R Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly

chord list :
C – – – – – – – > x32010
C/G – – – – – > 332010
Fm6 – – – – – > xx0111
Fm6/G# – – > 430111
F/G – – – – – > 3×3210
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 .

prechorus
E7 Am7
if i can s – ee i – – t ,
Fm6/G#
then i can D – o i – – t . ( second time around , he says ’be’ instead of ’do’ )
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/G#
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 .

right into prechorus then chorus

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 .

right into prechorus then chorus

chorus 3 extension
C/G Fm6 Am7
i . . . . fl – – – y . i . . . . fl – – – y . i . . . . fl – – – y . ( last lines of chorus )
Fm6/G# C/G
if i just spre – – ad my wing – – – – – – s , i – – can fly . ( i can fly! )
Fm6/G# C/G
i – – can fly . ( i can fly! ) i – – can fly .
Fm6/G#
if i just spre – – ad my wing – – – – – – s ,
C/G Fm6/G# C/G
i – – can fl – – – – – – – ( i can fly! ) – – – – – – – ( i can fly! ) – – – – – – – y!
Fm6/G# C/G
woo! ( i can fly! ) ( instrumental ) 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 . ”

E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – 1 – |
G | – – – – – – – – – 0 – 2 – 3 – – – 0 – |
D | – – – – – 1 – 3 – – – – – – – – – 2 – |
A | – 3 – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – |

simpler version
verses – – > C – Fm6
prechorus – – > Am – Fm6 – C – G
chorus – – > C – Am – Dm7 – G – Am – Fm6 – C – Fm6 – Am
C2 extension – – > Dm7 – Am – G
C3 extension – – > Fm6 – C x5