Round Of Blues by Shawn Colvin #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: ksb@cc.bellcore.com (Ken Berczik) 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 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 D G Here we go again C D G Another round of blues C D G Several miles ago C D G I set down my angel shoes On a lost highway For a better view Now in my mind's eye All roads lead to you Chorus: F So wherever you go G C You better take care of me F This time G C If you're gonna go F G C Remember me and all F This time We had our bitter cheer And sweet sorrow We lost a lot today We get it back tomorrow I hear the sound of wheels I know the rainbow's end I see lights in a fat city I feel love again Chorus Bridge: C All this time G I been makin' deals D Shades of black and white G On a Hollywood reel C All this time G I been missing D Something so real, so real C All this time G I been a face in a crowd D Now I'm living in color G And laughing out loud C All these names G For just foolin' around D It's a new breakthrough It's an old breakdown We smoked a lot of hope We did our cryin', too We're finally waking up To what a real love can do Down a lost highway Under the twilight moon A chorus in your eyes Another round of blues Chorus C We had all F This time C We had all F This time (Lyrics from cd-sleeve) Personally, I like the sound when I capo on the 1st fret and transpose it down, which makes the chords F, G, and C (verses and bridge) and Bb, C, and F (chorus), i.e., capo 1st fret F G C Here we go again F G C Another round of blues ... Chorus: Bb So wherever you go C F You better take care of me Bb This time C F If you're gonna go ... Bridge: F All this time C I been makin' deals G Shades of black and white C On a Hollywood reel F All this time C I been missing G Something so real, so real ... -- ******************************************************************* * KSBerczik / Bellcore * * Learning Support / Piscataway, NJ * * ksb@cc.bellcore.com (work) / ksberczik@aol.com (home) * ******************************************************************* * Gingrich is [Joe] McCarthy without the charm. * * -- Fran Lebowitz * ******************************************************************* From alt.guitar.tab Wed Apr 19 20:32:50 1995 From: e77-tc@dv349-5d.berkeley.edu (David John Lovell) Date: 19 Apr 1995 17:02:05 GMT Newsgroups: alt.guitar.tab,rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature Subject: Re: CRD: Round of Blues (Shawn Colvin) In article , ksb@cc.bellcore.com (Ken Berczik) writes: |> 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 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 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 This chord is used in other places throughout the rest of the song. |> |> C D G |> Here we go again |> C D G |> Another round of blues |> C D G |> Several miles ago |> C D G |> I set down my angel shoes The following section uses the C-D-Em chord progression, _not_ C-D-G!!!!! |> On a lost highway |> For a better view |> Now in 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-- |> All roads lead to you |> |> Chorus: |> F |> So wherever you go |> G C |> You better take care of me |> F |> This time |> G C |> If you're gonna go |> F G C |> Remember me and all |> F |> This time |> Try this for the chorus instead: C/G Fdim(9) So wherever you go G Am You'd better take care of me Fdim(9) This time Fdim(9)/e Dm If you're gonna go G Am Remember me and all Fdim(9) This time Play the Fdim(9)/e as --9-- --6-- --7-- --8-- ----- ----- -----big cut right here - play verse and chorus as above----- |> Bridge: |> C |> All this time |> G |> I been makin' deals |> D |> Shades of black and white |> G |> On a Hollywood reel |> C |> All this time |> G |> I been missing |> D |> Something so real, so real |> C |> All this time |> G |> I been a face in a crowd |> D |> Now I'm living in color |> G |> And laughing out loud Play Em instead of G on the above line |> C |> All these names |> G |> For just foolin' around |> D |> It's a new breakthrough |> It's an old breakdown 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 www.TAB6.com