Artist: Nina Simone
Song: Feeling Good
Composers: Anthony Newley & Leslie Bricusse
Tabbed by: DJ 6th May 2014
To hear the track, copy and paste this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsfyGCH4X64
TIME SIGNATURE: 12/8
CAPO: 3rd fret
(Will then sound in the recorded key of Gm)
I would suggest using the voicings in the text
column numbers below.
Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the
information at the very bottom of the page.
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo
Em = xx2000 Em/A = x02000 A9 = x02000
Em7/D = xx0000 G = 355433 F#7 = 242322
C = x32010 F#m = 244222 D9 = x5455x
B7 = x21202 Cmaj7 = x32000 C9 = x32330
Em6/C# = x42000 Bm = x24432 Bsus4 = x24400
Em/B = x22000 A7 = x02020 Emadd9 = 024000
Dsus2 = xx0230 B7sus4 = x22202 N.C. = No chords
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[Verse 1] (Sung freely a cappella)
Birds flying high, ...you know how I feel,
Sun in the sky, ...you know how I feel,
Reeds drifting on by, ...you know how I feel,
It's a new dawn, it's a new day,
It's a new life for me,
Yeah, it's a new dawn, it's a new day,
it's a new life for me.. oo-oo, oo-oo, oo,
[Em] [Em7/D] [C] [B7] [Dsus2]
And I'm feeling good! | / / / /__/ |
Verse 2
[Em] [Em7/D] [C] [B7] [Dsus2]
Fish in the sea, ...you know how I feel,
[Em] [Em7/D] [C] [B7]
River running free, ...you know how I feel,
[Em] [Em7/D] [Em6/C#] [C]
Blossom on the tree, ...you know how I feel,
[Em/B] [Em/A]
It's a new dawn, it's a new day,
[G] [F#m] [B7] [Em/A] [B7]
It's a new life----- ...for me,
[Em] [Cmaj7] [Em6/C#] [Cmaj7]
And I'm feeling good | / / / / |
Verse 3
[Em] [Bm]
Dragonfly out in the sun,
[Cmaj7] [B7]
You know what I mean, don't you know,
[Em] [Bm]
Butterflies all having fun,
[Cmaj7] [B7]
You know what I mean,
[G] [Em7] [Cmaj7] [A7]
Sleep in peace when day is done, that's what I mean
[G] [Em] [Cmaj7]
And this old world is a new world, in a bold world...
[B7sus4] [B7] [Em] [Em7/D] [Cmaj7] [B7] [Dsus2]
...For me, yeah, yeah! | / / / /__/ |
Verse 4
[Em] [Em/D]
Stars ...when you shine,
[Cmaj7] [B7] [Dsus2]
You know how I feel,
[Em] [Em/D] [Cmaj7] [B7]
Scent of the pine, you know how I feel,
[Dsus2] [Em] [Em7/D] [Em6/C#] [Cmaj7]
Oh, freedom is mine, ...and I know how I feel,
[Em/B] [Em7/A]
It's a new dawn, it's a new day,
[G] [F#m] [B7] [A9]
It's a new life------ for me
Verse 5
[F#7]
Ba- dab'n'da, dab'n- dab'n, dab'n- dab'n, de- mo----!
[D9]
Dab'n'dee, dab'n, mo---------!
[C9]
Dab'n'dee, dab'n, mo---------!
[Bsus4]
Dab'n'dee, dab'n, mo----------!
Dab'n'da, dab'n - dab'n, dab'n-da!
Coda
N.C.
Oh, I'm feeling...
[Em] [Em/D] [Cmaj7] [B7] [Em] [Em/D] [Cmaj7] [B7] [Emadd9]
...Good-------------------------------------------!
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For the GUITAR chord box diagrams to match my
suggested choices you need to manually select the
following choice of options by clicking on the
forward/backward arrows beneath some of the diagrams.
All the other chord boxes should be the default
first option and don't need reselecting.
G <4 of 27> F#7 <2 of 27>
B7sus4 <2 of 20> D9 <8 of 15>
