Piano Diana Blog: Chicago: You're The Inspiration

You're the Inspiration (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Peter Cetera. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I love the group, Chicago! They have a fantastic sound and it's great to play along with their music and sing away. Do you have a favorite song from the band? Here's a great one!

You're The Inspiration

Words and music by Peter Cetera and David Foster. Written in 1984, the song has a slow rock feel with a 4/4 time signature. I have the chord chart in the Key of G but then it modulates to Bb, then D. Back to Bb, key of D, then finishes in E.

Chord Chart

Intro

G C(add)9 D G

 Bb                                Dm7
  You know our love was meant to be
Gm7           Gm7/F              Eb F/Eb
  The kind of love to last forever
 Bb                          C
    And I want you here with me
Gm7      Gm7/F              Eb
  From tonight until the end of time
F/A         Bb
You should know
Eb/G            Ab(add2)
Everywhere I go
D/F#           Gm
Always on my mind
C/E    F
In my heart
D/F#    G   A/C#
In my soul, baby
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/c/chicago/3358.html ]
D           D/F#
You're the meaning in my life
G              D/A   A
You're the inspiration
D                   D/F#
  You bring feeling to my life
G              D/A   A
You're the inspiration
F               C/F
  Wanna have you near me
  Bb/F                    Bbm/F
I wanna have you hear me saying,
F/C       Bb/C                    C   F(no3rd)/Eb F(no3rd) Bb Eb F
 "No one needs you more than I need you

 repeat for 2nd verse

 

[Chorus, end with:]

 F/C        Bb/C        C9     Bb/C  A/C# D
 "No one needs you more than I need you"
 D/F# G D/A A D D/F# G D/A A              
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.  Oh, oh, oh



F               C/F
  Wanna have you near me
  Bb/F                   Bbm/F
I wanna have you hear me saying,
F/C         Bb/C                     C A/C#
 "No one needs you more than I need you"

E                   E/G#
You're the meaning in my life
A              E/B   B
You're the inspiration
E                    C#m
  You bring feeling to my life
A           E/G# F#m7 B
You're the inspiration
              ____
        E   |
When you love somebody         |
       E/B     A E/B B         |
To the end of time  |
         E   |
When you love somebody         | 2x
 C#m7            A   |
Always on my mind  |
             No one  |
      E/G#    F#m7      B |
    needs you more than I |
           ____|

Chord Breakdown

Bb = BbF/FBbD

Dm7 = DA/CDF

Gm7 = GD/GBbD

Gm7/F = FD/BbDG

Eb = EbBb/GBbF

F/Eb = Eb/GBb

C = DA/CDF

Gm7

Gm7/F

F/A = F/FAC

D/F# = F#/F#AD

G = G/GBD

A/C# = C#/AC#E

Key Change

D = DA/F#AD

D/F# = F#D/F#AD

G = GD/GBD

D/A = A/ADF#

A = A/AC#E

D/F#

D/A

F = FC/AC

C/F = FC/CEG

Bb/F = FD/BbDF

Bbm/F = FDb/BbDbA

F/C = C/FAC

Bb/C = C/BbDF

C = C/GCE

Key Change

F(no3rd)/Eb = Eb/FCF

Bb = BbF/BbDF

Eb = EbBb/CF

F = FC/CF

repeat 1st verse

F/C = C/FAC

Bb/C = C/DFBb

C9 = C/BbDG

Key Change

Bb/C = C/BbDF

A/C# = C#/AC#E

D = D/DF#A

D/F# = F#/DF#A

G = G/BDG

D/A = A/DF#A

A = A/C#EA

F = FC/AC

C/F = FC/CEG

Bb/F = FD/BbDF

Bbm/F = FDb/BbDbA

F/C = C/FAC

Bb/C

C = C/CEG

A/C# = C#/AC#E

Key Change

E = BE/G#BE

E/G# = G#E/G#BE

A = AE/AC#

E/B = BG#/BEG#

B = BF#/BD#F#

C#m = C#/G#C#E

E/G#

F#m7 = F#E/AC#EG#

E/B

C#m7 = C#/BEG#

E/G#

F#m7 = F#E/BG#

Another great song with chords, Color My World by Chicago!

I think one of the reasons this group performs powerful music is their ability to change keys!

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