Learn to play "I'm OK" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Bm Bm/A Gmaj7 F# Once upon a time there was a girl. In her early years she had to learn How to grow up living in a war that she called home Never knew just where to turn for shelter from the storm Em Bm It hurt me to see the pain across my mother's face Em Everytime my father's fist would F# Put her in her place G Hearing all the yelling I would Bm cry up in my room G F# Hoping it would be over soon.. Chorus: G D Bruises fade, father, but the pain remains the same G D And I still remember how you kept me so afraid G D Strength is my mother, for all the love she gave A And ev'ry morning that I wake, Em I look back at yesterday Bm Bm/A Gmaj7 F#7 And I'm ok... I often wonder why I carry all this guilt When it's you that helped me put up all these walls I've built Shadows stir at night through a crack in the door The echo of a broken child screaming, "Please, no more" Daddy, don't you understand the damage you have done? To you, it's just a memory, but for me, it still lives on Chorus: Bruises fade, Father, but the pain remains the same And I still remember how you kept me so, so afraid Strength is my mother for all the love she gave Every morning that I wake, I look back to yesterday C G/B Am It's not so easy to forget All the marks you left along her neck When I was thrown against cold stairs And every day, I'm afraid to come home F# In fear of, what I might see next... Chorus: Bruises fade, Father, but the pain remains the same (Same) And I still remember how you kept me so afraid Strength is my mother for all the love you gave Every morning that I wake, I look back to yesterday And I'm OK I'm OK You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA Am C D Em F# F#7 G Gm G Gmaj7 Gmaj B Bm Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "I'm OK" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I'm OK" by Christina Aguilera.