Just Around the Corner
With thanks to the previous friends for their versions. Chords in (parens) are discretionary (not necessary)
– suggested to sound closer to the original ukulele version. Where noted, ‘sus’ means sus4; ‘add’ means add9.
Capo 4th Fret
[Intro]
F F G G F G C C C C
[Verse 1]
C
You can hear the songbirds singing
Dm
And you watch the clouds roll by
Gsus4 G
Then you’re walking in the valley
Cadd9 C
As the sun shines in a clear blue sky
F
You’re welcoming your loved ones
Em7 A7
And you can’t believe your eyes
F G
Yes, this earthly paradise
Dm7 G C
Was just around the corner
[inter.] F G C C
[Verse 2]
C
There's a house down in the valley
Dm
And a house high on the hill
G
There is singing by the river
C
As the water flows and turns the mill
F
The golden fields are waiting
Em7 A7
Let the harvesting begin.
F G
Once the world we’re living in
Dm7 G C C7
Was just around the corner
[Bridge 1]
F
It’s great to share with friends who care
Em7 A7
The things that we looked forward to
D7
Now every tear has disappeared
Dm7 G G7
The world is young and life is new
[Verse 3]
C
There's a sound of happy voices
Dm
And the scent of new mown hay
Gsus4 G
Now you’re calling to your loved ones
C C7
As you start another perfect day
F
Then we thank our God, Jehovah
Em7 A7
For His tender loving care
F G
Yes the blessings we all share
Dm7 G C C7
Were just around the corner
[Bridge 2]
F
And ev’ry day I’ll smile and say
Em7 A7
“How good to see your happy face!”
D7
‘Cause once it seemed, I only dreamed
Dm7 G G7
That you’d be in my warm embrace
[Verse 4]
C
Waiting ‘round the corner
Dm
Is a world I long to see
(Gsus) G
It’s a promise from Jehovah
C
It’s a guaranteed reality
F
And it’s hard to get downhearted
Em7 A7
When I think of what's in store
F G
It’s the day I’m waiting for
Dm7 G C
And it’s just around the corner
[Outro]
F F G G F G C C C C
