# I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash: piano chords

I Can See Clearly Now by Johnny Nash uses 8 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: D G D G A D G D
- Chorus 1: C G D C G D
- Verse 2: G D G A D G D C G D
- Bridge 1: F C F A7 C#m G C#m G C Bm A
- Verse 3: D G D G A D G D
- Outro 1: C G D C G D C G D C G D

## Questions

### Which chords does I Can See Clearly Now by Johnny Nash use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is I Can See Clearly Now by Johnny Nash in?

The chords fit D major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is I Can See Clearly Now to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (8), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

[Practice this song](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=songs&spec=%3Cverse_1%3E+D+G+D+G+A+D+G+D+%3Cchorus_1%3E+C+G+D+C+G+D+%3Cverse_2%3E+G+D+G+A+D+G+D+C+G+D+%3Cbridge_1%3E+F+C+F+A7+C%23m+G+C%23m+G+C+Bm+A+%3Cverse_3%3E+D+G+D+G+A+D+G+D+%3Coutro_1%3E+C+G+D+C+G+D+C+G+D+C+G+D&seq=inOrder&title=Johnny+Nash+-+I+Can+See+Clearly+Now)

[Piano chords for popular songs](https://pianokitty.com/songs/browse)

Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

https://pianokitty.com/songs/johnny-nash/i-can-see-clearly-now