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)
