How To Play I Look To You by Whitney Houston

Cover of I Look to You

I have always been a fan of Whitney Houston, a wonderful, talented lady and her song I Look To You is so beautiful and easy to play with familiar chord patterns  in the Key of E. If you're not familiar with the song, listen to these beautiful voice clips by both male and female singers with piano background.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj3CdvZB2To
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLkLFbrnI-E


Whitney Houston
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwlEkiiREFA

Free Sheet Music For I Look To You
http://writtenmelodies.blogspot.com/2009/08/whitney-houston-look-to-you-sheet-music.html 



I Look To You Chord Chart

(intro) E E/D# E/C# E/D#

E            E/D#
  As I lay me down
E/C#               E/D#
  Heaven hear me now
A                   A/G#
  Im lost without a cause
A                    B
  After giving it my all
E                   E/D#
  Winter storms have come
E/C#              E/B
  And darkened my sun
A                      A/G#
  After all that I've been through
A                    B
  Who on earth can I turn to

   E    E/D#
I look to you
          E/C#  E/B
I look to you
A                     A/G#
  After all my strength is gone
A               B
  In you I can be strong
   E    E/D#
I look to you
          E/C#  E/B
I look to you      Yeah

A                  A/G#
  And when melodies are gone
A              B
  In you I hear a song
          E   E/D# E/C# E/D#
I look to you

E                 E/D#
  After losing my breath
E/C#                       E/B
  There's no more fighting left
A                    A/G#
  Sinking to rise no more
A                    B
  Searching for that open door
E                          E/D#
  And every road that I've taken
E/C#           E/B
  Lead to my regret
A                         A/G#
  And I don't know if Im gonna make it
A                      B
  Nothing to do but lift my head

   E    E/D#
I look to you
          E/C#  E/B
I look to you      Yeah
A                   A/G#
  And when all my strength is gone
A                  B
  In you I can be strong

   E    E/D#
I look to you
          E/C#  E/B
I look to you      Oh yeah
A                       A/G#
  And when melodies are gone
A                 B
  In you I hear a song
          C#m
I look to you

  C#m/B                  A
(my levee's have broken, my walls have come)

Coming down on me

B             C#m
  (crumbling down on me)

All the rain is falling

     C#m/B              A
(the rain is falling, defeat is calling)

Set me free
   B                  C#m
(i need you to set me free)
  C#m/B                A
Take me far away from the battle

       B
I need you
Shine on me
    E    E/D#
I look to you
          E/C#  E/B
I look to you

A                     A/G#
  After all my strength is gone
A               B
  In you I can be strong
   E    E/D#
I look to you
     E/C#  E/B
I look to you      Yeah

A                  A/G#
  And when melodies are gone
A              B
  In you I hear a song

          E   E/D# E/C# E/D#
I look to you
Yeah
          E   E/D# E/C# E/D#
I look to you
Oooooooh
E
  I look to you 

Piano Chords:

C#m/B play B C# E G# 

E/C#  play C# E G# B

A/G#  play G# A C# E

E/D#  play D# E G# E

C#m   play C# E G#

E/B   play B E G#

B     play B D# F#

E     play E G# B

A     play A C# E 

Another Chord Chart:

Stanza

E  E/D#  C#m  E/G#  F#m  E/G#  A  B  E  E/D#  C#m  E/G#  F#m  E/G  A  B 

Chorus:

E  B/D#  C#m  E/G#  F#m  E/G#  A  B  E  B/D#  C#m  E/G#  F#m  E/G#  A  B

Bridge:

C#m  C#m/B  A  C#m  C#m/B  A  F#m  E/G#  A  B  E  

I would add the octaves for a fuller bass. Try playing these chords over and over.

I love the bass walk down. 

EE/ BEF#G#B

D#D#/ BD#F#B

C#C#/ BEF#G#B

D#D#/ BD#F#B 

I hope you enjoy playing I Look To You!

All the best,

LadyD

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