9 Dadd9
At least I'm flying free
Em7 F#Dsus2
To those who'd ground me
G A
Take a message back from me
Chorus 3:
Bm
Tell them how I
G A
Am defying gravity!
Bm
I'm flying high
G A
Defying gravity!
OUTRO: **see above note**
G F# Bm Bbsus2
And soon I'll match them in re--nown
D G
And nobody in all of Oz
F#Dsus2 G
No wizard that there is or was
C,B,Bb G A A Bm
Is ever gonna bring me ---down! (I hope you're happy)
Bm(F#) Bm
[Look at her she's wicked! Get her!]
Bring me down!
Bm(F#) Bm
[No one mourns the wicked]
***SEE LAST LINE CHORDS***
Oh Whoa o-ohh
D Am F G D(A)
[So we've got to bring her down!]
