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Detour Ahead

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    Cma7  F#(13)  B7  
Smooth road, clear day
But whFma7y am I thEm7e onlAmy one
D7trav'ling this way?Dm7  G7  
                   Gm7                            C7   Fma7  Bb(13)
How strange the road to love should be so easy,
               Cma7        Am7  Ab(13)  Dm7  G7  
Can there be a detour ahead?
 Cma7  F#(13)
Wake  up, 
B7slow down,
BefoFma7re you crEm7ash and breaAmk your heart,
D7Gullible cloDm7wn,G7  
                   Gm7                    C7          Fma7  Bb(13)
 You fool, you're headed in the wrong direction.
               Cma7  Am7(Gm7)  F#m7  
Can't you see the detour ahead?
   B7The fEmurther you travel,
the haB7rder to unravel the webEma7  
she spins around yoF#m7u;B7  
turn bacEmk while there's time,
can't you see tB7he danger sign?
                     Ema7  Db(13)
soft shoulders surround you.
    Cma7  F#(13)  B7  
smooth road,   clear night,
Oh luFma7cky me Em7that sudAmdenly 
D7i saw the ligDm7ht;G7  
    Gm7i'm turning baC7ck away from all this Fma7trouble,Bb  
Cma7smooth rE7oad,
Am7smooth roEb9ad,
no deD7tour G7sus  
    G7   Cma7(G7)
   A-  head.

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Detour Ahead

by Bill Evans

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cma7

Fma7

Em7

Dm7

Gm7

Am7

F#m7

Ema7

Eb9

G7sus

Cma7 F# B7

(13)

Smooth road, clear day

Fma7 Em7 Am

But why am I the only one

D7 Dm7 G7

trav'ling this way?

Gm7 C7 Fma7 Bb

(13)

How strange the road to love should be so easy,

Cma7 Am7 Ab Dm7 G7

(13)

Can there be a detour ahead?

Cma7 F#

(13)

Wake up,

slow down,

Fma7 Em7 Am

Before you crash and break your heart,

D7 Dm7 G7

Gullible clown,

Gm7 C7 Fma7 Bb

(13)

You fool, you're headed in the wrong direction.

Cma7 Am7 F#m7

(Gm7)

Can't you see the detour ahead?

B7 Em

The further you travel,

B7 Ema7

the harder to unravel the web

F#m7 B7

she spins around you;

turn back while there's time,

can't you see the danger sign?

Ema7 Db

(13)

soft shoulders surround you.

Cma7 F# B7

(13)

smooth road, clear night,

Fma7 Em7 Am

Oh lucky me that suddenly

D7 Dm7 G7

i saw the light;

Gm7 C7 Fma7 Bb

i'm turning back away from all this trouble,

Cma7 E7

smooth road,

Am7 Eb9

smooth road,

D7 G7sus

no detour

G7 Cma7 G7

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- head.

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