C Am C7 C When all the world is spinning ‘round G Like a red balloon way up in the clouds C Am C7 C And my feet will not stay on the ground G7 C You anchor me back down C Am C7 C I am nearly world renowned G As a restless soul who always skips town C Am C7 C But I look for you to come around G7 C And anchor me back down F There are those who think that I’m strange Em They would box me up and tell me to change F But you hold me close and softly say G That you wouldn’t have me any other way C Am C7 C When people pin me as a clown G You behave as though I’m wearing a crown C Am C7 C When I’m lost I feel so very found G7 C When you anchor me back down F There are those who think that I’m strange Em They would box me up and tell me to change F But you hold me close and softly say G That you wouldn’t have me any other way C Am C7 C When all the world is spinning ‘round G Like a red balloon way up in the clouds C Am C7 C And my feet will not stay on the ground G7 C You anchor me back down This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Anchor chords by Mindy Gledhill
Suggested strumisland strum
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d
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d
&
u
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u
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d
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u
Also works: upbeat emphasis d u d U d u d U
How to play Anchor on ukulele
It runs d – d u – u d u. Expect a medium pace, around 112 bpm. You are playing it in C major. Nothing scary in the shapes, it sits on the easy ukulele songs list at the rookie level. Bounce the island strum lightly to match the song's playful storybook mood.
7 ukulele chords used in "Anchor" by Mindy Gledhill: Am, C, C7, Em, F, G and G7
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I use the chords
G, D, C, and Em
It uses the same key as the original and sounds way better.
This version keeps changing keys, I can’t make sense of it. Love this song, but not the best adaptation.
Replace A7 with Dbm, it sounds better.