Defying Gravity chords by Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Wicked (Official Version)

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Db
C
B
Bb
Baug
C/Bb
A
Bbaug
Db/B
Gb/Db
Cm7
Fm7b5
F/C
Bb/D
Ebsus2
E
B/Gb
E/Ab
Asus2
Dbm
Abm7
Gbm7
E/B
Ab/Eb
Db/F
Gbsus2
Bsus2
Dbsus4
Ebm7
Gb/F
Db/Gb
Absus4
Bbm7
Abadd4
Dbsus2
Ab
Gbmaj9
Dbadd4
Ebm9
Bmaj9
Gbmaj7
BbmMaj9
EbmMaj9
BmMaj7
Gb/Bb
Badd9
Aadd9
Dmaj9
A/Db
D
Cm
Gmaj7
Dbm7
Gb
Am6
B/Eb
Esus2
Ebm/Gb
Ebm
Fm7
Bbm
Gbm/A
Ab/Gb
Ab/Db
Gbm6
Ab7sus4
Emaj9
Cmaj9

Intro 1
Elphaba, why couldn't you have stayed calm,
for once!
Instead of flying off the handle!
Db 
 (D flat major) I hope you're happy
C 
 (C major) I hope you're happy now
B 
 (B major) I hope you're happy how you've
Bb 
 (B flat major) Hurt your cause forever
B 
Baug 
I  (B major) hope you think you're  (Baug) clever
C 
 (C major) I hope you're happy
B 
 (B major) I hope you're happy too
Bb 
C/Bb 
Bb 
 (B flat major) I hope you're  (C/Bb) proud  how  (B flat major) you would
A 
 (A major) Grovel in submission
Bb 
Bbaug 
To  (B flat major) feed your own am (B flataug) bition
B 
Db/B 
B 
Gb/Db 
 (B major) So though I can't  (D flat/B) imagine  (B major)  (G flat/Db) how
Cm7 
Fm7b5 
 (C minor7) I hope you're  (F minor7b5) happy
Bb 
F/C 
Bb/D 
Ebsus2 
Right  (B flat major) now  (F/C)  (B flat/D)  (E flatsus2) 
Elphie, listen to me
E 
B/Gb 
E/Ab 
Asus2 
 (E major)  (B/Gb)  (E/Ab) Just   say  (Asus2) you're   sorry!
E/Ab 
A 
B 
You can  (E/Ab) still  be  (A major) with the  (B major) Wizard
E/Ab 
A 
B 
What you've  (E/Ab) worked and  (A major) waited  (B major) for
Dbm 
Abm7 
You can have  (D flat minor) all   you ever  (A flat minor7) wanted
I know
Asus2 
But I don't want it  (Asus2) 
Gbm7 
No! I can't  (G flat minor7) want   it
E/B 
Abm7 
Db 
Ab/Eb 
Db/F 
Gbsus2 
 (E/B) a-     (A flat minor7) ny-     (D flat major) more  (A flat/Eb)  (D flat/F)  (G flatsus2) 

Verse 1
Db 
Gbsus2 
 (D flat major) Something  (G flatsus2) has       changed within me
Db 
Gbsus2 
 (D flat major) Something is  (G flatsus2) not the same
Db 
Gbsus2 
 (D flat major) I'm through  (G flatsus2) with      playing by
Db/F 
Gbsus2 
Bsus2 
The rules  (D flat/F) of  (G flatsus2) someone   el (Bsus2) se's     game
Dbsus4 
Db 
Too late for se (D flatsus4) cond-     guessing  (D flat major) 
Gbsus2 
Dbsus4 
Db 
 (G flatsus2) Too late to go back  (D flatsus4) to        sleep  (D flat major) 
Ebm7 
Gb/F 
 (E flat minor7) It's time to  (G flat/F) trust  my instincts
Db/Gb 
 (D flat/Gb) Close    my eyes
Absus4 
And  (A flatsus4) leap

Chorus 1

It's time to try defy ing gravity

I think I'll try defy ing gravity

And you can't

pull me down

Can't I make you understand

You're ha ing dekusions of grandeur?

Verse 2
Db 
Ab/Eb 
Db/F 
Gbsus2 
I'm  (D flat major)  (A flat/Eb) through   (D flat/F) ac      (G flatsus2) cepting
Abadd4 
 (A flatadd4) limits
Db 
Ab/Eb 
Db/F 
Gbsus2 
 (D flat major) 'Cause  (A flat/Eb) some      (D flat/F) one     (G flatsus2) says
Dbsus2 
they're  (D flatsus2) so
Db 
Ab/Eb 
Db/F 
Gbsus2 
Abadd4 
 (D flat major) Some  (A flat/Eb) things    (D flat/F) I       (G flatsus2) cannot    change  (A flatadd4) 
Db/F 
Gbsus2 
Bsus2 
But  (D flat/F) till   I  (G flatsus2) try       I'll  (Bsus2) never know
Db 
Dbsus4 
Db 
Too long I've  (D flat major) been a (D flatsus4) fraid      (D flat major) of
Bsus2 
Db 
 (Bsus2) Losing   love, I  (D flat major) guess I've lost
Ebm7 
 (E flat minor7) Well if that's love
Gb/F 
Db/Gb 
Absus4 
 (G flat/F) It comes at  (D flat/Gb) much     too high a cost  (A flatsus4) 
Ab 
I'd soon (A flat major) er

