“It’s All Coming Back to Me Now” is a power ballad written by Jim Steinman and performed by Celine Dion in 1996. According to the writer, the song was inspired by Wuthering Heights.
A powerful and energetic song, and very fun to play. I’m on the flute and prefer to play this one an octave up, the subsequently fail to hit the super-high D’s at the end 😀 I hope you enjoy playing the letter notes below 🙂
Did you know?! “It’s All Coming Back To Me Now” has been covered by the Glee cast 🙂
E F G F E G
There were nights when the wind
G ^C A-G-F
Was so cold…
D E F – F F F F
That my body froze in bed
E E E E – D D C
If I just listened to it
D E – D C C – .A
Right outside the window…
E F G F E G
There were days when the sun
G ^C A-G-F
Was so cruel…
.A D E F F F F
That all the tears turned to dust
E E E E D D
And I just knew my eyes
C D – E D C-C-.A
Were drying up forever…
G G – G A – A
I finished crying
A A A – G G G G
In the instant that you left
E F G G – G – G A
And I can’t remember where
A A A A-G
Or when or how
E F G – G G – G A – A
And I banished every memory
A A A F B-G ^C
You and I had ever made…
.G .G .G .G C .B C
But when you touch me like this
.G .G .G C .B C
And you hold me like that
E F G F E – A
I just have to admit
G F E F – E D C .B
That it’s all coming back to me
.G .G .G C .B C
When I touch you like this
.G .G .G C .B C
And I hold you like that
E F G F E – A
It’s so hard to believe
G F E F – E D C .B
But it’s all coming back to me
.G E E – E F
It’s all coming back
F E D – C D E F E-D-C
It’s all coming back to me now ~
E F G – G G A
There were moments of gold
G G E A – G G D-C
And there were flashes of light ~
E F G G G-G G G-A
There were things I’d never do again
G G E A – G G D-C
But then they’d always seemed right ~
A B ^C ^C ^C – B B – A
There were nights of endless pleasure
A B ^C ^C ^C-B ^D ^C-^D-^C-A
It was more than any laws allow ~ ~
^E-^E ^E-^D
Baby, baby
^C A G ^C B ^C
If I kiss you like this
G G G G-^C B ^C
And if you whisper like that
E F G F E-A
It was lost long ago
G F E F – E D C .B
But it’s all coming back to me
E F G ^C B ^C
If you want me like this
G G G G ^C B ^C
And if you need me like that
E F G F E-A
It was dead long ago
G F E F – E D C .B
But it’s all coming back to me
E F G F E – A
It’s so hard to resist
G F E F – E D C .B
But it’s all coming back to me
E F G – F E – A
I can barely recall
G A ^C A – G ^D
But it’s all coming back
^C B ^C
To me now…