The Circle Is Small Chords by Gordon Lightfoot

Tempo:
91.95 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Bb

Eb

Gm

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb] [Ab] It's alright for some, not alright for me.
[Gm] When the one that I'm loving slips around.
You [Ab] think it's time to do.
[Cm] [Ab] Things I cannot say [Gm] and you're doing it to me.
[Ab] Baby, can't you see [Eb] that [Bb] I know how it is .
[Eb] I can see it in your eyes [Ab] and feel it in the [Bb] way you kiss my [Eb] lips.
I [Ab] [Bb] .
[Eb] can hear it in your [Ab] voice whenever we are [Bb] talking like [Eb] this.
I [Ab] [Bb] .
[Eb] can see what you believe [Ab] in when his name [Bb] is mentioned and [Eb] I die.
I [Ab] [Bb] .
[Eb] can watch the way you [Ab] walk, the way you [Bb] talk, the way you [Eb] pose, you rise.
[Ab] [Bb] .
[Ab] It's alright for some, [Fm] not alright to be [Gm] where the one that I'm loving can't be found.
The [Ab] city where we live [Fm] might be quite large [Gm] but the circle is small.
[Ab] Why not tell us all [Bb] and then all of us will know .
[Eb] I can see it in your [Ab] eyes and feel it [Bb] in the way you kiss [Eb] my lips.
[Gm] I [Ab] [Bb] .
[Eb] can hear it in your [Ab] voice whenever [Bb] we are talking [Eb] like this.
[Gm] I [Ab] [Bb] .
[Eb] can see what you [Ab] believe in when his name is [Bb] mentioned [Eb] and I die.
[Gm] I [Ab] [Bb] .
[Eb] can watch the way you [Ab] walk, the way you [Bb] talk, the way you [Eb] pose, you rise.
[Gm] It's [Ab] [Bb] .
[Ab] alright to be, not alright to lie [Gm] when you come home and you can't say where you've been.
You [Ab] think it's fine to do [Fm] things I [Bb] cannot say [Gm] and you're doing it to me.
[Ab] Baby, can't you see that [Bb] I know how it is .
[Eb] I can see it in your [Ab] eyes and feel it in [Bb] the way you kiss my [Eb] lips.
[Gm] I [Ab] [Bb] .
[Eb] can hear it in your [Ab] voice whenever we are [Bb].
talking [Eb] like this.
[Gm] [Ab] [Bb] .
[Eb] I can see what you believe [Ab] in when his name [Bb] is mentioned and [Eb] I die.
[Gm] I [Ab] [Bb] .
[Eb] can watch the way you walk, [Ab] the way you talk, [Bb] the way you pose, [Eb] you rise.
[Gm] [Ab] [Bb] .
[Eb] I can see it in your eyes [Ab] and feel it in the [Bb] way you kiss my [Eb] lips.
[Gm] I [Ab] [Bb] .
[Eb] can hear it in your voice [Ab] whenever we are [Bb] talking like [Eb] this.
[Gm] [Ab] [Bb] [Eb] [Gm] [Ab] [Bb] .
[Eb] [Gm] [Ab] .
Key:  
Ab
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Bb
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Eb
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Gm
123111113
Fm
123111111
Ab
134211114
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
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To learn Gordon Lightfoot - The Circle Is Small chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Gm, Ab, Bb, Eb, Gm, Eb and Ab. A strategic approach would be to train at 45 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 92. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Eb Major.

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[Bb] [Ab] It's alright for some, not alright for me.
[Gm] When the one that I'm loving slips around.
You [Ab] think it's time to do.
[Cm] [Ab] Things I cannot say [Gm] and you're doing it to me.
[Ab] Baby, can't you see [Eb] that [Bb] I know how it is _ _ _ .
[Eb] I can see it in your eyes [Ab] and feel it in the [Bb] way you kiss my [Eb] lips.
I _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ .
_ [Eb] can hear it in your [Ab] voice whenever we are [Bb] talking like [Eb] this.
I _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ .
_ [Eb] can see what you believe [Ab] in when his name [Bb] is mentioned and [Eb] I die.
_ I [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ .
_ [Eb] can watch the way you [Ab] walk, the way you [Bb] talk, the way you [Eb] pose, you rise.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ .
[Ab] It's alright for some, [Fm] not alright to be [Gm] where the one that I'm loving can't be found.
The [Ab] city where we live [Fm] might be quite large [Gm] but the circle is small.
_ [Ab] Why not tell us all [Bb] and then all of us will know _ _ .
_ [Eb] I can see it in your [Ab] eyes and feel it [Bb] in the way you kiss [Eb] my lips.
[Gm] I [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ .
_ [Eb] can hear it in your [Ab] voice whenever [Bb] we are talking [Eb] like this.
[Gm] I [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ .
_ [Eb] can see what you [Ab] believe in when his name is [Bb] mentioned [Eb] and I die.
[Gm] I [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ .
_ [Eb] can watch the way you [Ab] walk, the way you [Bb] talk, the way you [Eb] pose, you rise.
[Gm] It's [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ .
_ [Ab] alright to be, not alright to lie [Gm] when you come home and you can't say where you've been.
You [Ab] think it's fine to do [Fm] things I [Bb] cannot say [Gm] and you're doing it to me.
_ [Ab] Baby, can't you see that [Bb] I know how it is _ _ _ .
[Eb] I can see it in your [Ab] eyes and feel it in [Bb] the way you kiss my [Eb] lips.
[Gm] I _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ .
_ [Eb] can hear it in your [Ab] voice whenever we are [Bb].
talking [Eb] like this.
_ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ .
[Eb] I can see what you believe [Ab] in when his name [Bb] is mentioned and [Eb] I die.
[Gm] I _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ .
_ [Eb] can watch the way you walk, [Ab] the way you talk, [Bb] the way you pose, [Eb] you rise.
_ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ .
[Eb] I can see it in your eyes [Ab] and feel it in the [Bb] way you kiss my [Eb] lips.
[Gm] I _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ .
_ [Eb] can hear it in your voice [Ab] whenever we are [Bb] talking like [Eb] this.
_ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ .
_ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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