Category Archives: Wicked

The Wizard And I

Posted on April 29, 2012 by admin

Chords and lyrics for The Wizard And I by Wicked

Ab 

Did that really just happen?

C 

Ab 

Have I actually understood?

C 

Ab 

This weird quirk I’ve tried

 

To su

C 

ppress or hide

 

Is a ta

Fm 

lent that could

Ab 

Help me meet the Wizard

C# 

 

If  

Eb 

I make goo

Cm 

d

F# 

So I’ll make, good

C 

;

Dm 

G7 

 

C 

 

Dm 

 

G7 

 

C 

When I  

Dm 

meet the Wiz

G7 

ard,

G 

C 

Once I  

Dm 

prove my wort

G7 

h

C 

 

And then I’ll meet the Wizard

Am 

 

What I’ve  

Dm 

waited for si

C 

nce,

 

Since birth

G 

!

 

And with all hi

C 

s 

 

Wizard

Dm 

wisdom,

G7 

G 

 

By my looks, h

C 

e won’t be blinded.

Em 

 

Do you think t

Bb 

he Wizard is dumb?

C 

 

Or, like Munch

Bb 

kins, so small-minded?

G 

 

No! He’ll say to  

Am 

me,

Dm 

“I see who you  

G 

truly are -

C 

Am 

A girl on whom I can  

Dm 

rely!”

Gm 

 

And that’

C 

s how we’ll begin

F 

 

The Wizard and I

C 

Dm 

G 

 

C 

 

Dm 

 

G 

 

D 

And one day, he’ll say to me, “Elphaba

C# 

 

A gir

D 

l who is so superior,

C# 

F 

Shouldn’t a girl who’s so good inside

Dm 

Have a matching exterior?

Em 

C 

And since folks here to an absurd d

Bb 

egree

F 

Cm 

Seem fixated on

Bb 

your 

 

ve

F 

rdigris.

Bb 

 

Would it be  

C# 

all right by you

C 

 

If  

Bb 

I

 

de-greenified you?”

C 

 

Am 

And though of course,

Dm 

That’s not import

G 

ant to me.

C 

Am 

“All right, why not?”

Dm 

I’ll 

 

reply

G 

C 

Oh, what a pair we’ll be

F 

 

The Wizard and I;

Am 

Dm 

G 

 

Yes, what

C 

a pair we’

Dm 

ll 

 

be

F 

 

Held in  

C 

such high esteem.

F 

 

When people se

C 

e me, they will scream

F 

 

For half of Oz

C 

‘s favorite team;

Fm 

 

The Wiz

G 

ard

 

And I

C 

Dm 

G 

 

C 

 

Dm 

 

G 

 

C 

Popular

Posted on April 29, 2012 by admin

Chords and lyrics for Popular by Wicked

E 

0 0 X 3 0 3 1 1 3 1 6 1

B 

1 1 3 0 3 1 1 2 4 2 4 1

G 

2 2 2 0 0 2 2 1 3 1 5 3

D 

2 2 0 0 2 3 1 3 X 3 6 0

A 

0 X 0 2 3 X X 4 4 4 X X

E 

X 1 2 X X X X X X X X 4

 

Whene

Am 

ver 

 

 

Am/G 

I 

 

s

D/F# 

ee 

 

someone

G/B 

less 

 

fortuna

C(add9) 

te than I

 

And let’s  

Am 

face 

 

i

Am/G 

t,  

D/F# 

who 

 

isn’t

G/B 

, less f

F(add9) 

ortunate than I?

