I Believe I Can Fly Chords

by R. Kelly
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 1st fret
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3 contributors total, last edit on May 30, 2019

Chords

C
Fm6
E7
Am7
Fm6/Ab
C/G
F/G
G
Am
Dm7
E/G#
G7sus4/D
C2

Strumming

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CHORD LIST:
C -------> X32010
C/G -----> 332010
Fm6 -----> xx0111
Fm6/Ab --> 430111
G7sus4/D-> xx0011
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.
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
E7       Am7
If I can s-ee i--t,
           Fm6/Ab
then I can d-o i--t.
          C/G
If I just believe i--t,
                F/G       G
there's nothing t-o i--t.
 
 
[Chorus]
                C
I believe I can fl-y.
                Am
I believe I can touch the sk-y.
                       Dm7
I think about it every n--ight and day.
                    G
Spread my wings and fl-y awa--y.
  E/G#          Am
I believe I can s--oar.
                         Fm6/Ab
I see me running through that o-pen do--or.
                C/G
I believe I can fl---y.
                Fm6
I believe I can fl---y.
                Am7
I believe I can 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.
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
E7       Am7
If I can s-ee i--t,
           Fm6/Ab
then I can b-e i--t.
          C/G
If I just believe i--t,
                F/G       G
there's nothing t-o i--t.
 
 
[Chorus]
                C
I believe I can fl-y.
                Am
I believe I can touch the sk-y.
                       Dm7
I think about it every n--ight and day.
                    G
Spread my wings and fl-y awa--y.
  E/G#          Am
I believe I can s--oar.
                         Fm6/Ab
I see me running through that o-pen do--or.
                C/G
I believe I can fl---y.
                Fm6
I believe I can fl---y.
                Am7
I believe I can fl---y.
 
 
[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.
 
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
E7       Am7
If I can s-ee i--t,
           Fm6/Ab
then I can d-o i--t.   (I can do it!)
          C/G
If I just believe i--t,
                F/G       G
there's nothing t-o i--t.
 
 
[Chorus]
                C
I believe I can fl-y.
                Am
I believe I can touch the sk-y.
                       Dm7
I think about it every n--ight and day.
                    G
Spread my wings and fl-y awa--y.
  E/G#          Am
I believe I can s--oar.
                         Fm6/Ab
I see me running through that o-pen do--or.
                C/G
I believe I can fl---y. (I can fly!)
                G7sus4/D
I believe I can fl---y. (I can fly!)
                C/G
I believe I can fl---y. (I can fly!)
 
 
[Chorus 3]
          G7sus4/D
If I just spre--ad my wing------s,
        C/G
I-- can fly. (I can fly!)
        G7sus4/D
I-- can fly. (I can fly!)
         C/G
I-- can fly. (I can fly!)
          G7sus4/D
If I just spre--ad my wing------s, (I can fly!)
        C/G                   G7sus4/D              C/G       G7sus4/D
I-- can fl-------(I can fly!)-------(I can fly!)-------y! Woo!
 
[Outro]
(instrumental)
e|-----------------0-|
B|---------------1-1-|
G|---------0-2-3---0-|
D|-----1-3---------2-|
A|-3-5-------------3-|
E|-----------------3-|
   C/G
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."
 
 
 
 
SIMPLER VERSION
 
[Verses] --> C - Fm6
[Pre-Chorus] --> 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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