Gon na (Dm7)fly now,
fly ing (Cmaj7)high now.
Gon na (Dm7)fly,
(B)fly,
(Esus)fly.
Rock y’s (Dm7)read y to make a (Cmaj7)move, yeah.
Rock y’s (Dm7)read y he just can’t (Cmaj7)lose, yeah.
Ev ’ry nerve a (Em7)wire
sweat in’ blood,
like (Esus)fire.
Bod y’s (Dm7)ach in’ from the hurt it’s (Cmaj7)tak in’, mus cles (Dm7)scream in’ like a burn in’ (Cmaj7)de mon.
Ev ’ry nerve a (Em7)wire
sweat in’ blood,
like (Esus)fire.
Try in’ hard now,
it’s so hard now,
try in’ hard now,
Rock y (Dm7)pow er gon na by the (Cmaj7)hour, der, pump in’ (Dm7)i ron God ya know he’s (Cmaj7)try in’.
Ev ’ry nerve a (Em7)wire
sweat in’ blood,
like (Esus)fire.
Gon na (Dm7)fly now,
fly ing (Cmaj7)high now.
Gon na (Dm7)fly,
(B)fly,
(Esus)fly.
Feel in’ strong now,
won’t be long now,
get tin’ strong now,
fists like (Dm7)thun der gon na put you (Cmaj7)hour, der, pump in’ (Dm7)i ron God ya know I’m (Cmaj7)try in’.
Ev ’ry nerve a (Em7)wire
sweat in’ blood,
like (Esus)fire.
Gon na (Dm7)fly now,
fly ing (Cmaj7)high now.
Gon na (Dm7)fly,
(B)fly,
(Esus)fly.
(Esus)fly.
This page shows “Gonna Fly Now” by Bill Conti in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 115 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.