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.
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:
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:
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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