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I'm A Believer (C Major)
Artist: Monkees, The    Genre: Rock & Roll    Roman Numerals: I, II, II7, IV, V, V7    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: Leadpencil9   
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C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
D7
(D,F♯,A,C)
- - D A C F♯
F
(F,A,C)
F C F A C F
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
G7
(G,B,D,F)
G B D G B F


Verse 1:
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] I thought love was		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] only true in		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] fairy tales
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Meant for someone		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] else but not for		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] me.		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Love was out to		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] get me
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] That's the way it		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] seemed.
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Disappointment		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] haunted all my		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] dreams.
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second]

Chorus:
Then I saw her [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] face		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Now I'm a be		 liever [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Not a		 trace [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Of doubt in my		 mind [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Verse(single strums)
I'm in [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] love,		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I'm a be		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] liever!
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] I couldn't		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] leave her
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] If I		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] tried. (normal strum for D7)

Verse 2:
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] I thought love was		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] more or less a		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] given thing,
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Seems the more I		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] gave the less I		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] got		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] What's the use in		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] trying?
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] All you get is		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] pain.
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] When I needed		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] sunshine I got		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] rain.

Chorus:
Instrumental ( as first two lines of verse)
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Ooooooh		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Love was out to		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] get me
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] That's the way it		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] seemed.
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Disappointment		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] haunted all my		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] dreams
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