I'm a Believer chords
The MonkeesSong Key: G Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 160 bpm
Guitar Tuning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Skill Level: Beginner 🟢
Chords: G, C, D, D7, F
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I'm a Believer
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G D
Intro: 4/4 ‖ ♪| | | % ‖
G D7 G
1. I thought love was on-ly true in fairy-tales | % |
G D7 G
Meant for some-one else but not for me | % |
C G C G
Ah love was out to get me That's the way it seemed
C G D D
Dis-ap-point-ment haunt-ed all my dreams | (↑ Then I saw her)|
G C G C G C G
Chorus: Then I saw her face Now I'm a be-lie-ver
C G C G C G C G C G
Not a trace Of doubt in my mind I'm in love
C G F D
I'm a be-liev-er I couldn't leave her if I tried | % |
G D7 G
2. I thought love was more or less a giv-ing thing | % |
G D7 G
Seemed the more I gave The less I got | % |
C G C G
What's the use in try-in' All you get is pain
C G D D
When I need-ed sun-shine I got rain |(↑ Oh then I saw her)|
G C G C G C G
Chorus: Then I saw her face Now I'm a be-lie-ver
C G C G C G C G C G
Not a trace Of doubt in my mind I'm in love
C G F D
I'm a be-liev-er I couldn't leave her if I tried | % |
G D7 G G D7 G
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C G C G
** Ah love was out to get me That's the way it seemed
C G D D
Dis-ap-point-ment haunt-ed all my dreams |(↑ Oh then I saw her)|
G C G C G C G
Chorus: Then I saw her face Now I'm a be-liev-er
C G C G C G C G C G
Not a trace Of doubt in my mind I'm in love
C G F D
I'm a be-liev-er I couldn't leave her if I tried | % |
G C G C G C G
Chorus: Then I saw her face Now I'm a be-liev-er
C G C G C G C G
Not a trace Of doubt in my mind
C G C G
Well I'm a be-liev-er... Yeah-Yeah-Yeah-Yeah–Yeah...
C G
I'm a be-liev-er... Arrangement Details:
- Key Signature: G Major - 1 sharp (F#)
- Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
- Style cue: Funky, retro vibe
- Tempo: fast and upbeat
- Metronome: ♩ = 160
- Voice Range: E4 - Bb5
- Chord Types Used:
Basic Major Chords: G, C, D, F
Dominant Seventh Chords: D7 - Chord Progression:
I–IV–V (G–C–D): Classic major progression
V7 → I (D7 → G): Dominant seventh resolving to the tonic.
♭VII (F): Borrowed from G Mixolydian; functions as a bluesy ♭VII chord in G major.
Song Details:
- Songwriter: Neil Diamond
- Lyrics Begin: I thought love was only true in fairytales,
- Featured Artists: The Monkees
- Single:
Recorded: October 15 and 22–25, 1966
Released: November 1966
B-side: (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone - Genre: Pop rock, Blue-eyed soul
- Album: More of the Monkees
Recorded: June 25 – November 23, 1966
Released: January 9, 1967
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