Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks – You Got To Believe Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks – You Got To Believe Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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Key
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[Intro]
N.C.
Bass
A7   D7 A7    D7 E7 A7
D7 B7   E7  A7

[Verse 1]
A7         D7
Simply, as simple as can be
A7          B7                 E7
Simply, the songs that you can sing
A7           D7
Simply, when somethin's
          B7
botherin' you
   F#7       E7               A7
Simply, I'll tell you what to do

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[Chorus]
A7
You've go to believe
A7
(You've go to believe)
    D7              A7
And you will surely find
A7
You better believe
A7
(You better believe)
     B7                E7
It's sure to ease your mind
          A7
Come on believe
A7
(Come on and believe)
        D7
There's somethin' up above
                A7
Yes thеre's somethin'
             F#7
(What's that somethin'?)
     E7           A7
That somеthin' is love
A7
Believe in somethin'
A7
(What's that somethin'?)
     E7           A7
That somethin' is love

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[Verse 2]
A7               D7
Simply, (simply) so's
you won't forget it
              A7
(You won't forget it)
            B7           E7
Simply, I'm makin' you a bet
     A7
(You bet)
             B7
Simply, when trouble comes your way
            A7
(Comes your way)
       F#7 E7           A7
Simply, remember what I say

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[Chorus]
A7
You've go to believe
A7
(Believe)
    D7
And you will surely find
             A7
You better believe
A7
(Believe)
     E7
It's sure to ease your mind
     A7
Come on
A7
(Believe)
        D7
There's somethin' up above
            A7
Yes there's somethin'
             F#7
(What's that somethin'?)
     E7           A7
That somethin' is love
A7
Believe in somethin'
A7
(What's that somethin'?)
     E7           A7
That somethin' is love

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[Bridge]
A7                               F#7
When you low, when you down down down
             B7
You better believe
              E7
(You better believe)
   A7
In love
                                F#7
It's a drag, and your drug drug drug
             B7
You got to believe
              E7
(You got to believe)
   A7
In love

[Guitar Solo]
A7    D7  A7  B7 E7 A7
D7 A7  E7

[Violin Solo]
A7  D7 A7   E7 A7   D7 A7
F#7 E7 A7

[Outro]
A7
When you low,
                    F#7
when your down down down
             B7
You better believe
              E7
(You better believe)
   A7
In love
A7
(It's a drag,
and you drug drug drug)
You drug and you drug and
                           F#7
you drug and you drug drug drug
             B7
You got to believe
              E7
(You got to believe)
   A7
In love
A
Love

How to play You Got To Believe: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for You Got To Believe by Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

You Got To Believe by Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 6 chords: A7, D7, E7, B7, F#7 and A.

The progression the song keeps returning to is E7 – A7 – D7 – A7 (I7 – IV7 – ♭VII7 – IV7 in E major). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G7, C7, D7, A7, E7, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 83% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

A7 chord on guitar (x02020)
A7A C♯ E G
D7 chord on guitar (xx0212)
D7D F♯ A C
E7 chord on guitar (020100)
E7E G♯ B D
B7 chord on guitar (x21202)
B7B D♯ F♯ A
F#7 chord on guitar (242322)
F♯7F♯ A♯ C♯ E
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E

You Got To Believe chords: questions

What key is You Got To Believe in?

You Got To Believe by Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in You Got To Believe?

You Got To Believe uses 6 chords: A7, D7, E7, B7, F#7, A.

What is the chord progression of You Got To Believe?

The main progression is E7 – A7 – D7 – A7 (I7 – IV7 – ♭VII7 – IV7).

Is You Got To Believe easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G7, C7, D7, A7, E7, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 83% without a capo).

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