Oct172024

Billy Strings – Stratosphere Blues – I Believe In You Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsCmb6 C6 C Bb F G AmC/GD7/F#Fmaj7 Bm Em

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[Intro]
Cmb6 C6 (x2)


[Stratosphere Blues]
Cm(b6)
        Every
time I
         C6
 see the sun,
It’s like my life
      Cmb6
 has just begun,
like my life
     C
has just begun.
Cmb6
        Every
time I hear
     C6
your voice,
It leaves me
with no
  Cmb6
other choice,
leaves
            C6
me with no other
choice.
Cmb6
        And if you
leave me for
  C6
the moon,
Another day is
 Cmb6
coming
soon, another
        C
day is coming
soon.
Bb C  F
         When
 the wind
comes sailing
through,
Bb C  F
         And
the sky
comes down so
blue,
Bb C  F
         Will your
will to love me
        Bb C  F
still remain?
Cmb6
        Every
time
          C6
I see the sun,
It’s like my life
has
 Cmb6
just begun,
like my
          C
life has just
begun.
Cmb6
        Every
time
I hear
     C6
your voice,
It leaves me
with
no
  Cmb6
other choice,
leaves me
         C6
with no other
 choice.

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[Re-Intro]
G  (x4)


[Verse 1]
G
Couldn’t help but
wonder why you
threw yourself away,
G
Come on out from
under,
just take it day
 by day.
   Am     C/G  D7/F#
It’s true,
Fmaj7          G
  I believe in you.
G
I took a walk to
 wander and
then wandered on
 a thought,
G
It’s kind of hard
 to get through
all the things we
 ain’t been taught.
   Am     C/G  D7/F#
It’s true,
Fmaj7            G
But I believe in you.
  Am    C/G   D7/F#
Ooooh, ooh,
Fmaj7           G
   I believe in you.



[Chorus]
Bm
  After all
    C
the tears
         G
and dedication,
Em
  Sure I could
C
cut you a
       G
little slack.
Bm
  Long as you
C
live,
 I’m sorry
     G
to tell you,
Em
  Never get
     C
that monkey
          G
off your back.


[Interlude]
G


[Verse 2]
G
I never even
listened
when you said
you couldn’t
breathe,
G
How the water
glistens when
you’re sinking
underneath.
  Am       C/G D7/F#
It’s true,
Fmaj7           G
But I’m sinking too.
G
I could be the
anchor when you’re
 drifiting out to
 sea,
G
And I’d take your
 hand if you’d
just hold it out
 for me.
  Am      C/G D7/F#
It’s true,
Fmaj7
I’m reaching
        G
out for you.
  Am    C/G D7/F#
Ooooh, ooh,
Fmaj7
And I believe
  G
in you.



[Chorus]
Bm
  After all
    C
the years
        G
of medication,
Em
  Feels good to
C
get your
       G
life on track.
Bm
  Long as you
C
live I’m
         G
sorry to tell you,
Em
  You’ll never
 get that
C
monkey off your
  G
 back.
Em
  Never get that
C
monkey off your
  G
 back.

[Outro]
G

Watch: Billy Strings - Stratosphere Blues / I Believe In You (Official Music Video)

From Billy Strings on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Stratosphere Blues – I Believe In You: key, chords and progression

Stratosphere Blues – I Believe In You by Billy Strings is centred on C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 13 chords: Cmb6, C6, Cm(b6, C, Bb, F, G, Am, C/G, D7/F#, Fmaj7 and Bm and 1 more.

The backbone of the song is G – Am – C/G – D7/F# (V – vi – I – II7 in C major). In solfa, that is soh – lah – doh – reh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Good to know: Cmb6, Cm(b6, Bb, F and Bm are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.