🎸 Detour chords by The Who

Intro:
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(Detour, detour)
A
Ooh, we got to make a detour


Verse 1:
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The people try, but crash right down
A
Shoot at the sky, a craze with rage
A
We're all good people if you go deep down
A
But we gotta be in keeping with the brand new age
D

Time for a detour
D             D7   D
We oughta take the curve (Detour now)
D
Taking the detour
D              D7   D
Ooh it's time for a swerve (Detour now)


Pre-Chorus:
D
The world's in a spin now
   A
It's time for a change
  C
We know we can win now
   G
We'll share the wage, we cause no pain
  Bb
We can explain, we lost the force, we went off course


Chorus:
        A
Ooh, we need a detour (Detour)
A
 (Detour)
A
With a curve and a swerve (Detour)
A
Mmm, detour (Detour)


Verse 2:
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Forget that flaw from back in the days
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And the power we sought as we took the stage
A
Made it 15 years till we found our ways
A
Our direction veers as we turn the page
D
Gotta take a detour
D          D7   D
The road is blocked (Detour now)
D
Time for a detour
D              D7   D
Ooh, the gates are locked (Detour now)


Pre-Chorus:
D               A
We're finally tracking in the path of the groove
   C           G
We're willingly backing the path of the moon
G
There'll be no more pain
  Bb
We can explain, we found the force, we're back on course


Chorus:
     A
We need a detour (Detour)
A
Gotta make the detour (Detour)
A
Oh, with a curve and a swerve (Detour)
A
 (Detour)


Bridge:
C                G
Used to say I love you but I was straight insane
  F#m             Em
I always left you holding the weight of my pain
    F            G
'Cause I couldn't stay for even one more day
 Bb              C
I broke two hearts, I couldn't share the parts
      D
Then I ran away


Verse 3:
A
People try to crash right down
A
Shoot at the sky, a craze with rage
A
We're all good people if you go deep down
A
But we gotta be in keeping with the brand new age
D
Time for a detour
D             D7   D
We gotta take the curve (Detour now)
D
Making the detour
D            D7   D
It's time for a swerve (Detour now)


Pre-Chorus:
D
The world is spinnin'
   A
It's time for a change
  C
We know we ain't winning
   G
We share the wage, we cause no pain
Bb
We can explain, we lost the force, we went off course


Chorus:
        A
Ooh, we need a detour (Detour)
A
Oh, I got to have a detour (Detour)
A
Oh, with a curve and a swerve (Detour)
A
Ooh, we need a detour (Detour)


Outro:
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 (Detour) Take a curve and a swerve
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 (Detour)
A
 (Detour)
A
We need a detour (Detour)
A