Round Of Blues chords by Shawn Colvin

Chords with lyrics

Round of Blues (Shawn Colvin - Larry Klein)

I was watching Shawn Colvin on Austin City Limits and was able to figure
out Round of Blues, which, granted, wasn't all that hard. She plays it
capoed at the 6th fret. At that key, the chords for the verses and
bridge are just C, D, and G+G and for the chorus are F, G, and C. (I
didn't notice if the other players were capoed; I was too busy paying
attention to what she was doing.)

capo 6th fret

C majorC    D MajorD G+G
Here we go again...
C majorC D MajorD G+G
C majorC D MajorD G+G
C majorC D MajorD G+G

Chorus:

FF
So wherever you go...
G+G C majorC
FF
G+G C majorC
FF G+G C majorC
FF

Bridge:

C majorC
All this time...
G+G D MajorD
G+G C majorC
G+G D MajorD
C majorC

G+G D MajorD
G+G C majorC
G+G D MajorD

Chorus

C majorC
We had all...
FF
C majorC
FF

Personally, I like the sound when I capo on the 1st fret and transpose
it down, which makes the chords F, G, and C majorC (verses and bridge)
and Bb, C, and FF (chorus), i.e.,

capo 1st fret

FF    G+G C majorC
Here we go again
FF    G+G    C majorC
Another round of blues
...

Chorus:
Bb majorBb
So wherever you go
        C majorC    FF
You better take care of me
Bb majorBb
This time
  C majorC   FF
If you're gonna go
...

Bridge:
FF
All this time
    C majorC
I been makin' deals
     G+G
Shades of black and white
   C majorC
On a Hollywood reel
FF
All this time
    C majorC
I been missing
       G+G
Something so real, so real
...

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David made corrections:

Here's the intro: there's a synth chord that sustains for a while,
and then you play (remembering the capo) the following twice, with
some syncopation on the last part the second time

---------------------9-9--
-------6h7-----------6-6--
-------8---8-6-------7-7--
--8-8--8---8-8-9-9-9-9-9--
--6-6--6---6-6------------
--------------------------

The last chord is (I think) Fdim(9), which is the root, minor third,
diminished 5th, and major 9th intervals. This chord is used in other
places throughout the rest of the song.


In article , [email protected]
(Ken Berczik) writes:

The following section uses the C-D-Em chord progression, _not_ C-D-G!!!!!

> On a lost highway...
> ...
> ...my mind's eye

This last line sits on one chord, which is a form of C(9)/G, played as

--6--
--7--
--6--
--6--
--9--
--9--

Try this for the chorus instead:

C/GC/G       Fdim(9)
So wherever you go...
G+G A minorAm
Fdim(9)
Fdim(9)/E DmDm
G+G A minorAm
Fdim(9)

Play the Fdim(9)/E as

--9--
--6--
--7--
--8--
-----
-----

>     G+G
> I been a face in a crowd...
> ...
>    G+G
> ...out loud

Play E minorEm instead of G+G on the above line

The rest of the song is repeats of the above verses and chorus, so
play them accordingly.

Let me know if you have any questions, or if you take issue with
anything I've written here.

Dave