Stevie Wonders wonderful tune. This is how I play it on the piano and it sounds frkn awesome.
Feel free to add your own variations and bassntoes. (the Am/D on "dreams come TRUE" is acually a C69/D and the
Am7/D is a Cadd9/D) but it sounds pretty much the same.
Have fun!
Listen to the song so you know when to change chords.
Original key F, transpose -2.
Peace brothers and sisters.
Intro=(the bassnotes in parenthesis)
Intro: G (DEG)G (BCD)G
(DEGA)G (BCD)GVerse 1:
GG+5 G6EE7/G#
For once in my life, I have someone who needs me;
AmE7+5 Am7E7+5
Someone I've needed so long.
AmE7+5 AmD7
For once, una-fraid, I can go where life leads me;
Gmaj7Cadd9/DGmaj7Cadd9/D
And somehow I know I'll be strong.
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Chorus 1:
Bm7+5 B7+5 B7 no5
For once, I can touch what my heart used to dream of,
Cmaj7Cm6
Long before I knew;
Bm7Em7Cmaj7/AAm/DAm7/D
Someone warm like you, would make my dreams come true.
Verse 2:
GG+5 G6EE7/G#
For once in my life, I won't let sorrow hurt me;
AmE7+5 Am7E7+5
Not like it hurt me be-fore.
AmE7+5/G#C/GD7
For once I have something, I know won't de-sert me;
Gmaj7Cadd9/DGmaj7Cadd9/D
I'm not a-lone any-more.
Chorus 2:
Bm7+5 B7+5 B7 no5
For once, I can say; this is mine you can't take it;
Cmaj7Cm6
As long as I know I have love; I can make it.
Bm7Em7Aadd9Am7/DAm7/D
For once in my life, I have some-one who needs me.
Break:
GFadd9A#Gm/D#Am7/D
Some-one, who needs me.
G#F#add9BG#m/EA#m7/D#
Some-one, who needs me.
Solo:
G#G#+5 G#6FF7/AA#mF7+5 A#m7F7+5
A#mF7+5 A#mD#7G#maj7C#add9/D#G#maj7C#add9/D#Cm7+5 C7+5 C7 no5
C#maj7C#m6Cm7Fm7A#add9A#m7/D#A#m7/D#G#G#+5 G#6FF7/A
For once in my life, I won't let sorrow hurt me;
A#mF7+5 A#m7F7+5
Not like it hurt me be-fore.
A#mF7+5/AC#/G#D#7
For once I have something, I know won't de-sert me;
G#maj7C#add9/D#G#maj7C#add9/D#
I'm not a-lone any-more.
Cm7+5 C7+5 C7 no5
For once, I can say; this is mine you can't take it;
C#maj7C#m6
As long as I know I have love; I can make it.
Cm7Fm7A#add9A#m7/DA#m7/D
For once in my life, I have some-one who needs me.
G#F#add9BG#m/EBm7/D#
Some-one, who needs me.
G#F#add9BG#m/EBm7/D#
Some-one, who needs me.
(Repeat to Fade)
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