I.O.I.O. chords by
Bee Gees (Official Version)

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Key: F majorDifficulty: Beginner

Intro 1
[Drum fill]
I.O.I.I.I.I.I.I.O.I.O
F F 
 
I.O.I.I.I.I.I.I.O.I.O
Dm Dm 
 
I.O.I.I.I.I.I.I.  O.I.O
F F 
 
Dm Dm 
 
I.O.I.I.I.I.I.I.  O.I.O

Verse 1
Dm Dm 
 
You know I love getting up in the morning
F F 
 
When the sun first strikes the trees
Bb Bb 
 
Am Am 
 
All the morning birds that sing above
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
Still bring back memories
Dm Dm 
 
Of a girl who stood beside me
F F 
 
When the rights I did were wrong
Bb Bb 
 
Am Am 
 
But she went back down the riv er
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
Just when I thought I could be strong
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
When I thought I could be strong

Chorus 1

So I sing

I.O.I.I.I.I.I.I.O.I.O

F

Dm

I.O.I.I.I.I.I.I. O.I.O

Verse 2
Dm Dm 
 
She never told me why she left me
F F 
 
But the letter said goodbye
Bb Bb 
 
Am Am 
 
Now my mornings are for wondering
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
And my nights to reason why
Dm Dm 
 
Why a stranger comes to steal the love
F F 
 
Of a girl I had to hold
Bb Bb 
 
Am Am 
 
But she went back down the riv er
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
Just when I thought I could be strong
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
When I thought I could be strong

Outro 1
So I sing
I.O.I.I.I.I.I.I.O.I.O
I sing
F F 
 
Dm Dm 
 
F F 
 
Dm Dm 
 
I.O.I.I.  I.I.I. I. O.I.O
I sing
F F 
 
Dm Dm 
 
I.O.I.I.I.I.I.I.  O.I.O
F F 
 
Dm Dm 
 
I.O.I.I.I.I.I.I.  O.I.O
[Repeat and fade]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsF Dm Bb Am C

Chords

F
Dm
Bb
Am
C

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

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

Most chord-change problems come from the strumming hand, not the fretting hand. The basic strumming course covers the patterns and timing that make any chord progression easier to play. Practice basic strumming

This is the definitive original version of I.O.I.O. by Bee Gees, 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 F major. It suits players who want to learn I.O.I.O. the way Bee Gees intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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