 

My tender  

Eb 

heart tends to

Db 

start 

 

t

C(add9) 

o 

 

bleed

 

And when  

Am 

someone

Am/G 

need

D/F# 

s a make

G/B 

over I simply

C(add9) 

have to take over

Gm 

And even in your

C 

case

 

Though it’s the  

Am7 

toughest case I’v

D/F# 

e yet to face

 

Don’t  

Gm 

worry, I’m determined to su

C(add9) 

cc

C 

eed

 

And  

G9 

yes

C 

indeed

 

F 

Popular

C 

Bbsus2 

You’re gonna be pop

F 

-u-u-lar

 

I’ll teach  

C/E 

you 

 

th

Dm 

e 

 

prop

Am/C 

er ploys whe

Dm 

n you t

Am/C 

alk to boys

 

Little  

Bbmaj7 

way

C 

s to flirt and flo

F 

unce

 

I’ll show you what  

Dm 

shoes to wear,  

F/C 

how 

 

to

 

fix your hair

Bb 

Everything that really

C 

counts to be

F 

Popular

C 

Bb(add9) 

I’ll help you be P

F 

op-u-u-lar

 

You’ll  

C/E 

hang with th

Dm 

e right coho

Am/C 

rts

 

You’ll be  

Dm 

good 

 

at

Am/C 

sports

 

Know the  

Bbmaj7 

slang 

 

yo

C 

u’ve 

 

go

A7sus 

t to know

D 

So let’s start, ’cause you’ve got an awfully lon

Csus 

g  

C 

way

F 

to 

 

go

 

 

F/A 

 

Db 

 

Db 

Don’t be offended by  

 

my frank analysis

Abmaj7 

Think of it as personality  

Eb6/9 

dialysis

Dbm7 

Now that I’ve chosen to

Bbm7 

become a pal a sis-

Eb 

ter and adviser

 

Not

C 

when it comes to

F 

Popular

C 

 

I know about  

Bb(add9) 

pop-u

F 

-u-lar

 

And  

C/E 

with an  

Dm 

assist 

 

fr

Am/C 

om 

 

me

 

To be  

Dm 

who 

 

you’ll

Am/C 

be

Bbmaj7 

Instead of drea

A7sus 

rin

A7/C# 

g 

 

who

Dm 

you were… are

 

There’s  

Bb 

nothing that can stop you

 

From becomming pop

C 

u-

F 

ler… 

 

lar

 

We’re gonna  

Bb 

make you pop –  

C 

u

F 

-lar

F/A 

 

A 

When i see depressing cre

A/C# 

atures

Dm 

With 

 

u

A/E 

npreposessing 

 

features

 

Or  

Dm 

specially 

 

gr

A/E 

eat 

 

communicato

G 

rs

 

Did they have brains or know

G/B 

ledge?

C 

Don’t make me laugh

 

They were po

F 

pular, 

 

 

C 

please

 

It’s all about  

Bb(add9) 

pop

F 

-u-u – lar

 

It’s  

C/E 

not 

 

abou

Dm 

t 

 

aptitu

Am/C 

de

 

It’s the  

Dm 

way 

 

you’re

Am/C 

viewed

 

So it’s very  

A7sus 

shr

A7 

ewd 

 

to

G9 

be

 

Very very pop

Bb 

u 

 

-

Csus 

l

C 

ar l

F 

ike 

 

me

 

And though  

Dm 

you 

 

protes

Am/C 

t your

Dm 

disinte

Am/C 

rest

Bbmaj7 

I 

 

know

E7sus 

c

A7/G 

land

Dm 

es

G 

– tine – ly

 

Your  

Csus 

new found popu

C 

la

F 

rity

 

Just  

Bb 

not quite as

Bb 

po

Csus 

pular

Im Not That Girl

Posted on April 29, 2012 by admin

Chords and lyrics for Im Not That Girl by Wicked

 

sudden heat Hearts leap in  

A 

giddy…

 

Sudden silence,  

D/F# 

sudd

G 

en 

 

heat

C/E 

Heart

Em 

s leap in

D/F# 

a 

 

 

C(add9) 

giddy 

 

whirl,

 

He could  

D/F# 

be 

 

 

Bm7 

th

G/B 

at 

 

boy,

Am7 

but 

 

I’

G 

m not tha

Dsus 

t 

 

 

D 

girl.

