I Believe
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F
I Believe (4x)
F F/E
No matter what you do
Dm
I believe (4x)
C
It will all come back to you
"Soja, Nahko, and Michael Franti together ya'll"
verse 1 (SOJA)
F
Stand up and find your own way
F
Sit down and wait for your turn
Dm
Follow your vision blindly
C
and just become the vision of someone
F
Remove the shackles right now
F
You never really fit into them at all
Dm
Keep running with that metal on your feet
C
Until you fall
(Bridge)
Bb C Dm
Everything that you say becomes the things that you do
Dm F
Remember what you put out there is building you
Bb C F
Remember everything is every thing
F
I believe (4x)
F F/E
No matter what you do
Dm
I believe (4x)
C
It will all come back to you
verse 2 (Nahko)
F
I kinda been strugglin
F
Fire on my tongue's been challenging
Dm
Even them wise ones been stumbling
C
So pick your heart up hear and walk tall
F
Wide-eye deliverance
F
Everything is a significant
Dm
Speak your truth be spirited
C
You're beautiful and bold so carry on
Bb C Dm
Everything that you say becomes the things that you do
Dm F
Remember what you put out there is building you
Bb C F
Remember everything is every thing
verse 3 (Michael Franti)
F
Everything is everything every single day
F
Remember this and everything you do and everything you say
Dm
And everything you eat and all the people that you meet
C
There is life, there is love that's reflected back to me
F
I believe (4x)
F F/E
No matter what you do
Dm
I believe (4x)
C
It will all come back to you
verse 4 (SOJA)
F
Turn your speakers down
F
And listen to silence down below
Dm
Ask the messenger if
C
That's the only one we really know
F
Turn my music down
F
Cuz it's your turn now
Dm
When it's your turn now
C
Well it's your turn right now
Bb C Dm
Remember everything that you say becomes all that you do
Dm F Bb
Everything that you put out there is building you up
Bb C
Or it's breaking you down
Dm
To the ground
Bb
But it's your choice now
C
It's your voice now
Bb C Dm
Everything that you say becomes the things that you do
Dm F
Remember what you put out there is building you
Bb C F
Remember everything is every thing
How to play I Believe
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.