Chords of: Superman (It's Not Easy) (Official Video) by: Five for Fighting. (C, Am7, Fmaj7, G) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Superman (It's Not Easy) (Official Video)” by Five for Fighting is in C Major and runs at about 108 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 118 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Am7, Fmaj7, G.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 3:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Dm → C → G → Am7 → F6 → C → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:58 | 27% |
| G | 0:34 | 16% |
| Am7 | 0:34 | 16% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:30 | 14% |
| F6 | 0:13 | 6% |
| Dm | 0:07 | 3% |
| C/G | 0:07 | 3% |
| F | 0:06 | 3% |
C – G – C/G – Am7 – G/A – Dm – F6 – C – G – Am7 – F6 – C – G – C/G – Am7 – Dm – F6 – C – G – C/G – Am – Dm – F6 – C – G – C/G – Am7 – Fmaj7 – F6 – C – G – Fmaj7 – C – G – Am7 – D/E – F6 – C – G – Am7 – F6 – Am7 – C – G/B – C/G – F/A – Am7 – F – …
