I'm A Believer chords

by The Monkees

Song Key: G Major

Time Signature: 4/4

Tempo: 160 bpm


Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Beginner

Easy Chords: G, C, D, D7, F

Chord Chart Legend
G Major C Major D Major D7 F Major
Chord Chart Legend
G Major-LH C Major-LH D Major-LH D7-LH F Major-LH

I'm A Believer

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                 (Organ) (Guitar)
                    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
Instr: ‖     |      |     |  𝄎  |     |      |     |  𝄎  ‖

       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...

Song Details:

  • Songwriter: Neil Diamond
  • Lyrics Begin: I thought love was only true in fairytales,
  • Performing 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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