Lisa Stansfield – All Around The World Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Lisa Stansfield – All Around The World Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsDmaj7EEb/FEbm9Ab/EbFm7Gbmaj7Dbmaj7Bbm7BbmDm7

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[intro]
Dmaj7
  I don't know where my baby is
E                  Dmaj7
 But I'll find him,    somewhere,
 somehow
E           Dmaj7
  I've got to let him know how
  much I care
E                    Eb/F
  I'll never give up looking
  for my baby
Eb/F

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[chorus]
Ebm9
Been around the world and I, I, I
Ebm9    Ab/Eb
I can't find my baby
Ebm9
I don't know when, I don't know why
Ebm9     Ab/Eb
Why he's gone away
    Fm7
And I don't know where he can be,
Gbmaj7
 my baby
Fm7                   Cm7  F7-13
But I'm gonna find him

[verse 1]
Ebm9              Ab/Eb
 We had a quarrel   and
 I let myself go
Dbmaj7                   Bbm7
  I said so many things, things
  he didn't know
   Ebm9
And I was, oh, oh, so bad
Ab/Eb                Dbmaj7
  I don't think he's coming back,
  Cm7 F7-13
  mm, mhm

[verse2]
Ebm9               Ab/Eb
He gave the reason, the reasons
he should go
Dbmaj7                Bbm7
And he said things he hadn't
said before
Ebm9
And he was, oh, oh, so mad
Ab/Eb                     Dbmaj7
   And I don't think he's coming back,
          Bbm
   coming back

[bridge]
Eb/F
I did too much lying
Dm7
Wasted too much time
Eb/F                    Dm7    Eb/F
Now I'm here and crying, I, I, I

[chorus]
Ebm9
Been around the world and I, I, I
Ebm9    Ab/Eb
I can't find my baby
Ebm9
I don't know when, I don't know why
Ebm9     Ab/Eb
Why he's gone away
    Fm7
And I don't know where he can be,
Gbmaj7
 my baby
Fm7                   Cm7  F7-13
But I'm gonna find him

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[interlude]
|| Gbmaj7 Gmaj7 ( pause )
Gbmaj7 Gbmaj7 Gbmaj7  Fm7 || ( x2 )

[verse3]
Ebm9            Ab/Eb
So open hearted,   he never
did me wrong
Dbmaj7        Bbm7
I was the one, the weakest
one of all
Ebm9
And now I'm, oh, oh, so sad
Ab/Eb                Dbmaj7
   I don't think he's coming back,
         Bbm
   coming back

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[bridge]
Eb/F
I did too much lying
Dm7
Wasted too much time
Eb/F                    Dm7    Eb/F
Now I'm here and crying, I, I, I

[chorus]
Ebm9
Been around the world and I, I, I
Ebm9    Ab/Eb
I can't find my baby
Ebm9
I don't know when, I don't know why
Ebm9     Ab/Eb
Why he's gone away
    Fm7
And I don't know where he can be,
Gbmaj7
 my baby
Fm7                   Cm7  F7-13
But I'm gonna find him

[chorus]
Ebm9
Been around the world and I, I, I
Ebm9    Ab/Eb
I can't find my baby
Ebm9
I don't know when, I don't know why
Ebm9     Ab/Eb
Why he's gone away
    Fm7
And I don't know where he can be,
Gbmaj7
 my baby
Fm7                   Cm7  F7-13
But I'm gonna find him...I’m going to

[verse 4]
Ebm9       Ab/Eb
...find..... him,
    Dbmaj7    Bbm7
 my be be be baby
Ebm9       Ab/Eb
................
Dbmaj7     Bbm

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[bridge]
Eb/F
I did too much lying
Dm7
Wasted too much time
Eb/F                    Dm7    Eb/F
Now I'm here and crying, I, I, I

[chorus]
Ebm9
Been around the world and I, I, I
Ebm9    Ab/Eb
I can't find my baby
Ebm9
I don't know when, I don't know why
Ebm9     Ab/Eb
Why he's gone away
    Fm7
And I don't know where he can be,
Gbmaj7
 my baby
Fm7                   Cm7  F7-13
But I'm gonna find him

[outro]
Ebm9                      Ab/Eb
I've been around the world
Ebm9                Ab/Eb
Looking for my baby
Fm7                 Gbmaj7
Been around the world
Fm7                      Cm7  F7-13
And I'm gonna, I'm gonna find him
Ebm9
Been around the world and I, I, I
Ebm9    Ab/Eb
I can't find my baby
Ebm9
I don't know when, I don't know why
Ebm9     Ab/Eb
Why he's gone away
    Fm7
And I don't know where he can be,
Gbmaj7
 my baby
( fade out )

How to play All Around The World: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for All Around The World by Lisa Stansfield on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

All Around The World by Lisa Stansfield sits in D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭), and you need 13 chords to play it: Dmaj7, E, Eb/F, Ebm9, Ab/Eb, Fm7, Gbmaj7, Cm7, F7-13, Dbmaj7, Bbm7 and Bbm and 1 more.

Listen for Ab/Eb – Ebm9 – Ab/Eb – Fm7 (V – ii9 – V – iii7 in D♭ major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is soh – reh – soh – mi. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes C#maj7, Eb, D, Dm9, G, Em7, Fmaj7, Bm7, E7, Cmaj7 (62% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 23% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Dmaj7 chord on guitar (xx0222)
Dmaj7D F♯ A C♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
Ebm9 chord on guitar (11-13-11-11-11-13)
E♭m9E♭ G♭ B♭ D♭ F
Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
Fm7 chord on guitar (131111)
Fm7F A♭ C E♭
Gbmaj7 chord on guitar (2x332x)
G♭maj7G♭ B♭ D♭ F
Cm7 chord on guitar (x35343)
Cm7C E♭ G B♭
F7 chord on guitar (131211)
F7F A C E♭
Dbmaj7 chord on guitar (x46564)
D♭maj7D♭ F A♭ C
Bbm7 chord on guitar (x13121)
B♭m7B♭ D♭ F A♭
Bbm chord on guitar (x13321)
B♭mB♭ D♭ F
Dm7 chord on guitar (xx0211)
Dm7D F A C

All Around The World chords: questions

What key is All Around The World in?

All Around The World by Lisa Stansfield is in the key of D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭).

What chords are in All Around The World?

All Around The World uses 13 chords: Dmaj7, E, Eb/F, Ebm9, Ab/Eb, Fm7, Gbmaj7, Cm7, F7-13, Dbmaj7, Bbm7, Bbm and 1 more.

What is the chord progression of All Around The World?

The main progression is Ab/Eb – Ebm9 – Ab/Eb – Fm7 (V – ii9 – V – iii7).

Is All Around The World easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes C#maj7, Eb, D, Dm9, G, Em7, Fmaj7, Bm7, E7, Cmaj7 (62% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 23% without a capo).

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