Nat King Cole – Around The World Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Nat King Cole – Around The World Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsAAmaj7Gb7/BbBm7E7BmGbm7Gb7/F#Ab7Gb7G

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These are Around The World by Nat King Cole on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar & Keyboard.

[Intro]
A Amaj7 A Amaj7

[Verse 1]
 A         Amaj7   A
Around the world, I've
             Amaj7
searched for you
           A
I traveled on when hope was
Gb7/Bb         Bm7   E7
 gone to keep a rendezvous
  Bm7      E7         Bm7
I knew somewhere, sometime,
 E7        Bm
somehow you'd look at me
            E7      Gbm7
And I would see the smile
                A
you're smiling now

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[Chorus]
   A          Amaj7
It might have been in
A          Amaj7
County Down
          A
Or in New York, in Gay
Gb7/F#    Bm7         Bm
 Paree or even London Town
 Bm7         Ab7       A
No more will I go all around
     Gb7
the world
           Bm7
For I have found my
 E7       A
 world in you


[Instrument]
A  Amaj7  A  Amaj7
A  Gb7/Bb Bm7  E7
Bm7  E7  Bm7  E7
Bm   E7  Gbm7  A

[Outro]
   A          Amaj7  A
It might have been in County
Amaj7
Down
          A
Or in New York, in Gay
Gb7/F#   Bm7         Bm
Paree or even London Town
Bm7          Ab7
No more will I go all
 A         Gb7
 around the world
           Bm7
For I have found my
E7       A   G  A
world in you.........

Watch: Around the World

From Nat King Cole Trio - Topic on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

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

Around The World by Nat King Cole is centred on B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 11 chords: A, Amaj7, Gb7/Bb, Bm7, E7, Bm, Gbm7, Gb7/F#, Ab7, Gb7 and G.

Listen for A – Amaj7 – A – Gb7/Bb (VII – VIImaj7 – VII – V7 in B minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, Gmaj7, E7, Am7, D7, Am, Em7, F#7, F (78% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 44% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Amaj7 chord on guitar (x02120)
Amaj7A C♯ E G♯
Gb7 chord on guitar (242322)
G♭7G♭ B♭ D♭ F♭
Bm7 chord on guitar (x24232)
Bm7B D F♯ A
E7 chord on guitar (020100)
E7E G♯ B D
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
Gbm7 chord on guitar (242222)
G♭m7G♭ A D♭ F♭
Ab7 chord on guitar (464544)
A♭7A♭ C E♭ G♭
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D

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Around The World chords: questions

What key is Around The World in?

Around The World by Nat King Cole is centred on B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Around The World?

Around The World uses 11 chords: A, Amaj7, Gb7/Bb, Bm7, E7, Bm, Gbm7, Gb7/F#, Ab7, Gb7, G.

What is the chord progression of Around The World?

The main progression is A – Amaj7 – A – Gb7/Bb (VII – VIImaj7 – VII – V7).

Is Around The World easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, Gmaj7, E7, Am7, D7, Am, Em7, F#7, F (78% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 44% without a capo).

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