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Roundabout

by Yes · posted by WaltP

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Tab
ROUNDABOUT
By: Jon Anderson, Steve Howe
Yes
Key: G


 -4  4* -4   -6*  6  6
I'll be the round-a-bout
-4    4*   -4   -6*  7  -6*  7  -6*
The words will make you out 'n' out
-4  4*  -4  -6*  7   -7
I spend the day your way
 7  -6*  -6*  6   -6*  6   -6*  6   -6*
Call it morn-ing driv-ing thru the sound 
 6 -6*  6  -6*  6   7  -7
and in and out the val-ley

-4  4* -4   -6*   6   6
The mu-sic dance and sing
 -4   4*  -4  -6*   7    -6* 7   -6*
They make the chil-dren real-ly ring
-4  4*  -4  -6*  7   -7
I spend the day your way
 7  -6*  -6*  6   -6*  6   -6*  6   -6*
Call it morn-ing driv-ing thru the sound 
 6 -6*  6  -6*  6   7   7
and in and out the val-ley

3   3  6  -5    4   -4
In and a-round the lake
 3     3    6   -5  -5  4  -4
Moun-tains come out of the sky 
 6   6    -6*   7 3
and they stand there

-5   -5  6 -5   -6   -5  -6
One mile o-ver we'll be there 
-5   -6    7  -7*
and we'll see you
-5   -5   6   -5   -6   -5  -6
Ten true sum-mers we'll be there 
-5   -6*   7  -7*7
and laugh-ing too
 -5  -5  6   -5  -6  -5  6    -6     7
Twen-ty four be-fore my love you'll see 
 7   7    7    7    7
I'll be there with you

-4 -5  -4 -6*  6   6
I will re-mem-ber you
 -4   4* -4   -6*  7    -6*    7   -6*
Your sil-hou-ette will charge the view
-4  -5  -4   -6* 7   -7
Of dis-tance at-mos-phere
 7  -6*  -6*  6   -6*  6   -6*  6   -6*
Call it morn-ing driv-ing thru the sound 
 6 -6*  6  -6* 6   7   7
and ev-en  in the val-ley


3   3  6  -5    4   -4
In and a-round the lake
 3     3    6   -5  -5  4  -4
Moun-tains come out of the sky 
 6   6    -6    7 3
and they stand there

-5   -5  6 -5   -6   -5  -6
One mile o-ver we'll be there 
-5   -6    7  -7*
and we'll see you
-5   -5   6   -5   -6   -5  -6
Ten true sum-mers we'll be there 
-5   -6*   7  -7*7
and laugh-ing too
 -5  -5  6   -5  -6  -5  6    -6     7
Twen-ty four be-fore my love you'll see 
 7   7    7    7    7
I'll be there with you

4* -4   4*  -5    4*   4*   4* -4  4*
A-long the drift-ing cloud the ea-gle 
  -5    4*  4*  -4  4*  -4
Search-ing down on the land
  4*  -4   4*  -5    4*  4*
Catch-ing the swirl-ing wind 
 4*  -4  4*  -5   4*  4* -4  4*  -4
the sail-or sees the rim of the land
 4* -4  4*    -5   4*   4*   4* -4
The ea-gle's danc-ing wings cre-ate 
4*  -5   4*   4*  -4  4*  -4 
as weath-er spins out of hand

4*  -4  4*  -5   4*  4*   4*   -4  4*
Go clos-er hold the land feel part-ly 
-5  4*   4*    -4   4*  -4
no more than grains of sand
4*  -4   4*  -5   4*  4*
We stand to lose all time 
4* -4    4* -5   4*  4* -4  4*  -4
a thous-and an-swers by in our hand
 4*  -4  4*   -5  4*   4*
Next to your deep-er fears 
4*  -4    4*   -5  4* 4* 4* -4  4*   -4
we stand sur-round-ed by a mil-lion years


 -4  4* -4   -6*  6  6
I'll be the round-a-bout
-4    4*   -4   -6*  7  -6*  7  -6*
The words will make you out 'n' out
-4  4*  -4  -6*  7   -7
I spend the day your way
 7  -6*  -6*  6   -6*  6   -6*  6   -6*
Call it morn-ing driv-ing thru the sound 
 6 -6*  6  -6*  6   7  -7
and in and out the val-ley

-4  4* -4   -6*  6  6
I'll be the round-a-bout
-4    4*   -4   -6*  7  -6*  7  -6*
The words will make you out 'n' out

3   3  6  -5    4   -4
In and a-round the lake
 3     3    6   -5  -5  4  -4
Moun-tains come out of the sky 
 6   6    -6    7 3
and they stand there


-4  4* -4   -6*  6  6
I'll be the round-a-bout
-4    4*   -4   -6*  7  -6*  7  -6*
The words will make you out 'n' out
-4  4*  -4  -6*  7   -7
I spend the day your way
 7  -6*  -6*  6   -6*  6   -6*  6   -6*
Call it morn-ing driv-ing thru the sound 
 6 -6*  6  -6*  6   7  -7
and in and out the val-ley

3   3  6  -5    4   -4
In and a-round the lake
 3     3    6   -5  -5  4  -4
Moun-tains come out of the sky 
 6   6    -6    7 3
and they stand there

-5   -5  6 -5   -6   -5  -6
One mile o-ver we'll be there 
-5   -6    7  -7*
and we'll see you
-5   -5   6   -5   -6   -5  -6
Ten true sum-mers we'll be there 
-5   -6*   7  -7*7
and laugh-ing too
 -5  -5  6   -5  -6  -5  6    -6     7
Twen-ty four be-fore my love you'll see 
 7   7    7    7    7
I'll be there with you


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