If You Don´t Look Around

 

Written by John Stewart

 

From the “Time To Think” LP, on Capitol in late 1963.  John's song around the time of the Kennedy assassination on November 22, 1963, reflects the frustration and anger of America during that period.  The song also was issued on the last Capitol 45 release of KT songs and on the Bear Family box set “The Stewart Years”, 2000.

 

Sounds really good played on a 12-string

 

Intro:

Single notes C-D-E

(F) (Bb) (F) (C7) (F) (Bb) (C) (C7)

 

They (F)told me, "Don't you (Bb)go down to that (F)city. (C)

Don't you (F)go down to that (Bb)city, I (C)say.

Oh, there's (F)trouble there for (Bb)sure,

And it's (F)no concern of (Bb)yours."

And that's (F)all I had to (Bb)hear them people (C)say.

 

If you (Bb)don't look a(C)round, you won't (F)see me a-(Bb)going,

(F)See me a-(Bb)going that (C)way.

If you (Bb)don't look a(C)round, you have (F)no way of (Bb)knowing,

I don't (F)think you even (Bb)know what I (C)say.

 

And I saw (F)children just (Bb)walking along and (F)singing, (C)

When a (F)voice from be(Bb)hind me rang (C)through.

And I (F)saw an ugly (Bb)man, with a (F)mad dog in his (Bb)hand,

"If you (F)stand right there, I'll (Bb)turn him loose on (C)you."

 

If you (Bb)don't look a(C)round, you won't (F)see me a-(Bb)going,

(F)See me a-(Bb)going that (C)way.

If you (Bb)don't look a(C)round, you have (F)no way of (Bb)knowing,

I don't (F)think you even (Bb)know what I (C)say.

 

So don't (F)tell me there (Bb)ain't no time for (F)singing, (C)

(F)I don't need no (Bb)empty words from (C)you.

If they're (F)saying who ain't (Bb)free,

Then they're (F)saying it right to (Bb)me,

So (F)go back home, I'll (Bb)wake you when we're (C)through.

 

If you (Bb)don't look a(C)round, you won't (F)see me a-(Bb)going,

(F)See me a-(Bb)going that (C)way.

If you (Bb)don't look a(C)round, you have (F)no way of (Bb)knowing,

I don't (F)think you even (Bb)know what I (C)say.

(Bb)  (C)  (F)  (Bb)  (F)  (Bb)  (C)  (Bb)  (C)  (F)  (Bb)  (F)  (Bb)  (C)

 

They (F)told me, "Don't you (Bb)go down to that (F)city, (C)

Don't you (F)go down to that (Bb)city, I (C)say.

Oh, there's (F)trouble there for (Bb)sure,

And it's (F)no concern of (Bb)yours."

And that's (F)all I had to (Bb)hear them people (C)say.

 

If you (Bb)don't look a(C)round, you won't (F)see me a-(Bb)going,

(F)See me a-(Bb)going that (C)way.

If you (Bb)don't look a(C)round, you have (F)no way of (Bb)knowing,

I don't (F)think you even (Bb)know what I (C)say. (hold)

 

If you (Bb)don't look a(C)round, you won't (F)see me a-(Bb)going,

(F)See me a-(Bb)going that (C)way.

If you (Bb)don't look a(C)round, you have (F)no way of (Bb)knowing,

I don't (F)think you even (Bb)know what I (C)say.

(fade out)

 

© John Stewart, All Rights Reserved

 

Charlie Woodward, janhauenstein@gmx.de & Art Faller

 

July 2005