Defying Gravity – Wicked
Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth, 2003.
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, 2024.
Writer: Stephen Schwartz
Label: Decca Broadway
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Db5
Ab/Eb
Db/F
Gbsus2
Db5
Something has
Gbsus2
changed within me
Db5
something is
Gbsus2
not the same.
Db5
I’m through with
Gbsus2
playing
by
the
Db/F
rules of
Gbsus2
someone
Bsus2
else’s
game
Too late for
Dbsus
second-guessing,
Db
Bsus2
too late to go
Dbsus
back to sleep.
Db
Gb5/Eb
It’s time to
Gb5/F
trust my instincts,
Db/Gb
close my eyes and leap.
Absus
It’s time
Ab
to
Bbm7
try
de
Gbsus2
fying
Absus
gravity.
I think I’ll
Bbm7
try
de
Gbsus2
fying
Absus
gravity
and you can’t pull me down
Db5
Ab/Eb
Db/F
Gbsus2
Db5
I’m
Ab/Eb
through
Db/F
ac
Gbsus2
cepting
Abadd4
limits
Db5
’cause
Ab/Eb
some
Db/F
one
Gbsus2
says they’re
Dbsus2
so.
Db5
Some
Ab/Eb
things
Db/F
I
Gbsus2
cannot
Abadd4
change,
but
Db/F
’til I
Gbsus2
try I’ll
Bsus2
never
know.
Too long I’ve
Db5
been
Dbsus
afraid
Db
of
Bsus2
losing love I
Db5
guess I’ve lost.
Gb5/Eb
Well, if that’s love,
Gb/F
it comes at
Db/Gb
much too high a cost.
Absus
I’d soo
Ab
ner
Bbm7
buy
de
Gbsus2
fying
Absus
gravity.
Kiss me good
Bbm7
bye,
I’m de
Gbsus2
fying
Absus
gravity
and
Ab7sus
you can’t pull me
Amaj7
down
Unlimited
To
Bbadd4
gether we’re
C#m2
un
Amaj7
li
Bbadd4
mi
Emaj7
ted.
Together, we’ll
Amaj7
be the
G#m
greatest team there’s ever
C#m
been,
Bsus/A
Glin
Am6
da…
E/G#
dreams the way we
Aadd2
planned
’em,
E/B
if we work in
Bsus2
tandem,
Gadd2
there’s no
Gmaj7
fight we
G6
cannot
Cadd2
win.
C6
Cmaj7
Just you and
G#m7
I
de
Esus2
fying
F#sus
gravity,
with you and
G#m7
I
de
Esus
fying
F#sus
gravity,
they’ll
F#7sus
never bring us
B5
down.
F#/C#
B/D#
Esus2
Db5
So if you
Gbsus2
care to find me,
Db5
look to the
Gbsus2
western sky.
Ab
Db5
As
Ab/Eb
some
Db/F
one
Gbsus2
told me
Abadd4
lately,
“
Ebm/Gb
Every
Ebm
one
de
Db/F
serves the
Db
chance to
Bsus2
fly.”
And if I’m
Db5
fly
Dbsus
ing
so
Db
lo,
Bsus2
at least I’m
Db5
flying free.
Gb5/Eb
To those who’d
Gb/F
ground
me,
take a
Db/Gb
message back from me.
Absus
Tell them
Ab
how
Bbm7
I
am de
Gbsus2
fying
Absus
gravity.
I’m flying
Bbm7
high,
de
Gbsus2
fying
Absus
gravity.
And soon I’ll
Ebm/F
match them in
Fm7
re
Bbm
nown…
Gbm/A
And
Absus/Gb
nobody
in
Absus/F
all of Oz,
no
Abm7/Eb
wizard
Abm7add4/Eb
thatthere
Absus/Db
is or
Gb/Db
was,
is
Gbm/A
ever
Ebm7/Gb
gonna
Absus
bring
Ab7sus
me
Db5
down.
Absus
bring
Ab7sus
me
Db5
down.
Abadd4/Eb
Db/F
Gbsus2
Db/F
Badd2/Bb
Gb/B
Ahhh!
Db