Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
G C G F
G C Em
G C D C
G C G C
Verse 1:
G C G C
Catch a boat to England, baby, maybe to Spain
G C G C
Wherever I have gone, wherever I've been and gone
G C D C G C G C
Wherever I have gone the blues run the game
Verse 2:
G C G C
Send out for whisky, baby, send out for gin
G C Em Em/F#
Me and room service, honey, me and room service, mama
G C D C G C G C
Me and room service, well, we're living a life of sin
Verse 3:
G C G F
When I ain't drinking, baby, you are on my mind
G C G C
When I ain't sleeping, honey, when I ain't sleeping mama
G C D C G C G C
When I ain't sleeping, well you know you'll find me crying
Instrumental:
G C G F
G C Em Em/F#
G C D C
G C G C
Verse 4:
G C G C
Catch a boat to England, baby, maybe to Spain
G C Em
Wherever I have gone, wherever I've been and gone
G C D C G C G C
Wherever I have gone the blues run the game
Verse 5:
G C G F
Living is a gamble, baby, loving's much the same
G C Em
Wherever I have played, wherever I throw those dice
G C D C G C G C
Wherever I have played the blues they run the game
Instrumental:
G C G F
G C Em
G C D F
G C G C
Verse 6:
G C G C
Maybe when I'm older, baby, somewhere down the line
G C Em
I'll wake up older, so much older mama
G C D C G C G C
I'll wake up older and I'll just stop all my trying
Outro:
G C G C
So catch a boat to England, baby, maybe to Spain
G C G C
Wherever I have gone, wherever I've been and gone
G C Dsus2 Cadd9 G C G C G
Wherever I have gone the blues are all the same
Song History
Published: June 18, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025