Round of Blues (Shawn Colvin - Larry Klein)

I was watching Shawn Colvin on Austin City Limits and was able to figure
out Round of Blues, which, granted, wasn't all that hard. She plays it
capoed at the 6th fret. At that key, the chords for the verses and
bridge are just C, D, and G and for the chorus are F, G, and C. (I
didn't notice if the other players were capoed; I was too busy paying
attention to what she was doing.)

capo 6th fret

CC Piano Chord 
       DD Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 

Here we go again
CC Piano Chord 
       DD Piano Chord 
        GG Piano Chord 

Another round of blues
CC Piano Chord 
       DD Piano Chord 
     GG Piano Chord 

Several miles ago
CC Piano Chord 
     DD Piano Chord 
       GG Piano Chord 

I set down my angel shoes
On a lost highway
For a better view
Now in my mind's eye
All roads lead to you

Chorus:
FF Piano Chord 

So wherever you go
GG Piano Chord 
       CC Piano Chord 

You better take care of me
FF Piano Chord 

This time
GG Piano Chord 
      CC Piano Chord 

If you're gonna go
FF Piano Chord 
        GG Piano Chord 
      CC Piano Chord 

Remember me and all
FF Piano Chord 

This time

We had our bitter cheer
And sweet sorrow
We lost a lot today
We get it back tomorrow
I hear the sound of wheels
I know the rainbow's end
I see lights in a fat city
I feel love again

Chorus

Bridge:
CC Piano Chord 

All this time
GG Piano Chord 

I been makin' deals
DD Piano Chord 

Shades of black and white
GG Piano Chord 

On a Hollywood reel
CC Piano Chord 

All this time
GG Piano Chord 

I been missing
DD Piano Chord 

Something so real, so real
CC Piano Chord 

All this time
GG Piano Chord 

I been a face in a crowd
DD Piano Chord 

Now I'm living in color
GG Piano Chord 

And laughing out loud
CC Piano Chord 

All these names
GG Piano Chord 

For just foolin' around
DD Piano Chord 

It's a new breakthrough
It's an old breakdown

We smoked a lot of hope
We did our cryin', too
We're finally waking up
To what a real love can do
Down a lost highway
Under the twilight moon
A chorus in your eyes
Another round of blues

Chorus

CC Piano Chord 

We had all
FF Piano Chord 

This time
CC Piano Chord 

We had all
FF Piano Chord 

This time

(Lyrics from cd-sleeve)

Personally, I like the sound when I capo on the 1st fret and transpose
it down, which makes the chords F, G, and C (verses and bridge)
and Bb, C, and F (chorus), i.e.,

capo 1st fret

FF Piano Chord 
       GG Piano Chord 
  CC Piano Chord 

Here we go again
FF Piano Chord 
       GG Piano Chord 
        CC Piano Chord 

Another round of blues
...

Chorus:
BbBb Piano Chord 

So wherever you go
CC Piano Chord 
       FF Piano Chord 

You better take care of me
BbBb Piano Chord 

This time
CC Piano Chord 
      FF Piano Chord 

If you're gonna go
...

Bridge:
FF Piano Chord 

All this time
CC Piano Chord 

I been makin' deals
GG Piano Chord 

Shades of black and white
CC Piano Chord 

On a Hollywood reel
FF Piano Chord 

All this time
CC Piano Chord 

I been missing
GG Piano Chord 

Something so real, so real
...

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|: Round of Blues (Shawn Colvin - Larry Klein)
|:
|: I was watching Shawn Colvin on Austin City Limits and was able to figure
|: out Round of Blues, which, granted, wasn't all that hard. She plays it
|: capoed at the 6th fret. At that key, the chords for the verses and
|: bridge are just C, D, and G and for the chorus are F, G, and C. (I
|: didn't notice if the other players were capoed; I was too busy paying
|: attention to what she was doing.)
|:

|: capo 6th fret

Here's the intro:  there's a synth chord that sustains for a while, and then you
play (remembering the capo) the following twice, with some syncopation on the last part the second time

---------------------9-9--
-------6h7-----------6-6--
-------8---8-6-------7-7--
--8-8--8---8-8-9-9-9-9-9--
--6-6--6---6-6------------
--------------------------

The last chord is (I think) Fdim(9), which is the root, minor third, diminished 5th, and major 9th intervals.  This chord is used in other places throughout the rest of the song.

|:
|: CC Piano Chord 
       DD Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 

|: Here we go again
|: CC Piano Chord 
       DD Piano Chord 
        GG Piano Chord 

|: Another round of blues
|: CC Piano Chord 
       DD Piano Chord 
     GG Piano Chord 

|: Several miles ago
|: CC Piano Chord 
     DD Piano Chord 
       GG Piano Chord 

|: I set down my angel shoes

The following section uses the C-D-Em chord progression, _not_ C-D-G!!!!!

|: On a lost highway
|: For a better view
|: Now in my mind's eye

This last line sits on one chord, which is a form of C(9)/G, played as

--6--
--7--
--6--
--6--
--9--
--9--

|: All roads lead to you
|:
|: Chorus:
|: FF Piano Chord 

|: So wherever you go
|:                 GG Piano Chord 
       CC Piano Chord 

|: You better take care of me
|: FF Piano Chord 

|: This time
|:    GG Piano Chord 
      CC Piano Chord 

|: If you're gonna go
|: FF Piano Chord 
        GG Piano Chord 
      CC Piano Chord 

|: Remember me and all
|: FF Piano Chord 

|: This time
|:

Try this for the chorus instead:

C/GC/G Piano Chord 
             Fdim(9)
So wherever you go
GG Piano Chord 
     AmAm Piano Chord 

You'd better take care of me
Fdim(9)
This time
Fdim(9)/E   DmDm Piano Chord 

If you're gonna go
GG Piano Chord 
      AmAm Piano Chord 

Remember me and all
Fdim(9)
This time

Play the Fdim(9)/E as

--9--
--6--
--7--
--8--
-----
-----

-----big cut right here - play verse and chorus as above-----

|: Bridge:
|: CC Piano Chord 

|: All this time
|:        GG Piano Chord 

|: I been makin' deals
|:           DD Piano Chord 

|: Shades of black and white
|:      GG Piano Chord 

|: On a Hollywood reel
|: CC Piano Chord 

|: All this time
|:        GG Piano Chord 

|: I been missing
|:              DD Piano Chord 

|: Something so real, so real
|: CC Piano Chord 

|: All this time
|:          GG Piano Chord 

|: I been a face in a crowd
|:         DD Piano Chord 

|: Now I'm living in color
|:     GG Piano Chord 

|: And laughing out loud

Play Em instead of G on the above line

|: CC Piano Chord 

|: All these names
|:          GG Piano Chord 

|: For just foolin' around
|:        DD Piano Chord 

|: It's a new breakthrough
|: It's an old breakdown

The rest of the song is repeats of the above verses and chorus, so play them accordingly.

Let me know if you have any questions, or if you take issue with anything I've written here.

Dave