 

Don’t lose sight of  

D/F# 

who 

 

y

G 

ou 

 

are.

C/E 

Don’

Em 

t 

 

remembe

D/F# 

r 

 

tha

C(add9) 

t rush of joy.

 

He could  

D/F# 

be 

 

 

Bm7 

th

G/B 

at 

 

boy,

Am7 

I’

G/C 

m 

 

 

G 

not that girl.

 

D# 

Eve

G# 

ry 

 

so

C# 

often we long to steal

 

to the  

F#7 

land of Wh

B 

at-Might-Have-Been,

 

But  

Dm 

that

G/B 

doesn

E7 

‘t 

 

sof

Am 

ten the ache we feel

 

when re

F 

ality 

 

 

Asus 

sets back in.

 

She who’s winsome,  

D/F# 

she 

 

wi

G 

ns 

 

him.

C/E 

Gol

Em 

d hair with

D/F# 

a 

 

g

C(add9) 

entle 

 

curl–

 

That’s the girl he  

Bm7 

 

G/B 

cho

 

se,

Am7 

an

G/C 

d 

 

hea

Dsus 

ven 

 

k

D 

nows,

… G5/B G5/A G5/B

 

D/F# 

wounds 

 

t

G 

he 

 

heart.

C/E 

I 

 

wasn’

Em 

t born for t

D/F# 

he 

 

ros

C(add9) 

e and pearl,

 

The

D/F# 

re’

Bm7 

s 

 

 

G/B 

a girl I know–

Am7 

H

G/C 

e loves  

Dsus 

her 

 

s

D 

o,

 

that  

G/C 

gi

G/B 

rl

G/A 

…

For Good

Posted on April 29, 2012 by admin

Chords and lyrics for For Good by Wicked

 

 

F 

– 

 

 

G 

 

I’ve  

C/E 

heard 

 

i

Fmaj9 

t 

 

said

F6/9 

That 

 

peop

C/E 

le come into our lives

 

For a  

Fmaj9 

rea- 

 

son

F6/9 

Bringi

C/E 

ng 

 

somet

Fsus2 

hing 

 

we

G 

must 

 

learn

 

And  

C/E 

we ar

Fmaj9 

e 

 

led

F6/9 

To those who help us most to grow

 

If we  

Am7 

let 

 

them

 

And we  

D/F# 

help them  

Gsus 

in 

 

re-

G 

turn

 

C/E 

Well, 

 

 

Fsus2 

I don’t know

 

If I be-lieve that’s  

Am/E 

true

 

But I  

Ab 

know I’m who I am today

 

Be-

Fm7 

cause I knew you

 

Bb 

Like 

 

a

C/E 

co-met 

 

pull

Fsus2 

ed from orbit

 

As it pas- – - – - ses a  

C 

sun

 

Like a  

C/E 

stream that meet

C/F 

s a boulder

Bbsus2 

Half- way through

G 

the 

 

 

G/F 

wood

 

C/E 

Who can say

 

But  

Fsus2 

beca

C/E 

use I kne

F5 

w 

 

you

C/E 

I h

C/F 

ave 

 

b

G5 

een 

 

changed

C 

for 

 

g

C/F 

ood

 

G 

It 

 

 

C/E 

well 

 

ma

Fmaj9 

y 

 

be

 

That we will  

C 

never meet again

Em 

In 

 

this

Fmaj9 

life- 

 

time

F6/9 

So let  

C/E 

me say  

Fsus2 

before we part

 

G 

So 

 

 

C/E 

much 

 

 

Fmaj9 

of  

F6/9 

me

 

You’l

Am7 

l be with me

 

Like a  

D/F# 

hand-print on  

Gsus 

my 

 

h

G 

eart

 

C/E 

And 

 

no

Fsus2 

w whatever way

 

Our stor- – ies  

Am 

end

 

I  

Ab 

know you have rewritten mine

Ab 

 

