Detour Ahead
Billie Holiday
R&B / SoulAdvanced for beginners21 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
Cm7Diagram coming soon
F#7Diagram coming soon
B7Diagram coming soon
Fm7Diagram coming soon
Em7
Am
D7
Dm7Diagram coming soon
G7
Gm7Diagram coming soon
C7
Bb7Diagram coming soon
Am7
Ab7Diagram coming soon
F#m7Diagram coming soon
Em
Db7Diagram coming soon
F#Diagram coming soon
BbDiagram coming soon
E7
Eb9Diagram coming soon
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
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#(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
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Chord set
Cm7 · F#7 · B7 · Fm7 · Em7 · Am · D7 · Dm7 · G7 · Gm7 · C7 · Bb7 · Am7 · Ab7 · F#m7 · Em · Db7 · F# · Bb · E7 · Eb9
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.