Carpenters – I Believe You Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Carpenters – I Believe You Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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Key
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 [Intro]
Cm  Cm7  Cm  Cm7
   G   Cm7

[Verse 1]
G
I believe you
         Ebmaj7/G
When you say that you
                     Em
will reach into the sky
            Em7
And steal a star so
         G
you can put it on
        Cmaj7/G
my finger
C              Cm  Cm7
I believe you, ooh-ooh
           G         Cm
Baby, I believe you

[Verse 2]
G
I believe you
         Ebmaj7/G
When you say that every
                   Em
time that we make love
            Em7
Will be the first time
            G
we've made love and
               Cmaj7/G
 every act of love
Cmaj7 C           Cm  Cm7
Will  please you, ooh-ooh
          G
Baby, I believe you

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[Chorus]
Cm7   F7
Blind faith makes
    Bbmaj7   Bb
 me follow you
    Cm        F7
I'd live in a cave
        Bbmaj7 Bb
 if you wanted to
     Dm Gm  G
Just ask me and
      Cmaj7    C
I'll marry you
    Cm7           F7
You don't have to sell me
       Cm       F
‘Cause you overwhelm me

[Post Chorus]
     G
I've made up my mind
      Cm   Cm7
For a lifetime
 Cm   Cm7

[Verse 3]
G
I believe you
         Ebmaj7/G
When you swear your
 love will keep on
          Em
 growing strong
            E7
And that forever isn't
G
 long enough to
     Cmaj7/G
love me
C
Like you need to
   Cm  Cm7
(Ooh-ooh)
          G
Baby, I believe you
  Cm  Cm7
(Ooh-ooh)
          G
Baby, I believe you,
  Cm  Cm7
 Ooh-ooh
                  G
Honey, I love you


[Chorus]
Cm7   F7
Blind faith makes
    Bbmaj7   Bb
 me follow you
    Cm        F7
I'd live in a cave
        Bbmaj7 Bb
 if you wanted to
     Dm Gm  G
Just ask me and
      Cmaj7    C
I'll marry you
    Cm7
You don't have
    F7
to sell me
       Cm       F
‘Cause you overwhelm me

[Post Chorus]
     G
I've made up my mind
      Cm   Cm7
For a lifetime
 Cm   Cm7

[Verse 4]
G
I believe you
         Ebmaj7/G
When you say you'll
fill my body with
       Em
 your soul
              Em7
And love will grow
        G
 into a freckled
         Cmaj7/G
 little girl
    C
Who looks like we do
   Cm  Cm7
 (Ooh-ooh)

[Outro]
          G
Baby, I believe
      Cm  Cm7
 you (Ooh-ooh)
          G
Baby, I believe
       Cm  Cm7
you (Ooh-ooh)
                 G
Honey, I love you

Watch: I Believe You

From Carpenters - Topic on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play I Believe You: key, chords and progression

These are I Believe You chords by Carpenters on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

I Believe You by Carpenters is centred on C minor (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭). The song uses 16 chords: Cm, Cm7, G, Ebmaj7/G, Em, Em7, Cmaj7/G, C, Cmaj7, F7, Bbmaj7 and Bb and 4 more.

Most of the song cycles through Cm – Cm7 – G – Cm (i – i7 – V – i in C minor). Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Am, Am7, E, Cmaj7, C#m, C#m7, Amaj7, A, D7, Gmaj7 (73% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 47% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G
Cm7 chord on guitar (x35343)
Cm7C E♭ G B♭
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Ebmaj7 chord on guitar (x68786)
E♭maj7E♭ G B♭ D
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
Em7 chord on guitar (020000)
Em7E G B D
Cmaj7 chord on guitar (x32000)
Cmaj7C E G B
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
F7 chord on guitar (131211)
F7F A C E♭
Bbmaj7 chord on guitar (x13231)
B♭maj7B♭ D F A
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
E7 chord on guitar (020100)
E7E G♯ B D

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I Believe You chords: questions

What key is I Believe You in?

I Believe You by Carpenters is centred on C minor (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭).

What chords are in I Believe You?

I Believe You uses 16 chords: Cm, Cm7, G, Ebmaj7/G, Em, Em7, Cmaj7/G, C, Cmaj7, F7, Bbmaj7, Bb and 4 more.

What is the chord progression of I Believe You?

The main progression is Cm – Cm7 – G – Cm (i – i7 – V – i).

Is I Believe You easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Am, Am7, E, Cmaj7, C#m, C#m7, Amaj7, A, D7, Gmaj7 (73% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 47% without a capo).

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