I Feel For You | Chords + Lyrics
Intro
| F# F#69 | F# F#add9 | Bmaj7 A#m7 | G#m7 G#m9/C# |
| F# F#69 | F# F#add9 | Bmaj7 A#m7 | G#m9/C# | G#m9/C# |
Verse 1
||: F# | Bmaj7 | Emaj7 | F# :||
Baby, baby, when I look at you, I get a warm feeling inside.
There’s something about the things you do, that keeps me satisfied.
Bridge 1
| F# F#6 | F# F#6 | Bmaj7 A#m7 | G#m7 G#m9/C# |
I wouldn’t lie to you, baby. It’s mainly a physical thing.
| F# F#6 | F# F#6 | Bmaj7 A#m7 | G#m9/C# |
This feeling that I got for you, baby. It makes me wanna sing.
Chorus 1
||: F# F#6 | F# | Esus4 E Eadd9 | Esus4 E Eadd9 :||
I feel for you, I think I love you.
I feel for you, I think I love you.
Verse 2
Baby, baby, when I lay with you, there’s no place I’d rather be.
I can’t believe, can’t believe it’s true, the things that you do to me.
Bridge 2
I wouldn’t lie to you, baby, I’m physically attracted to you.
This feeling that I got for you, baby (hey, baby). There’s nothing that I wouldn’t do, for you girl.
Chorus 2
I feel for you, I think I love you.
I feel for you, I think I love you. Play.
Instrumental 1
| F# F#69 | F# F#add9 | Bmaj7 A#m7 | G#m7 G#m9/C# |
| F# F#69 | F# F#add9 | Bmaj7 A#m7 | G#m9/C# | G#m9/C# |
Woo oh whao!
Chorus 3
||: F# F#6 | F# | Esus4 E | Esus4 E :||
I think it’s love.
I feel for you. I think it’s love.
I feel for you. I think I love you.
I feel for you. I think it’s love. Play
Instrumental 2
||: F# F#6 | F# | Esus4 E | Esus4 E :||
Baby, oh yeah.
Oh, yeah. Oh, oh no.
Outro chorus
I feel for you. I think I love you (oh no, oh no)
I feel for you. I think I love you.
I Feel For You Chords: Master the Progressions and Extensions
Prince’s original version of I Feel For You is a better choice for a band than Chaka Khan’s cover, which is more personal and perhaps better suited to a DJ—especially since it was the bigger hit.
We could say I Feel For You is in the key of F#, though it leans towards F# Mixolydian. Sitting on chord V, it maintains a strong sense of tension throughout.
The intro chord riff, with its rich extensions, plays as follows:
| F# F#69 | F# F#add9 | Bmaj7 A#m7 | G#m7 G#m9/C# |
| F# F#69 | F# F#add9 | Bmaj7 A#m7 | G#m9/C# | G#m9/C# |
This pattern repeats, with the second line moving straight to the slash chord and holding it for an extra bar.
The verse follows a V – I – IV – V progression—a clever twist on the familiar I – IV – V:
||: F# | Bmaj7 | Emaj7 | F# :||
The bridge mirrors the intro but with fewer extensions, allowing space for the vocal:
| F# F#6 | F# F#6 | Bmaj7 A#m7 | G#m7 G#m9/C# |
| F# F#6 | F# F#6 | Bmaj7 A#m7 | G#m9/C# |
The chorus simplifies further, focusing on the V – IV movement, with extensions highlighting the riff:
||: F# F#6 | F# | Esus4 E Eadd9 | Esus4 E Eadd9 :||
Instrumental 2 reshapes the extensions slightly, providing variation. Play along with the original using chords and lyrics, or refer to this chord chart, to see how Prince constructed I Feel For You‘s chords.
I Feel For You Chord Chart | PDF + iReal Pro
Download my chord chart as a PDF and share it with your band to ensure you’re all playing the same extended chords.
Alternatively, use the iReal Pro format to change the key—though that might make things even more challenging!
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