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Love's Roundabout (La Ronde De L'Amour)
Measure 3/4
ATTENTION: stay very easy from Key Change if you put the capo on 1 (Transpose Button on -1)
[Intro 1] 
C     C     G     C
G     C     C/E   G
[Intro 2] (Whistled Introduction)
C     C     G     C
G     C     G7    C        G
[Verse 1] 
CRound and Cround forG7ever and Cever, G7we're riding Con love's C/EroundaG7bout.
CRich or Cpoor or G7foolish or Cclever, G7round we must Cgo, year G7in, year Cout.
[Chorus] 
GTinker, Gtailor, D7soldier or Gsailor, D7dream as the Gworld goes G/Briding D7by,
  Gturn the Gpages D7back through the Gages, D7what are their Gnames? D7Just you and GI.G7  
[Verse 2] 
  CYou're the Cone I G7want to be Cnearest, G7never to Close or C/Ebe withG7out,
  Cside by Cside, my G7darling, my Cdearest, G7gaily we Cride love's G7roundaCbout.
[Interlude] (Key Change to Db)
Db      Db     Ab7      Db
Ab7     Db     Db/F     Ab7
Round and Ab7round we'll go, 
Dbrich or Dbpoor, Ab7  Db  
Abde-de-de-Dbde-de-Ab7de-de-Dbde.Eb  
[Chorus] 
AbTinker, Abtailor, Eb7soldier or Absailor, Eb7dream as the Abworld goes Ab/Criding Eb7by,
         Ab      Ab                Eb7      Ab              Eb7            AbN.C.    N.C.
  turn the pages back through the ages, what are their names? Just you and I.
[Verse 2] (Reprise)
DbYou're the Dbone I Ab7want to be Dbnearest, Ab7never to Dblose or Db/Fbe withAb7out,
  Dbside by Dbside, my Ab7darling, my Dbdearest,   Ab7gaily we Dbride love's Ab7roundaDbbout.Ab7  
[Outro] (Fading Out)
Db       Db       Ab7       Db
Ab7      Db       Db/F      Ab7
Db       Db       Ab7       Db
Ab7      Db       Ab7       Db

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Loves Roundabout

by Teddy Johnson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

G/B

Ab7

Db/F

Eb7

Ab/C

Love's Roundabout (La Ronde De L'Amour)

Measure 3/4

ATTENTION: stay very easy from Key Change if you put the capo on 1 (Transpose Button on -1)

[Intro 1]

C C G C

G C C/E G

[Intro 2] (Whistled Introduction)

C C G C

G C G7 C G

[Verse 1]

C C G7 C G7 C C/E G7

Round and round forever and ever, we're riding on love's roundabout.

C C G7 C G7 C G7 C

Rich or poor or foolish or clever, round we must go, year in, year out.

[Chorus]

G G D7 G D7 G G/B D7

Tinker, tailor, soldier or sailor, dream as the world goes riding by,

G G D7 G D7 G D7 G G7

turn the pages back through the ages, what are their names? Just you and I.

[Verse 2]

C C G7 C G7 C C/E G7

You're the one I want to be nearest, never to lose or be without,

C C G7 C G7 C G7 C

side by side, my darling, my dearest, gaily we ride love's roundabout.

[Interlude] (Key Change to Db)

Db Db Ab7 Db

Ab7 Db Db/F Ab7

Ab7

Round and round we'll go,

Db Db Ab7 Db

rich or poor,

Ab Db Ab7 Db Eb

de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de.

[Chorus]

Ab Ab Eb7 Ab Eb7 Ab Ab/C Eb7

Tinker, tailor, soldier or sailor, dream as the world goes riding by,

Ab Ab Eb7 Ab Eb7 Ab

N.C. N.C.

turn the pages back through the ages, what are their names? Just you and I.

[Verse 2] (Reprise)

Db Db Ab7 Db Ab7 Db Db/F Ab7

You're the one I want to be nearest, never to lose or be without,

Db Db Ab7 Db Ab7 Db Ab7 Db Ab7

side by side, my darling, my dearest, gaily we ride love's roundabout.

[Outro] (Fading Out)

Db Db Ab7 Db

Ab7 Db Db/F Ab7

Db Db Ab7 Db

Ab7 Db Ab7 Db

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