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Key: G major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Ward bond
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Was his sidekick rowdy Yates?
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Drove that wagon train out West
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Right along this interstate
Verse 2
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Cross the high plains of Kansas
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To the Colorado line
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Spent a lot of sleepless nights
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'round the campfire
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They had mountains on their minds
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Those high
Verse 3
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plains people
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They're different somehow
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You spent your life leaning
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into a hard wind
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I guess you're less likely to take a bow
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All these stories buried out here
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They're calling to me
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Like the earthquakes in California
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Like the hills back in Tennessee
Verse 4
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I gotta circle back
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Touch something near
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Find out which way to go
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To get on out of here
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I lost my thread
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And I've lost some time
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But it takes a lot of ground
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For me to change my mind
Interlude 1
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Verse 5
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Well its ninety nine in Topeka
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The wind is blowin' hot
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Blowin' through my oldest
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daughter's hair
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With everything else I forgot
Verse 6
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I drove her out to college
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Drove back through an empty space
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Thinkin' back to when
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she was a baby
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Tryin' hard to see that face
Verse 7
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I gotta circle back
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Find out which way to go
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To get on out of here
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I lost my thread
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And I've lost some time
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Gm
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But it takes a lot of ground
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For me to change my mind
Interlude 2
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Verse 8
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Two kids up and at 'em
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One more left at home
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She's a spark plug, a real fire cracker
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And in four years she'll be gone
Verse 9
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They just blow through your life
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Like the wind on the plains
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Like the dust that covers everything
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'Til the rivers fill with rain
Verse 10
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I gotta circle back
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Touch something near
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Find out which way to go
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To get on out of here
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I lost my thread
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And I've lost some time
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But it takes a lot of ground
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For me to change my mind
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • Em

  • C

  • Am

  • D

  • Gm

    3

  • Bm

    2

Capo: 0

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The original key of Circle Back by John Hiatt is G major.

The primary chords used in Circle Back are G, Em, C, Am, D, Gm.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, Em, C, Am, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Circle Back is approximately 167 beats per minute.

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