Chorus 2
Bbm7 
Gbsus2 
Absus4 
 (B flat minor7) buy    de (G flatsus2) fy        ing  (A flatsus4) gravity
Bbm7 
Kiss me good (B flat minor7) bye,
Gbsus2 
Absus4 
I'm  (G flatsus2) defying    (A flatsus4) gravity
Gbmaj9 
And you can't hold me  (G flat minoraj9) down
Glinda, come with me
Think of what we could do together!
Gbmaj9 
 (G flat minoraj9) Unlimited,

Bridge 1
Dbadd4 
to (D flatadd4) gether
Ebm9 
Bmaj9 
Db 
Gbmaj7 
 (E flat minor9) we're  un (B minoraj9) lim       (D flat major) it (G flat minoraj7) ed
Bmaj9 
BbmMaj9 
Together  (B minoraj9) we'll    be the greatest  (B flat minorMaj9) team
EbmMaj9 
BmMaj7 
There's ever  (E flat minorMaj9) been,        (B minorMaj7) Glinda!
Gb/Bb 
Badd9 
 (G flat/Bb) Dreams   the way we  (Badd9) planned  'em
Gb/Bb 
Badd9 
 (G flat/Bb) If       we work in  (Badd9) tandem
Aadd9 
Dmaj9 
 (Aadd9) There's  no fight we cannot  (D minoraj9) win

Chorus 3
Bbm7 
Gbsus2 
Absus4 
Just you and  (B flat minor7) I,     de (G flatsus2) fy        ing  (A flatsus4) gravity
Bbm7 
Gbsus2 
Absus4 
With you and  (B flat minor7) I      de (G flatsus2) fying      (A flatsus4) gravity
They'll never
Db 
Ab/Eb 
Db/F 
Gbsus2 
bring us down!  (D flat major)  (A flat/Eb)  (D flat/F)  (G flatsus2) 
Well, are you coming?
A 
E/B 
A/Db 
D 
 (A major)  (E/B)  (A/Db)  (D major) 

Bridge 2
Db 
 (D flat major) I hope you're happy
Cm 
 (C minor) Now that you're choosing this
You too
B 
 (B major) I hope it brings you bliss
Bb 
I  (B flat major) really hope you get it
B 
Baug 
And you  (B major) don't live to re (Baug) gret   it
C 
Gmaj7 
 (C major) I hope you're happy in the  (G minoraj7) end
Dbm7 
Gb 
 (D flat minor7) I hope you're  (G flat major) happy
Am6 
B 
Gb/Db 
B/Eb 
Esus2 
 (A minor6) my     (B major) friend  (G flat/Db)  (B/Eb)  (Esus2) 
Db 
Ab/Eb 
Db/F 
Gbsus2 
 (D flat major)  (A flat/Eb)  (D flat/F)  (G flatsus2) 

Verse 3
Db 
Gbsus2 
 (D flat major) So if  (G flatsus2) you       care to find me
Db 
Gbsus2 
Ab 
 (D flat major) Look to  (G flatsus2) the       Western sky!  (A flat major) 
Db 
Ab/Eb 
Db/F 
Gbsus2 
Abadd4 
 (D flat major) As  (A flat/Eb) some      (D flat/F) one     (G flatsus2) told      me  (A flatadd4) lately
Ebm/Gb 
Ebm 
 (E flat minor/Gb) Every      (E flat minor) one
Db/F 
Db 
Bsus2 
de (D flat/F) serves the chance  (D flat major) to fly  (Bsus2) 
Db 
Dbsus4 
Db 
And if  (D flat major) I'm fly (D flatsus4) ing       so (D flat major) lo
Bsus2 
Db 
 (Bsus2) At least I'm  (D flat major) flying free
Ebm7 
Gb/F 
 (E flat minor7) To those who'd ground  (G flat/F) me
Db/Gb 
Absus4 
Take a  (D flat/Gb) message  back from me!  (A flatsus4) 
Ab 
Tell them  (A flat major) how

