Detour Ahead Chords
Detour Ahead by Stevie Wonder is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of F#. It uses the chords Cm7, F#7/13, B7, Fm7, Em7, Am, D7, Dm7, G7, Gm7, C7, Bb7/13, Am7, Ab7/13, F#m7, Em, Db7/13, Bb, E7, Eb9 and G7sus. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Cm7 F#7/13 B7
Smooth road, clear day
Fm7 Em7 Am D7 Dm7 G7
But why am I the only one trav'ling this way
Gm7 C7 Fm7 Bb7/13
How strange the road to love should be so easy
Cm7 Am7 Ab7/13 Dm7 G7
Can there be a detour ahead
Cm7 F#7/13 B7
Wake up, slow down
Fm7 Em7 Am
Before you crash and break your heart
D7 Dm7 G7
Gullible clown
Gm7 C7 Fm7 Bb7/13
You fool, you're headed in the wrong direction
Cm7 Am F#m7
Can't you see the detour ahead
B7 Em
The further you travel
B7 Em7
The harder to unravel the web
F#m7 B7
She spins around you
Em7
Turn back while there's time
B7
Can't you see the danger sign
Em7 Db7/13
Soft shoulders surround you
Cm7 F#7/13 B7
Smooth road, clear night
Fm7 Em7 Am
Oh lucky me that suddenly
D7 Dm7 G7
I saw the light
Gm7 C7 Fm7 Bb
I'm turning back away from all this trouble
Cm7 E7 Am7 Eb9
Smooth road, smooth road,
D7 G7sus G7 Cm7
No detour ahead