All Around chords by
America (Official Version)

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Key: G majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Verse 1
G G 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
F F 
 
I look to the east  when the day is done
C C 
 
And think of it all
G G 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
All the thoughts that I've seen
C C 
 
of satin seams
G G 
 
And tide pool dreams

Pre-chorus 1
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G/D G/D 
 
I look to the sun   (as the day is dawning)
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G/D G/D 
 
I carry my dreams (from a moment before)
Dm7 Dm7 
 
I try to recall
G/D G/D 
 
(but I find myself yawning)
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G G 
 
I guess they are gone, but there's more,
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G G 
 
so I head  out the door

Chorus 1
Cm Cm 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
All around
Bb Bb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
listen and you can hear the sound
Cm Cm 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
On cloudy days
Bb Bb 
 
G/D G/D 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
seems like I always feel this way
G/D G/D 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 

Verse 2
G G 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
F F 
 
First break in the day   if the time is right,
C C 
 
nobody minds
G G 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
I stroll down the lane
C C 
 
take a breath of air
G G 
 
and drift on a dream

Pre-chorus 2
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G/D G/D 
 
I look to the sun   (as the day is warming)
Dm7 Dm7 
 
Consider the things
G/D G/D 
 
(that have happened before)
Dm7 Dm7 
 
I feel like I'm one
G/D G/D 
 
(with the wind on the hillside)
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G G 
 
I feel like I'm one   with the river
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G G 
 
that runs  by my door

Chorus 2
Cm Cm 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
All around
Bb Bb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
listen and you can hear the sound
Cm Cm 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
On cloudy days
Bb Bb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
seems like I always feel this way
Cm Cm 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
All around
Bb Bb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
listen and you can hear the sound
Cm Cm 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
On cloudy days
Bb Bb 
 
G/D G/D 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
seems like I always feel this way
G/D G/D 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 

Pre-chorus 3
G/D G/D 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G/D G/D 
 
I look to the sun   (as the day is dawning)
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G/D G/D 
 
I carry my dreams (from a moment before)
Dm7 Dm7 
 
I feel like I'm one
G/D G/D 
 
(with the wind on the hillside)
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G G 
 
I feel like I'm one   with the river
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G G 
 
that runs  by my door

Chorus 3
Cm Cm 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
All around
Bb Bb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
listen and you can hear the sound
Cm Cm 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
On cloudy days
Bb Bb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
seems like I always feel this way
Cm Cm 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
All around
Bb Bb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
listen and you can hear the sound
Cm Cm 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
On cloudy days
Bb Bb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
seems like I always feel this way

Outro 1
Cm Cm 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
All around
Bb Bb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
listen and you can hear the sound
Cm Cm 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
On cloudy days
Bb Bb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
seems like I always feel this way
[Fade out]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsG Dm7 F C G/D...

Chords

G
Dm7
F
C
G/D
Cm
Fm7
Bb
Eb

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G/D: x-x-0-0-0-3
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Fm7: 1-3-1-1-1-1
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

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This is the definitive original version of All Around by America, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of America's performance.

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