Chorus 4
Bbm7 
Gbsus2 
Absus4 
 (B flat minor7) I      am de (G flatsus2) fy        ing  (A flatsus4) gravity
Bbm7 
Gbsus2 
Absus4 
I'm flying  (B flat minor7) high, de (G flatsus2) fy        ing  (A flatsus4) gravity
Ebm 
And soon I'll  (E flat minor) match them
Fm7 
Bbm 
Gbm/A 
in  (F minor7) re     (B flat minor) nown   (G flat minor/A) 
Ab/Gb 
And  (A flat/Gb) nobody   in all of Oz
Fm7b5 
Ab/Eb 
Ab/Db 
Dbsus4 
No  (F minor7b5) wizard    (A flat/Eb) that     there  (A flat/Db) is       or  (D flatsus4) was
Gbm/A 
Gbm6 
Ab7sus4 
Is  (G flat minor/A) ever      (G flat minor6) gonna   (A flat7sus4) bring       me

Outro 1
Bbm 
(down!)  (B flat minor) 
I hope you're happy
Look at her
She's wicked
Get her!
Bbm 
 (B flat minor) (Bring...) No one mourns the wicked
Emaj9 
Dmaj9 
Cmaj9 
Db 
So we got  (E minoraj9) to        (D minoraj9) bring     (C minoraj9) her       (D flat major) down

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Db
C
B
Bb
Baug
C/Bb
A
Bbaug
Db/B
Gb/Db
Cm7
Fm7b5
F/C
Bb/D
Ebsus2
E
B/Gb
E/Ab
Asus2
Dbm
Abm7
Gbm7
E/B
Ab/Eb
Db/F
Gbsus2
Bsus2
Dbsus4
Ebm7
Gb/F
Db/Gb
Absus4
Bbm7
Abadd4
Dbsus2
Ab
Gbmaj9
Dbadd4
Ebm9
Bmaj9
Gbmaj7
BbmMaj9
EbmMaj9
BmMaj7
Gb/Bb
Badd9
Aadd9
Dmaj9
A/Db
D
Cm
Gmaj7
Dbm7
Gb
Am6
B/Eb
Esus2
Ebm/Gb
Ebm
Fm7
Bbm
Gbm/A
Ab/Gb
Ab/Db
Gbm6
Ab7sus4
Emaj9
Cmaj9

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: Db majorBPM: 80

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Baug: x-2-1-0-0-3
C/Bb: x-1-2-0-1-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
Bbaug: x-1-0-3-3-2
Db/B: x-2-x-1-2-1
Gb/Db: x-4-4-3-2-2
Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x
Fm7b5: x-x-3-4-4-4
F/C: x-3-3-2-1-x
Bb/D: x-5-3-3-6-x
Ebsus2: x-6-8-8-6-6
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
B/Gb: 2-x-4-4-4-x
E/Ab: 4-x-2-4-0-0
Asus2: x-0-2-2-0-0
Dbm: x-4-6-6-5-x
Abm7: 4-6-4-4-4-4
Gbm7: 2-4-2-2-2-2
E/B: x-2-2-1-0-0
Ab/Eb: x-6-6-5-4-4
Db/F: x-x-3-1-2-1
Gbsus2: 2-x-x-1-2-2
Bsus2: x-2-4-4-2-2
Dbsus4: x-4-6-6-7-x
Ebm7: x-6-8-6-7-x
Gb/F: x-x-3-3-2-2
Db/Gb: 2-x-x-1-2-1
Absus4: x-x-6-6-4-4
Bbm7: x-1-3-1-2-x
Abadd4: x-x-6-6-4-8
Dbsus2: x-4-6-6-4-4
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Gbmaj9: x-x-3-3-2-4
Dbadd4: x-4-4-6-6-4
Ebm9: x-6-4-6-6-x
Bmaj9: x-2-1-3-2-x
Gbmaj7: 2-x-3-3-2-x
BbmMaj9: 6-8-7-6-6-8
EbmMaj9: x-6-4-7-6-x
BmMaj7: x-2-4-3-3-x
Gb/Bb: 6-4-4-6-x-x
Badd9: x-2-1-x-2-2
Aadd9: x-0-7-6-0-0
Dmaj9: x-5-4-6-5-x
A/Db: x-4-2-2-5-x
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Gmaj7: 3-x-0-0-0-2
Dbm7: x-4-6-4-5-x
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2
Am6: x-0-2-2-1-2
B/Eb: x-6-4-4-7-x
Esus2: 0-2-4-4-0-0
Ebm/Gb: x-x-4-3-4-2
Ebm: x-6-8-8-7-x
Fm7: 1-3-1-1-1-1
Bbm: x-1-3-3-2-x
Gbm/A: 5-x-4-6-x-x
Ab/Gb: 2-x-1-1-1-x
Ab/Db: x-4-6-5-4-4
Gbm6: 2-x-1-2-2-x
Ab7sus4: 4-6-4-6-4-4
Emaj9: x-7-6-8-7-x
Cmaj9: x-3-2-4-3-x

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This is the definitive original version of Defying Gravity by Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Wicked, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Db major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Wicked.