When I Come Around
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CAPO: 3
Intro: C G6 Am7 C G6 Am7 C G6 Am7 F C G6 Am7 F
C G6 Am7 F
The tire, well, it spins where the gravel is fine
C Cadd9 G
Heading down the county road
C G6 Am7 F
I catch a glimpse of the greyhound sign
C G C
See it through and watch it go
Am G F C
It'll chase the sun 'til it makes it turn bright
Cadd9 G
As it heads down to Houston town
Am G F C
I'm gonna catch it, buddy, I just might
G C
Someday, when I come around
[Refrão]
F C
When I come around, I'm a fool and a stranger
G F C
I come around, it's a damn what they say
F C
When I come around, dragging the anchor
G F C
So tonight, I'm dancing away
G6 Am7 F
The tower, it got a fresh coat of paint
C Cadd9 G
It's a-ringing a lot more clear
C G6 Am7 F
I guess it don't matter if you know you ain't
C G C
Gonna make it too far from here
Am G F C
She just stand like a mountain, she sleeps like a child
Cadd9 G
She won't let her memory down
Am G F C
I'm gonna shake my way out of its side
G C
Someday, when I come around
[Refrão]
F C
When I come around, I'm a fool and a stranger
G F C
I come around, it's a damn what they say
F C
When I come around, dragging the anchor
G F C G F-Am-
So tonight, I'm dancing away
Bridge:
G F C
I knew a guy and we used to say
G
You live like you're spinning around
C F C
We used to dance while the band used to play
F G
Slowly we sifted the sand
C G6 Am7 F
He caught the bus ten years ago today
C Cadd9 G
And he hasn't called me in nine
C G6 Am7 F
I think now and then when I'm acting some way
C G C
How he promised to keep me in line
Am G F C
He chased the sun 'til it made him turn bright
Cadd9 G
And the band put their instruments down
Am G F C
I'm gonna catch him, buddy, I just might
G C
Someday, when I come around
[Refrão]
F C
When I come around, I'm a fool and a stranger
G F C
I come around, it's a damn what they say
F C
When I come around, dragging the anchor
G F C G F C
So tonight, I'm dancing away
How to play When I Come Around
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.