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Dar Williams - I Have Been Around The World
CAPO: 4th Fret
INTRO: C  
Well, you make my coffee and 
It's Amonly 3 a.m.
But soon I'm going far aEmwayG  
And my Ctime is almost up
I Fhold my coffee cup
We Amsit with nothing left to Gsay
And I Fknow that soon I will be Amtouching Emdown
In a Fshining city or a Cmountain tGown
I have Cbeen around the GworldC  
But Fall that I can see
Are these Ammoments that we hEmave
You're Fall the world to Cme
Well, there's always laughter
And the Amparties after
And a fond farewell before I EmgoG  
Leaving Ctown, the window panes
They Fflash like movie frames
The Amlast scene in a picture Gshow
But I Fknow that I am not aAmlone and Emyou
Are the Fone that I can tell my Cstories tGo
I have Cbeen around the GworldC  
There's Fso much there to see
And the Amstory never Emends
You're aFll the world to mCe
BRIDGE:
And I Fknow there are times you think I've E7lost my way
But there Fis no way this can be GtrueC  
'Cause when I'm walking Dmthrough
The door I look for Amyou
You're all I'm looking EmforG  
INTERLUDE:    C     Dm     Am     G  
And it's Ftruer now than it's Amever Embeen
I'm the Flucky one that love has Ctaken Gin
I have Cbeen around the GworldC  
From Fsea to shining sea
I Amwish that you were Emhere
You're aFll the world to mCe
I have been around the GworldC  
From Fsea to shining sea
And Amnow I'm heading hoEmme
You're aFll the world to mCe

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I Have Been Around The World

by Dar Williams

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

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Dar Williams - I Have Been Around The World

CAPO: 4th Fret

INTRO:

Well, you make my coffee and

It's only 3 a.m.

Em G

But soon I'm going far away

And my time is almost up

I hold my coffee cup

Am G

We sit with nothing left to say

F Am Em

And I know that soon I will be touching down

F C G

In a shining city or a mountain town

C G C

I have been around the world

But all that I can see

Am Em

Are these moments that we have

F C

You're all the world to me

Well, there's always laughter

And the parties after

Em G

And a fond farewell before I go

Leaving town, the window panes

They flash like movie frames

Am G

The last scene in a picture show

F Am Em

But I know that I am not alone and you

F C G

Are the one that I can tell my stories to

C G C

I have been around the world

There's so much there to see

Am Em

And the story never ends

F C

You're all the world to me

BRIDGE:

F E7

And I know there are times you think I've lost my way

F G C

But there is no way this can be true

'Cause when I'm walking through

The door I look for you

Em G

You're all I'm looking for

C Dm Am G

INTERLUDE:

F Am Em

And it's truer now than it's ever been

F C G

I'm the lucky one that love has taken in

C G C

I have been around the world

From sea to shining sea

Am Em

I wish that you were here

F C

You're all the world to me

G C

I have been around the world

From sea to shining sea

Am Em

And now I'm heading home

F C

You're all the world to me

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