Intro:
Em C G D (x2)
Verse 1: Aaron Tveit
G G/C
Something has changed within me,
G/B Em D
Something is not the same.
Cadd9 G /D#
I'm through with playing by the
Em D Cadd9
rules of someone else's game.
C C/B
Too late for second-guessing
C C/B
Too late to go back to sleep
C C/B
It's time to trust my instincts
Am C/B D
Close my eyes... and leap!
Chorus: Both
Em
It's time to try
C D
Defying gravity
Em
I think I'll try
C D
Defying gravity
Em
And you can't pull me down!
Interlude:
Em C G D (x2)
- Key change -
Verse 2: Rachel Tucker
C F
I'm through accepting limits
C/E Am G
'cause someone says they're so
F C /G#
Some things I cannot change
Am G F
But till I try, I'll never know!
F C/E
Too long I've been afraid of
F C/E
Losing love I guess I've lost
F C/E
Well, if that's love
Dm G
It comes at much too high a cost!
Chorus: Both
Am
I'd sooner buy
F G
Defying gravity
Am
Kiss me goodbye
F G
I'm defying gravity
Am F
And you can't pull me down,
C G Am F C G
Oooooooo pull me down.
Bridge: Aaron
Am F
Unlimited
G
Together we're unlimited
Am G
Together we'll be the greatest team
F C/E
There's ever been, Glinda.
Dm
Dreams, the way we planned 'em
Rachel:
C/E
If we work in tandem,
Both:
D#
There's no fight we cannot win
Em
Just you and I.
Chorus: Both
C G
Defying gravity
Em
With you and I
C G
Defying gravity
D D
They'll never bring us down.
- Key change -
Verse 3: Both
A D
So if you care to find me,
A D
Look to the western sky!
A D Em
As someone told me lately:
D D/B A/C# G
"Everyone deserves the chance to fly!"
A
And if I'm flying solo
G A
At least I'm flying free
B C#m
To those who'd ground me
D E
Take a message back from me
Chorus: Both
F#m
Tell them how I am
D E
Defying gravity
F#m
I'm flying high
D E
Defying gravity
C#m F#m* /Fm*
And soon I'll match them in renown!
D D/C#
And nobody in all of Oz
D/B D/C#
No Wizard that there is or was
Fm* E F#m D A E
Is ever gonna bring me down,
F#m D A E
Bring me down.
