Up Around The Bend Uke tab by Creedence Clearwater Revival

5 Chords used in the song: D, A, A7, G, D/F#

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Year:  1970
Difficulty: 
3.5
(Intermediate)
Key: D, BmChords and Tablature
[Verse 1]
D chordD
There's a place up ahead and I'm goin'
A chordA D chordD
just as fast as my feet can fly.
D chordD
Come away, come away if you're goin',
A chordA A7 chordA7 D chordD
leave the sinkin' ship behind.


[Chorus]
G chordG D chordD A7 chordA7
C'mon the risin' wind,
G chordG D chordD A chordA A7 chordA7
we're goin' up around the bend. Whoooh.


[Verse 2]
D chordD
Bring a song and a smile for the banjo,
A chordA D chordD
better get while the gettin's good.
D chordD
Hitch a ride to the end of the highway
A chordA A7 chordA7 D chordD
where the neons turn to wood.


[Chorus]
G chordG D chordD A7 chordA7
C'mon the risin' wind,
G chordG D chordD A chordA
we're goin' up around the bend.


[Verse 3]
D chordD
You can ponder perpetual motion,
A chordA D chordD
fix your mind for a crystal day.
D chordD
Always time for a good conversation,
A chordA A7 chordA7 D chordD
there's an ear for what you say.


[Chorus]
G chordG D chordD A7 chordA7
C'mon the risin' wind,
G chordG D chordD A chordA
we're goin' up around the bend.


[Instrumental]

| D chordD | D chordD | A chordA | D chordD | x2

| G chordG D/F# chordD/F#| A chordA |
| G chordG D chordD | A chordA | A chordA |


[Verse 4]
D chordD
Catch a ride to the end of the highway
A chordA D chordD
and we'll meet by the big red tree.
D chordD
There's a place up ahead and I'm goin',
A chordA A7 chordA7 D chordD
come along, come along with me.


[Chorus]
G chordG D chordD A7 chordA7
C'mon the risin' wind,
G chordG D chordD A chordA
we're goin' up around the bend.


[Outro]

| D chordD | D chordD | A chordA | A chordA D chordD | x3

(fade out)

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About this song: Up Around The Bend

"Up Around the Bend" is a song recorded by the American band, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and written by the band's lead singer, guitarist and songwriter, John Fogerty. The song was composed and recorded only a few days prior to the band's April 1970 European tour and was included on the album, Cosmo's Factory.The song is opened with a prominent, high-pitched guitar riff played by John Fogerty. The song's lyrics have Fogerty telling of a gathering "up around the bend" on the highway and inviting the listener to join in. Read more on Last.fm.

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