Christina Aguilera - I'm OK: Guitar Chords

Learn to play 'I'm OK' on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn I'm OK Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Christina Aguilera

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform 'I'm OK' smoothly on your guitar.

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


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#7

Guitar chord F#7

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

G

Guitar chord G

Gmaj7

Guitar chord Gmaj7

Gmaj

Guitar chord Gmaj

B

Guitar chord B

Bm

Guitar chord 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.