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Once Around The Block chords by Badly Drawn Boy (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Dm7
Bbmaj7
C6
Am7
Dm/F
C

Intro 1
Dm7 
Bbmaj7 
Bbmaj7 
C6 
Dm7 
Bbmaj7 
Bbmaj7 
C6 
Dm7 
Bbmaj7 
Bbmaj7 
C6 
Dm7 
Bbmaj7 
Bbmaj7 
C6 
Dm7 
Bbmaj7 
Bbmaj7 
C6 
Dm7 
Bbmaj7 
Bbmaj7 
C6 
Dm7 
Bbmaj7 
Bbmaj7 
C6 
Dm7 
Bbmaj7 
Bbmaj7 
C6 

Verse 1
Dm7 
Bbmaj7 
You quiver like a candle on fire
C6 
Dm7 
I'm putting you out
Bbmaj7 
C6 
Maybe tonight we could be the last shout
Dm7 
Bbmaj7 
C6 
But I'm fasci nated     by your style
Dm7 
Bbmaj7 
C6 
Your beauty will last for a while

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Interlude 1

Dm7

Bbmaj7

Bbmaj7

C6

Dm7

Bbmaj7

Bbmaj7

C6

Verse 2
Dm7 
Bbmaj7 
You're feeling instead of being
C6 
Dm7 
Bbmaj7 
The more that I live on the inside
C6 
There's nothing to give
Dm7 
Bbmaj7 
C6 
I'm infat   uated by your moves
Dm7 
Bbmaj7 
C6 
I've got   to search hard for your clues

Interlude 2

Dm7

Bbmaj7

Bbmaj7

C6

Dm7

Bbmaj7

Bbmaj7

C6

Dm7

Bbmaj7

Bbmaj7

C6

Dm7

Bbmaj7

Bbmaj7

C6

Verse 3
Dm7 
Bbmaj7 
I want  to repair your desire
C6 
Dm7 
And call it a gift
Bbmaj7 
C6 
That I stole from just wanting to live
Dm7 
Bbmaj7 
C6 
How I see   the vision through your eyes
Dm7 
Bbmaj7 
C6 
Your innocence no        longer fuels

Interlude 3

Dm7

Bbmaj7

Bbmaj7

C6

(surprise)

Dm7

Bbmaj7

Bbmaj7

C6

Dm7

Bbmaj7

Bbmaj7

C6

Dm7

Bbmaj7

Bbmaj7

C6

Interlude 4

Bbmaj7

Bbmaj7

Am7

Am7

Dm7

Dm7

Am7

Am7

Bbmaj7

Dm/F

Am7

Am7

Dm7

Dm7

Bbmaj7

C

Interlude 5

Dm7

Bbmaj7

Bbmaj7

C6

Dm7

Bbmaj7

Bbmaj7

C6

Dm7

Bbmaj7

Bbmaj7

C6

Dm7

Bbmaj7

Bbmaj7

C6

Interlude 6

Dm7

Bbmaj7

Bbmaj7

C6

Dm7

Bbmaj7

Bbmaj7

C6

Dm7

Bbmaj7

Bbmaj7

C6

Dm7

Bbmaj7

Bbmaj7

C6

Interlude 7

Dm7

Bbmaj7

Bbmaj7

C6

Dm7

Bbmaj7

Bbmaj7

C6

Dm7

Bbmaj7

Bbmaj7

C6

Dm7

Bbmaj7

Bbmaj7

C6

Verse 4
Dm7 
Bbmaj7 
You're trying to outrun your fear
C6 
Dm7 
You're running to lose,
Bbmaj7 
heart on your sleeve
C6 
And your sole in your shoes
Dm7 
Bbmaj7 
Take a left, a sharp left
C6 
And another left
Dm7 
Bbmaj7 
Meet  me on the corner
C6 
And we'll start

Outro 1
Dm7 
Bbmaj7 
Bbmaj7 
C6 
(a- gain)
Dm7 
Bbmaj7 
Bbmaj7 
C6 
Dm7 
Bbmaj7 
Bbmaj7 
C6 
Dm7 
Bbmaj7 
Bbmaj7 
C6 
[Repeat and fade]

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Dm7
Bbmaj7
C6
Am7
Dm/F
C

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: D minorBPM: 82

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

Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
Bbmaj7: x-1-3-2-3-x
C6: x-3-2-2-1-x
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
Dm/F: 1-x-0-2-3-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Once Around The Block by Badly Drawn Boy, 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 D minor. It suits players who want to learn Once Around The Block the way Badly Drawn Boy intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Once Around The Block

Badly Drawn Boy

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