One of the lead songs from the recent Disney film Moana, “How Far I’ll Go” is a lovely, inspirational piece and great fun to practice 🙂
D .A D-.A D .A D D D E-.B
I’ve been staring at the edge of the water
E D E D E-F#-F#
Long as I can remember,
F#-F# F#-E D-.B .B
Never really knowing why…
D .A D .A D .A D-.B E-.B
I wish I could be the perfect daughter
E D E E D E F#-F#
But I come back to the water,
.A E-F# F# F# D D
No matter how hard I try…
.B-.A .B D D
Every turn I take,
.B-.A .B D D
Every trail I track
.B-.A .B E E
Every path I make,
.B-.A .B E E
Every road leads back
D D D F# F#
To the place I know,
D D D-F# F#
Where I cannot go,
E F# G D .Bb
Though I long to be..
D E F# D E
See the line where the
F# D E F#
Sky meets the sea?
D A E
It calls me!
C# A-B F#-E
And noone knows
D A B F#-E
How far it goes…!
D E F# D E F#
If the wind in my sail
D E F# D D-A E
On the sea stays behind me
C# A B F#-E
One day I’ll know
D E G D D .Bb .Bb-.A
If I go there’s just no telling
.A .A D D
How far I’ll go…
D .A D-.B-D-.B D .B E-.B
I know everybody on this island,
E .B E-D E D F#-F#
Seems so happy on this island
F#-F#-F# F# F# D-.B
Everything is by design …
D .A D-.B-D-.B D .B E-.B
I know everybody on this island
E .B E D E F#-F#
Has a role on this island
D F#-F# F# F# F# D .B
So maybe I can roll with mine…
.B .A .B D D
I can lead with pride,
.B .A .B D D
I can make us strong
.B .A A-F#-E .B .A .B E-E
I’ll be satisfied if I play along
D D D F#-F# D
But the voice inside sings
.B D-F# F#
A different song
E F# G E Bb
What is wrong with me?
D E F# D E F# D E F#
See the light as it shines on the sea?
D A-E
It’s blinding!
C# A-B F#-E
But no-one knows,
D A B F#-E
How deep it goes
D E F# D E F#-F# D E F#
And it seems like it’s calling out to me,
D D A E
So come find me
C# A B F#-E
And let me know
D E – F# D D
What’s beyond that line?
D E F# D D
Will I cross that line?
D# F G D# F G D# F G
See the line where the sky meets the sea?
D# Bb F
It calls me!
D Bb-^C G-F
And no-one knows,
D# Bb ^C G-F
How far it goes…
D# F G D# F G
If the wind in my sail
D# F G
On the sea
D# D#-Bb F
Stays behind me
D Bb ^C G-F
One day I’ll know,
.Bb .Bb Bb Bb
How far I’ll go…!