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Wherever I Go

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Key: B Major
To play without capo hit transpose button to +4 (not recommended, buy a capo!).
As it often happens with mainly piano songs, chord voicings are quite varied.
Some guitar chords are crucial, though, and played through the song identically.
Basically, you can always simplify fancy chords to first letter (e.g. Cadd9 to C).
CAPO: 4
Cadd9..................[x32033] or simplify to C
D5.....................[xx023x] or simplify to D
Csus2..................[x30033] or simplify to C
|  G5|
Maybe I’m bGound to wCadd9ander
From one place to the nD5ext
Heaven knows whGyCsus2  D5/F#  
But in the wGild blue yCadd9onder
Your star is fD5/F#ixed in my skGyC/G  G  Csus2  
Just another bGar at a crCoss roads
So far from hD5/F#ome
But that’s alrGightCadd9  C  D5/F#  
Whenever I’m gGoing down a darCk road
I don’t feel aloD/F#ne in the niGghtC  G  
There’s a plCace in my heart
Though we're fGar apartCadd9  
May you G/Balways know?D5/F#  Dsus2  D5/F#  
No matter hGow long since I sCadd9aw you
I keep the flCame there for D/F#youCadd9  Csus2  
Wherever I gGoC/G  G  Csus2  
|  G   Cadd9|  C   D5/F#|  G   Csus2|  C   D5/F#|
|  G   Cadd9|  C   D5/F#|  G   C|  G|
Am7
They’re looking to close G/Bup in hereCadd9  
Pulling down the blD5/F#indsAm7  
But they’ll let you stG/Bay a whileCsus2  
They’re not going to D5mind
Now I’ve got lGeave you brCadd9other
So thCis round’s mD5/F#ine
Here's looking at GyouCsus2  
AnyhowC  D5  
You can go Gon and have anCadd9other
They Cwouldn’t call D5time
I’m going to sGayCadd9  
My goodbye’s nGow
There’s a plCace in my heart
Though we're fGar apartCadd9  
May you G/Balways know?D5/F#  Dsus2  D5/F#  
No matter hGow long since I sCadd9aw you
I keep the flCame there for D/F#youCadd9  Csus2  
Wherever I gGoC/G  G  Csus2  
|  G   Cadd9|  C   D5/F#|  G   Csus2|  C   D5/F#|
|  G   Cadd9|  C   D5/F#|  G   C/G|  G   Csus2|
|  G5|

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Wherever I Go

by Mark Knopfler

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Csus2

D5/F#

C/G

D/F#

G/B

Dsus2

Am7

Key: B Major

To play without capo hit transpose button to +4 (not recommended, buy a capo!).

As it often happens with mainly piano songs, chord voicings are quite varied.

Some guitar chords are crucial, though, and played through the song identically.

Basically, you can always simplify fancy chords to first letter (e.g. Cadd9 to C).

CAPO: 4

Cadd9..................[x32033] or simplify to C

D5.....................[xx023x] or simplify to D

Csus2..................[x30033] or simplify to C

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G Cadd9

Maybe I’m bound to wander

From one place to the next

G Csus2 D5/F#

Heaven knows why

G Cadd9

But in the wild blue yonder

D5/F# G C/G G Csus2

Your star is fixed in my sky

G C

Just another bar at a cross roads

D5/F#

So far from home

G Cadd9 C D5/F#

But that’s alright

G C

Whenever I’m going down a dark road

D/F# G C G

I don’t feel alone in the night

There’s a place in my heart

G Cadd9

Though we're far apart

G/B D5/F# Dsus2 D5/F#

May you always know?

G Cadd9

No matter how long since I saw you

C D/F# Cadd9 Csus2

I keep the flame there for you

G C/G G Csus2

Wherever I go

G Cadd9 C D5/F# G Csus2 C D5/F#

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G Cadd9 C D5/F# G C G

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Am7

G/B Cadd9

They’re looking to close up in here

D5/F# Am7

Pulling down the blinds

G/B Csus2

But they’ll let you stay a while

They’re not going to mind

G Cadd9

Now I’ve got leave you brother

C D5/F#

So this round’s mine

G Csus2

Here's looking at you

C D5

Anyhow

G Cadd9

You can go on and have another

C D5

They wouldn’t call time

G Cadd9

I’m going to say

My goodbye’s now

There’s a place in my heart

G Cadd9

Though we're far apart

G/B D5/F# Dsus2 D5/F#

May you always know?

G Cadd9

No matter how long since I saw you

C D/F# Cadd9 Csus2

I keep the flame there for you

G C/G G Csus2

Wherever I go

G Cadd9 C D5/F# G Csus2 C D5/F#

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G Cadd9 C D5/F# G C/G G Csus2

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