Wandering Chords
by James Taylor
Wandering by James Taylor is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Aadd. It uses the chords Aadd9, C#m7, F#7sus4, F#7, Bm7, E7, E6, D and E7sus4. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
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INTRO
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Aadd9 Aadd9
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verse 1
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Aadd9 C#m7
I've been wand'rin' early and late,
F#7sus4 (F#7) Bm7 E7
From New York Ci- ty to the Golden Gate.
E7 (E6) Bm7 C#m7 D E7sus4 E7 Aadd9
And it don't look like I'll ever stop my wan- der- in'.
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verse 2
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Aadd9 C#m7
My daddy was an engineer, my brother drives a hack,
F#7sus4 (F#7) Bm7 E7
My sister takes in laun- dry while the baby balls the jack.
E7 (E6) Bm7 C#m7 D E7sus4 E7 Aadd9
And it don't look like I'll ever stop my wan- der- in'.
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verse 3
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Aadd9 C#m7
I've been in the army, I've worked on a farm,
F#7sus4 (F#7) Bm7 E7
And all I've got to show is the muscle in my arm.
E7 (E6) Bm7 C#m7 D E7sus4 E7 Aadd9
And it don't look like I'll ever stop my wan- der- in'.
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verse 4
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Aadd9 C#m7
My ma, she died when I was young,
F#7sus4 (F#7) Bm7 E7
My daddy took to steal- in' and he got hung.
E7 (E6) Bm7 C#m7 D E7sus4 E7 Aadd9
And it don't look like I'll ever stop my wan- der- in'.
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VERSE 5
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Aadd9 C#m7
Snakes in the ocean, eels in the sea,
F#7sus4 (F#7) Bm7 E7
I let a red-headed wom- an make a fool out of me.
E7 (E6) Bm7 C#m7 D E7sus4 E7 Aadd9
And it don't look like I'll ever stop my wan- der- in'.
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VERSE 6
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Aadd9 C#m7
I've been wand'rin' early and late,
F#7sus4 (F#7) Bm7 E7
From New York Ci- ty to the Golden Gate.
E7 (E6) Bm7 C#m7 D E7sus4 E7 Aadd9
And it don't look like I'll ever stop my wan- der- in'.
E7 (E6) Bm7 C#m7 D E7sus4 E7 Aadd9
No, it don't look like I'll ever stop my wan- der- in'.
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EXIT
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Aadd9 Aadd9