Beautiful World
Colin HayVersions2TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high) Download chord source (.txt)
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Chords in this song
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D-DU-UDU
(by the way.. every transition is the "Dsus D" combo before the next chord)
V1
My my my its a beautiful world
I like swimming in the sea
I like to go out beyond the white breakers
Where a man can still be free or a woman if you are one
I like swimming in the sea
V2
My my my its a beautiful world
I like drinking Irish tea
With a little bit of Lapsan su Chang
I like making my own tea
V3
My my my its a beautiful world
I like driving in my car
I roll the top down sometimes I travel quite far
Drive to the ocean stare up at the stars
I like driving in my car
Chorus/bridge
All around is anger, automatic guns
Death in large numbers no respect for women or our little ones
Tried talking to Jesus but he just put me on hold
Said he'd been swamped by calls this week
And he could not shake his coooooooooooold
V4
Still this emptiness persists
Perhaps this is as good as it gets
When you've given up the drink and those nasty cigarettes
Now leave the party early at least with no regrets
I watch the sun as it comes up I watch it as it sets
Yeah this is as good as it gets
V5
My my my its a beautiful world
I like sleeping with Marie
She is one sexy girl - full of mystery
She says she doesn't love me but likes my company
For now that's good enough for me
V6
My my my its a beautiful world
I like swimming in the sea
I like to go out beyond the white breakers
Where a man can still be free or a woman if you are one
I like swimming in the sea
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Readable chord sheet for Beautiful World by Colin Hay
Tuning: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
[G](by [Dsus4]the way[D].. e[G]very transition is the "Dsus D" combo before the next chord) V1 [G]My my m[D]y its a beautiful wo[G]rld [Dsus4] [D] [Cadd9]I like swi[D]mming in the s[G]ea [Dsus4] [D] [Cadd9]I like to go out b[D]eyond the white bre[Em7]akers[Dsus4] [D] [Cadd9]Where a m[D]an can still be f[Em7]ree or a woman if you a[Dsus4]re one [D] [Cadd9]I like sw[D]imming in the s[G]ea [Dsus4] [D] V2 [G]My my m[D]y its a beautiful wo[G]rld [Dsus4] [D] [Cadd9]I like dri[D]nking Irish t[G]ea [Dsus4] [D] [Cadd9]With a little bit of [D]Lapsan s[Em7]u Chang[Dsus4] [D] [Cadd9]I like mak[D]ing my own t[G]ea [Dsus4] [D] V3 [G]My my m[D]y its a beautiful wo[G]rld [Dsus4] [D] [Cadd9]I like dri[D]ving in my c[G]ar [Dsus4] [D] [Cadd9]I roll the top d[D]own sometimes I[Em7] travel quite far [Dsus4] [D] [Cadd9]Drive to the [D]ocean [Em7]stare up at the stars [Dsus4] [D] [Cadd9]I like dri[D]ving in my c[G]ar Chorus/bridge [Em7]All around is a[Cadd9]nger, [D] automatic g[G]uns [Em7]Death in large [Cadd9]numbers no respect for [D]women or our little o[G]nes [Em7]Tried talking to [Cadd9]Jesus b[D]ut he just put me [G]on hold [Em7]Said he'd been swamped by [G]calls this week And he [Cadd9]could not shake his [D]coooooooooooold [Dsus4] [D] V4 [G]Still this [D]emptiness per[G]sist[Dsus4]s [D] [Cadd9]Perhaps this is [D]as good as it g[G]ets [Dsus4] [D] [Cadd9]When you've given up the dr[D]ink and those n[Em7]asty cigarettes [Dsus4] [D] [Cadd9]Now leave the party [D]early a[Em7]t least with no regret[Dsus4]s [D] [Cadd9]I watch the sun as [D]it comes up [Em7]I watch it as it sets [Dsus4] [D] [Cadd9]Yeah this is [D]as good as it ge[G]ts [Dsus4] [D] V5 [G]My my m[D]y its a beautiful wo[G]rld [Dsus4] [D] [Cadd9]I like slee[D]ping with Ma[G]rie [Dsus4] [D] [Cadd9]She is one sexy [D]girl [Em7]- full of mystery [Dsus4] [D] [Cadd9]She says she doesn't [D]love me [Em7]but likes my compan[Dsus4]y [D] [Cadd9]For now that's [D]good enough for m[G]e [Dsus4] [D] V6 [G]My my m[D]y its a beautiful wo[G]rld [Dsus4] [D] [Cadd9]I like swim[D]ming in the s[G]ea [Dsus4] [D] [Cadd9]I like to go out b[D]eyond the white bre[Em7]akers[Dsus4] [D] [Cadd9]Where a m[D]an can still be fr[Em7]ee or a woman if yo[Dsus4]u are o[D]ne [Cadd9]I like swim[D]ming in the s[G]ea [Dsus4] [D]