By  

Fm7 

be-ing my friend

 

Bb 

Like 

 

a

C/E 

ship blown f

Fsus2 

rom its mooring

 

Fmaj7(no3)/Bb  

C 

 

By  

A 

wind off the sea

 

Like a  

C/E 

seed dropped  

C/F 

by a sky-bird

Bb(add9) 

F6/A  

G 

 

G/F 

 

In  

A 

dis- – tant wood

 

C/E 

Who can say

 

If I’ve been changed for the  

Am7 

bet-ter

 

But  

Fsus2 

beca

C/E 

use I knew you

 

Because  

C/E 

I knew you

 

I have been

C/F 

change

G 

d fo

Fm7 

r 

 

good

 

And  

Fm9 

just 

 

t

Bb 

o clear the air

 

I ask for-

Fm7 

give-ness

 

For the things I’ve done

Fm9 

 

You  

Bb 

blame me for

 

But then  

Bb6 

I guess we know

 

There’s  

Csus2 

blame  

F/A 

to 

 

share

 

To mat- – - ter any-

Fm7/Bb 

mor

Bb 

e

 

Like a steam that me

A 

ets a boul- -der Halfway  

A 

through the wood

 

Sea Like  

A 

seed dropped by  

A 

bird in the wood

 

 

C/E 

Csus

Fsus2 

/Bb

 

Csus/Bb  

C 

 

C 

 

As it pas- – ses  

A 

sun By  

A 

wind off the sea

 

Like a  

C/E 

stream that meet

Fsus2 

s a boul

Fsus2 

der Like a seed dropped

 

Fsus2/Bb Fsus2/A  

G 

 

Fsus2/Bb Fsus2/A  

G 

 

G/F 

 

Half- – -way through the wood By  

A 

bird in the wood

 

C/E 

Who can say

 

If I’ve been changed for the  

Am7 

bet-ter

Fsus2 

I

C/E 

do be- lieve

 

I have been  

G/D 

changed for th

Am 

e 

 

bet-ter

 

And  

Fsus2 

beca

C/E 

use I knew you

 

Fsus2 

Beca

C/E 

use I knew you

 

Fsus2 

Becaus

C/E 

e I knew you

 

I have been  

C/F 

change

Gsus 

d

C5 

Defying Gravity Key Of Glee

Posted on April 29, 2012 by admin

Chords and lyrics for Defying Gravity Key Of Glee by Wicked

G 

Something has  

D 

changed within me

G 

Something is  

C 

not the same

G 

I’m through with  

D 

playing by the  

Em 

rules

 

Of  

C 

someone else’s game

F 

Too late for  

G 

second-guessing

F 

Too late to go back to  

G 

sleep

F 

It’s time to  

G 

trust my instincts

C 

Close my eyes and  

D 

leap

 

It’s time to  

Em 

try

 

De

C 

fying 

 

 

G 

gravity

D 

 

I think I’ll  

Em 

try

 

De

C 

fying 

 

 

G 

gravity

D 

 

Kiss me good

Em 

bye

 

I’m de

C 

fying 

 

 

G 

gravity

D 

 

And you won’t bring me

G 

down

 

G 

I’m through ac

D 

cepting 

 

limits

Em 

‘Cause 

 

someone

C 

says they’re so

G 

Some things I  

D 

cannot 

 

change

 

But  

Em 

’till I try, I’ll

F 

never 

 

know

F 

Too long I’ve  

G 

been afraid of

F 

Losing love I  

G 

guess I’ve lost

C 

Well, if that’s  

Em 

love

 

It comes at  

Am 

much too high a

D 

cost

 

I’d sooner  

Em 

buy

 

Def

C 

ying 

 

 

G 

gravity

D 

 

Kiss me good

Em 

bye

 

I’m de

C 

fying 

 

 

G 

gravity

D 

 

I think I’ll  

Em 

try

 

Def

C 

ying 

 

 

G 

gravity

D 

 

