Guitar chords Up Around The Bend

Up Around The Bend is a song written by John Fogerty and is one of the most famous singles by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Released in 1970, the song mirrors the optimistic atmosphere and the sense of change that marked the late 60s and early 70s in the United States. The lyrics propose an invitation to leave problems behind and head for new horizons, symbolized by the bend in the road.

Key:  D 
 
D
 
There's a place up ahead and I'm goin'
 
A
                        
D
 
just as fast as my feet can fly.
 
D
 
Come away, come away if you're goin',
 
A
                 
A7
    
D
 
leave the sinkin' ship behind.

 
G
        
D
      
A7
 
C'mon the risin' wind,
       
G
        
D
         
A
      
A7
 
we're goin' up around the bend. Whoooh.

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

 
G
         
D
     
A7
 
C'mon the risin' wind,
      
G
        
D
          
A
 
we're goin' up around the bend.

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

 
G
         
D
     
A7
 
C'mon the risin' wind,
      
G
        
D
          
A
 
we're goin' up around the bend.

  
D
                   
A
         
D
 
  
G
   
D/F#
  
A
 
  
G
   
D
     
A
 

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

 
G
         
D
     
A7
 
C'mon the risin' wind,
      
G
        
D
          
A
 
we're goin' up around the bend.

  
D
                   
A
            
D
 
(fade out)