I Got You (I Feel Good) chords


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I Got You (I Feel Good) | Chords + Lyrics


Verse 1

| N.C | D7 | D7 | D7 | D7 |
Whoa! I feel good, I knew that I would, now
| G9 | G9 | D7 | D7 |
I feel good, I knew that I would, now
| A7 | G7 | Riff 1 | Riff 1 |
So good, so good, I got you

Verse 2

| D7 | D7 | D7 | D7 |
Whoa! I feel nice, like sugar and spice
| G9 | G9 | D7 | D7 |
I feel nice, like sugar and spice
| A7 | G7 | Riff 1 | Riff 1 |
So nice, so nice, I got you

Instrumental 1

||: Riff 2 | Riff 2 :||

Bridge 1

| G9 | G9 | D7 | D7 |
When I hold you in my arms, I know that I can’t do no wrong.
| G9 | G9 | A9 | N.C |
And when I hold you in my arms, My love won’t do you no harm.

Verse 3

| D7 | D7 | D7 | D7 |
And I feel nice, like sugar and spice
| G9 | G9 | D7 | D7 |
I feel nice, like sugar and spice
| A7 | G7 | Riff 1 | Riff 1 |
So nice, so nice, I got you

Instrumental 2

||: Riff 2 | Riff 2 :||

Bridge 2

| G9 | G9 | D7 | D7 |
When I hold you in my arms, I know that I can’t do no wrong.
| G9 | G9 | A9 | N.C |
And when I hold you in my arms, My love won’t do you no harm.

Verse 4

| D7 | D7 | D7 | D7 |
And I feel nice, like sugar and spice
| G9 | G9 | D7 | D7 |
I feel nice, like sugar and spice
| A7 | G7 | Riff 1 | Riff 1 |
So nice, so nice, ’cause I got you

Verse 5

| D7 | D7 | D7 | D7 |
Whoa! And I feel good, I knew that I would, now
| G9 | G9 | D7 | D7 |
I feel good, I knew that I would
| A7 | G7 | Riff 1 | Riff 1 |
So good, so good, ’cause I got you
| A7 | G7 | Riff 1 | Riff 1 |
So good, so good, ’cause I got you
| A7 | G7 | Riff 3 | Riff 3 | D9 |
So good, so good, ’cause I got you. Hey. Oh-whoo.


I Feel Good’s chords, progressions, and TAB

As one of the most obvious covers to learn, I Feel Good is a genuine classic. Up there with Respect and Proud Mary, this is a tune you simply must know if you want to play guitar for a living.

Let’s look at all of I Feel Good’s chords and riffs in detail to ensure you get this one just right, starting with the verse chords.

| N.C | D7 | D7 | D7 | D7 |
| G9 | G9 | D7 | D7 |
| A7 | G7 | Riff 1 | Riff 1 |

Straight away we have a potential problem, do you start it as the record (snare + whoa!), or with riff 1? This is seemingly the eternal question for function bands that form in the car park, half an hour before the wedding.

Once you’re in, it’s basically a standard blues with a riff at the end. I do think you should play all chords as dom7, apart from G which sounds better as a 9 chord.

Here’s riff 1 in TAB.

I Feel Good chords, riff 1 TAB
I Feel Good Turnaround

Before we get to I Feel Good’s bridge chords, which move: IV – I – IV – V, and look like this with extensions:

| G9 | G9 | D7 | D7 |
| G9 | G9 | A9 | N.C |

Before this happens, there’s an instrumental section over a D7 chord, I’ve called this riff 2, it looks like this in TAB:

I Feel Good chords, riff 2 TAB
I Feel Good Instrumental

This is essentially the entire tune. The only part left is the legendary end section which is an extension of what riff 1 was. I’ve called this riff 3, looks like this in TAB:

I Feel Good chords, riff 3 TAB
I Feel Good End

Do ensure you get all of I Feel Good’s chords and riffs right as you’ll play this one for as long as you stay in the game, it just always works.


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