And you won’t bring me  

F 

down

 

I’d sooner  

Em 

buy

 

Def

C 

ying 

 

 

G 

gravity

D 

 

Kiss me good

Em 

bye

 

I’m de

C 

fying 

 

 

G 

gravity

D 

 

I think I’ll  

Em 

try

 

Def

C 

ying 

 

 

G 

gravity

D 

 

And you won’t bring me  

G 

down

 

Bring me  

F 

down, Oh oh oooooooh  

G 

oh

Defying Gravity

Posted on April 29, 2012 by admin

Chords and lyrics for Defying Gravity by Wicked

Db5 

Something 

 

ha

Gbsus2 

s changed within me

Db5 

Something 

 

i

Gbsus2 

s not the same

Db5 

I’m through wit

Gbsus2 

h playing by the ru

Gbsus2 

les of someone else’s game

 

Too late for sec

Db 

ond 

 

guessing

 

Too late to go back to sleep

Db 

 

I think I’ll try de

Gbsus2 

fying gravity

 

And you can’t pull me do

Db5 

wn

Gbsus2 

 

But till I  

Gbsus2 

try, I’ll never know

 

Too long I’ve  

Db5 

been 

 

afrai

Db 

d 

 

of

 

Losing love I  

Db5 

guess I’ve lost

 

Kiss me goodbye, I’m de

Gbsus2 

fy- ing gravity

 

I  

Am6 

kno

E/G# 

w it sounds t

A(add9) 

ruly 

 

crazy

 

And  

E/B 

true, the vision’s hazy

 

Flying so h

Esus2 

igh, de

 

fy-  

 

ing gravity

 

They’ll n

B5 

ever pull me do

B/D# 

wn

Esus2 

 

 

Db5 

So if yo

Gbsus2 

u care to find me

Db5 

Look to th

Gbsus2 

e 

 

wester

Ab 

n 

 

sky

 

Every- o

Ebm 

ne deserves the c

Db 

hance to fly

 

And if I’m  

Db5 

fly- ing  

Db 

solo

 

At least I’m  

Db5 

flying 

 

free

 

Tell th

Ab 

em how I am de-  

Gbsus2 

fy- ing gravity

 

I’m flying high, de-  

Gbsus2 

fy- ing gravity

 

And soon I’ll match them in  

Fm7 

re

Bbm 

- 

 

known

 

Oh

Db 

Dancing Through Life

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Chords and lyrics for Dancing Through Life by Wicked

G# 

The trouble with schools is

C#m 

They always try to teach the wrong l

 

ess

 

ons

 

Fm7 

Believe me, I’ve been kicke

C#m 

d 

 

out

G# 

 

Less sh

C#m 

allow

Fm7 

But I say: why invite stre

C#m 

ss 

 

in?

G# 

Stop studying str

C#m 

ife

Fm7 

And learn to live the unexamined  

F 

life

 

F 

Dancing through life

Am 

Skimming the surface

Bb 

Gliding 

 

wher

Am7 

e turf is smooth

Bbm 

Life’s more painl

A7 

ess

F 

For the brainle

Dm 

ss

Bbm7 

Why think too hard

Cm 

When it’s so soothing

 

F 

Dancing through life

Am 

No need to tough it

Bb 

When you can s

Am7 

lough it off as I do

Bb 

Nothing 

 

matters

A7 

But knowing nothing matt

Dm 

ers

Bb 

It’s just life

Am7 

So keep dancing through

 

F 

Dancing through life

Am 

Swaying and sweeping

Bb 

And 

 

alway

Am7 

s keeping cool

Bbm 

Life is fraught-l

A7 

ess

F 

When you’re thought

Dm 

less

Bbm7 

Those who don’t try

 

F 

Dancing through life

Am 

Mindless and careless

Bb 

Make sure yo

Am7 

u wear less

Bb 

Woes are fleeting

A7 

Blows are glancing

Bb 

When you’re dancing